My husband and I spent 2 weeks in December 22 This beautiful place felt like a home away from home. Bernhard was an amazing host. Luckily for us he and his wife Olga were also on vacation so we had the pleasure of meeting them. Normally we would not have stayed in a 'Studio' but this is not your typical studio. The apartment is very spacious and the bathroom is huge and well designed with ample closet space which came in handy because of our long stay. The laundry area is separate with a washing machine and a dryer. The kitchen is adequately equipped and we did cook some simple meals during our stay. The sofas are comfortable and the furniture , fixtures of good quality. The view of the lake is a real bonus. Despite the chilly weather we did spend some lovely time in the garden We had read the reviews and the only negative comments were about the mattresses. I wrote to Bernhard and he changed them well before we arrived as promised. The beds are now very comfortable and ideal for a good nights sleep. We can vouch for that :) The apartment is in a quiet upscale neighborhood with dedicated parking. A 20 minute walk takes you to the town center cafes,restaurants and supermarkets. We had rented a car so were able to explore a lot of lovely places nearby. Bernhard's suggestions were helpful and so were the booklets available in the apartment Would love to visit Lugano again in the summer and most definitely stay here

Bernhard doesn't live here ,so information regarding wifi password , garbage disposal etc should be available in writing and pinned up for easy access.

layout of the flat and definitely the garden with THE view

the twin bed put together pretending to be a queen

Self catering

2 comfortable bed pillows would have been nice and also some bathroom amenities would have been appreciated

spacious and clean. good instructions from owner

Look, it’s nice and all but it’s way oversold on hype and definitely not worth the high end price tag. We are well seasoned global travellers and although it’s clean and spacious, it’s otherwise all very “standard”. The bathroom is the best part. The doubled bed is in fact two singles pushed together, the furniture and amenities are all cheap and rather tacky and the view is barely visible. The so called “private garden” is just a tiny courtyard that is unappealing albeit private. it also was full of mosquitoes and the sprinkler came on in the morn when we tried to Sri there. The room is in fact just the backside to the main house (aptly called Bella Vista) so you only get a their big wall and then a sneak peak through the garden which is largely obscured by the trees and houses. You don’t have direct access to the water and it is quite a few levels backed away from the shore. The area itself is also just next to the built up tacky high rise area of Lugano so it’s best to move up to the Italian small villages around the corner to get some olde worlde class, ambience and access to the gorgeous lake. The owner was very good at instructions before we arrived, to be fair.

+ Great location, beautiful view to the lake + Quiet place + Friendly host

- Pillows too thin and the bed is not so comfortable

The garden and the bathroom was fantastic. Sofas were comfortable. TV was large. Easy transportation to the city. The view was spectacular.

Everything was very good but to make it perfect, a small bench would be nice at the entrance to take off our shoes. We had to go inside the main room which makes the floor dirty, but that applies to a certain age group :). No microwave. The apartment cleaning costs was a little to high. Otherwise i loved it and my mother adored it. Thank you

The patio with its delightful view; spacious; the apartment was fully "kitted" out; the proprietor could easily be contacted to obtain further useful information and advice.

The location was perfect, super clean,big bathroom. Everything needed is available well equipped. The hosts are super nice

If we are in Lugano again in the future we would stay at the same apartment

The property was refurbished recently so it looked pretty good. The garden and the view are really nice (it does seem to be a shared garden tough)

I believe the 5 star rating on booking is a little misleading- when you have a single soap to share between the shower and sink, when there is no cleaning service for 5 days...I would not call this 5 star. This is not the first time when booking.com is overly generous with the ratings Also in the mornings it was quite noisy from upstairs. You should do yourself a favor and spend some extra and stay at a proper 5 star hotel.