Grand Hotel Tremezzo
Italy
Grand Hotel Tremezzo, Lake Como
Regina, 8 – 22016 Tremezzina
Lake Como – Italy
www.grandhoteltremezzo.com
HOTEL INFORMATION
5 star deluxe Grand Hotel Tremezzo, entirely owned and run by an Italian family who has been running it for the last 40 years, opened officially with a huge party on the 10th July 1910. Since the 80’s, Paolo De Santis, CEO, worked hard for the requalification of the property and, together with his daughter Valentina took it back to its antique splendour. Silvio Vettorello, General Manager, take wonderful care of Guests welcoming them personally and leading a dedicated team that works hard to make every day in Tremezzo an unforgettable and special one.
Hotel General Manager
Silvio Vettorello-
Silvio boasts extraordinary experience in five-star hôtellerie, he started working in the most exclusive hotels in Italy and Switzerland- Splendido e Splendido Mare in Portofino, the Savoy and Four Seasons in Florence, Hotel Des
Bergues in Geneva where he looked after politicians from the United Nations, heads of state, royal families..
In 2011 Vettorello returned to Italy for the pre-opening and opening of the Armani Hotel Milano as a Lifestyle Manager. In 2013 he joined the Grand Hotel Tremezzo family as Life-Style Manager, Operations Manager and since 2018 as General Manager of Grand Hotel Tremezzo.
GRAND HOTEL TREMEZZO
History & Story
Its origins date back to the era of romantic grand tours in the early 1900. Founded by a visionary and well-traveled family from Bellagio, it was the only Grand hotel on Lake Como, welcoming the most sophisticated and aristocratic international travellers of the time. Today, another family is proudly carrying forward the Grand Hotel Tremezzo tradition, celebrating over a century of charm and authentic Italian hospitality.
Continually updated and renewed during Winter closure, it does not look its age.
Main strengths, special touch
Grand Hotel Tremezzo enjoys the primary location on the shores of Lake Como, just in front of Bellagio peninsula, offering the most breathtaking postcard view of the whole of the lake at every moment of the day.
The Rooftop Suites are the most exclusive and desired suite-accommodation in the area, and should not be missed for who’s looking for a one-of-a-kind experience. They have been inaugurated in 2012, and each of them offers a panoramic outdoor Jacuzzi situated on the private terrace looking out onto the spectacle of the Lake.
Our MARINA, composed by RUY, the period Venetian Lancia boat and also BATT, the “new born” a Venetian motor launch will be always available exclusively to guests staying at the hotel.
The warm approach and top notch service that only a family-owned hotel can offer complete the experience, making every Guest at the Grand Hotel Tremezzo feeling welcome, special and at home.
Location
Just one hour’s drive from Milan and its airports, Grand Hotel Tremezzo is located in the heart of Lake Como, where all the main and most fascinating touristic attractions stand and just in front of Bellagio, considered the pearl of the lake.
The magnificent 18th century Villa Carlotta, just a 2 minute’s walk from the Hotel, is famous for its art collections and celebrated botanical gardens. Villa Balbianello, set amid florid gardens on a promontory, where scenes from James Bond, Casino Royale, and Star Wars were shot, is one of the most dramatic locations on the Lake and just 10 minutes by boat from the Hotel.
Guests can enjoy lake sports: water-skiing, windsurfing, seaplane, fishing; trekking and biking; sightseeing tours of Como; shopping (Milan, Fox Town-outlet (Switzerland).
Fun Facts
The Divine Greta Garbo mentioned the hotel in her famous film “Grand Hotel” (1932). Nowadays, Grand Hotel Tremezzo’s most important historic suite is inspired by the regal charisma of one of Hollywood’s greatest actresses.
Children’s Corner
For families with young children wooden toys are available, books of fairy tales and a large choice of DVDs (to be viewed in the TV room or in your own room) as well as satellite channels for kids and teenagers. Buckets and spades are available for toddlers to play on the real sand beach. All Grand Hotel Tremezzo restaurants offer a Baby Menu.
Babysitter service on request.
HOTEL FEATURES
Accommodation
Grand Hotel Tremezzo has 84 rooms & suites including :
• 6 hyper-luxe Suites in the hyper-exclusive all-suites Rooftop Floor, with private panoramic terraces and outdoor heated Jacuzzis. With the two new Grand Rooftop Suites, stylish and spacious you can dance like no one is watching. A view so sweeping and majestic the world seems all your own. A terrace so vast and welcoming you may never leave.
• The luxurious collection of historical Suites – Suite Greta, paying homage to the golden age Hollywood actress Greta Garbo; the Signature Suites, harking back to the exuberant elegance of yesteryear; Suite Emilia, housed in the 18th Century Villa Emilia, offering private access to our oasis of wellness, the T Spa and the Terrace Garden Suites, that guarantee a perfect comfort to families and nature lovers.
• 4 Junior Suites with a spacious layout and twin balconies, this new addition to the family of suites gives guests a restful retreat and a front-row seat to Lake Como’s ever-changing mood.
• 8 Deluxe Rooms occupying the Palace corners, with double windows offering a 180° view over the lake.
All rooms and suites offer Guests an extraordinary sight, whether breathtaking views of Bellagio and the Riviera delle Azalee, or the peace and tranquillity of the flower gardens and age-old park.
Restaurants & bars
The Grand Hotel Tremezzo showcases the very best of the Italian art of mangiare in five distinct bars and restaurants. From formal to relaxed, chic to fun, there will be always an option to meet every whim.
• La Terrazza
The finest and tastiest examples of Italian cuisine, reinterpreted by the Maestro Gualtiero Marchesi together with our Executive Chef Osvaldo Presazzi, served on the loveliest terrace on the whole of Lake Como.
• L’Escale Trattoria & Wine Bar
The special pleasure of an informal meal of pasta all’Italiana, meat and fish fondues and grills, accompanied by the best Italian regional wines.
• T Bar
A romantic lounge, ideal for one of the signature cocktails of Head Barman Max at sunset, with the candlelight flickering at the moon.
• T Pizza
Starring Italy’s iconic dish, for lunches or private parties in the heart of the park.
• T Beach
Delicious barbecues and light meals on the lake shore, with a stunning view of Bellagio, ideal for guests who don’t want to miss a minute’s sunshine.
Wellness
The Grand Hotel Tremezzo offers Guests an entire world of temptations for a perfect and relaxing holiday on the lake, including three swimming pools, a private sandy beach, a private boat, a luxurious boutique spa, and over 20,000 sqm of lush secular park incorporating a panoramic path, a floodlit clay tennis court, and a fully equipped 3 storey gym open 24/7.
• T Spa
An oasis of wellness for body and soul, it offers skincare collection and Spa treatments by Santa Maria Novella, one of the world’s most exclusive, distinguished beauty providers.
• T Spa Suite
A real ‘Private Spa’ secretly hidden in the garden, with sumptuous whirlpool tub, sauna and steam bath with contrast cascade shower, and the most private couple treatment room. A true haven of pure tranquility just for two.
The pools are 3 turquoise jewels:
• Flowers Pool
The perfect place to swim and relax immersed in nature, in the peace and quiet of the century-old gardens.
• WaterOntheWater
A crystal-clear pool set in the blue of the lake, for an unforgettable swim looking over on Bellagio. Next to the floating pool, real sand recreates a classic lido for sunbathing with a view.
• T Spa Infinity Pool
The indoor swimming pool, in the inner sanctum of the spa, is a strip of azure, ultra pure energy. Infinity effect and a breathtaking view of the lake from the outdoor Jacuzzi and the relaxation lounge.
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Corporate and celebration events
• Some occasions are unique, once in a lifetime moments that deserve the Grand Hotel Tremezzo, sure to deliver enchanting moments that guests will never forget. Events large or small, but always with the same verve, the same unmistakable chic!
• Rooms of various sizes available to host all types of corporate gatherings: board meetings, presentations, conventions… and all with the rare advantage of true natural daylight. All are fully equipped with the latest technologies and can be furnished to meet your specific needs.
Hotel and restaurants Awards
2024
• #2 in Best Italy Hotels, #1 in Best Italy Resorts, #17 in Best Europe Hotels, #5 in Best Europe Resorts in the the U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Hotels
• T+L 500 list
• 2 Chiavi Michelin nella Guida Michelin
• Travel + Leisure’s 2024 World’s Best Awards #6
• Robb Report’s 50 Greatest Luxury Hotel Awards for 2024.
• The 2024 Top 25 Historic Hotels Worldwide
2023
• Tatler Travel Guide – Hotelier of the Year –
• Conde Nast Travel – The gold list
• DUCO: Valentina nominata “Best hotelier of the year” – Patrizio Cipollini award
• Conde Nast Traveler Gold List
• Afar: Villa Passalacqua – named one of the best new hotels of 2023 by AFAR
• Travel + Leisure #7 of Readers’ 10 Favorite Resorts in Italy of 2023
• Submission for Top 100 Suites Elite Traveler 2024
• Conde Nast Traveler Reader choice award – 14°
• Finalist in the 2023 Historic Hotels Worldwide Awards of Excellence
• I Prefer 2023 Members’ Choice Awards
• Donna del turismo Elena David” ai MHR Tourism Award “Microfoni d’argento” – VDS
2022
• Virtuoso “Hotelier of the Year” for Grand Hotel Tremezzo & Passalacqua- 2022 Luminaries, legends and leaders
• Travel+Leisure: 500 Reader’s Best 2022 for Europe (May 2022)
• Hospitality Leadership Award – Valentina De Santis – Grand Hotel Tremezzo & Passalacqua
2021
• Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards #15 in the ‘Top 30 Hotels in Italy category.
• DUCO: Valentina nominata “Best Italian hotelier 2021” – Patrizio Cipollini award
• DUCO: The Lemon Awards – Winner for “Most friendly” Grand Hotel Tremezzo
• CNN: 10 BEST hotels in the world
• Guida Bar d’Italia, T Bar recensito tra i “Cocktail bar di grandi alberghi”
• Guida Ristoranti del Gambero Rosso, con recensione de La Terrazza Gualtiero Marchesi
2020
• Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards 2020 #1 Hotel in Italy
• Travel+Leisure – The World’s Best Awards 2020 – Top #100 Hotels in the world, #9 Hotel in Europe and 3# Hotel in Italy
• Best Hotel USA News #1 in Italy e #4 Hotel in Europe
• 100 eccellenze Forbes ITALIA (premiazione a Roma gennaio 2020)
• T Bar “Locale Selezionato” per Guida ai Cocktail Bar d’Italia BlueBlazer www.blueblazer.it
• the Conde Nast Gold List (We have been featured in the Conde Nast Traveller Gold List in the Jan/Feb issue 2020)
• Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards Top Hotels in the world
• Guida Touring “Grand Hotel Tremezzo” – “Miglior room service” e “Olimpo dell’ospitalità”
2018
• 2018 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER READER’S AWARDS à Best Destination Hotel
• 2018 HAUTE GRANDEUR à Best Luxury Hotel
• 2018 HAUTE GRANDEUR à Best SPA Destination
• 2018 TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST à Top resorts hotel in Italy
• 2018 EUROPEAN HOTEL AWARDS à Hotel of the Year 2018
• CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER à Gold List 2018
2016-2017
• CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER READER’S CHOICE AWARDS 2017 à Top Hotels in Italy
• GREAT GOLF MAGAZINE à Romantic Golf Resort 2017
• Awarded by Preferred Hotels & Resorts as Hotel of the Year
• MR & MRS SMITH HOTEL AWARDS 2016 à Best pool with a view
• SPAFINDER WELLNESS TRAVEL AWARDS 2016 à Best Hidden Gem: T Spa
• 2016 HAUTE GRANDEUR à Best Hotel with a view
• 2016 WORLD LUXURY SPA AWARDS à winner 2016
• 2016 TATLER SPA AWARDS à Glamorous Getaway
2015
• 2015 CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER READER’S CHOICE AWARDS à Top 30 Hotels in Italy
• 2015 TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST à Top 100 Hotels in the world
• 2015 TRAVELLER MADE AWARDS à Friendliest General Manager for Independent Hotels
2012-2013-2014
• Andrew Harper Grand Awards. Grand Hotel Tremezzo named Grand Award winner 2014
• Condé Nast Traveler Reader’s Choice. Grand Hotel Tremezzo ranked among the ‘Top 50 Hotels in Italy’. 2013
• Winner of Collezioni Wedding Awards 2013
• Elite Traveller: Rooftop Suites named among the 101 top suites in the world. 2012
Number of employees
120