Hotel del Corso, Selvino

Hotel del Corso is a rather ordinary three star hotel in Selvino which is twenty five kilometers from Bergamo airport. This doesn't sound very far, but it is up a mountain so you get a nice drive up a scenic mountain path, but it is hardly speedy driving!

We stayed there after arriving at Bergamo airport on a fly-drive holiday, and not being able easily to find an inexpensive hotel near the airport which would put two adults and two ...
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The hotel rooms are above a bar, which is on one side of Selvino which is quite a big town. So eating out was easy, and I spent a happy afternoon in the large town playpark with my children, and walking around the town which has a plethora of small shops, coffee bars and ice cream parlours as well as restaurants.

The worst thing about the hotel was that the bathroom smelt - even though it was all very clean - the plumbing ... more

Hotel del Corso is a rather ordinary three star hotel in Selvino which is twenty five kilometers from Bergamo airport. This doesn't sound very far, but it is up a mountain so you get a nice drive up a scenic mountain path, but it is hardly speedy driving!

We stayed there after arriving at Bergamo airport on a fly-drive holiday, and not being able easily to find an inexpensive hotel near the airport which would put two adults and two children aged three and one all in one room. I never thought I'd miss Travelodge!

Our holiday could cope with an hour's drive up to the town of Selvino, which I think is a ski resort, but we stayed therefore very cheaply out of season in July. We paid £56 for a fairly small but perfectly acceptable room with quite a large en-suite bathroom, furnished with a double bed, two bunk beds, and a cot. It had a small balcony and was a bit dreary in terms of decor but perfectly acceptable for one night. This is really so cheap compared to the airport hotels in Bergamo, that I was delighted I booked it, and we had a lovely day in the town.

The hotel rooms are above a bar, which is on one side of Selvino which is quite a big town. So eating out was easy, and I spent a happy afternoon in the large town playpark with my children, and walking around the town which has a plethora of small shops, coffee bars and ice cream parlours as well as restaurants.

The worst thing about the hotel was that the bathroom smelt - even though it was all very clean - the plumbing just smelt. We had to keep the bathroom door closed tight through the night to cope with it, then open it wide before going to breakfast! It was typically Italian with marble floor, a bidet and Italian towels.

Breakfast was perfectly acceptable, but not exciting - a decent spread of croissants, rolls, jams and cheeses, good coffee brought to the table, and a lovely dining room (for the class of hotel) with a balcony over the town. It was self service and there was no hot food.

In summary this was great value and a nice way to spend a day, but too far away from the airport to be a good stopover if you had to be in the airport early the next day. It is a three star hotel and you get what you pay for, but I was perfectly happy with what I paid for in terms of bed and breakfast. We did also have lunch there which was terribly expnsive - 90 euros (£72) for cold meats as anti pasti and salad for four, one bottle of wine and one of water, a simple pasta in tomato sauce for three, and two ice creams was the most expensive meal we had in a fortnight's holiday! 

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