Just 45 minutes to 1 hour from Malpensa Airport, or 5 minutes from Lugano-Agno Airport, this former Princes' Residence is now a deluxe villa hotel facing the Lake of Lugano.
This magnificent villa, built for Prince Leopoldo Von Hohenzollern in 1868, is set on the beautiful Collina d'Oro. The splendors of the Belle Epoque are still evident in the luxurious suites and the sumptuous drawing room decorated with marble fireplaces and works of art. Enjoy traditional Swiss hospitality and savor refined cuisine enhanced by superb Piedmontese wines.
The views from the restaurant and most of the rooms are truly spectacular. The Villa has 30 suites, all with balconies, and 7 superior double rooms, luxuriously refurbished and air-conditioned. Rooms have direct dial phones (ISDN), satellite and cable TV, in-house movie, in-room safe, private stock-bar. Included are: twice daily maid service, laundry/dry cleaning, shoe-shine, complimentary hairdryer, Crabtree & Evelyn toiletries. All linens are of the finest quality, including thick terry bathrobes and slippers.
The Residence, just one minute by foot, formerly a separate hotel, offers 38 rooms and suites with wonderful garden and park views. The decor is more contemporary and understated than that of the Villa. All the rooms are very spacious, offering all of the same amenties. The Cafe Leopoldo is located in the Residence, as is the fitness room, sauna and whirlpool.
They have the highest-ranked and award-winning hotel restaurant in Ticino, the Ristorante Principe Leopoldo, as well as the Cafe Leopoldo - a casual restaurant with summer terrace. 2 heated outdoor swimming-pools, sauna, solarium, whirlpool, fitness room with a range of cardio-vascular and tecnogym equipment, 5 tennis courts, massage on request and for sports enthusiasts, a whole range of possibilities from horseback riding to water-skiing. The hotel has special playing arrangements at 5 beautiful golfs located in our neighbouring Italy, 30 to 45 minutes away.
The general manager, Maurice Urech, was named "European Hotel Manager of the Year" for 2001 by the European Hotel Managers Association.
