Villa Fiordaliso

Frommer's Review

This gorgeous villa is a mix of neoclassical and Liberty style, built in 1903 and later host to several very famous guests, including poet Gabriele d'Annunzio, from 1921 to 1923, and Mussolini's mistress Claretta Petacci, from 1943 to 1945. The dictator visited his lover frequently here, and they spent the final weeks of their lives at the villa. It's been a hotel since 1990. To choose your room, head to the villa's website, which features 360-degree panoramic photos of each one. The most requested is the "Claretta" suite, where the doomed woman spent her final years surrounded by elaborate ceilings and marble-clad bath fixtures. All rooms have lake views except the "Mimosa," which overlooks the garden from a small terrace. The "Gardenia" and the "Magnolia" below it have windows on three sides (lake view, garden view, and a view overlooking the road). Children under 12 are not allowed. The exquisite restaurant (closed Tues at lunch and Mon all day) has earned itself a Michelin star for its refined cuisine. In warm weather, meals are served on a broad terrace where the lake laps almost to the tables; in winter you dine in a series of rooms with inlaid wood floors, coffered and decorated ceilings, and bottle-bottom windows. There's also a piano bar, Torre San Marco, in a fanciful minicastle on the property that's built half out over the water. It opens at 10:30 every evening.

Facilities:
Excellent restaurant; bar; watersports equipment/rentals; concierge; tour desk; limited room service; laundry service; dry cleaning (same day)

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.

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