Grand Hotel a Villa Feltrinelli | T+L 500 2008 | Travel + Leisure

Grand Hotel a Villa Feltrinelli

Opulent and meticulously restored 19th-century villa with 4 satellite guesthouses, along the lake’s secluded western edge.

Score 83.44
Stats 21 rooms; 1 restaurant; 1 bar.
Competitive Edge So intimate and cosseting, it feels like your own lakeside estate.
Rooms to Book The two 2nd-floor rooms in Casa Rustica, for lake views.
Don't Miss A cruise on the hotel’s own 52-foot riverboat, La Contessa.
Cost Doubles from $1,397, including breakfast.
Contact 38-40 Via Rimembranza
39-0365/798-000
www.villafeltrinelli.com

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“The Villa Feltrinelli, in Gargnano, Italy, takes laundry service to new heights of luxury: each article of clothing is folded perfectly, wrapped in tissue, and tied up with a silk ribbon and a sprig of lavender....” MORE»


“T+L Editor's Picks” in Travel + Leisure, Jun 2006

“At the bottom of the top are hotels where room rates start around $1,000 a night : Little Palm Island, in the Florida Keys, and Vermont's Twin Farms; in Italy, the Point-like Grand Hotel Villa Feltrinelli on Lake Garda, the Splendido in Portofino (both starting at over $1,200), and the Hotel Cipriani in Venice....” MORE»

—Michael Gross
“The New Luxury” in Travel + Leisure, Jun 2005

“A gorgeous palazzo on the banks of northern Italy's Lake Garda, the villa was built by the Feltrinelli family in 1892....” MORE»

—Julia Reed
“House Beautiful” in Food & Wine, Apr 2003

“Lovers like to retreat to the bedchamber in the octagonal tower of this ornate 20-room villa, on the shores of Lake Garda, which opened its doors in 2001. Though the tower's porthole windows, pink frescoes, and Frette linens are hard to leave, even the most besotted are lured away by croquet and tea on the lawn or a picnic for two in the property's wood-paneled boat. At night, order dinner in the 'smoking' room (a.k.a. Bob's Bar), with its plush...” MORE»


“50 Romantic Retreats” in Travel + Leisure, Feb 2003