Experts' Choice Award Il Giardino Botanico
What the experts agree on
Centuries-old lakeside villa with steeply terraced botanical grounds overlooking Lake Como. While the hotel operates inside, visitors can explore the historic gardens for just €6—a bargain for wandering centuries of aristocratic landscaping.
“The villa itself is a hotel, but the steeply terraced grounds are open to anyone willing to part with €6.”
– Lonely Planet
Frommer's "Before it was turned into a hotel for the public, Villa Cipressi was a lakeside retreat for centuries of noble families, who built and added onto it from the 15th to the 19th centuries." Full review
