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Villa d'Este

Address: Via Regina 40, Cernobbio, 22012
Phone: 031/3481
Fax: 031/348844
www.villadeste.it

Price range: $$$$
Location: Cernobbio

Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.4/5

Fodor's Review:

One of the grandest hotels in Italy, the 17th-century Villa d'Este has long welcomed Europe's rich and famous, from Napoléon to the Duchess of Windsor. The chandeliers in the vast lobby illuminate marble staircases leading to guest rooms furnished in the Empire style: walnut paneling, sofas in striped silk, and gorgeous antiques. A broad veranda sweeps out to the lakefront, where a swimming pool extends above the water. The fanciful pavilions, temples, miniature forts, and mock ruins make for an afternoon's walk of quietly whimsical surprises.

Hotel Details: 152 rooms, 8 suites
In-room: safe, Internet.
In-hotel: 3 restaurants, golf course, room service, tennis courts, bar, pools, spa, laundry service, parking (free), some pets allowed.
Rate includes: 3 meals
Credit Cards: AE, MC, V
Closed: Closed mid-Nov.-Feb.

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Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by James_UK from Virginia Water, UK on 6/23/07
We were upgraded to a fabulous room overlooking the lake. A bottle of champagne was given to us. The service is faultless form the moment your arrive to the moment you leave. But the cost - oh my god - the cost.....staggeringly expensive. ¬1800 for one night, lunch and dinner. But it was worth every penny. Great fun. Can't wait to visit again - just need to win the lottery!