Villa Cipressi  

On the shores of Lake Como in Varenna, set inside a botanical garden and just steps from Villa Monastero and the Civic Museum of Ornithology and Natural Sciences. About 500 metres from the nearest beaches and roughly an hour’s drive from Como and Bergamo–Orio al Serio Airport; Villa del Balbianello is about 12.4 km away and Lake Lugano about 23.3 km.

An intimate, classic-style hotel with parquet floors and heritage touches. The property has 30 en suite rooms with air conditioning, minibars, flat-screen and satellite TVs; some rooms offer lake views and older descriptions note cooling fans. Private bathrooms include showers, designer toiletries and hair dryers. The hotel is closed November through March.

On-site gourmet restaurant, bar/lounge and a snack bar/deli. Guests enjoy a complimentary buffet breakfast and complimentary wireless internet in public areas. Set in a botanical garden so you can wake up to lake-breeze mornings just steps from the water.

Complimentary wireless internet; rooms include desks, phones and in-room safes.

Gourmet on-site restaurant and a bar/lounge for evening drinks. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 10 AM, plus a snack bar/deli and limited-hours room service.