Palazzo del Vicerè

Fascinating building with an interesting history and a wonderful staff. Our room was very comfortable and well furnished. We had dinner at 2 restaurants within walking distance that were recommended by Arianna and both were terrific. Lezzeno does not have a city center but for our two nights it was just right.

The property is wonderful and I believe does not have many recent reviews as it was closed and remodeled again during COVID. What an amazing find in Lezzenno at Lake Como. My husband and I like to travel in style and this is a special 2.5 week trip to Italy and we are staying in each place for fairly long periods of time (4-5 nights, 4 locations). The other three places are are also small and upscale, but are either part of exclusive known groups such as relais chateaux or recommended by someone we trust. For Palazzo, we took a chance and so glad we did. There are only 6 rooms-ours is very large-like an apartment with a kitchenette and large bathroom with laundry and amazing views of the Lake and small beach area. We are one house from the lake with large windows and unobstructed views and the Palazzo has a private and very nice beach area with lounge chairs and shower area about a 5-7 min walk down a beautiful path from the property. Arianna is the innkeeper and she is such a pleasant and positive person and makes everything even better, if that is possible. Lezzeno is not as known as Bellagio, a 12 min drive away, and we enjoyed it thoroughly. If you stay here, be sure to have Arianna make you reservations at the Stone House on at least one night for dinner. Casual restaurant and the food is wonderful. Back to our room-La Torre-we loved it and we could see ourselves buying a similar small place to spends weeks at a time enjoying Lezzenno. The room was spotless, which is important to me. No lake room from bedroom-the bed is very comfortable abs the rooms are quiet and you do not hear any other guest noise at all as the walls of this magnificent grand old residence are thick. The breakfast buffett is lovely and the cappuccino, coffee and espresso is made fresh to order, along with any egg requests- my husband had a fried egg and I had an one-egg omelet with ham each morning. Drawbacks-and I would not even want to mention-except important for people with accessibility challenges to know-this is probably not the accommodation for you. La Torre and one other room are on the 3rd floor and you have to carry bags up there. Also parking is challenging. There is a public lot about 200 meters away and that is the only parking for this property. There is no where to drop your bags and then park. You need to park in the public parking and carry your bags from there. I would say pack as light as possible as the path is also ancient and rocky and not made for roller bags and you need to carry your bag. You do not need much- sandals, a swim suit, and something to wear to dinner. We took the ferry from Lezzenno to Lenno and had a wonderful time exploring all the towns by ferry and water taxi. We had our car, but only used it sparingly for the 4 nights we were in town as we found the bus system and ferries to be great. There is a bus stop right near the parking lot. Try this property if you would like a wonderful location, unique experience, lovingly restored ar