Lake Como Hotels

I stayed here over a weekend in transition from a professional meeting in Bellagio and other EU travel. I wanted to stay someplace that allowed me to enjoy the cycling in the area. Aside from being a couple of hundred meters from the top of the passo Ghisallo, (meaning that I got to experience that climb many times) it was everything and more than I expected. Simple, clean hotel--extraordinary staff.

A two-level hotel, separated by self-operated cabins, taking you about 100 metres (almost vertically) from reception, bar, and dining room to a palatial building on 5 floors (with lift) housing bedrooms, patios and terraced gardens. The rooms are well-appointed and comfortable, and the veiws of the lake (180 degrees) sensational.

This was a perfectly good hotel and we may stay again. However, it did not meet my expectations of a four-star hotel. Certain things seemed to be lacking, such as tissues in the bathroom, a dedicated bathmat (though plenty of hand towels to use as a substitute), adequate pillows (because flat and hard we needed two each, but there were only three in the room not four and that was because we happened to be put in a triple and could use the pillow from the single bed), and I noticed that the mirror and light fittings in the bathroom were dusty. The room lamps were dim and there were not enough of them. Conversely, the outside lights were bright all night and it was a good thing I had an eye mask. While awake we could clearly hear the nearby church clock tower chiming each hour/half hour despite closed windows, but it did not wake us after we were asleep. We ate in the hotel restaurant - the gourmet restaurant was closed but my husband preferred the more casual grill restaurant anyway and we had good, large meals. Breakfast was a reasonable continental (no hot foods) but the selection seemed limited for a 4-star hotel. Staff were the best thing about this hotel, we were given a useful tourist package with map and information upon arrival, and the lady on reception was helpful in answering our questions.

We were in Venice, coming to lake como. We left Venice right at 5:30 pm when everyone was trying to get on a ferry. Getting out of Venice took us two hours and to get to Belliago it was a 3.5 hour! We got into Belligao at almost 12 at night and the lady who owned the place was sweet enough to get out of bed and come and let us in! She was so sweet and so helpful. We were very appreciative of how much she cared and how nice she was to us. I would recommend this hotel for anyone to stay in!

Hotel room was spotless and staff very friendly and helpful.

Beautiful views, friendly helpful staff. Nothing was too much to ask for. Very clean and well presented premises. Excellent customer service in addition to comprehensive advice on things to do in the area. Everything you need to have a wonderful holiday. Many thanks to Sergio, Lucca and their wonderful wives. We would love to come again.

We arrived via Auto from Malapensa (Milan) airport. They had ample parking for us & were very pleasant upon our arrival. We found the room extraordinarily clean & ample room. The A/C worked fine & the bed was very comfortable. The breakfast was included & most delicious with great variety. The first evening we ate at the hotel & we have traveled around the world & could honestly rate the food a 4 1/2 out of 5. The location of the hotel was excellent as the water transportation was less then 75 yards from the hotel. We used the water transportation for two days out of our 5 days & found it reasonable in price & we got to some great locations like Bellagio, Varena. Lenno, Villa De Este (Cernobbio). We also were very pleased with the location, as we could walk to at least 6 good restaurants within 3 city blocks or less.

Stayed in this lovely hotel for 3 days. The staff were all lovely, friendly and very helpful with ferry and bus timetables. It is in a very convenient location, just near the ferry port, lots of restaurants and great shopping on the doorstep. The hotel is an older style of hotel which we found charming. The view from our bedroom and the breakfast room simply spectacular. We were sad to leave.

Hotel is at a good location 25 minutes walking distance to Como and 10 minutes walking distance Cernobbio. Lake is just 2 minutes walking distance and you can take the boat from Cernobbio. Try the Sunday brunch!