A couple’s dreamy Italian getaway took an unexpected turn this month when they discovered their hotel balcony view wasn’t quite what it seemed.
Felicia Svensson, a finance assistant based in Gotherburg, Sweden, recently travelled with her partner to Baveno, where they checked into the Grand Hotel Dino.
The four-star hotel offers rooms with balconies and panoramic views across Lake Maggiore and the surrounding area.
However, the couple experienced a dramatic twist after pulling back the curtains on their balcony door.
In a hilarious video uploaded to Felicia’s TikTok page, @feliciasvenssons, Felicia’s partner is captured dramatically sweeping open the curtains to reveal a charming table and two chairs perfectly positioned in front of a breathtaking scene.
From sweeping hills and jagged peaks, to the vivid blue waters of a lake, the view looked so perfect, it was as if it had been painted…
Turns out, it was!
As the camera slowly zooms out, the illusion is shattered when viewers see that the view is nothing more than a massive printed poster, complete with scenic imagery, hung on a roller blind just beyond the balcony door.
Felicia Svensson, a finance assistant based in Gotherburg, Sweden, recently travelled with her partner to Baveno, where they checked into a balcony room at the Grand Hotel Dino
In the clip, Felicia’s partner is captured dramatically sweeping open the curtains to reveal a charming table and two chairs perfectly positioned in front of a breathtaking scene
The holidaymaker attached a tongue-in-cheek sound clip of the now-infamous Jet2 advert voiceover – a trend that has been sweeping TikTok, with users highlighting the contrast between the advertised ‘perfect’ trip and the reality.
The clip has since amassed over one million views, as hundreds of viewers shared their shock in the comments – though many collectively agreed they had initially been fooled by the ‘realism’ of the painting.
One person wrote, ‘It looked real for a second,’ while another joked, ‘The view is definitely picturesque.’
Another, poking fun at the couple’s view, commented: ‘At least they use the high quality printing.’
A fourth wrote: ‘So real I thought it was dangerous they didn’t put a full fence over the balcony.’
Meanwhile, a former guest at the hotel fumed: ‘Omg this is the same room I stayed in I think the hotel should be banned haha I hated it!!’
MailOnline Travel has reached out to Grand Hotel Dino for comment.
It comes after a holidaymaker was left outraged after forking out for a hotel room with a sea view only to realise she had fallen for a cheeky scam.
From sweeping hills, to jagged peaks, to the vivid blue waters of the lake itself, the view appeared so surreal it looked as if it had been painted… Turns out, it was
As the camera slowly zooms out, the illusion is shattered when viewers see that the view is nothing more than a massive printed poster, complete with scenic imagery, hung on a roller blind just beyond the balcony door
The clip has since amassed over one million views, as hundreds of viewers shared their shock in the comments – though many collectively agreed they had initially been fooled by the ‘realism’ of the painting
Influencer Clarisa Murgia had paid through the nose for the room because of the spectacular views it offered in the advert as part of a holiday of a lifetime across Europe.
But when she arrived at the hotel and was shown to her room, she quickly discovered her breathtaking balcony views showing blue seas, a sailing boat, and a mountain range were not what they seemed.
Instead, a giant poster of a seaside had been plastered to the wall of the building outside her window, and the entire sea view was one big con.
As she filmed the scene, Clarisa showed how from one angle the poster looked just like the real thing.
