Recommend lodging near Lake Como
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Anonymous
| Hi! Any recs on where to stay by Lake Como in July? Family of four, staying up to 3 nights. Open to hotel or airbnb type stays. Ideally would be lake view and walking distance from a couple shops/restaurants. Thanks!! |
Anonymous
| Enjoyed Hotel Belvedere - not sure family options though. |
Anonymous
| If price is a concern, look around Lake Guarda instead. It’s very close by, but a bit cheaper. |
Anonymous
+1 we stayed in Malcesine in a simple apartment with a gorgeous view of the lake and a swimming pool for around €100/nt IMHO Lake Garda is more beautiful, and it’s definitely cleaner than Como! |
Anonymous
| Hotel Royal Victoria Varenna is walking distance to everything and has absolutely stunning lake views, but extremely pricey. Loved it though!! |
Anonymous
| I would look at the smaller towns along the lake. Stay away from Bellagio in particular- so so crowded. Spent 3 hours there and it was more than enough. |
Anonymous
| Villa D'Este is the go-to, but many other lovely, more affordable options exist. |
Anonymous
Look at a town like Abbadia Lariana- has a train station couple blocks from the lake, a few accommodation options, a few shops and restaurants, and can take the train quickly to Varenna and other towns, as well as ferries. |
Anonymous
| We also stayed in Lake Garda when visiting this region, I felt it was more family friendly than Como. |
Anonymous
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Varenna - Albergo Milano. (https://www.albergomilanovarenna.com/it/)
Views to die for and a very good restaurant attached. Check Tripadvisor for the rooms with the best view (small hotel). I think they include #1 & #2, but it's been a while. |
Anonymous
+1 for Villa D'Este. If you can afford it, you won't regret it. |
Anonymous
You will if you knew you could stay in Lugano nearby with several 5 star hotels that are arguably better and it's way less $$$ without the annoying pretentious DC/NY crowd |