Overall Ratings & Reviews Walter au Lac

Convenient location and good service.

We booked the suite for our family of 5 and it was incredible. The terrace was huge with amazing views. The room was spacious and clean. Amazing experience.

Loved the waterfront location and staff was wonderful.

Nice location. Bus stop 20 feet away takes you to train station. Breakfast average. View great. Location great

We enjoyed our stay at this hotel. The room was an ok size and the balcony overlooking the lake was amazing. The breakfast was lovely, also overlooking the lake. We utilised the rooftop terrace for sunset drinks. The only thing we didn’t like was the shower. It is dangerously narrow and very slippery.

Nice lake front view and quiet room even on the main st. Tons of restaurant/cafe easy walk.

Great view, but pretty basic otherwise. A bit overpriced.

First time stay in refurbished room so accommodation was excellent. Parking was safe though a short walk away. Location of the hotel on the lake is perfect.

The balcony view of the lake and promenade was outstanding! The hotel is easily accessible from the Lugano train station - a short 3 minute walk from the Funicular that goes down from the Lugano train station. (Wish we had known that when we arrived 😉) Ask the hotel for the Ticino pass and it allows you to use the Funicular and buses for free. The room was spacious and clean and the breakfast was very nice! We enjoyed our stay in Lugano!

The Walter Hotel is the Perfect Hotel!! You cannot beat the location ! Just a few minutes from the furnucular, taxi stop and cross walk in front of the hotel entrance. Outstanding Spaghetti Store restaurant next door. I got lucky when I found this hotel!!

Great view and clean

Room was large and airy, view from small balcony was beautiful over the lake, worth the extra for a room with a view. We used the free Ticino card the hotel give, to take the funicular up to Mount Bré. Breakfast was pleasant although coffee was not very nice. Not sure why there were peas & carrots on offer at breakfast never seen this before is it a Swiss thing?? Bar underneath the hotel was good. Unfortunately we had rain so didn’t go to the sundeck.

The quirkiness of this old building is fantastic and although it was a very small room it served its purpose. The only reason for just four stars is the AC will not go lower than 22 Celsius which is not suitable for sleeping. Luckily you can open a window but then you have noise and smoking scent from outside. My room had neighboring balconies very close to the window (which could not be locked in a non-entry position).

This hotel was a one night stay for us between Switzerland and Lake Como after a day on the panoramic train. What a treat!!

Good hotel on the lake

This was a perfect location for our family. The boat that the transport around the lake was in front of hotel. Winter market and restaurants close by and varied. The hotel itself and our room was well designed for our family vacation. The hotel breakfast was great. I suggest that you stay at this hotel on your holiday. Thank you Walter au Lac

Beautiful view of water out our deck! Wish we could’ve stayed longer! We loved Lugano and this hotel-very walkable to restaurants.

Very helpful staff, excellent location with easy access to shopping, restaurants, and transit.

Simple hotel but the only thing I didn’t like was no valet parking and the lots were not nearby

Perfect location, think of getting taxi from train station when you arrive