Sirmione is an amazing place, but there’s only one road and in summer is very busy. The more cars the more stress, space & time wasted, air pollution, and more CO2. Traffic is the opposite of peace of mind.
We encourage sustainable mobility.
The best way to enjoy your time here by the Lake is without a car.
To get to Sirmione:
Verona Airport = 25 to 45 minutes taxi ride
Train Station Peschiera / Desenzano-Sirmione = 25 to 45 minutes taxi ride
Bus Stop = 20 meters from our door
Ferry coming from Desenzano Train station or other destination on the Lake
Taxi & Transfer service are available, happy to make a call for you!
You can ship your luggage and travel light if you wish.
When at the Hotel, Sirmione is amazing to walk.
10 minutes’ walking distance from the Old Town, Beach, Restaurants, and Ferry terminal.
Ferries are the best way to visit the lake.
Convenient and beautiful, plus you can bring bikes too.
Boat Rental & Boat Service
We have hotel bikes at your disposal for free.
E-bikes by trusted partners.
Scooters and Vespas are available in Sirmione.
Do you want a car just for 1/2 day to go around?
How about cruising in our youngtimer MGF?
Mid-engine, British racing green, 2-seaters, Cabrio summer fun.
Delivered outside our door.
Do you come in your car?
Parking needs to be reserved and it is based on availability.
You can book one of our 12 parking spaces upon reservation.
If there’s no parking option to choose, that means the availability for private parking is over.
We can book a parking space for you at Grifo Parking, a convenient & safe parking in 300 meters from the hotel.
Another option is Parking Montebaldo = 28 euros per day. This parking is literally in front of our door, no reservation needed.
Parking conditions are fully disclosed in the confirmation email and also in the pre-stay email.
Parking Montabaldo is literally on the other side of the street, and yes it is safe. We live here and this is the same parking we use to park our own cars every single day of the year. The peninsula of Sirmione is a safe place, with only one road, a lot of cameras, and patrol.
How about you?
Are you the kind of person who can read plain English and who’s like “yes, I am relaxed about my car anyway” = Amazing, awesome, this place can be suitable for you! 
Are you the kind of person like “I don’t read, I don’t care, no, no, no, nobody can touch my car” Public parking keeps you awake at night? Does vacation mean romantic time with your car? Parking conditions make you feel discriminated? Can you relate to a guy getting hot and bothered at the arrival, something like “Die Parkplatzsituation ist eine Katastrophe”. Well, there’s a good chance this is not the right place for you. ✋
These are recurring situations regarding parking here at the front desk. We decided to turn them into FAQs (minus profanities). Please take full advantage of the following list.
- Can I reserve private car parking? Yes, private parking must be reserved with the room reservation and is subject to availability.
- Do you have a fast charger for my EV? Yes.
- I didn’t read the conditions or the email. Can I park in any way? When parking is full, it is full; this applies to all guests, regardless of whether the reservation is from the front desk website / booking.com. Please consider that even here in Sirmione, the town of the floating castle, we are still constrained by the laws of physics, and we can’t double our in-house parking space on demand.
- I parked in that parking space and left my car keys at the front desk just in case, but now my car has been moved to another space? Why? This is discrimination! If we have to move cars, we do it for the sake of organizing space ( Big SUV vs rental Fiat 500 ), facilitating arrival or departure, and prioritizing long stays or short stays. Believe it or not, our idea of fun has nothing to do with moving cars.
- I already parked in! Why should I move my car?! There are free spaces! Unfortunately, that’s not your space. It’s reserved. It works in the same way as at the restaurant: it’s not ok to sit down at other people’s tables simply because they are late.
- So apparently other people can, but I can’t! Why !? Parking is based on availability, not on empathy. Other guests either booked in advance or simply reserved a parking space for their car.
- I want to come, but the parking is full. I really care about my car! Vacation is a time to relax, and if public parking is not acceptable to you, it seems this is not the right time to visit. We suggest you come another time. Remember, we offer flexible rates, but your time is non-refundable.
- So what can you do for my car? I can show you my car parked in the safe public parking literally in front of our door, and you can park yours alongside mine.
- Ok, but really, I have a very nice car, you know!? I know this is why we suggest the exact same parking we use to park our own cars all year long, Sirmione is safe, it’s a little happy island also for cars, we never had problems with it.
- Ok, but 28 euros per day is expensive! Imagine Sirmione as the historic center of a big European city; 28 euros per day would be considered a great deal. Now, Sirmione is not a big city; it is a small strip of land surrounded by water. Parking at 28€ is cheap.
- Ok, but my car is special! Let’s do this: I will park anywhere on your property in the second row, but don’t ask me for the car keys because no one can touch my car. Call me when you need to move it! This is a NO-NO. Do you have that special thing with your special beloved car? Make sure to book a hotel with a special parking space for your beloved when you go on holiday, or leave it at home and just drive it down to your favorite bakery on Sunday morning.
- I’m not happy with this parking situation! This is not ok! Our job is to provide a service and make you happy, but sometimes we just can’t. Your parking conditions are fully disclosed in your confirmation email + pre-stay email, and trying harder at check-in won’t help; this is not an arm-wrestling competition.
- Why don’t you build a garage? We have some plans for the future, but parking is not one of them. Our goal is exactly the opposite: to reduce the number of cars in Sirmione and reclaim space for human peace of mind in our wonderful peninsula.