RAMADA HOTEL ARCADIA

The hotel is directly on the lake promenade of Locarno and close to the city centre as well as the famous Piazza Grande. The boat landing stage is nearby and the train station is a short stroll away. Shopping venues and the bus station are about 300 m from the hotel, which is some 800 m from the beach and 7 km from nightspots.This 90-room, family-friendly city hotel is housed in a 5-storey building that focuses on catering to family travellers as well as to individual holidaymakers. In addition to a lobby area with 24-hour reception and check-out services, a hotel safe and currency exchange desk, facilities available to guests at this air-conditioned establishment include a cafe, bar, restaurant, wireless Internet access and room and laundry services. There is a bike hire service, and guests arriving by car may leave their vehicles in the hotel car park or garage. Younger guests will be entertained at the kids' club and can let off some steam at the children's playground in the hotel garden.In addition to a private bathroom with a bathtub and hairdryer, the rooms come with a direct dial telephone, satellite/cable TV, a radio, Internet access and a minibar, as well as an iron and ironing board, double bed and individually regulated air conditioning. A balcony/terrace is a further standard feature of accommodation units.The hotel is surrounded by a garden that comprises an outside pool with children's section, poolside snack bar and sun loungers and parasols laid out for use by the water's edge. Alternatively, guests can work up a sweat in the sauna or steam room or perfect their suntans on the hotel's sunbathing terrace. Meanwhile, fans of the fairway can head to the nearest golf course, which is some 3 km from the establishment.