Hotel San Vito in Bardolino

This is a large campsite, effectively two campsites operating as one and also shares some facilities with the neighbouring Siblu lodges, so it does take some navigating. It is well located, right on the banks of the lake. It is around 10 minutes walk to the ferry in Cisano which can take you to any other town on the lake. It has two nice bar and restaurant areas, one as a terrace overlooking the lake, and other bars around the pools and by the beach, so lots of facilities. The larger pool with the slides is quite shallow so very safe for children, two larger slides and a good area with bucket and smaller slides. The smaller pool area has two pools, one very shallow with the two small yellow slides shown in the picture, the other is deep so you can swim in it, also hosts aqua aerobics etc. The lake beach itself is quite small and busy during the peak time, there are steps leading in to the lake or a pier if you prefer. The shop is large and well stocked, including a bakery. Eurocamp lodges were well positioned and central to the site so easy access to the shop, beach and both pools. Entertainment is by the beach so no noise issue on the site. No complaints at all, very pleasant stay.

Cisano SanVito is a large campsite, if you want a quiet site then this is not for you. The campsite is 3 sites, there is a main road dividing the 3 sites and we did spend most of our time on the Cisano side as this was the one with the slides. There are 2 pools on the san boot side which are deeper and quieter. We as a family with 3 children aged 15-8 loved the site, it's a good base for exploring Lake Garda. It's easy to walk along the lake to Bardolino and Lazise, although this is a slightly longer walk with small children. You can hire paddle boards and pedalos on the lake or bring your own. The site is clean and the pool areas are kept really clean by the life guards who are also on the ball when it comes to safety. The accommodation is close together, there are a lot of cars going through the site and the activities by the pool make the whole site quite busy and noisy. There is an on site shop, or a spar and Lidl nearby, getting to Verona, Gardaland is really easy with a car, however there did look to be frequent buses.

The Campsite is a weird layout, based across a T junction in 3 parts. We were based on the San Vito site in a Eurocamp mobile. (More on it later) Campsite kids pool is based on the San Vito site (where we were) it was perfect for kids, 0.8 meters depth max with a puddle park, splash park and 2 bigger slides. Pool bar was good and reasonably priced too. There is another pool across the road but I think it was for bigger kids and adults. We didn't bother with it. Gates to the pool do not open until 9.30am, which means no one is making crazy 6am dashes to lay out towels. The lake is just outside the fence on the Cisano side of campsite - this tends to be where the campers and tents are based. There is no pool on this side. So anyone wanting to use pools from here has a bit of a walk. The onsite restaurants are good, the sisan restaurant does a cappuccino, warm croissant (plain, pistachio or Creme) with an orange juice for €5. And is open from 8 am. Which I unfortunately only found out on our last day. The pizza from both restaurants was very good and reasonably priced. (The carbonara was not so good unfortunately) The shop on site was ok, fresh bread in the morning but it's all very hard, so anyone with loose fillings be aware! Typical campsite prices, but there is an ok selection. The campsite is about a 5 minute walk from Cisano with about 6 restaurants and an Ice cream shop. There is also a ferry stop which can take you to Lazise Bardolino, Garda or Peschiera. Lazise is about a 15 min walk to left (worth a visit, a stunning town) and Bardolino about a 20-25 minute walk to right. Downside to the campsite was the strange layout, meaning anyone with kids can't really let them have much independence as walking anywhere involves crossing main roads. Also the traffic on site was very heavy with limited parking so cars were blocking each other in. Our mobile was based on a busy road with bin lorry's and oil trucks passing early in the morning. And very limited room for them to do so because of parked cars. We were in a Eurocamp 'comfort' mobile which was a mid priced one. If this was mid priced I'd hate to see the cheapest option. It was dated and grotty. With no toaster, grill or oven! Just a microwave and stove top to cook on. No coffee machine and the kettle took about 5 days to boil. The outdoor furniture was dated and dirty with our table collapsing one morning with all our breakfast dishes on it. We also had to get the shower head replaced as it wasn't working properly due to being filled with limescale. If staying on this site I'd recommend booking with Roan, Gustocamping or HU Openair their mobiles looked to be far more modern and spacious. The Eurocamp mobiles where all very closely located to each other too, to me they all looked like they'd squeezed 2 mobiles on the pitch meant for 1. There were about 2 meters between our kitchen window and the mobile behind us outdoor table. Meaning we were looking right at them while washing dishes. Ha