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Where to Stay in Lake Como: Best Hotels by Area
Where you stay shapes a Lake Como holiday, because the lake is long and the boats set the pace. Como town is the practical base: trains from Milan, restaurants and boats to every pier, at the Palace Hotel or Albergo Terminus on the lakefront or Hotel Barchetta Excelsior on Piazza Cavour. Cernobbio, a few minutes north, has the grand hotels, from Villa d’Este to Hotel Asnigo. On the western shore, Albergo Lenno is a short walk from Villa del Balbianello. Bellagio puts the central lake within a short crossing, from Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni to the hillside Il Perlo Panorama, and Hotel Il Portichetto looks down on Varenna from Vezio. Every hotel has its own Holiplanet page: book directly on the official website.
Hotel
1Hotel Barchetta Excelsior
A city-centre hotel on Piazza Cavour, right by the lake boats
★★★★★Reviews
Historic hotel
2Albergo Terminus
A Liberty-style palazzo on the lakefront in the historic centre of Como
★★★★★Reviews
Historic hotel
3Palace Hotel Como
A grand Liberty-style palazzo in Como's historic centre
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Hotel
4Albergo Firenze Como
A three-star hotel in a neoclassical building on Piazza Volta
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Hotel
5Hotel Borgo Antico Como
A hotel in the historic centre of Como with 27 rooms
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Boutique hotel
6Bellavista Boutique Hotel Brunate
A small Art Nouveau hotel and family-run restaurant beside the Brunate funicular
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Villa with spa
7Villa Liberty Lake Como Rooms & Spa
An early 20th-century Liberty-style villa in Como with elegant rooms
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Villa hotel
8Hotel Villa Flori
A 19th-century villa in its own park above Lake Como
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Hotel
9Hotel Asnigo Cernobbio
A 30-room hotel in Cernobbio with a lake-view terrace
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Grand hotel
10Villa d'Este
A historic lakeside grand hotel in Cernobbio, with 151 rooms
★★★★★Reviews
Hotel and residences
11Filario Hotel & Residences
A modern lakefront hotel in Lezzeno with 13 rooms
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Family-run hotel
12Albergo Lenno
A family-run lakefront hotel on the Bay of Venus in Lenno
★★★★★Reviews
Family-run hotel
13Hotel Il Perlo Panorama
A family-run hotel on the hillside above Bellagio
★★★★★Reviews
Grand hotel
14Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni
A neoclassical lakeside villa in Bellagio with gardens
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Scattered hotel
15Hotel Il Portichetto
A scattered hotel in the hill village of Vezio above Varenna
★★★★★Reviews
Boutique hotel
Avenue Hotel
A renovated boutique hotel in Como's historic centre
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Hotel
Borgo Le Terrazze
A quiet lake-view hotel above Bellagio, with an infinity pool
★★★★★Reviews
Design hotel
MUSA Lago di Como
A lakefront design hotel in Sala Comacina with lake-view rooms
★★★★★Reviews
Selected by Holiplanet editors from each place’s official website. Pins show verified locations; places without a verified point have no pin (map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles © Esri). No platform ratings: contact each place directly.
Where to Stay in Lake Como: questions and answers
What is the best area to stay on Lake Como?
Como town for trains and boats to every pier, Cernobbio for grand hotels close to Como, Tremezzo and Lenno for the villas, Bellagio for the central lake, Menaggio for walks and Varenna for arriving by train.
Is it better to stay in Como or Bellagio?
Como for trains, restaurants and an easy arrival from Milan; Bellagio for the classic view and short crossings to Varenna, Menaggio and Cadenabbia. From Bellagio, the boat to Como takes roughly an hour.
Can you visit Lake Como without a car?
Yes. Trains from Milan reach Como and Varenna, Navigazione Laghi boats link the villages and the villas, and ASF buses C110 and C130 run along the shores.
How do I book these hotels?
Directly with each hotel on its official website or by phone, linked from its Holiplanet page, with no agency in between.
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