Villa Principe Leopoldo

Very quiet hotel if you want privacy . Far a way from any action. View is nice but not on the lake. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

We just spent a week at Villa Principe Leopoldo and I could not be more thankful. If there were a sixth star available, I would give it. Start with the setting. The hotel sits above the city with a view of the lake and the mountains beyond it that we never got tired of, morning coffee or golden hour. Breakfast is a proper daily buffet, generous and beautifully done, and the pool was perfect for our daughter. The gym is genuinely well appointed, not the usual two treadmills and a stretch mat. The people are what made it, though. Sylvia and Stefano looked after us at breakfast and again at the fine dining restaurant, and they were exceptional both times. Sylvia’s coffee alone is worth the trip up the hill. Stefano remembered how we took everything by day two. Dining al fresco by the fountain while the sun went down was the highlight of our stay, and the fine dining room is a real special occasion restaurant, not a hotel afterthought. Special mention to Giacomo and Galin, who drive the shuttle down to Lugano. Always on time, always warm, always happy to help us wrangle a stroller and a small child. They made getting into town effortless. The bar deserves its own paragraph. Fully stocked, including Chartreuse, which meant a proper Last Word. That is rare even at good bars in the States, and finding it here felt like a gift. Add twice daily housekeeping (sometimes more if you need extra towels or water!) and laundry service, and a staff that made our daughter feel genuinely welcome everywhere she went, and you have a hotel that is five star in every way that actually matters.

we were last friday at principe and experienced a wonderful evening. the food was divine and the service exceptional. especially I want to thank massimo, samuel and manuel. the best waiters ever. daniel and margarita