Villa d’Este, Lake Como

Since the 1800s, aristocrats from Milan to Manhattan have frequented Villa d’Este, the premier hotel on Italy’s picturesque Lake Como. The 152-room resort’s four-night Discovering Lake Como 2015 package (from about $1,625 per person) includes a private tour by car or boat to explore the region. The three-hour car tour can make stops at a […]

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Since the 1800s, aristocrats from Milan to Manhattan have frequented Villa d’Este, the premier hotel on Italy’s picturesque Lake Como. The 152-room resort’s four-night Discovering Lake Como 2015 package (from about $1,625 per person) includes a private tour by car or boat to explore the region. The three-hour car tour can make stops at a variety of scenic locations, including Villa Carlotta, with its manicured Italian gardens, and Villa del Balbianello, which provided a dramatic setting for scenes in the James Bond film Casino Royale. Massages at Villa d’Este’s Beauty Center, dinners in the Veranda and Grill restaurants, and use of the Sporting Club—equipped with squash courts, a putting green, and an indoor golf simulator—are included in the package. (villadeste.com)