Villa Lario Resort Mandello

Villa Lario Resort Mandello

Breakfast at Villa Lario Resort can arrive on a private terrace, in a garden, or inside a suite carved into the rock above Lake Como, an option that exists because the hotel keeps to nine suites, each finished individually, some with their own grotto lounge and direct water access. The villa dates to 1920 and stands in Mandello del Lario, the lakeside town built around Moto Guzzi's motorcycle history, within walking distance of Piazza Cavour and the Teatro Sociale. A private beach and outdoor pool sit beside a Grill and Lounge for easy meals and Amandus, the gourmet restaurant for evenings that call for more attention. Every room carries memory foam beds, Frette Italian linens, and rainfall showers, with a minibar and bathrobe as standard. Business travelers have a business center and event space, and couples planning a wedding get a property built around exactly that, from bridal suite to on-site wedding services. Pets are welcome throughout. What is missing is a conventional spa, the wellness offering here is a first aid kit and nothing more, so anyone picturing a treatment menu should look elsewhere on the lake. The season is short, running April to November, and with only nine rooms across two floors, walk-in availability during a Lake Como summer is close to nonexistent. This suits a couple wanting a small, privately run house rather than a hotel with a lobby, and it will frustrate anyone traveling as a larger group, since nine rooms fill fast with no overflow to fall back on. The grotto suite, built into the rock with its own water access, is the one detail no other address in Mandello can match. Nine individually finished suites on Lake Como, one with its own grotto lounge and water access, inside a 1920 villa in Mandello del Lario. Breakfast comes to your terrace or garden, dinner to Amandus. There is no spa, and the season runs April to November only.