Hotel La Culla Del Lago

Amazing food. staff and hotel rooms, grounds and view. Very beautiful relaxing hotel. Only downside need taxi or long walk to go anywhere. Not prohibitive, though since most people taxi anyway. I just love to walk everywhere. Staff easily orders taxis.

Our stay at La Culla del Lago was simply perfect. The panoramic lake view is stunning—peaceful, calming, and the ideal backdrop for a relaxing getaway.What truly sets this place apart is the incredible hospitality. The owners are hands-on and personally involved in every aspect of the service. Their warmth, attention to detail, and genuine care made us feel right at home.The restaurant is outstanding—perfect for a refined dinner experience, and in the morning, we enjoyed breakfast with a breathtaking sunrise over the lake. Every meal felt special, and the setting made it even more memorable.Highly recommended for anyone looking for authentic hospitality, exceptional food, and unforgettable views.

The only downside is that it can be difficult to find an Uber or taxi in the area, especially at off-peak times. However, the hotel staff is very helpful in arranging taxis and making transportation as smooth as possible, concierge-level service.

Located Lakeside with a covered Terrace overlooking the lake, with only the sound of the birds, makes this location 10. offers ample easy parking on site. The staff could not be better. Breakfast on the terrace is most enjoyable. Comfortable beds. Plenty of hot water for showers. Also nice, ample electrical outlets. Super clean

Unless sleeping or eating, there was really no comfortable area. No comfortable area in which to lounge with friends. The room furnishings though lovely need refining to make them more user friendly, ie to make suitcase more easily accessible or clothing more easily unpacked. Overall, decor needs major update to maintain current rate.

Beautiful location, view, restaurant and friendly staff

Dated room

The room was spacious and clean with amazing views over the lake as we did pay a bit extra for the lake views. The location was fantastic with a great choice of restaurants and bars.

The hotel restaurant does not open on a Monday and typically we were staying Monday, slightly disappointed that we could not eat there as the menu looked great and the views from the restaurant are amazing. We paid for room and breakfast but the breakfast was not included (free) to an extent, let me explain, there are certain items on the menu that are free I.E "basic items such as pastries" all the good items such as "bagel with cream cheese and salmon or meats etc" where not free, so it's not really breakfast included when you're having to pay for that, so be prepared to pay for breakfast as the items you will definitely want are not included.

The location of Hotel La Culla Del Lago is just amazing. The view and private beach makes this a dream-vacation. I really recommend to take a long run or hike around the lake, its really is something! Friendly staff and amazing food as well.

This is our second visit due to the location. We were willing to pay a premium for the lake view. The location is wonderful. The house is surrounded by a lush Mediterranean garden and everywhere there are sunbeds and umbrellas. A little sandy platform is provided from where you can get straight into the lake. The air con was very efficient which was a god send given the heatwave

The check in experience was not so pleasant. The man at the desk was quite surly and not very welcoming, like he was doing us a favor in allowing us to stay there. But other staff members were friendly . Quite pricey for a three star hotel

Large room with balcony. Views of lake were amazing. Private jetty/ sunbed area right next to water. Great dinner and entertainment as we stayed on a Saturday night. Complementary breakfast was delicious.

Bed was uncomfortable. Walls/doors were thin could hear other guests entering their room

The hotel is quaint and very beautiful in a very quiet, tranquil location. The staff were very good and welcoming. They were happy to help with anything we asked of them. The room was quite small but it didn’t bother us, as we spent time out all the time. The restaurant sits and looks out over the lake, the view is amazing. On top of that the food and wine are exceptional, I really can’t rate the food high enough!

location is absolutely amazing, sitting on the side of the lake with views from thenbedroom across the lake was fanastic. staff were great and ever so helpful. there was a wedding party on the night we stayed but the hotel made suggestions ofr dinner locally which were superb as well.

breakfast was very disappointing. there was nothing in the restaurant only a small menu card with a choice of five sweet cakes and three savoury toast options included then five egg dishes at extra cost. drinks juices etc were a guessing game as no list available. having had some amazing italian hotel breakfasts this disappointed

Very friendly and helpful staff. We had an early flight and they were there to let us out of the gate at 3am no problem. Very convenient for a Ciampino airport. Beautiful view of the lake.

Amazing location, next to the lake. Green, quiet, birds, nature and the splashing of water. Bed was comfortable, the AC was working properly. Beautiful view from the room to the lake.Great breakfast, staff were kind enough.

First of all and as a general rule, rent a car. We had to use a taxi to get to a venue 10 minutes away and we paid €70 for both trips, no receipt. They called the cab for us and obviously the driver knew he had us by the throat since there weren't any other services around. Plus it's way cheaper to rent a car for the duration, if you add all the taxi costs it is super expensive.Important: mosquitoes! I suppose they air the rooms by opening the door and windows. We had to kill 10 (!) mosquitoes in the room! Imagine how we would have woken up if I didn't do that. They provide a plug-in repellent, but honestly it's a small room, it doesn't really matter.Also, the water in the toilet tank literally takes FOREVER to refill... at least 5 minutes after each use. And the shower head is set in place overheadz and unmovable.

The location and tranquility of the spot is amazing.

The place could do with a refurb in some areas, but it’s not an issue that will take away from the experience considering the location, the environment and the price.

Absolutely beautiful location, very nice room and bathroom and a view of the lake, probably lovely and peaceful during the week but not on weekends.

There was a wedding reception on the Saturday evening which was very noisy until after 12:30 at night, the Sunday afternoon there was another function which went on all afternoon until about 7 in the evening. On this day the gate to the lake access was locked so we couldn’t even enjoy that.

Best staff i have ever met.Best breakfast i ever had.Extremely calming and relaxing location. Also very very clean.Even though they had no reason to help, the staff lent us a vacuum cleaner to vacuum-pack our bags. 10/10

I enjoyed this small family owned hotel, and the owner was very accommodating and hospitable. His son speaks good English and works the front desk. I enjoyed the peace at this location as its not too close to a major road and there were no rowdy guests. You can directly take a path around the lake from this hotel, though a bit overgrown at the moment, most of the path is fine. On my last day here I finally woke up early enough to have a good (and included with my room) breakfast downstairs. In town there are several good restaurants where people speak enough English to get by.

The peace of this location has a cost (which I should have known), and its about a 25 minute walk into town and 45 minutes to the Castel Gandolfo train station unless you get transport from the hotel, and taxis/ubers don't tend to want to drive out here. Fortunately I was able to get a taxi from the front desk. This hotel would be ideal with a car, though I didn't have one the parking lot out front seemed convenient.

We had the most beautiful stay. Giorgio was the best host and our room was gorgeous, along with a spectacular balcony view of Lago di Albano Breakfast was amazing and served atop the lake. Can’t ask for any better!

Good view of the lake if you pay the 20 euros extra for it. Clean rooms. Excellent food in modern glazed area overlooking the lake.

Common areas very run down and grubby with dirty carpets and peeling wallpaper. Entrance is through a disused bar area and small rooms filled with mismatched old furniture. The chap who was behind a small desk seemed surprised to see us and just gave me a key with no instructions as to where the room was or any other information. The room was clean and large but very dated. Only one small flat pillow each and no sound insulation so that we were kept awake until after 330 am by an elderly resident's radio. The food was a high standard but although the restaurant is modern there was no ambiance as there were only two elderly people in the room who left after about an hour. The service was awful. We wanted an early dinner as we had an early start the next day. We were the first people in the restaurant and we waited 75 mins for our starter (not helped by the fact the waiter got the wrong order) and then the next 2 courses took an hour. Goodness knows how they would manage with more people! It is a shame that the hotel is so run down as the chef is good but £140 for the room which was almost the most expensive we stayed in on a 5 week tour is much too high for the standard. The garden is overgrown and no access to the lake due to undergrowth.

quite and tranquil location with a beautiful view of Lake Albanian

Already when approaching hotel over the mountain road we were greeted with an incredible view of the Lago Albano. The hotel itself is quaint with a wonderful garden, plenty of areas to sunbathe, private access to the lake and dining area which is on a platform that gives you an stunning view of the lake and Castel Gandolfo on the other side. We were able to get by with English and some words of Italian. The room had a view of the lake as well as the terrace. There was a mosquito net, sun shades and air-conditioning, so it was possible to create the perfect climate in the bedroom. Breakfast was great, especially for Italian standards and they had various vegan milk alternatives, which we loved in our cappuccino. Dinner was surprisingly good, better than any other food we had during our Rome trip. It was also not very busy and all the other guests were Italian which was a good sign for us.

We were happy with everything, perhaps the mosquitos were a bit annoying but during August that is something that is to be expected everywhere in Italy.