Passalacqua

This was hands down the most beautiful hotel we have ever stayed in. Top to bottom, everything was exquisite.

Setting aside the attention from the ludicrous title of world’s best hotel - no such thing in my humble view - Passalacqua does what it promises well: a beautiful boutique setting by lake como to take your breath away. The problem however is the 100+ travel agents, photographers, event planners, and every travel magazine on the planet either staying in the hotel the same time or passing through - something for the management team to be careful on - but other than that simply beautiful.

It is beautiful. Stunning.There’s music and scents to set the mood everywhere. Everywhere smells good and the attention to detail given by staff is amazing. The outdoor areas are lovely to explore. The pool area is so beautiful. Because the property only had about 24 rooms, it sorta feels like you have whatever space you’re in to yourself. They have free activities like gelato making and wine tasting rooms enjoy. The rooms are beautiful and very comfortable. The bed is high which I love and the pillows are soft. The TV is hidden like a mirror on the wall. The bathroom has a separate bath, and not one but 3! Dyson hair appliances including the Dyson air wrap. I loved styling my hair in the bathroom. Breakfast was a good selection of buffet and made to order items. You can choose to have breakfast in the main building or room service. I had lunch at the bar for the duration of my stay and then dinner either at the restaurant or off site.

The bar menu was quite small and the portions of spaghetti pomodorino (which is full or flavour) was inconsistent. Sometimes I got half the portion as previous. This didn’t affect our stay at all and I recommend this hotel.

I'm pretty sure that 99% of the guests at Passalacqua are not reading or writing TA reviews. This gorgeous hotel oozes luxury and exclusivity. It is spectacular. Stunning design, every single detail. Your eyes relax because of the beauty. I don't know, maybe some will quibble with this or that, but for me, this was one of those rare, very expensive, luxury hotels that delivered. Our room was SO BEAUTIFUL. The spa was SO BEAUTIFUL. The pool was SO BEAUTIFUL. And we felt so well attended at each moment. The first morning we ordered room service, I was startled by the knock on the door five minutes later with our coffee. We loved our boat ride on the lake. We loved aperitivi at the bar. I almost cried when it was time to leave. What a special place. I hope to return some day. Grazie!

Paradise. great location, beautiful gardens and property, great staff, great food.

everything was great.

Absolutely incredible hotel that exceeded all expectations. The staff go above and beyond to meet your every need and the hotel has everything you could need for a relaxing and exquisite stay.