Hotel Santa Maria - Gardasurf & Kite-Guru (Bertoncelli Hotels)

Hotel Santa Maria (Bertoncelli Hotels, with the Hotel Nike annex) is a family-run hotel in Brenzone sul Garda, on the Riviera degli Olivi, on the Veronese side of Lake Garda; the family has hosted guests since 1956. Right next to the hotel is the Gardasurf & Kite-Guru water-sports centre, described on the hotel's website as its in-house school.

The VDWS-recognised centre is open from mid-April to mid-October and offers lessons at all levels in sailing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, wakeboarding and SUP; wing foiling has been offered since summer 2021. Rental (9:00-18:00) includes keelboats, RIBs, Topcat catamarans, windsurf and kite gear and SUPs, with brands Duotone, Goodboards, Naish and Fanatic. A shuttle takes experienced kiters to the best wind spots in the morning or afternoon.

Centre open mid-April to mid-October; rental 9:00-18:00; trial sessions on Mondays; wakeboarding Mondays and Wednesdays late afternoon (per the hotel's website).