Lake Como’s Grand Hotel Tremezzo

Within the 1932 movie, Grand Lodge, Greta Garbo referred to as Lake Como’s Grand Hotel Tremezzo “that sunny, pleased place.” Ninety years later, the glittering resort, which overlooks Bellagio from the incomparable lake’s very coronary heart, nonetheless lives as much as the praise—after which some.

Discerning vacationers in search of an uber-luxe escape on the achingly idyllic, 56-square-mile lake will need for nothing right here: from the resort’s iconic floating pool and personal seaside membership, to its colorfully stylish artwork nouveau interiors and 5 acres of impeccably manicured grounds, all the expertise immerses company in la dolce vita at its greatest. Having reopened on April 1st, the almost 112-year-old grande dame has unveiled some new surprises for the 2022 season.

First on the checklist: a sequence of bespoke wellness escapes—comprising mountain hikes, wild swimming, private coaching, and yoga—complemented by an array of soul- and muscle-soothing therapies. From silvotherapy (an immersion in nature that usually includes touching or hugging timber) on the grounds of beautiful sister property Villa Sola Cabiati, to a specialized heat experience at its world-class T Spa, which takes company on a wellness-boosting journey by way of a myriad of temperatures—there’s one thing for even essentially the most refined spa aficionados. Different highlights embrace an invigorating hammam lipolytic ritual, a sleep ritual incorporating the pure calm-inducing properties of native vegetation, and a number of pampering-with-purpose massages and facials utilizing merchandise from Florence’s famend Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella.

Fashionistas and Italophiles alike will revel within the resort’s newly unveiled “Sense of Moda” experiences, an extension of its stylish e-boutique, Sense of Lake—a brainchild of the resort’s charismatic and visionary proprietor and CEO, Valentina De Santis. Designed to supply unique perception into Italy’s inimitable custom of unequalled craftsmanship, they supply company the chance to fulfill the proficient groups and households behind the boutique’s curated assortment of equipment, style, and housewares—which incorporates objects solely designed for the resort by manufacturers like BRIC’S, Again Label, and F.R.S. Itineraries—comparable to a go to to the Mantero silk manufacturing unit in Como to create a customized silk scarf—embrace a tasty eating expertise and a particular present from Sense of Lake.

The resort’s greatest seasonal shock awaits in June: the debut of Passalacqua, a circa-1787 former non-public villa that De Santis and her household have painstakingly reworked right into a 24-suite,“once-in-a-century” five-star resort on Lake Como’s storied shores. Judging from Grand Lodge Tremezzo’s rarefied standing as an everlasting and endlessly modern icon of Italian hospitality, its hotly anticipated opening guarantees to make a worldwide splash.