Passalacqua

I just returned from a trip to Italy with my in-laws. I had no roll in planning and was really just going where I was told, so I was oblivious to the hype around the hotel going into it. The other necessary context is that we were also traveling with a 14-month old baby. This meant that for many of the outings I stayed back for nap time with my daughter while my wife went with her family, then when she woke up, we would hang out at the hotel. The hotel itself is stunning. The grounds are gorgeous. However, other hotels are beautiful, and other grounds are beautiful, other locations are beautiful, etc. etc. What sets this hotel apart from anything else I have ever experienced was the staff. They were simultaneously very formal while also being so familiar that I had to remind myself that it is inappropriate to hug them after an interaction. I could say many things about them but I will share a few small anecdotes that perfectly incapsulate the experience. 1. For my daughter's afternoon nap, I would let her sleep on my chest somewhere outside on the grounds. Every time I did some staff member would see me, walk over and whisper to ask if the bambini would like a blanket. 2. After having lunch in the bar several times, the staff all knew her name and my daughter was getting more comfortable with them. While I was having lunch they would call her to walk to them then as she would walk to them they would act like they were going to tickle her and she would run back to me cackling. 3. When the weather took a turn for the worse, the spa manager noticed me walking with my daughter and came over to say, "sir, normally the spa is not for babies, but with this weather, your daughter will need something to do for fun. If you would like to use our indoor pool, just call the spa and I will tell you when it is empty so she can enjoy a swim." 4. At most hotels the housekeeping staff barely makes eye contact with you. here that is not the case. One evening, my daughter was wearing toddle "walking socks" that are sorta like hospital socks for babies, but she wanted to go outside and so her socks were getting wet. One of the housekeeping staff that looked like she was ending her day walked by us, and then without saying anything caught back up to us. She had retrieved a set of baby-sized hotel slippers and stopped to help me put them on my baby girl! I was so touched. When I relayed the story to the hotel manager he said, "as a father, I have goosebumps, and as a hotelier as well. I will relay this to the housekeeping team and they will appreciate it." 5. Lastly, on our last night at the hotel we sat down for a fancy candlelit dinner in the main dining room. A four year old (my niece) was having trouble sitting through dinner, so her mother told her that since she had already eaten enough she would set her up with her tablet to watch a movie in the next room while we finished dinner. When her father went to check on her, he found the hotel manager en

This hotel is one of the best we have ever been to. The love for the details is enormous and that's what it is all about. Regarding functionality there is still room to improve. It's obvious that the look and the design - besides the service quality - count the most for the owner family. It is a very expensive pleasure to stay at that hotel but the guests are fully rewarded for their willingness to spend a lot of money. The generosity of the hotel is extravagant and the employees pamper the guests in many ways. It would go too far to list all the different experiences we had but everything (with very few exceptions) was outstanding. Well done!

Stunning property, fantastic food. Service was very average, spiders in the room (x5), suit was ruined during turn down service (which the hotel fixed at my insistence) - there was also absolutely no accountability or apology for any of the above or for locking us out of the property for 30 mins after a boat ride organised by the hotel. Not what you’d expect after paying EUR1300 a night.

I was trying to decide between staying here and at Grand Hotel Tremezzo and ended up booking this hotel as per recommendation from my travel agent who told me how special it was and how it is one of the best hotels in Italy right but after reading reviews (and seeing a few pretty bad ones) I was worried. This place is EXPENSIVE ($2000 a night for a room!) and I wanted to make sure our money was well spent... Well, I should not have been worried because it was absolutely amazing! The grounds are stunning, the rooms (we stayed at the 'stables') were amazing and the attention to detail is unlike anything I've seen before (even hangers are handcrafted out of wood and have leather Passalacqua logo on them!) and the service was really good! Ladies - they have not one, not two, but THREE different Dysons for your hair - so you don't need to bring yours (like I did!). We had dinner at the restaurant one night and it was the best meal we've had on the trip - similar quality to michelin starred restaurants! As guests of Passalacqua you are able to use the grounds of Grand Tremezzo and we did that. The are very different hotels - Grand Tremezzo is stunning and runs like a well oiled machine (at Passalacqua there are a few kinks they should still work out) but Grand Tremezzo is huge and feels like a large resort vs passalacqua is small and very serene - there are only 24 rooms total so even when the place is sold out it it is never crowded. So if you are looking for a place at lake como - look no further!

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!

Beautiful property and great service. We came for lunch, and Alessandro our waiter at the restaurant was fantastic- friendly and quick with perfect English. Definitely check out the grounds if you are nearby- it is exquisitely beautiful .