Few places capture the glamour of Lake Como quite like the Grand Hotel Tremezzo. Rising from the shoreline in a blaze of Belle Époque grandeur, this Liberty-style palace is a living ode to Italian elegance — a place where art nouveau flourishes meet the serenity of the lake and the drama of the surrounding Alps.
A Belle Époque Jewel
Opened in 1910 at the height of Europe’s grand-tour era, the hotel was conceived as a temple of pleasure and refinement. Its façade, all sweeping balconies and ornamental curves, still radiates that early 20th-century optimism. Inside, gilded salons and frescoed ceilings recall a world of champagne receptions and waltzes, but the atmosphere has never calcified. Instead, the hotel has grown more alluring with time — living heritage rather than museum piece.
The Floating Pool
Among Lake Como’s many marvels, few are as memorable as the Grand Hotel Tremezzo’s floating pool, perched directly on the water itself. Guests swim not just in chlorinated blue but seemingly within the lake, with ferries gliding past and the Grigne mountains etched on the horizon. It is a spectacle of engineering that doubles as theatre, a stage for dolce vita in its purest form.
Italian Elegance, Contemporary Comfort
While Villa d’Este exudes patrician restraint, the Grand Hotel Tremezzo is unabashedly joyful. The interiors balance period detail with playful modern touches: bold colors, contemporary artworks, and design interventions that keep the spaces fresh without eroding their Belle Époque soul. Dining follows the same rhythm — from traditional Italian at La Terrazza to more informal lakeside bites — all imbued with that distinctly Como combination of sophistication and warmth.
A Legacy of Glamour
Over the decades, the hotel has welcomed generations of aristocrats, artists, and Hollywood stars, all drawn to its sense of theatre and its unrivalled views across the lake to Bellagio. To stay here is not only to inhabit luxury but to take part in an unfolding pageant of Como’s history: a continuity of elegance stretching from the Belle Époque to the present day.
Lake Como’s Living Stage
The Grand Hotel Tremezzo stands as a reminder that Lake Como has always been as much about performance as repose. With its Liberty-style curves, floating pool, and unapologetic sense of glamour, it invites guests to step into a scene both timeless and deliciously alive.
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Grand Hotel Tremezzo
📍 Via Regina 8, 22016 Tremezzina (CO), Italy
🌐 grandhoteltremezzo.com
☎️ +39 0344 42491
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