Experience a two (2) night/ three (3) day stay for two (2) people in an Executive Double Room on a bed and breakfast basis at Villa D'Este Lago di Como.

Villa D'Este is one of the world's most famous grand hotels, and deservedly so. This authentic neo-classical villa (built in 1568) has been a hotel since  1873-and the transition from aristocratic residence to opulent grand hotel was a natural one; even today the guestbook reads like a who's who of the upper crust, from authentic royalty to Hollywood aristocrats-of-the-moment.

The location on the shores of Lake Como is one of the most desirable in the world, secluded and picturesque.  The hotel is reachable by an easy drive from Milan, and an even easier one from the Como train station or by boat.

Inside, it's the royal treatment all the way: the service is possibly the gold standard for grand hotels, and the interiors are opulent in an effortless rather than a showy way. 

And the facilities are first-class to match, from the famous outdoor pool floating in Lake Como (must be seen to be appreciated) to the spa, which is the one concession to modern design, in a sort of Northern Italian Zen style one may recognize from Milan's finer spaces. 

The hotel was rated as "The Best Hotel in the World" by Forbes magazine in June 2009.

For more information you may visit http://www.villadeste.it/en/13/default.aspx