Hotel Belvedere

One of Our Top Hotel Stays in Italy! This hotel easily ranked in our top two during our four weeks in Italy. From the start, the welcome drink was creative, refreshing, and set a perfect tone for our stay. The gym was well-equipped, and both lunch and breakfast were truly fabulous — fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented. We were there during very warm temps and the pool was a lifesaver — kept cool and incredibly inviting. Located on the eastern side of Bellagio, the hotel offered a peaceful retreat away from the tourist crowds, which we really appreciated. A perfect balance of relaxation, comfort, and thoughtful hospitality.

This is a one-in-a-million Hotel - worthy of more than 5 stars! Gorgeous location, view, beautiful rooms, and most importantly the service and helpfulness of the staff and owner is incomparable. Putting our "money where our mouth is" we booked a return for next summer since we loved the people, place and view so much. We met Giulia, the great grand-daughter of the founder of the hotel, and current owner, who is charismatic, friendly, warm and attentive. From the moment of arrival the reception (Julia) jumped to help us when we were having challenges with our driver from Milan. She told us that we should not worry about anything on our vacation and promptly took over negotiations with him. That was the pattern for the 5 glorious days we spent with these warm gracious staff who acted like our family from the first to the last moment in our memorable stay. The rooms are comfortable and well sized, and all have fabulous views of Lake Como. The pool people were equally welcoming and friendly. It seemed as though all of Belvederes staff anticipated our needs before we did. We will return next June, and maybe again.

I have had the most wonderful stay here. The staff are so welcoming and professional, and go out of their way to make you feel comfortable. The views and gardens are outstanding. Truly beautiful. It is hard to describe. The smells of jasmine and roses.. My room was perfect, neat as a pin, classical, with a view of the lake and a small balcony. The town is 5 minutes away on foot and returning to the hotel is like taking a long deep breath. Lovely! This is a classical Italian hotel with history that is family run, and with that comes a certain grace and modesty. If you are looking for pretension and overt grandeur, this is not for you. If you are seeking beauty, peace, and understated elegance, with breathtaking views then I highly, highly recommend. The best place I have stayed in years and years. Perfetto.

Lake Como is magnificent and the Hotel Belvedere compliments it beautifully! The views of the lake from the hotel are absolutely stunning and you can just stare at the lake for hours and become mesmerized! The hotel is fabulous! The breakfast is amazing and the views from the breakfast room are fantastic! We relaxed on the loungers outside our room, ate lunch at the pool bar and then walked into Bellagio for dinner. The service and accommodations are outstanding! When we visited in May, we almost changed our plans to stay longer as we were enjoying ourselves so much!

The best hotel I have ever stayed at. Nicest staff, pay attention to every detail and make everyone feel special. Gave us incredible dinner recommendations and helped set up our private boat tour which was outstanding. ||Felipo was awesome, I wish I remembered the names of everyone! Also breakfast is included at least with the package we got, and it was delicious. Such a beautiful view from the dining room and some of the best fresh fruit, pastries, yogurt, etc. definitely a highlight. ||Rooms were spectacular, spa is so beautiful and the amenities even if you aren’t getting a treatment are amazing. Loved the cold/hot shower experience and the sauna/steam.||Also, the staff that work at the pool were amazing. Spent a lot of time out there because the view is so amazing! Overall I’d recommend this hotel over any other on the lake. It’s quiet, peaceful, up on a hill so out of the busy touristy area and really worth every penny/not over priced like a lot are in the area.||Thank you Belvedere team for such a special stay!!!

Where do I begin. This hotel is a DREAM. The hotel is a quick 5 minute walk outside of the Bellagio city center, allowing you to experience both the quiet tranquility of the lake views and infinity pool, while also having the Italian charm of the city center at your fingertips. The hotel sits just outside the restricted driving zone allowing you to easily access it with a personal car, which I recommend renting since taxis are so expensive and hard to come by. My husband and I stayed in a garden deluxe room and loved having the lounge chair bed to enjoy in the mornings. They have a LOVELY included breakfast, a wonderful gym with delightful views of the lake and allow guests to access their spa “rooms” including a sauna, steam room, salt room, ice room, etc. The staff were accommodating and delightful. We cannot say enough good things. We will be back! Thank you for sharing your paradise with us.

My husband and I just returned from a wonderful 4 night stay at this hotel. We typically mention particular hotel employees by name if they provide exceptional service. At the Hotel Belvedere that would be impossible because they ALL provided exceptional, warm, welcoming service. This is a beautiful, gracious hotel with outstanding lake views. The rooms are well appointed and beautifully serviced. We enjoyed many delicious meals and cocktails in the restaurant, on the terrace and by the pool. The shuttle provided by the hotel was greatly appreciated as well.|We loved our stay in this hotel.

We loved our stay at Hotel Belvedere and would highly recommend to anyone staying in Bellagio. It is located just outside of the town, but still within walking distance, which made it nice and relaxing and a good escape during the busy time periods. The pool/garden area was extremely nice and made for a great space to relax. The hotel also offers a spa for guests to use for free with a sauna, steam room, ice room, showers, and salt room which was a great way to start the day. During our trip we had a medical emergency and the hotel staff could not have been more helpful, they truly went above and beyond to make sure we were enjoying our stay and made us feel comfortable. They left different treats for us in our hotel room each night and even offered us complementary couple massages to help us relax. Their attentiveness and care for us helped make sure our trip was still a trip of a lifetime.

Absolutely amazing stay at Hotel Belvedere Bellagio during our honeymoon! Upon our arrival at the hotel, we were greeted by wonderful and extremely nice staff. Complementary beverage while checking in and awaiting bags to be delivered to our room. Our room had a wonderful view and was nice and spacious. We loved the amenities the hotel had to offer. Outside the pool area is wonderful with a breathtaking view of the lake. We enjoyed the pool and hot tub and used it daily. We also enjoyed lunch by the pool and many spritz's from the pool bar. Be warned, the pool is not heated if you are there in the spring time! The staff were so nice and always greeted us when we returned the next day. The spa is also incredible, with many free to use experiences such as an ice room, salt room, sauna and more! We also loved breakfast every morning at the hotel with the incredible view. Another wonderful part of this hotel is the location. It is less than a 10 minute walk down to the city center and I would prefer to stay here for the view over a hotel near the lake in town. I hope to return to Bellagio again and I will stay at Hotel Belvedere again!

Loved this place so came back for a second visit. We got there late since our train and ferry were both late. We were starving and the kitchen was closed. The staff found us a beautiful spread of snacks that more than sufficed. This is such a lovely place and amazing staff each night we have visited.

After traveling to 80 countries and all seven continents over the past five decades, our 2023 stay at Hotel Belvedere on Lake Como made it very clear that this is now our favorite hotel in the world! Don't let the four stars deceive you, because this is a five-star accommodation all the way! The views of Lake Como are stunning on the eastern slope of this unnamed peninsula that pierces the lake like an arrow, especially from the outdoor deck above the pool. The rooms are so elegant and modern, the rain showers are huge, and the views from our massive patio in the Junior Suite were breathtaking. Cascading down the hill on the hotel property are numerous plateaus of well manicured lawns, sculpted bushes, and beautiful flowers. You're in close proximity to the action of bustling downtown Bellagio, but secluded just far enough for total peace and quiet at the hotel. Situated in the shadow of a hill just to the north owned by The Rockefeller Foundation, with the mountainous terrain as a buffer between the town center and this lovely property, the serenity makes you feel far from the city that's a mere 5-minute walk away. It is the optimal location in Bellagio! The spa is extensive, a facility at which we took full advantage of a thorough, hour-long massage that vastly improves circulation. The staff is incredibly courteous and well trained. But it's many of the little things they do at Hotel Belvedere that make it such a great place to stay. To offer several examples, the luxurious array of body washes and lotions are noteworthy, the larger trashcans without lids uncommon in most hotel rooms are much easier to navigate, the breakfast is one of the best we've ever had, and the room service food is so good you might want to have your nightly dinners in your room. While breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m., we had to depart at 7:00 on the final morning to catch a ferry. So the staff composed four takeout boxes for the two of us with a wonderful selection of breakfast foods. It was kindness that goes above and beyond. Of our 46 years of international travel, this is the ultimate hotel for us!

We absolutely loved it here. We wanted to spoil ourselves and stay somewhere romantic with a lake view for our stay in Bellagio, Lake Como and this met all expectations. The lake is literally right in front of the hotel and it is breathtaking every single time you look at it. There were times we literally just started at it from the hotel. Easily the best hotel I've stayed at. The hotel itself is luxurious and the room was spacious and even had a balcony to enjoy the lake view. There's a pool with bar service and and infinity jacuzzi. All were amazing. And the restaurant at the hotel was delicious. We had the complimentary breakfast buffet and also had dinner there. Both were great. The dinner was special since the in house sommelier recommended a nice bottle and the dessert was also delicious (and I'm not a dessert guy). The hotel also has a very nice small gym with treadmills and weights. Location: just a few blocks from city center and the ferry. We also caught a boat ride which was close by. Staff: The staff is so amazing here. From Mario at Front Desk to Monica and Filippo at the restaurant, everyone was so attentive, warm, and genuinely wanted us to have a good time. We felt so loved. My biggest tip is to have a solid transportation plan. You can take the train to Lake Como but Bellagio is far from the station and there aren't a bunch of taxis available. There is a ferry which you can walk to from the train station but the day we went the ferry tickets machine was not working so we ended up asking the hotel to send a car which they graciously did!

Located in Bellagio with beautiful views of the lake. Our room had a deck with stunning views. Easy check in and check out process. Very clean and well kept. They brought our bags to the room for us as we were given a brief tour of the grounds and amenities in the room. Hot tub and pool available but we didn't use it. Breakfast is available between 830 and 1030 with more stunning views as you eat. Breakfast buffet which had many choices and items to order such as eggs, omelets, pancakes, etc. They also have a restaurant for dinner. The staff was amazing from before check in until after we checked out. They all spoke both English and Italian. Manuel took care of any bookings that were done or anything that was needed. Other helpful employees were Camila, Manuela, and Serena. They all went above and beyond including the staff at breakfast. The town is a short 5 minute walk. There is shopping, restaurants, boat tours, and benches to sit and view the lake. Even on a cloudy day the views were beauty. I highly suggest staying here. I would love to come back here the next time I visit Italy.

This review is for the restaurant. We stumbled upon this walking into town from our parking space and had lunch on their terrace, which has a beautiful view of the lake. Service was good and the food was excellent. They had a special smoked butter truffle pasta that was so great we ordered it twice, best pasta we had while in Italy. Definitely recommend.

Loved it. Hotel staff was friendly and helpful as was the restaurant staff. Food was excellent. Rooms was large with a well appointed kitchen and large comfy beds! We will return.

One of the best small, high-quality hotels I have ever stayed at. Small enough to have that nice, small feel, and get to know the staff during a one-week visit. Big enough to have all the basics that a larger hotel would provide: a bar that was open whenever I needed it, a great restaurant, a 24-hour front desk, parking, prompt maid service, a swimming pool, spa, and pool bar. All with a simply superb view overlooking the lake. It's a bit of walk to downtown Bellagio -- but at least it's all downhill. It's the coming back part that's hard. Note that for the weak-kneed there is a way to go all the way around and get to downtown without having to take a single step (head for the church), though I would encourage anyone to explore the beautiful staired alleyways and the shops within them. The only real downside is the elevator; it's too small and too slow for a property of this size.

If you are thinking about coming to Lake Como, this is where you should stay. It is worth every penny! We stayed here for our honeymoon and we're upgraded to a suite with the best view! They also brought us Italian prosecco upon arrival. The breakfast was wonderful every morning and the dinner meals was one of my favorite in all of Como. The hotel staff were all very friendly and went above and beyond to make our stay enjoyable. I wish I could go back right now!!

A modern luxury hotel perched in the hills overlooking the back side of the lake away from downtown Bellagio yet only a 15 minute walk to town. The hotel is of modest size and we were in a room with a beautiful lake view and a nice, private balcony up on the third floor. Much of this hotels appeal is its amazing view looking down to the other side of lake from the village proper (remember,Bellagio is situated on a small peninsula). If rated on looks and style alone, they would be 5 stars, however for me service, sleep quality, noise and comfort also are important factors at the dozens of hotels I visit during a typical year. Unfortunately they've got a few areas here that were less than 5 stars. Pros: -THE VIEW THE VIEW THE VIEW -amazing shower with jets coming at you from all directions (although tricky at first to figure out) -good-sized room with modern furnishings and pergo (fake) wood flooring. -nice pool (pool attendant on first day with grayish hair was not very service minded but much better younger guy was on duty on our second visit who did a great job) -beautiful setting for a restaurant on a Terrace above the pool-again, THE VIEW, and a nice menu when we had dinner (service was fine but not 5-star quality with seemingly a number of less experienced staff and one senior guy) -front desk staff very helpful in arranging activities (although Bellagio Water Limousine cruise she recommended was disappointing but recommendation for Bellagio Rent a Boat was highlight of our vacation) -fastest and most reliable WIFI we've found in the 5 luxury hotels we've visited during this 2 week trip Disappointments: -poor sleep quality-the bed had these super thin (maybe 4 inches) FLIMSY PILLOWS and I awoke with a sore neck (and bad attitude). Called on day two and got some slightly softer ones but still just ok. -POOR SOUND INSULATION given the caliber of this hotel-every door opening, footsteps in the hallway, even footsteps from the room above on the wooded floor could be EASILY HEARD in our expensive room on the third floor-luckily we none of the young families were residing nearby. Minor nits: -a bit of a walk to town, especially on a hot day and it's all uphill coming back as you'd expect -parking-good that they have it, bad that your car is in a locked and chained paddock-like car jail-and they encourage you to just walk to get around-best not to even bring a car Bottom line: 3-4 stars. They need to amp up the service component and fix sound quality and pillow to be 5 stars in my book.

We stayed there for our 25th Anniversary at the end of our Italy trip. Fantastic facilities and the staff was super friendly and helpful! We stayed in a suite in the main building facing the lake and the view was breathtaking. Even though this is an old building it has been refreshed with modern conveniences and clean lines. My wife had several treatments at the spa and I used the sauna, turkish steam room and Jacuzzi (which had an infinity edge making it seem to flow right into the lake and alps. We had dinner 2 nites in the restaurant and it was delicious with fabulous views and tasty dishes. Breakfast was also scrumptious with meats, cheeses, salmon, various pastry/breads/cereals etc. Recommend to stay in the main building with a lake view if possible. Also, it is at the top of the hill so if you have trouble walking you will need cabs and such to get places.

We were here for our honeymoon, and I can't say enough about our stay at the Hotel Belvedere. Gorgeous hotel just a short walk up the hill from downtown Bellagio. There are lots of nice hotels in the area, but what impressed us the most was the staff and their attention to detail. Everyone we encountered was incredibly friendly and helpful, and worked hard to make our stay as wonderful as possible. As an example, we had an early flight on our last day and had to leave before breakfast began, so they packed us to-go bags so we'd have something to munch on during the ride to the airport. Most higher end hotels do the big stuff right, but these guys did the little things we wouldn't have even thought of. The restaurant on property is fantastic, and they do a great breakfast in the morning. Obviously you don't go to a place like Lake Como just to spend your entire time at the hotel, but do yourself a favor and have one evening meal here - it's worth it. Anyway, we highly recommend this hotel. I have a hard time believing that one could do much better anywhere in Bellagio.

Wonderful hotel, location and staff! Walk to town but removed from the hustle and bustle, heated swimming pool overlooking Lake Como, beautiful room and parking on site. The grounds are gorgeous and the staff was amazing. Highly recommend this hotel!