We have visited Lago Maggiore for a long weekend, we have booked a room at the Hotel Mirto al lago, for 250CHF per night. The room was average, there was a balcony, but it was just enough for a small table and two chairs. Miserable, I thought, but the view was stunning. And so it happens that the weather is bad and we decide to stay in a bit and watch some TV, until the weather clears up. 11 channels on offer, none of them in English. I know people normally receive 40 channels in Switzerland with dual sound, however this TV has only 11 and does not offer dual sound. For 250CHF a night, I thought I should go to the owner and see what he can do to help me. The reply was "All the hotels in the Italian part offer only these channels, unless you want to pay 500CHF per night for a 5 star hotel". OK, I found this hard to believe (and I was right) but can I at least have dual sound, so I can hear the programmes in English? "No, because the settings of the sound per channel are... more
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