The Best Lake Como Hotels For An A-list Italian Escape
High-gloss design dens, heritage retreats within ancient city walls and breezy, lake-front villas – these are our favourite Lake Como hotels.
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If it’s good enough for George and Amal Clooney, it’s good enough for us – especially with so many Lake Como hotels to choose from.
The Italian region of Lombardy has several lakes, but few capture the imagination as much as Como, with its peachy-hued towns, colourful houses on hillsides lining the lake and wishbone-shaped waters to cruise up and down.
Easily one of the world's most glamorous places for a holiday (along with Marrakech and Mykonos, of course), Lake Como is the perfect destination for well-heeled travellers to soak up the Italian charm and incredible natural scenery.
The obvious way to get around is by Riva, Italian style captured in boat form – but more budget-friendly options include the equally iconic steamboats that drift up and down all day, calling at fabled villas and charming towns such as beautiful Bellagio or Como, famous for its Renaissance architecture and the funicular that ascends to the mountain town of Brunate.
Lake Como's hotels are as chic as you'd imagine. Villa Lario is perfect for a friend’s-house feel, a dreamy sunset position and days spent jumping off the jetty. Or feel part of the family at Palazzo Albricci Peregrini in Como’s old town, with just six suites and some serious original features.
For more modern design, Il Sereno is the blow-out option for you – or head far from the crowds to the less-frequented Lecco branch of the lake and book in at Casa Sull’Albero.
Read on for the ELLE UK edit of Lake Como hotels…
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