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Lake Como has a long history of hosting world elites in villas along its sunlit shores. This week it welcomed quite a few more: Sofia Coppola, Lupita Nyong’o, Keira Knightley, and The White Lotus stars Beatrice Grannò and Sarah Catherine Hook were among the many boldfaced names to take their seats on the terrace of Villa d’Este for Chanel’s cruise collection presentation.
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A room at Villa d’Este, in the Cardinal Building.
Originally built in 1568 as the summer residence of one Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio, Villa d’Este was transformed into a luxury hotel in 1873. Brands and world travelers alike come for the royal pedigree, making the property an ideal destination for the rich and famous. Its hallowed halls and gardens have seen the likes of Alfred Hitchcock, Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, Jennifer Aniston, and even George Clooney, presumably when he’s not installed at his own villa in nearby Laglio.
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A model walks the Chanel show at Villa d’Este.
Located in Cernobbio, a commune that’s just under an hour from Milan’s Malpensa airport, the hotel is convenient to get to by car or train. It has 151 rooms spread across two buildings, the Cardinal Building and the Queen’s Pavilion. There are also four private villas available for rent; three restaurants including a fine dining restaurant, Veranda; a floating pool; and a gym, sauna, and green marble-clad spa. The decor is classic, with a color scheme of blue and yellow throughout the communal spaces and rooms and suites.
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The hotel’s classic decor is full of Old World charm.
Spanning 25 acres in total, the property boasts a helipad, multiple tennis courts, and a series of fortresses carved into the side of the mountain that were built at the beginning of the 19th-century by one Vittoria Peluso for her husband, Count Domenico Pino, a Napoleonic general, so that he could stage mock war battles. There’s also a grotto that was recently restored by Fendi, slated to reopen to the public May 6.
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Looking out onto the lake, with the hotel’s famous floating pool just beyond.
Even if just for a night, Villa d’Este will make you feel like royalty. And if pricing is still an issue, you’ll be glad to know that the local ferry stop is within walking distance from the hotel—and rides across the lake start at just 2 Euros. Ciao!
Sean Santiago is ELLE Decor’s Deputy Editor, covering news, trends and talents in interior design, hospitality and travel, culture, and luxury shopping. Since starting his career at an interior design firm in 2011, he has gone on to cover the industry for Vogue, Architectural Digest, Sight Unseen, PIN-UP and Domino. He is the author of The Lonny Home (Weldon Owens, 2018), has produced scripted social content for brands including West Elm and Streeteasy, and is sometimes recognized on the street for his Instagram Reels series, #DanceToDecor
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