Lake Como, Italy
Passalacqua

Sprawling villa with incredible lake views
A historic private villa since 1787, transformed into a once-in-century luxury hotel on the shores of Lake Como.
Set across the original palazz (building) and within an additional private villa, there are 20 rooms in total in this magnificent property. The eight rooms of the palazz are decorated in jewel-toned walls, in-keeping with the interiors from yesteryear, with imposing 200-year-old oak beams and lamps of the finest Venetian silk overhead. The Villa has twelve extraordinary rooms and suites with high ceilings, ornate stuccos and traditional floors from the building’s 18th-century origins combined with modern comforts for a truly luxurious stay.
Here, dining is a ritual to be celebrated and guests are invited to take part in the making, as well as partaking with cooking classes available with the villa’s chef. Keeping the villa’s long history as a private residence alive, Passalacqua has a ‘home away from home’ approach to dining that invites guests to choose when, where and what they eat. From candlelit dinners, a picnic on the lake shore or a pasta-making session before your family-style feast.
The grounds and immediate area are stunning here – lush gardens, pretty magnolias, kiwi vines and burbling fountains dot the incredible manicured gardens. All the while, Lake Como looms as a constant presence, sometimes just a glimpse through the trees or a dramatic sweeping panorama glittering in the sun. There are several social areas outside with a beautiful pool complete with loungers and sunshades.
20 rooms across the Palazz and the Villa
Exclusive use accommodation option at Casa al Lago
Spa
Dining Room
Private dining and al fresco dining options
Outdoor swimming pool
Stunning gardens with seating areas
Bar and al fresco drinks areas
Access to boat trips on the lake
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Rome
Once hosting aristocratic travellers, Russian royalty and renowned artists such as Pablo Picasso and Jean Cocteau, a half century hiatus as an office building ended with a glorious restoration and re-establishment of this Roman icon.
The Hotel de Russie lies between the Spanish Steps and Piazza del Popolo on the Via del Babuino, within easy walking distance of Rome’s main attractions, fashion houses and Via Condotti. Though surrounded by the ceaseless buzz of the city, behind the hotel’s unassuming frontage, is a soothing tranquility – both in design and ambiance – and vast private 18th century terraced gardens, a rare oasis away from it all.
122 rooms and suites are thoroughly up to date amenity wise, complete with Bisazza mosaic and Carrara marble in the bathrooms. Some feature private terraces and many rooms have views over Rome, Piazza del Popolo or the garden.
The Stravinskij Bar is renowned for its apertivos, while Le Jardin de Russie and its chef, two-Michelin-star chef Fulvio Pierangelini, serve up simple yet refined dishes Mediterranean dishes in one a most romantic of settings. Furthering the Hotel de Russie urban oasis credentials is the De Russie Spa, one of Rome’s best health clubs.