Grand Hotel Tremezzo

This was definitely a ???splurge??? hotel for us and as a result we had very high expectations from our stay. This place met them and then some! We had booked the cheapest room without the lake view and this turned out to be absolutely fine. Our view was the garden and the swimming pool in the back and we didn???t feel any worse for it. In fact, it was a quieter side because the lake view rooms also overlook a road. Service was exquisite! Every single person was courteous and went above and beyond! They even set up a delightful surprise of Prosecco, dessert, and sparking waters for us in our room since it was my husband???s birthday! We had originally planned to explore the little towns around the hotel but we never left the place for 2 straight days. We went to the spa for amazing massages, bought ourselves little trinkets from the gift shop, took an evening ???hike??? on the trail behind the property to enjoy the breathtaking views, swam in all three pools, chilled in the jacuzzi, ate fairly good pizza and drank aperol spritzes in the poolside restaurant, drank cocktails at the beach bar, snacked on the free candy station in the lobby, and generally acted like giddy kids without a care. My favorite part was the insane breakfast spread. The food and the setting overlooking the lake just pushed everything to the next level! A few other things to note: The famous pool on the lake isn???t heated so it can only be used in peak summer. The pool is also ???floating??? and it moves. I personally got a bit seasick because there is a constant flow of boats leaving wake and rocking the pool. There are beach bags in each room for use and the spa can give you flip flops if you forget yours! The only letdown was our dinner at the La Terazza restaurant. While the risotto was outstanding, the rest of the food was not worth the price. And service sucked! The maitre???d was judgmental and in the midst of talking to us he stopped to stare at a provocatively dresses dinner guest and then ran off to pull her chair leaving us hanging. Would???ve been funny if I weren???t paying so much. The worst thing is that they still practice the absolutely antiquated custom of ???ladies menus??? aka giving women menus with no prices! I was shocked and my husband couldn???t stop laughing because I was the one paying. If I were to do this again, I would absolutely pick this hotel but would skip La Terrazza.

With beautiful architecture, this hotel has every facility including a unique floating pool set in the lake. The buffet breakfast is perfect, and the other restaurants within the hotel are up to a very high standard. Only criticisms, rooms a bit small, and the baggage delivery to rooms woefully slow.

I have lost count as to how many times my husband and I have stayed at this lovely hotel since our honeymoon, 19 years ago. But I can say without hesitation that it is by far a delight each time. Elegant, but not stuffy/snobby. The grounds and amenities are special, and somehow they manage to improve on near perfection year after year. Shout out, in particular, to the staff, who are warm, welcoming, and a delight. Marcella, Salvatore, Louis, Marco, etc, etc, make us feel at home, but also pampered. We are getting ready to book our next visit!