My wife and I spent two nights staying at Hotel Miralago which is ideally located in the historical small square of the quaint old town of Castiglione del Lago. At the front of the hotel, table and chairs are located in the square itself, which is ideal for having a coffee or drink from the hotel’s bar, snack or even breakfast, if one so desires.
Car parking is readily available with a drop off point at the main entrance to the town square (approximately 50 metres from the hotel) and then permanent free parking is a further 100 metres away.
Hotel Miralago could best be described as being a basic hotel having rooms of a satisfactory size, albeit certain aspects of the rooms are a bit “tired”, with quite simple furnishings and the bed in our room being a little on the hard side. Conversely, the room was clean, air-conditioned and had free Wi-Fi which worked effectively.
The bathroom, whilst quite large, had an old antiquated fold out / pull together square shower screen which was cumbersome to assemble and would be totally unsatisfactory for older persons or children to utilise. The end result, not surprisingly, was that the bathroom floor generally finished up in a flooded state.
Rooms are also spread over 4 floors (some having quite nice views over the lake) but there is no lift, so if one has a considerable amount of luggage or is in any way incapacitated or elderly, then a lower level floor would be a pre-requisite. The other thing to note is that at times; the lower rooms that overlook the square (particularly in the peak seasons on weekends) could be impacted by noise, as at the time of our visit there was live entertainment up until 11pm.
The buffet breakfast provided was satisfactory and comprised cereals, pastries, yoghurts and prosciutto, with the hotel unfortunately running out of yoghurt on our second day and not being able to provide a further supply, which was somewhat surprising considering the hotel was almost fully booked.
With regards service, the owner was extremely obliging and friendly during our stay and no problems were encountered.
In conclusion, if you a looking for a basic clean hotel in an ideal location and are not overly fussed about the quality of all the amenities, then Hotel Miralago would probably suit.