Best Boutique Hotels in Lago Maggiore
This guide to the best luxury, boutique, and design-forward hotels in Lago Maggiore is manually curated by our editorial team based on first-hand research, verified guest reviews, location analysis, and overall service quality. Each hotel is selected to meet high standards of comfort, authenticity, and guest experience.
The Hotel Ristorante Villa Crespi is set in an impressive 19th-century building surrounded by private gardens which lead to a beautiful lake. This luxurious hotel features spacious and comfortable guest rooms and suites traditionally decorated with antique furniture and equipped with all modern conveniences. You can relax in the wellness area, and choose from a variety of massages and treatments. The exclusive ambiance of Villa Crespi is complimented by its renowned Michelin-starred gourmet restaurant by chef Cannavacciuolo, offering the best of Mediterranean cuisine combined with the finest Italian and international wines. This gourmet restaurant has featured in a number of prestigious guides including Italy’s Gambero Rosso.
Superb
141 reviews
Offering a heated outdoor pool, a spa and wellness center, Hotel de Charme Laveno is located in Laveno Mombello. Free WiFi access is available throughout. With views of Lake Maggiore, each room here will provide you with a satellite TV and air conditioning. Featuring a shower, the private bathroom also comes with a hairdryer and free toiletries. At Hotel de Charme Laveno you will find a restaurant and a fitness center. Other facilities offered at the property include meeting facilities, luggage storage and dry cleaning. An array of activities can be enjoyed on site or in the surroundings, including cycling. Besozzo is a 15-minute drive from the property. Milano Malpensa International Airport is 22 mi away.
Superb
294 reviews
Featuring an outdoor pool with panoramic views over Lake Maggiore, this elegant Villa enjoys a privileged location above Locarno. It offers mostly air-conditioned rooms, an on-site tennis court and a spa area. Views over the lake can also be enjoyed from all of the bright and spacious rooms and suites in the Villa Orselina - Small Luxury Hotel Resort & Suite Hotel. Each comes with a marble bathroom and free Wi-Fi. The Villa Orselina - Small Luxury Hotel's indoor and outdoor swimming pools, the tennis court, as well as the spa and the fitness are are available for free. Just 164 feet away you can find the Madonna del Sasso Church, the Cardada-Cimetta Cable Car and the historic train connecting Orselina to Locarno. Orselina is a small village in the hills overlooking Locarno. The Locarno Train Station is 1.2 mi away and a bus stop can be found right in front of the villa.
Guest Reviews:
- "Great view of the hotel garden, city, lake and mountains- all in one. Extremely helpful and very kind hotel personnel, excellent hotel restaurant! Breakfast and dinner really tasty and well presented dishes, amazing taste! Highly enjoyed breakfast and drinks on terraces with such beautiful views. We appreciated the large room and bathroom, well designed and extremely clean. Bedding was comfortably large with medium-hard mattresses. Hotel is 3 stops by historic funicular railway making trip from city center to hotel charming and effortless."
Superb
210 reviews
Boasting a peaceful location and lake views, Casa Fantini - Lake Time is a boutique hotel on the shores of Lake Orta, in Pella. The on-site restaurant, run by chef Diego Bertona, proposed traditional quality cuisine. Combining contemporary design and natural materials, rooms and suites at Casa Fantini come with wooden floors and elegant textiles. All units are air conditioned and feature a balcony or a terrace overlooking San Giulio Island. The spacious bathroom includes a shower with Turkish bath and chomotherapy functions. You can enjoy the surrounding nature while relaxing in the garden. In the warmer months, an outdoor pool is at guests' disposal. Free WiFi is featured throughout. Orta San Giulio, on the other side of the lake, can be reached via taxi boat. Milan Malpensa Airport is 28 mi away, while Milan city center can be reached by car in about 60 minutes.
Guest Reviews:
- "It was amazing, we could not fault it so much so we are going to fly out for a long weekend. We are driving through the Lakes on holiday this trip." - "Location & Team" - "Stunning gardens and florals throughout, staff were attentive, helpful from booking to end of stay, rooms were stunning with magnificent views of the lake and balcony. Breakfast is amazing and all leaks were fabulous with sensational quality produce." - "Superb hotel and great staff"
Exceptional
177 reviews
Surrounded by a Mediterranean garden, the 5-star Hotel Giardino in Ascona offers 2 award-winning restaurants, a spa area, and indoor and outdoor pools. Free WiFi is available, and an 18-hole golf course is just steps away. The Giardino's spacious and elegant rooms are all air-conditioned and feature a balcony or terrace, a flat-screen satellite TV, CD and DVD players, and a mini-bar. The bathrooms provide bathrobes, slippers, and a hairdryer. Guests can enjoy unique creative dishes in the Ristorante Ecco, which was awarded 2 Michelin stars. Ayurveda based dishes with a mix of Asian, Oriental and local influences are served in the restaurant Hide & Seek - Ascona. A wide range of snacks and home-made ice cream is available at Hotel Giardino's Pool Bar. The Dipiù Spa by Giardino is 4.3 ft² in size and includes a sauna, a hot tub, a modern fitness studio, and a separate children’s pool. A wide range of massage and beauty treatments is available, and there is a hairdresser on site. Private parking is available at Hotel Giardino at an additional cost. Ascona’s yacht harbor and the shore of Lake Maggiore are just a few steps away.
Superb
115 reviews
