The property is in a fantastic location and close to restaurants and local cafe. Almost all rooms have access to a balcony with breathtaking views of Lake Como. There is plenty of space and access to an indoor pool and outdoor sunning terrace. In addition, the location provides easy access for a walk in lake swim. The local assistant, Manuela, made the check in process simple and provided great restaurant and experience recommendations. Our family enjoyed our time together and we hope to return soon!

We absolutely loved our time here. Barbara and Manuela were super helpful. Gorgeous apt, amazing views, very comfortable. Surrounding area peaceful and breathtaking. The space was well laid out for a family of four, with two kids and grandparents. The pool was perfect for the kids. You can jump in the lake from a few access pts across the street or down the road. We all loved doing that! The kitchen was well stocked.

The view of Lake Como from this lodging is breathtaking!!! We really enjoyed the stay. We rent a SUV and were very grateful that there were 2 parking spaces. The host, Manuela was very patient and waiting for our late arrival. Her recommendations of the nearby restaurants are awesome! We loved La Locanda! Check in and out process is very easy. The place is quiet, safe and easy to get in and out. However, you do need a car to get to the public ferry stations (e.g., Cadenabbia) and large supermarket unless you hire private boating services. If you are not driving a very small car, I suggest not taking via Santa Marta to get to this lodging as GPS indicated, but taking SS34 north and then Via Vecchia Regina back to Carate Urio. Also, you will pass George Clooney's Villa! Locals will tell you all about him. We used public Ferry from Cadenabbia to cross the lake to Bellagio and Varenna. Go early especially during the weekend. Although this lodging is a little pricey to us, it is worthy for us!

My family stayed for two weeks. We loved the property and the location in Carate Urio. We got to know the surroundings of this beautiful town on Lake Como. The property is absolutely as beautiful as presented in the VRBO photos. The views from every room are breathtaking and five balconies are very unique to have. There were four excellent, very different restaurants within walking distance, all with lovely settings on the lake. One was literally next door with outdoor seating on the lake as well as street and indoor seating. There was also a great cafe for coffee and pastries in walking distance and a tiny little food store up a steep switchback road. Manuela is absolutely the best, most responsive Property Manager we could hope for. She made check-in and check-out so easy. The Wi-Fi is excellent and Netflix, Prime and AppleTV were all available. The pool and exercise room delighted family members. We had two parking spaces inside the garage which doesn’t seem like a big deal until you see how hard it is to get parking on the street. It only took 22 minutes to drive into Como, and 11minutes to get to Argegno where you can get the ferry to Varenna, or Bellagio or Tremezzo and more. You really need a car to maximize your outings. While the C10 and C20 buses run pass the villa to desirable destinations, the schedule is virtually impossible to decipher especially if you don’t speak Italian. And they never ran on time and they didn’t run often in September.

pictures can’t begin to capture just how amazing our stay and place was! incredible views, convenient to all. Loved all recommendations things to do, places to eat, how best to travel and get around. Barbara and team are great hosts, awesome attention to detail this place has everything we needed and much more. so happy we stayed and would highly recommend

This is a very nice place to stay if you are looking for an apartment. There was one air conditioner in the dining room . There was also a fan. The bottle of wine given as a gift for our stay was appreciated. Plenty of space and the view was stunning.

Carate Urio is a quieter location on Lake Como. The ferry is approx one kilometre away, the bus stops outside the door. If you choose to have a quiet day in the local neighbourhood, turn left and walk the one kilometre to the butcher shop/cafe. You’ll need to pass George’s place. Or turn right 400m to a bar/cafe, a grocery store and a good restaurant. But no need to travel that far - right next door is a great restaurant/pizza place. We throughly enjoyed our two week stay. The views from the apartment are truly amazing.

You really feel like you're in an Italian Lake Como neighborhood here, and not in some tourist spot. All the eateries/restaurants are fantastic. Boat tour businesses are close by, too. The ferry is a short 15 min walk away, where there are also fantastic bars/restaurants. Owner/Manager were easy to communicate with. Place was clean. Beautiful views and spacious. Would definitely recommend people stay here.