Hotel brochure

VILLA D’ESTE
®
L AG O D I C O M O
via Regina, 40 – 22012 Cernobbio, Como – Italy
T +39 031 3481 – F +39 031 348844
[email protected] – www.villadeste.it
VILLA D’ESTE
®
L AG O D I C O M O
LAVILLA D’ESTE
INCARNE UN
ABSOLU DES
S E N S. A C E
P O I N T DE
SPLENDEUR,
I L F A U T
T R O U V E R
UN MOT,
UI
N E S O I T PA S
« H O T E L »,
« PALACE » OU
«RESIDENCE».
A volte, è una festa. A volte, una sosta.
Altre, il piacere di una villeggiatura nello stile d’antan.
O un convegno d’affari, che subito diventa incontro al vertice.
Perché Villa d’Este è così, dal XVI secolo. È lo scenario a sguardo perso
di un’aristocrazia intatta. È il parco secolare. Il colore e la quiete.
La cascata di fontane, la scultura del Canova, la magia del lago.
È il tempo che si ferma, è una modernità assoluta e fresca.
È un proscenio irrepetibile, un gioco di specchi tra verità e segreti.
La consapevolezza, la nonchalance. Il quotidiano straordinario.
Il lusso interpretato come luogo dello spirito.
È il reale e il sublime. È principesse, marchesi, sultani e zar.
Dal 1873, albergo, il gusto di rappresentare, l’arte di essere.
Vivere? Villa d’Este. Nessun altro dove, senza perché.
Un cancello che racchiude un mondo, e dischiude un orizzonte.
“… en espérant encore qu’une femme inconnue,
peut-être imaginée, vous attend quelque part,
que vous la trouverez…
Être seul en ce lieu, il faut bien être fou.”
Olivier Barrot
“Ici, tout est noble et touchant, et tout parle d’amour.”
Stendhal
Guest rooms have preserved
the impressive aura of a noble past.
No two are exactly alike in either size or décor.
I recall gentle breezes, cool linen sheets, satin, silk, and silence.
“When you write of two happy lovers,
let the story be set on the banks of Lake Como.”
Franz Liszt
Argent, le lac de Côme occupe l’horizon.
“This lake exceeds anything
I ever beheld in beauty.”
Shelley
Lo splendore del giardino all’italiana.
“I should be happy to see you in my little nutshell,
which is pretty and comfortable and
my gardens are charmant.”
Caroline of Brunswick, Princess of Wales
… Then there is the cooking school, which started 30 years ago.
“For those lucky enough to have indulged
in Luciano Parolari’s repasts, these edible souvenirs
evoke the fondest and tastiest memories of their stays.”
Alexandra Mayes Birnbaum
“The Italians are so delightfully shameless when it comes to putting on a show.”
Tim Parks
Not only the food is sublime,
the staff that serves it is also legendary.
Not only do they know the dishes and
the menus, they know guests, too.
Les volumes, d’entrée, saisissent le regard.
… And then there are all those wonderful theme evenings
where special meals are served
to complement the event.
Jean Govoni Salvadore
Attimi lenti. Spazi stemperati. Infiniti.
“The precise location of heaven on earth
has never been established
but it may very well be right here.”
Herb Caen
Avant-garde treatments. Skilful techniques. The spirit takes shape.
At the turn of the 20th century,
Villa d’Este was known as a spa.
But this was very different from the one
that graces the main building today.
“Fontaines et jardins descendent à son bord.”
Olivier Barrot
A place for the body.
A state of mind. A space for your self.
“There is a lake, a swimming pool, and a swimming pool in the lake.”
G.Y. Dryansky
For the active vacationer,
Villa D’Este offers a wide range of activities.
Besides the putting green on the property itself,
there are five golf courses nearby.
“Wherever we turn, there are children… I had expected
the Villa d’Este to be a place where you have to keep your
voice down. But rarely have I seen ease and formality so
happily married.”
David Leavitt
The sumptuous Cardinal’s building
The charming Queen’s building
3 Restaurants
2 Bars
Disco and nightclub
4 Rooms for receptions and banqueting
9 Meeting rooms
8 Tennis courts
Squash court
St. Moritz
3 Swimming pools, gym, sauna,
Turkish bath, massages
6 Golf courses in the surrounding area
Menaggio
Agno
Boutiques
Jewellery shop
Beauty salon
Lugano
Varenna
Tremezzo
Lenno
Campione
Bellagio
d’Italia
Cernobbio
Lecco
“Our philosophy here at Villa d’Este is that a hotel has to
be a way of life itself. Today, we retain the discreet allure
of a private, patrician villa where our guests feel treasured
in the old-fashioned way. This is the future.”
Jean Marc Droulers
Chiasso
Brunate
Verona
Como
Helipad
Bergamo
Malpensa
Milano
Indoor and outdoor parking
Linate
Pavia
Portofino
and Italian Riviera
Venezia
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®
VILLA D’ESTE
®
L AG O D I C O M O
via Regina, 40 – 22012 Cernobbio, Como – Italy
T +39 031 3481 – F +39 031 348844
[email protected] – www.villadeste.it