Arrived late afternoon in Omegna with no reservations. Walked in to this 3 star property & was offered room # 72 for 70 Euros double with breakfast. Lucky break at that price. Top floor 2 room suite with biggest bathroom we had in Italy, with separate shower & tub. Best part was that both rooms had large sliding glass doors that opened to a big private balcony with tables & chairs, & complete view of the historic old town waterfront & lake front. Easy 5 minute walk anywhere in the old town center, & easy street parking, though only free on weekends & at night. Fair breakfast, but consider it one of the few bargains we found in Italy. Would stay there again in a heartbeat. English speaking staff & TV channels. Was not aware of any internet.

We travelled to Lake Orta in late November. We had a car and decided to stay in Omegna instead of the pedestranised Orta San Giulio.

The hotel was just on tip of the lake next to a bridge, and our room on the 2F had a nice view of the lake on the left handside and the streets and buildings on the right. We thought it was quite nice but later found that it's a bit noisy in the evening and the morning with the cars passing by just under our windows. We asked one of the hotel owners Adriano was a bit impatient with our questions (such as where we could park for free, what time the hotel's restaurant opens, if there's a menu we could have a look, if there's an English-speaking channel on the TV, and some italian phrases we saw in the street and would like to know what they mean), so at this point when we asked him if there's a quieter room that we could swtich to, he gave us a cold shoulder without explaining further -- later from another guy at the reception we learned that all the rooms face the streets (main and side).

Apart from this, our stay in this hotel was okay. The hotel, compared with the other places we stayed for this trip, was a bit old-fashioned, room was simple yet clean. Strangely they have BBC1 on TV -- the only English channel, but on the 2nd night the signal was gone so effectively it's 7 or 8 Italian channels, 1 French and 1 or 2 German.

The time we visited was the very low season and there weren't many options in terms of restaurants -- something we didn't expect. The menu of the hotel's restaurant looks alright and we thought if we had chosen their half-board booking it would've been quite good for value. We in the end had dinners at a small bar/restaurant place just 1 min walk from the hotel and settled for some pizzas and seafood spaghetti for equally good value.

The breakfast provided by the hotel was just sufficient, including crossaints, bread, cakes, cereals etc.

A last note about the parking. The closest free parking place to the hotel was on the west side of the lake for about 2-300 metres away between 6pm-8am. Look for the parking space painted in white! Those painted in blues are for restricted parking.

We stayed at croce bianca for one night and joined even the restaurant. the rooms are simple, like often in italy but clean. For one or two nights it is really o.k.
Service, Restaurant really nice.
If you plan a round trip, visit omegna on a Thursday. The market (along along the lake) is fantastic!
Unfortunately it was closed Dec 2007 otherwise we would have gone there again. It is much, much cheaper than Orta San Giulio

Orta see,a small town of Omegna is a visitworth.In comparison with the noisy San Guilliano. the hotel Croce Bianca in Omegna is a good choice for resting at night and continue day_excursion around the Orta lake and the Lake Major.the living cost in Omegna is not expensive as in san Guillno.
The hotel Restaurant is good,practical,the wine list issuper!Espec.the wine price is not costly as those in san Guillian.The Chef cook is young but very creative.