RELAIS REGINA TEODOLINDA
Elegant garden villa with front-row views of Lake Como
GUESTS ARRIVING AT THIS CHIC little relais on the shores of Lake Como – just a stone's throw from George Clooney's own lakeside villa – are instantly smitten. Fronted by lush gardens, Relais Regina Teodolinda has grandstand views of glittering water, bobbing boats and the far shores of the lake.
The setting is captivating, and everything here has the feel of a rich friend's private villa. You can arrive or leave in style using the owners’ private wooden jetty, marked by Venetian style stripey landing posts. Sit beneath the shady wrought iron gazebo with a glass of vino on summer days, when the gardens are brimming with flowers and lush vegetation.
Inside Regina Teodolinda, walls have been beautifully distressed and rooms have a pared-down simplicity, uncluttered by decorative frills. Up-to-the-minute comforts have been unobtrusively installed among original ornate plasterwork, soft colours and delicate frescoes.
Where
In lakeside Laglio, right on Lake Como.
Bedtime
Bed down in the Romantic suite, with its zebra skin rugs, love couch for two, big jacuzzi bath and original fireplace.
Be savvy
Stay in May and June to see the gardens at their luxuriant best.
Be smitten
Gorgeous setting on glamorous Como.
Gossamer drapes
Huge lake view suites with front-row lakeside vistas (we adored our top floor suite) are simply but stylishly furnished with ornate mirrors, gossamer drapes and tiled floors, while bathrooms come with indulgent hydro-showers and Turkish baths. Attic suites have a cosy-Como feel though you'll miss those views.
Breakfast is served in the little rustic bar with its welcoming open fireplace, or on the terrace beneath a giant sail. There’s a small lounge on the top floor where you can read, check emails or have a game of chess.
Steps lead directly from the gardens to Regina Teodolinda’s landing wharf. Just hop aboard a Riva motorboat or an old-fashioned rowing boat to zip across the waves – perhaps to reach one of Como’s small beaches or simply to admire the graceful Belle Epoque villas clinging to the shore. You can also take off in a canoe, a seaplane or even a hot air balloon.
This is a place for relaxation. Most likely you’ll opt to chill on the sun deck around the pool, atmospherically lit with flares at dusk. Secret secluded corners and a romantic little promenade for evening wanders make this one-time summer residence of the local aristocracy a real treat.
Relais Regina Teodolinda was reviewed for Room for Romance by Tasha Munro
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NEW! THREE NIGHT SPECIAL AT RELAIS REGINA TEODOLINDA – Milan and the Lakes
Lap up three star-gazing nights during mid-summer at Relais Regina Teodolinda.
Between August 10-13 guests can stay three nights in the romantic, star-kissed Attic Suite at the special rate of just EUR 690, saving 60 euros. As well as this great saving the package includes buffet breakfast every day, a welcome drink on arrival by the lake if you prefer, a basket of seasonal fruit in your suite, bathrobes and parking. As if this was not enough lucky guests get usage of the solarium, lake view pool, canoes and bikes. If you're really lucky, and subject to availability, there will be an upgrade to the Romantic Suite with it's lake view and jacuzzi boasting bathroom.
*Quote Special Mid-Summer 3 night Package on our booking inquiry form
The setting is captivating, and everything here has the feel of a rich friend's private villa. You can arrive or leave in style using the owners’ private wooden jetty, marked by Venetian style stripey landing posts. Sit beneath the shady wrought iron gazebo with a glass of vino on summer days, when the gardens are brimming with flowers and lush vegetation.
Inside Regina Teodolinda, walls have been beautifully distressed and rooms have a pared-down simplicity, uncluttered by decorative frills. Up-to-the-minute comforts have been unobtrusively installed among original ornate plasterwork, soft colours and delicate frescoes.
Where
In lakeside Laglio, right on Lake Como.
Bedtime
Bed down in the Romantic suite, with its zebra skin rugs, love couch for two, big jacuzzi bath and original fireplace.
Be savvy
Stay in May and June to see the gardens at their luxuriant best.
Be smitten
Gorgeous setting on glamorous Como.
Gossamer drapes
Huge lake view suites with front-row lakeside vistas (we adored our top floor suite) are simply but stylishly furnished with ornate mirrors, gossamer drapes and tiled floors, while bathrooms come with indulgent hydro-showers and Turkish baths. Attic suites have a cosy-Como feel though you'll miss those views.
Breakfast is served in the little rustic bar with its welcoming open fireplace, or on the terrace beneath a giant sail. There’s a small lounge on the top floor where you can read, check emails or have a game of chess.
Steps lead directly from the gardens to Regina Teodolinda’s landing wharf. Just hop aboard a Riva motorboat or an old-fashioned rowing boat to zip across the waves – perhaps to reach one of Como’s small beaches or simply to admire the graceful Belle Epoque villas clinging to the shore. You can also take off in a canoe, a seaplane or even a hot air balloon.
This is a place for relaxation. Most likely you’ll opt to chill on the sun deck around the pool, atmospherically lit with flares at dusk. Secret secluded corners and a romantic little promenade for evening wanders make this one-time summer residence of the local aristocracy a real treat.
Relais Regina Teodolinda was reviewed for Room for Romance by Tasha Munro
_________________________________________________________________
NEW! THREE NIGHT SPECIAL AT RELAIS REGINA TEODOLINDA – Milan and the Lakes
Lap up three star-gazing nights during mid-summer at Relais Regina Teodolinda.
Between August 10-13 guests can stay three nights in the romantic, star-kissed Attic Suite at the special rate of just EUR 690, saving 60 euros. As well as this great saving the package includes buffet breakfast every day, a welcome drink on arrival by the lake if you prefer, a basket of seasonal fruit in your suite, bathrobes and parking. As if this was not enough lucky guests get usage of the solarium, lake view pool, canoes and bikes. If you're really lucky, and subject to availability, there will be an upgrade to the Romantic Suite with it's lake view and jacuzzi boasting bathroom.
*Quote Special Mid-Summer 3 night Package on our booking inquiry form
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Dining in
There's no restaurant, but you can have breakfast in your room (so no early rising) or out on the indoor-outdoor terrace in summer. The well-stocked buffet has an emphasis on what's fresh and local.
Dining out
Great local restaurants include Il Gatto Nero, set in the hills above Cernobbio with magnificent lake views. House specialities include lake-caught fish and pasta with wild game sauce. Other good dining spots in Cernobbio include Harry’s Bar and Holmes Lido. A little further afield you'll find Crotto dei Plantani in Brienno (3km) and L’Altra Riva in Carate Urio (2.5km).
Where?
On the terrace at Relais Regina Teodolinda – or in the cosy Sala dei Trofe.
What’s cooking?
Buffet breakfast and evening aperitivi.
Dress the part
Keep a wrap handy for those lakeshore breezes.
Top table?
Breakfast in bed anyone?
See & Do
Take in the sights and atmosphere of gorgeous Bellagio, Menaggio and Cernobbio around Lake Como's shores. Quiet strolls along mountain and lakeside paths are a must to take in the ever-changing lake vistas – so make a start along the old mule path winding towards the neighbouring village of Carate. More strenuous iis the climb towards Sighignola to the so-called Balcony of Italy – rewarded with an amazing vista of the Alps.
Go boating and canoeing on the lake (you may pass George Clooney's neighbouring Villa Oleandra), hop on a ferry or lake steamer, or tour Villa Carlotta in Tremezzo and some of Como's other historic villas and gardens.
Shop
Bellagio has plenty of places to pick up a gift or two, and the fashion mecca of Milan is within easy reach.
After dark
Lake Como is decidedly stylish and there are plenty of bars and clubs where you can while the night away, rubbing shoulders with locals and the beautiful people. Bar Hemingway in Como has live music till late while Charleston and The Cube are great places to people watch till the small hours.
Dates
June-September
The summer-long Lake Como Festival combines jazz, blues and the classics with weekend firework spectaculars.
There's no restaurant, but you can have breakfast in your room (so no early rising) or out on the indoor-outdoor terrace in summer. The well-stocked buffet has an emphasis on what's fresh and local.
Dining out
Great local restaurants include Il Gatto Nero, set in the hills above Cernobbio with magnificent lake views. House specialities include lake-caught fish and pasta with wild game sauce. Other good dining spots in Cernobbio include Harry’s Bar and Holmes Lido. A little further afield you'll find Crotto dei Plantani in Brienno (3km) and L’Altra Riva in Carate Urio (2.5km).
Where?
On the terrace at Relais Regina Teodolinda – or in the cosy Sala dei Trofe.
What’s cooking?
Buffet breakfast and evening aperitivi.
Dress the part
Keep a wrap handy for those lakeshore breezes.
Top table?
Breakfast in bed anyone?
See & Do
Take in the sights and atmosphere of gorgeous Bellagio, Menaggio and Cernobbio around Lake Como's shores. Quiet strolls along mountain and lakeside paths are a must to take in the ever-changing lake vistas – so make a start along the old mule path winding towards the neighbouring village of Carate. More strenuous iis the climb towards Sighignola to the so-called Balcony of Italy – rewarded with an amazing vista of the Alps.
Go boating and canoeing on the lake (you may pass George Clooney's neighbouring Villa Oleandra), hop on a ferry or lake steamer, or tour Villa Carlotta in Tremezzo and some of Como's other historic villas and gardens.
Shop
Bellagio has plenty of places to pick up a gift or two, and the fashion mecca of Milan is within easy reach.
After dark
Lake Como is decidedly stylish and there are plenty of bars and clubs where you can while the night away, rubbing shoulders with locals and the beautiful people. Bar Hemingway in Como has live music till late while Charleston and The Cube are great places to people watch till the small hours.
Dates
June-September
The summer-long Lake Como Festival combines jazz, blues and the classics with weekend firework spectaculars.
GETTING THERE
Location
Via Regina, 22010 Laglio, Lake Como
Parking
There is free guest parking
Trains
Como station – 15km
Taxis
EUR 35 from the station
Airport
Milano Melpensa – 60km
Rooms and suites
Six suites
Special features
Spacious Lake View suites come with a jacuzzi and Turkish Bath – not to mention stunning views over the Lake Como.
Also…
There are lush gardens, an outdoor pool to cool off in and canoes and bikes for hire.
ESSENTIAL INFO
Rates guide
EUR 220 - 400
Open/closed
Closed 1 November – 28 February
Check-in
3pm
Check-out
11am
Minimum night stay?
No
Breakfast
Cooked and buffet breakfast is served until 10:30.
Room service
Late risers can have breakfast in bed.
Children
Welcome
Pets
No
Air conditioning
Yes – all rooms
Languages
Italian, English, French, Spanish and German
Wedding license?
The Relais is fully licensed to hold wedding parties of up to 120 people
Your contact
Massimo Radrizzani – general manager
Location
Via Regina, 22010 Laglio, Lake Como
Parking
There is free guest parking
Trains
Como station – 15km
Taxis
EUR 35 from the station
Airport
Milano Melpensa – 60km
Rooms and suites
Six suites
Special features
Spacious Lake View suites come with a jacuzzi and Turkish Bath – not to mention stunning views over the Lake Como.
Also…
There are lush gardens, an outdoor pool to cool off in and canoes and bikes for hire.
ESSENTIAL INFO
Rates guide
EUR 220 - 400
Open/closed
Closed 1 November – 28 February
Check-in
3pm
Check-out
11am
Minimum night stay?
No
Breakfast
Cooked and buffet breakfast is served until 10:30.
Room service
Late risers can have breakfast in bed.
Children
Welcome
Pets
No
Air conditioning
Yes – all rooms
Languages
Italian, English, French, Spanish and German
Wedding license?
The Relais is fully licensed to hold wedding parties of up to 120 people
Your contact
Massimo Radrizzani – general manager
