La Dianella is an old castle, which is rich in history well documented by the many paintings and photographs on the walls of the study situated in the caslte tower. It has a large garden with perfect view across the Ledro lake, which one also has from every room of the castle. There is an old swing for kids as part of the garden. The house has old wooden floors, so kids better wear socks or shoes to avoid spliters.
There is a small shop in walking distance (coop in Mezzolago 65 min by foot) and a larger coop in Pieve. In Pieve, one also finds other shops like a larger bakery, icecream palace, Massimo's atelier and restaurants.
We rented the castle in April and had a couple of cold days, so some of the rooms were quite cold, as the study and one of the (6) bedrooms do not have heating except for an electrical stove. The windows are old, single glazed, and worn. I guess the thick walls will be perfect to keep the house cold at hot temperatues in the summer. All other rooms are heated by a central gas heating and the living room is heated by an effective pellet oven that is easy to maintain. So the rest of the house is warm.
There is a street separating the castle from lake Ledro, despite the thin windows the street is not loud or annoying as described in other reviews. There is also a bike way (going around lake Ledro) that passes by the gate of the castle - which means that basically every biker at lake Ledro will know the castle and it is easy to get in touch with locals and other bike tourists. This is just great!
Besides the small disadvantages (heating, windows) mentioned above, we really enjoyed our holiday in La Dianella. The view is simply amazing. Living in such an old castle feels like an adventure for grown-ups as well as for the kids.