This hotel will be closed from now until 1st March 2020. In addition to the hotel's yearly maintenance, Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola, will be making improvements to reduce the hotel's impact on the environment. During that time, Restaurant Arté al Lago will remain open from Tuesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner.
Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola
Charming villa and gardens on the shores of Lake Lugano
An impressive Italian-styled villa overlooking the Lake Lugano, Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola is set in stunning sub-tropical gardens filled with exotic plants. With wonderful lake and mountain views, a Michelin-starred restaurant, a wellness area with spa and beauty treatments, a private lido and fascinating collection of contemporary sculptures, this is a treat for the senses at every level.
Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola is a charming property that has a succinctly Mediterranean holiday feel combined with elegance and great service. There are stunning works of art wherever you look and each of the rooms and suites is uniquely decorated and has wonderful lake and garden views from the spacious balcony.
Read more[SPLIT]Read lessTake the funicular up Monte Brè, just outside the hotel, for the most fabulous lake and Alp views. Then visit the typical Ticinese village of Bré and follow the Art Path through the village. Return to Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola for a refreshing spa treatment followed by dinner in the Michelin-star restaurant Arté or something more relaxed at La Rucola. After dinner, head to Le Relais for a night cap before bed.
Enjoy your stay!
74 Rooms | 5 Floors | 3 Restaurants |
Michelin Star
Lake or Waterfront
Fine Dining
Pool
Our Hotel
Covid-19 Measures
- A separate cleaning kit will be put together for each of the 74 guest rooms, which will be equipped with the highest quality cleaning and disinfecting agents.
- All handrails, elevator buttons, doors and other surfaces are cleaned and disinfected several times a day.
- Kitchen staff/ waitress and cleaning staff wear a mask. At the Reception a Plexiglas has been installed.
- Digitalization all over the Hotel: App for newspaper, ipad for menus.
- Limited access to wellness Area and Pool.
Our rooms
Double Room
Superior Room
Junior Suite Standard
Junior Suite Superior
Junior Suite Executive
Suite
Suite Monte Bre
Suite San Salvatore
INVITED Reviews
Beautiful de-confinement weekend
We spent a long weekend at this beautiful palace hotel located in a park near Lake Lugano. Everything so beautiful with impeccable and very kind service. While the service was great, the food in the restaurant (not the Michelin start restaurant on the lake where we did not dine) could have been better Read more[SPLIT]Read lesshad there been lighter options with a focus on freshly prepared vegetables and local cuisine.
By Thaddeus May ’20 Trip Type Couple
Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola - nice villa with own park, private beach with a lakefront terrace, near Lugano center
Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola has a very good location, only 5-10 minutes walk to Lugano center. We have a very nice room with a lake view. The hotel has its own private beach with a lakefront terrace at lake Lugano only cross the street from the hotel. Right next to the private beach you can find a Read more[SPLIT]Read lessboat rental service.
By Dušan Aug ’19 Trip Type Couple
Great service, beautiful gardens
Reception team recognized SLH status and provided upgrade to stunning large lake view suite without it even having to be prompted or requested. Restaurants very good, staff friendly and fabulous. Location a little out of town but right near funicular.
By Caroline Aug ’19 Trip Type Couple
Key Features
All Hotel Features and Services
- Bell staff/porter
- Concierge desk
- Currency exchange
- Turndown service
- Hairdresser/barber
- Laundry service
- Complimentary shoeshine
- Gym
- Free parking
Location of your stay
Hotel Address
Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola
Viale Castagnola 31
.
Lugano
6906
Switzerland
Check in:
1500
Check out:
1200
Where is it?
7 kms to airport Agno
80 kms to airport Malpensa
96 kms to airport Linate
121 kms to airport Milan Orio Serio
222 kms to airport Zurich-Kloten