What is the best hotel in Lake Como, Italy?

Question

I'm considering traveling there in the near future. Any advice from people who have been there as to which hotel is the nicest (room, view, restaurant, service, etc... money not too big an issue)? Thanks! :-)

Answer 1

Instead of providing a joke-link I suggest you take a look here:

http://www.comoguide.com/index.html

Answer 2

My family adores Lake Como, so we've been there quite a bit.

Villa d'Este in Cernobbio is one of the most elegant, majestic, regal hotels on the planet. It's just stunning in every way. It's a glorious Renaissance villa set amongst acres of beautiful lakeside gardens, and everyone from Napoleon to Madonna has stayed there.

My only complaint is that you have to take an hour long boat ride to get to Bellagio & you have to dress up for dinner. If you're older (I was 13 then & it started to really bug me) & married and just want to like soak up romance, this is your place.

http://www.villadeste.it/

Last year we stayed at the Hotel Belvedere a short walk from Bellagio & I absolutely loved every minute of our stay there. The rooms have balconies overlooking the Alps & Lake, and it's like you are living inside a postcard. I'm a young painter & my family had a hard time getting me to leave because I just wanted to sketch everything I saw!

http://www.belvederebellagio.com/

We stayed at the Villa Serbelloni when I was 7, but that was a while ago. I remember that it was beautiful & looked like a fairy tale & had an awesome pool.

http://www.villaserbelloni.com/Bellagio/

My soon-to-be-step mom is having a bachelorette weekend there in September, and I've been doing research for places on TripAdvisor. You can read reviews of hotels and restaurants in the forums, and get all kinds of advice. You might want to check it out.

Personally, if I could just go there with my boyfriend I'd stay in a little B&B or the famous La Primula hostel or rent a room with a family......but I'm a teenager and have a different style than my parents do.

In the Spring / Summer issue of Girlfriend Getaways, this travel magazine for girls & women, it a has a really cool article titled "Stalking George Clooney" all about Lake Como that you might like. It's funny & has great tips.

Lake Como will take your breath away & amaze you. Have an awesome time there!