On the occasion of a long weekend, we decided to spend a few days on Lake Garda, discovering the most characteristic towns overlooking the lake, and the beautiful flowers at the Sigurtà Park.
For the overnight stay, our choice fell on the Bella Italia Camping in Peschiera del Garda, a facility that offers various services and various types of accommodation.
In this article, we tell you about our experience at Camping Bella Italia, one of the largest campsites on Lake Garda.
Where it is located
Camping Bella Italia is located at Via Bell’Italia, 2, 37019 Peschiera del Garda VR.
The campsite has private access to Lake Garda so it is very convenient if you want to take a stroll along the lakefront or go for a swim in fine weather.
Camping Bella Italia
Below you will find the different types of accommodation that the camping has inside.
- Camping for campers and caravans. The pitches are just a few metres from the beach and have 16 ampere/220V electricity connection, and water loading and unloading. Showers are always hot.
- Bungalows equipped with a kitchenette, with air conditioning/heating and linen and final cleaning, both included.
- Mobile homes also equipped with kitchenette, air conditioning/heating and linen and final cleaning, both included. A barbecue is also provided and you can park your car in front of the entrance.
- Flats. There are different types, some have linen and final cleaning included, others do not. In this case, you can choose to bring everything from home or rent them on site.
- Hotel with underground garage, 24-hour reception, indoor and outdoor swimming pool.
The rates for linen and final cleaning are as follows:
- Final cleaning: €30.00 to €50.00 depending on the type of accommodation
- Linen: €15.00 for a single sheet, €20.00 for a double sheet, €10.00 for 2 towels.
You may be interested to know that, in the case of departures during reception closing hours (between 11pm and 7am), final cleaning is no longer optional but compulsory.
Accommodation is available from 5 p.m. (check-in by 10 a.m.) but you can enter the campsite even earlier and enjoy all the services!
What services Camping Bella Italia Peschiera offers
When you stay at Camping Bella Italia, you can take advantage of the following services:
- Acquapark comprising 5 swimming pools, all equipped with parasols and sunbeds, wonderful slides and water games. Swimming caps are compulsory only in the semi-Olympic pool. The water park opens approximately from April to September.
- Baby club divided into mini club (for children aged 4-11) and junior club (12-16). Immediately after dinner, baby dancing takes place.
- 4 restaurants-pizzerias, bars, an ice-cream parlour, and a fish & chips shop.
- Several children’s playgrounds are dotted around the campsite.
- For sports enthusiasts, there is a five-a-side football pitch, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, archery and a tennis court.
Other services for a fee
Bicycle rental, buoys, park with inflatable games, Waterski Centre with paraflying, parasailing and banana boat, canoe rental, are some of the fee-paying services offered by Bella Italia.
Also for a fee, you can use the washing machine and dryer, and the nice little train that takes you to Peschiera del Garda.
Inside the campsite you will also find an ATM, a hairdresser, a fairly well-stocked supermarket, newsagent, tobacconist, and a massage room.
WI-FI is free in the public areas.
The beach at Bella Italia Camping
Right in the centre of the campsite is the main road (which is overlooked by a restaurant, ice-cream parlour and fish & chips) leading to Lake Garda.
To enter and exit the gate to the beach and the lakeside promenade, you must show the guard the bracelet given to you at check-in.
The beach is free and characterised by pebbles. The seabed slopes gently so it is also suitable for children.
Walking along the flat Clelia Guazzi Leoncini lakeside promenade, in 500 metres you can reach Lido Cappuccini where there is an equipped beach, a bar and an elastic mat for children (€4.00 for 10 minutes).
Continuing along the Mazzini lakeside prom enade for just under a kilometre, you will arrive in Peschiera del Garda.
If you take the Leoncini promenade in the opposite direction, you will reach the small harbour, with a small children’s playground, and the Bergamini beach in less than a kilometre.
A few minutes’ walk from the lakefront is the excellent Trattoria al Combattente where you can sample lake fish in all sauces (baked, marinated, smoked..).
The starter is so plentiful that it could serve as a single dish! Really good.
Camping Bella Italia prices
The prices for staying at Camping Bella Italia vary greatly depending on the type of accommodation and the season.
In general, they range from €60.00 in low season for the most basic flat (March, April, September, October) to €260.00 in very high season for the newest mobile homes (end of June-end of August).
The tourist tax and the deposit (€100.00 in cash only) must be paid on arrival.
The deposit will be returned at check-out (to be made the day before departure) with the return of the remote control.
▶ You can view accommodation and prices HERE.
Our experience
Our experience at Camping Bella Italia took place in the low season (April) but at the same time as Easter so the turnout was probably comparable to the summer period.
We decided to stay in a flat (80.00€ per night for 4 people).
Strong points: parking within walking distance and 2 swimming pools (for adults) located right in front of the building.
Although it was early April, the baby club and animation services were already active.
The facility is well organised: each type of accommodation has its own car park nearby and a nice playground for children.
Unfortunate points: our flat had some problems (broken refrigerator, the air conditioner dripped over the front door).
We arrived that the house was quite cold but, once we turned on the heating, the temperature rose quickly.
The real sore point was the check-in queue: we arrived at 3pm and managed to get the room keys at 5pm!
At 9pm, there was still an exaggerated queue.
Impossible, therefore, to talk to the receptionists about the flat’s problems even though, fortunately, we were able to reach them by phone.
We appreciated the fact that we were able to use all the services of the campsite before we checked in.
In the queue time, in fact, the girls were able to explore the campsite and go to the playground with their dad!
The advice, however, is not to stray too far because, when the keys are handed over, all the family members are given a bracelet which acts as a pass to enter and leave the campsite.
What to do in the surrounding area
Less than a kilometre from the campsite, along the flat lakeside promenade, you can reach the picturesque Peschiera del Garda.
In ten minutes by car, on the other hand, you can reach Sirmione, with its Scaligero Castle and the wonderful Grotte di Catullo.
For those who want to have fun in a theme park, Gardaland is 7 kilometres away.
For nature lovers, the Parco Giardino Sigurtà is 14 kilometres away and, finally, Verona is a half-hour drive (30 km) away.
Conclusion
Despite a few minor mishaps, at Camping Bella Italia we found relaxation, fun thanks to the playground and entertainment, helpfulness of the staff, and proximity to the most interesting places.
We would definitely return in the summer period to use the swimming pools , which were not yet open to full capacity.
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