Designed to cradle nobility in high style, this hotel is a refined haven for the discreetly wealthy, set within a pretty park down the road from the Punta di Bellagio. The sense of 19th-century luxury has not so much faded as mellowed: the rooms are immaculate and plush; public areas are gilt and marble with thick, colorful carpets. The staff is unobtrusive and very knowledgeable about lake transportation. Churchill's and John Kennedy's former rooms face the Tremezzina, a group of towns across the lake.
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