What it is

Grand, indeed. No expense was spared in the making (and maintaining) of this 1910 Art Nouveau manse, with its Hermès-orange awnings overlooking Lake Como.

What it isn't

Hands-off. Prepare to be pampered, dahling.

What we think

If diving into Lake Como is a summer ritual here, then diving into this hotel’s floating pool (that’s right: it’s floating within the lake) is a full-on ceremony, complete with the glamorous adjacent beach restaurant specialized in seafood, Da Giacomo Al Lago. Grand Hotel Tremezzo feels like a Belle Époque-period movie set, too delicious to be believed. Believe it. Yes, that private beach lined with daybeds—the only private beach on Lake Como—is yours for the frolicking. Yes, your room really does have a green marble bath overlooking the water. Yes, you can play tennis on a red clay court by the lake. You could request the recently opened rooftop suites, but we prefer the Suite Greta, where we can imagine Garbo herself tucking in for the night (because she did).

You're here because

You can’t always stay at Clooney and Amal’s place, and this ranks as a close second.

The Moment

After a day spent wandering the 11th-century Castello di Vezio, you steal away to the hotel’s spa for a restorative black olive scrub in the Italian Lasa white marble hammam suite before watching the sun set over the Grigne Mountains from the spa’s infinity pool.

Restaurants & Bars

La Terrazza - Italian cuisine reinterpreted by Maestro Gualtiero Marchesi and Executive Chef Osvaldo Presazzi

L’Escale Trattoria & Wine Bar - Celebration of the Italian trattoria and enoteca, features traditional local dishes with a contemporary twist

T Bar - A romantic lounge offering a selected menu of the Chef's favorite dishes or signature cocktails at sunset

T Pizza - Delicious and authentic pizza

Da Giacomo al Lago - The perfect marriage between the fabled fish dishes of Da Giacomo Milano and the views of the Lake’s ever-changing scenes

Location

1.5 hours from Milan and fronting Lake Como, adjacent to the 1745 Villa Carlotta gardens, once owned by a Princess of Prussia.