Grand Hotel Tremezzo

Lake Como, Italy

Grand Hotel Tremezzo, with a century of divine charm, boasts unparalleled views over Bellagio and the rose-tinted Grigne mountains. A family-run business for over a century of history, it is a symbol of the warmest Italian hospitality and the place-to-be on Lake Como to enjoy the flavors of a real vacation.

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Lake Como, Italy

Located in the heart of Lake Como, with unparalleled views of Bellagio, the iconic Grand Hotel Tremezzo is an authentic Art Nouveau palace offering the delights of a 5-star luxury vacation.

With its 100 windows overlooking either the blue waters of the lake or the flowering greenery of the park, the hotel provides 84 accommodations, including the new Junior Suites with a spacious layout and twin balconies and the new contemporary and stylish Rooftop Grand Suites boasting a vast and welcoming terrace with an outdoor heated Jacuzzi.

This historic hotel provides a comprehensive, multifarious array of comforts: 3 breathtaking pools (one floating on the lake!), lakefront classic-style lido, private Venetian motor-launches, the exclusive luxurious Spa branded by Santa Maria Novella with hammam and nail bar, 2-hectares lush secular park including a floodlit clay tennis court and jogging path, and five different restaurants and bars offering the culinary art of the famous Italian Chef Gualtiero Marchesi.

Boasting over a century of ageless allure and traditions, the family-owned Grand Hotel Tremezzo is a vintage symbol of Italian hospitality and a place-to-be to enjoy the flavor of real vacation.

Villa Sola Cabiati, the most beautiful aristocratic mansion on Lake Como, is available exclusively to the Guests of the Palace and offers an hyper exclusive six bedrooms accommodation bursting with a history of decadence.

Location

Lake Como, Italy

Distance from Airport

50 miles from Milan Malpensa Airport

Months to avoid

Winter (from mid November to February)

Average high season temperature

25°C

Average low season temperature

15°C

Child friendly

Yes

Wellness

T Spa

Food and Drink

La Terrazza Gualtiero Marchesi

Our fine dining restaurant, located on the most beautiful terrace on Lake Como, is the only one in the world to serve the iconic dishes of the Maestro of modern Italian cuisine, Gualtiero Marchesi. The Executive Chef Osvaldo Presazzi honors Marchesi’s talent by keeping his precious heritage alive, with a menu that changes with the seasons, and takes advantage of local products and fresh water fish.

Must-try: Rice, Gold and Saffron – and you’ll even get a certificate to prove it!

L’Escale Trattoria & Wine Bar

L’Escale is a celebration of the Italian trattoria and enoteca. A renovated wine cellar and charming veranda are the backdrop for traditional local dishes, that are paired with wine from our extensive cellar. With over 1,300 of the finest labels sourced by our experienced sommelier and enologist, you can experience the taste of true Italy.

Must-try: Homemade pasta

T Pizza

Nestled in the Palace’s gardens, on board of the azure Flowers Pool, T Pizza specializes in authentic pizza, made by an expert pizzaiolo in a wood oven. And as a perfect accompaniment to lazy days by the pool, it also offers a menu of light dishes and refreshing smoothies.

Must-try: The regional pizzas to discover the best of Italy

T Bar

The classic hotel bar, perfect for light lunches, pre-dinner cocktails and night caps. With chic and classy interiors leading out onto a charming lakeside terrace, the T Bar has got plenty to tempt you with – whatever the time of day.

Must-try: The barman’s suggestions to pair with your dish

Your Stay

“Since starting Limelight seventeen years ago I have been fortunate to have stayed in some of the best hotels in the world. I first visited the Grand Hotel Tremezzo in 2011 and instantly fell in love. Everything about the Hotel is absolute perfection and totally epitomised by the CEO Valentina de Santis. She and her wonderful team offer the most amazing service, everything you would expect from a five star hotel but the staff always seem to go that little bit extra and make you feel like you are at home. In my opinion this is the best hotel in the world and I couldn’t recommend it any higher, Everyone connected with Limelight knows how much we love the Grand Hotel Tremezzo”

Matt Brady

The Limelight Collection

Local Area

Bellagio

Worldwide known as the “pearl of Lake Como” and just 10 minutes boat distance form Grand Hotel Tremezzo, Bellagio is suspended like a pendant on the promontory where the lake’s western and eastern arms split and head south. It’s impossible not to be smitten by Bellagio’s waterfront of bobbing boats, its maze of steep stone staircases, red-roofed and green-shuttered buildings, dark cypress groves and rhododendron-filled gardens. It sits at the crux of the inverted Y that is Lake Como; the Como and Lecco arms of the Lake wash off to port and starboard. Once in Bellagio you cannot miss Villa Melzi with its English style park, the Basilica di San Giacomo in the center and the viewpoint Punta Spartivento For a spectacular view of the lake and its three branches.

Varenna

A beguiling village bursting with florid plantlife, exotic flowery perfumes and birdsong, is a short ferry ride away from its rival in postcard beauty Bellagio. Its pastel-coloured houses defy the standard laws of physics, seemingly gripping for all they’re worth to the steep slopes that rise from the lake. From the ferry land, a 15-20 minute stroll follows the shore south and cuts up to Piazza San Giovanni and the town’s main attractions, Villa Cipressi and Villa Monastero with their magnificent gardens. Not far from Varenna is the hamlet of Vezio, dominated by the ruins of the 13th century Castello di Vezio. From this one-time fortified watch tower gaze down upon Varenna and over the lake.

Villa Carlotta

Villa Carlotta, Grand Hotel Tremezzo neighbour, located just 5 minutes walking from the entrance, is the most famous villa on Lake Como, in particular for its centuries-old 70,000sqm park. Its botanic gardens are

filled with colour in spring from orange trees knitted into pergolas and some of Europe’s finest rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias. The villa, strung with paintings, sculptures (some by Antonio Canova) and tapestries, takes its name from the Prussian princess who was given the place in 1847 as a wedding present from her mother. Upstairs, rooms with period furniture provide an insight into the life of the princess.

Villa Del Balbianello

Located just 1 Km outside Lenno, this was where scenes from 2006’s James Bond remake, Casino Royale, and Star Wars Episode II were shot; it is one of the most dramatic locations on Lake Como (if not the world). Built by Cardinal Angelo Durini in 1787, Villa del Balbianello is set amid florid gardens on a promontory. The sculpted gardens, which seem to drip off the high promontory like sauce off a melting ice-cream cone, are the perfect place for hopelessly romantic elopers to spend a day. Visitors are only allowed to walk the 1Km path from the Lenno landing stage to the estate on Tuesday and at weekends. On other days, you have to take a taxi boat from Lenno. If you want to see the villa, you must join a guided tour.

Local Restaurants

Our favorite restaurants outside the property:

Kitchen

Kitchen is Grand Hotel Tremezzo’s sister restaurant located in Como. Recently awarded with its first Michelin star, it offers a unique dining experience fusing traditional dishes with creativity. The young kitchen crew craft culinary masterpieces that can be enjoyed on the outdoor terrace surrounded by private parkland

La Fagurida

Originally a stone-shelter, La Fagurida embodies the true essence of the rural part of the lake. Cherishing the past, the restaurant has authentically preserved the spirit of the ancient farm buildings with rustic furniture, warm family hospitality and an inexpensive yet delicious menu featuring mainly beef and pork dishes

Al Veluu

With most of the ingredients grown in the organic kitchen garden and the dishes cooked in original copper pans, Al Veluu’s cuisine serves up an authentic taste of Italian home cooking.

Wellness

T Spa

The T Spa sits within the 18th century splendor of Villa Emilia. Instilled with a sense of tranquility, the space is entirely given over to your wellness. T Spa features a Turkish bath, Mediterranean steam room, sauna with panoramic views, emotional showers and ice fountain, a lasa-marble Hammam Suite, an Infinity Pool overlooking the lake and a private T Spa Suite, a private Spa available upon reservation for moments of pure relaxation in total intimacy.

The products and treatments at T Spa are designed in collaboration with Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella, a historic Italian brand and ideal partner to offer guests an Italian wellness experience “perfectly tailored to the lake”. The treatments studied by Santa Maria Novella for the T Spa are characterized by their uniqueness, employing local, natural ingredients which vary with the seasons for all-year-round authenticity.

Family Friendly

Our Cooking Classes

Don’t miss the chance to experience a cooking lesson for the whole family, to learn how to make not only the perfect pasta, but an entire Italian menu, which you will then sit down to enjoy in front of a lake view. Or… let’s get messy! Our pizzaiolo will teach yourkids the art of pizza making, letting them play around with flour, tomato sauce and cheese, all under strict supervision.

Once they’ve finished their pizza, we’ll pop it in the wood oven for them, and when it’s cooked, they can devour their tasty creation.

Teddy Bear’s Picnic

If you come down to the Palace today, you’re sure of a big surprise… Bobo the Bear is organising a picnic for his friends!  We’ll take your kids on a walk through our parkland to a panoramic spot where we’ll throw down a blanket and indulge in a delicious picnic with food designed for kids.

Tennis Lessons

Whether your kid already loves the sport or has never played before, a tennis lesson with our instructor is a whole lot of fun. For an hour, they’ll get stuck into practising serving, whacking balls over the net and having a jolly good run around.

Mountain Biking 

Your little ones will love exploring the countryside around the Grand Hotel Tremezzo by bike. Suited to any age and ability, the trails flank the lakeside or wind up and down the hills. Let our concierge give you the maps and arrange for you and your little ones bike rental and picnics.

Water Sports: Sup board and Tubing and for teens: wakeboarding, water skiing or kayak!

Which better location then the lake to try a watersport, also for the little ones?  So, let them try our tours on sup board or tubing. And children from 12 years old cannot miss to chase the thrill of wakeboarding, water skiing or kayak. The lake has trained the best water sports champions, who can now be your exclusive instructors.

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