Best Western Hotel Sasso Boretto in Ascona
Ascona in the canton of Ticinio is one of the most exclusive resorts in Switzerland. It is situated on the north west bank of Lake Maggiore. Ascona, located in the Italian speaking part of the country, is a place with Mediterranean flair. The municipality is situated on a peninsular and is surrounded by the mountains of the Swiss Alps.
Ascona lies 170 miles away from Zurich. If you arrive at Zurich Airport, turn south via St. Gotthard to Bellinzona, take highway E41 and E35/A2 and then take the exit Bellinzona south. You also can go by train from Zurich to Bellinzona and then change for Ascona. The ride from Zurich to Ascona takes three hours. There is a little airport 20 miles away from Ascona in Lugano.
If you take a flight from Zurich to Lugano, you can approach Bellinzona by highway A2 from south. From exit Bellinzona south you have to turn westwards to Ascona. After the tunnel in Ascona turn right. The Best Western Hotel Sasso Boretto is located in the centre of Ascona, surrounded by beautiful gardens. It lies less than two miles away from Ascona train station and next to the beach of Lake Maggiore. The hotel is a typical modern building of the seventies with lots of balconies, facing the Lake. Each of the four floors of the 4 stars hotel is special decorated.
The Best Western Hotel Sasso Boretto in Ascona features 44 rooms. Each of them is equipped with a mini bar, bathroom with bathtub and hairdryer, phone, fax, radio, TV, internet access, desk, room safe and ventilator. You can have drinks in a bar and a restaurant. The hotel provides a lot of sport- and beauty facilities. There are a pool, a sauna, a steam bath, a solarium and a fitness centre in the house.
