Small house with large garden, view of Como Lake 'Sans Souci'

We initially chose Carate Urio b/c of its location midway between Como and Lenno, which were the venues for a weekend wedding celebration we attended. As it turned out, staying at Sans Souci was itself a highlight of our 7-day stay. Both the dining/living area and the spacious bedroom downstairs offered lovely views across the lake. And since our hosts themselves live in the small house during the winter months, the place is fully furnished with appliances, comfortable chairs inside and out, and a wall full of books in multiple languages. Brunella and Giovanni were most helpful in mapping out routes to drive and suggesting restaurants, museums and villas to visit in the area. Despite the 30 or so steps required to reach the house from the designated parking lot down the hill, we 70-year-olds felt like youngsters coming and going to the local lakefront! A marvelous way to experience Lake Como, with gracious hosts who respected our privacy while always being available to answer any questions. Highly recommended!

Beautiful house with the most amazing views of the lake. Comfortable and tastefully furnished, with access to all amenities. The owners live at the top of the garden and are on hand for any needs, at the same time you have privacy. Brunella was so helpful, communicating before we arrived and giving us important information. Later giving us tips on all the things to do in the area and where to eat. She could not have been kinder or more helpful. She even reserved a table for us at a local restaurant the first night we arrived, and provided us with coffee when we forgot to buy some and there was cake in the fridge for our breakfast! I really have nothing bad to say about this. Would have loved to stay longer.

We enjoyed the coziness of the bright house with a lot of comfort, the beautiful garden and the beautiful view. the hospitable welcome by Brunella and Giovanni and very helpful personal tips to explore the area. A place where we would like to come back again!

Perfect

My wife and I enjoyed a magnificent week enjoying the well manicured gardens, fabulous lake Como view, warm and inviting hosts Giovanni and Brunella and their tremendous Villa. We had previously stayed at Villa D’Este for our honeymoon and found that Sans Souci offered so much more for us. We enjoyed all the surrounding villages and restaurants and felt compelled to return to the villa just to relax and take in the views and sounds of birds and church bells. Truly one of our best vacation experiences. Thank you Brunella and Giovanni. We will return.

It was our second stay in this beautiful house with an fantastic view. We love the very clean house, the garden, the view, the quietness, the privacy and everything. Thank you very much again Brunella and Giovanni.

very kind and diskret owners, interesting region

The location, facilities and view have been well covered by other reviews. I would like to concentrate on our hosts. We are elderly and unfortunately my wife picked up Covid on the flight,.and I tested positive a week later. We spent most of our holiday sel-fisolating.. Brunella & Giovanni could not have been more helpful and were genuinely concerned for our welfare. .Fortunately, we were not very ill but it was very reassuring to know that we had someone to turn to if needed, They did shopping for us and even brought us a Sunday dinner with wine..They made it very clear that we should phone or text if we needed anything. Although we spent most of our time confined to house and garden we still enjoyed our holiday We can't thank Brunella & Giovanni enough for the care and support they gave us. James & Christel Graham

We wanted to spend a holiday without many contacts and in calm - completely withdrawn. 'Sans Souci' is ideal for this (although it is centrally located in Carate Urio). Brunella and her family took this into account, but she was always available for questions. The beautiful house, the beautiful and large garden and the fantastic view, unique. We thank Brunella for her hospitality.

A beautiful place at a beautifull location! Brunella and Giovani are perfect hosts. They guided us trough everything we wanted, And a nice big garden to relax in!