Luxury Hotels at Lake Como & Lake Maggiore, elegant villas and exclusive holiday homes

Discover the best small 5-Star’s hotels, stylish villas and five-star retreats at Lake Como & Lake Maggiore

There is a certain stillness to Lake Como and Lake Maggiore — a poised elegance that has attracted poets, artists and discerning travellers for centuries. Here, luxury is both visible and subtle: in the symmetry of neoclassical villas, the gleam of silk drapery in sunlit salons, the hush of gardens cascading to the water’s edge. Our handpicked collection of small luxury hotels, stylish holiday apartments and exclusive lakeside villas captures the unique rhythm of this northern Italian landscape. Around Lake Como, you'll find 19th-century palazzi reimagined as boutique hotels, with frescoed ceilings, original parquet and impeccable service. In Lake Maggiore, refined villas offer privacy and panoramic views — some perched above the Borromean Islands, others nestled in historic gardens. These retreats celebrate detail: vaulted interiors, terracotta rooftops, contemporary design framed by classic architecture. Whether you seek a romantic suite in Bellagio, a minimalist self-catering villa near Stresa, or a family home with lake access and private mooring, each place speaks to a refined sensibility. Surrounded by mountains and softened by the lakes' reflective light, these accommodations invite a slower pace, where breakfast is taken on the terrace and time stretches gracefully into the afternoon. Each property in our collection has been selected for its architectural integrity, natural setting, and sense of timeless grace.