Thanks all for the great tips on english lakes maybe another time !! we are planning for Italian lakes in October! Where is that perfect place for 2nd honeymoon ??? <BR> <BR>thnaks again and sorry for the confusion <BR> <BR>marie

Marie, <BR> <BR>Well, you probably didn't expect to have to wait 24 hours just to be able to access this forum to get an answer. <BR> <BR>Are you, in fact, in Switzerland? We should all feel a little sheepish (answering you here from the US) about the country that is your next-door neighbor! <BR> <BR>The easy answer, basedon my own personal experience is the Bellagio/Menaggio/Varenna/Cenobbio area on Lake Como. I'm sure others will give alternative answers, especially regarding the Stresa/Lake Maggiore area. <BR> <BR>Are you looking for one single hotel to make your entire stay? or move around? There are quite a number of hotels ranging from mid-range in price to astronomical - - but then again, so are many hotels in Switzerland (at least it's true for the "prime" properties in Geneva and Lucerne). <BR> <BR>And you should probably write as soon as possible. I predict that many places are heavily booked already for this October. <BR> <BR>Best wishes, <BR> <BR>Rex <BR>

I'm not sure I understand your question, but Lago Maggiore would have been my honeymoon spot of choice had I been there before I was married. Stresa is a lovely town to base yourself in on that lake - you can take boat trips out to Isola Madre, Isola Pescatore, and Isola Bella. The mountains in the towns above are gorgeous - it's heaven.

thanks for the info -- we will have a car so we will be able to move around -- I was hoping for a really fantastic hotel to be based from....I've heard the grand hotel tremezza is nice ??? <BR> <BR> <BR>

Marie: <BR> <BR>For a second honeymoon, try Hotel Lido-Seegarten**** in Lugano. Old-fashioned but renovated nice place right on the Lake of Lugano. <BR>www.hotellido-lugano.com

We just spent a few days at Lake Maggiore staying at Hotel La Palma in Stresa. We had a suite facing the lake and couldn't have had a more lovely time. There was a lot to do and see. <BR> <BR>Have a great trip! <BR>Shel

I visited Lake Como two years ago, and without question would say you should stay at Villa d'Este. It is the most fabulous hotel I've ever been to. (There's even a beautiful illustrated book on the hotel that you should be able to find.) It's a truly magical place. From there, you can easily visit other locales by boat--Bellagio, Varenna, Como, etc. <BR> <BR>And it's only an hour from Milan. <BR> <BR>You can check out their website at villadeste.it. <BR> <BR>When we visited Bellagio, we poked around the Villa Serbelloni, and it seemed to be very nice. We also met people staying at the Hotel Florence, I think, in Bellagio, that quite liked it.