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Villa Principe Leopoldo & Residence Resort Vacations, Honeymoons and Luxury Travel Packages

It's difficult to know why Switzerland's sunny corner is so special, but the ambience is like nowhere else in the country.
Some people call it "The Ticino Touch". Nowhere more apparent than in the Villa Principe Leopoldo & Residence where a historic building and a majestic setting are teamed with the very highest standards of accommodation, service, modern facilities and cuisine.

Guests frequently feel that they are still staying in the private princely residence it once was.
An irresistible combination.
Allow us to enable you to share the experience soon and get a Gracious living on the "Golden Hill".

The Hotel
In the smart residential neighbourhood where Hermann Hesse lived, 2 km from down town Lugano, the Villa Principe Leopoldo, with the Residence Principe Leopoldo across the street, has moulded into an upmarket resort, amongst Lugano's finest accomodation. More Italian than Swiss in spirit, the resort comprises a two story Mediterranean Villa and a more modern residential building.

The Villa
The Villa is decorated in a versatile, middly post-modern style. Once home to Kaiser Wilhelm's brother-in-law, this historic Villa's common areas, guest rooms and gardens take maximum advantage of the superb lake and mountain views.

Today the Villa has 37 air-conditioned large Suites, Junior Suites and Superiors rooms. They are all spacious with well co-ordinated decor and contemporary furnishing. Terraces either overlook the gardens or the lake and the city of Lugano. Heavy drapes and a wide confortable sofa separate the bedroom from the living-room area. Bathroom facilities are located in either one or two marble panelled rooms on either side of the hallway.

The Residence
The Principe Leopoldo Residence façade has an impressive portico, which shows an eclect mix of Renaissance and Art Deco styling. Public space is limited but artistically so, with an ample, reserved reception area and the Café Leopoldo with a garden terrace.

The 41 air-conditioned rooms of the Residence, completly renewed in 2001, are elegant and gracious, and overlook the garden or the park and have all the necessary tranquillity to please any guest looking for a thankful rest. They all have areas separated either by a floor level difference, separating the sleeping from the sitting area or sometimes with a separate bedroom.

Each of the 78 junior-suites and apartaments features minibar, color TV, in-house video, radio, safe, individual controlled air conditioning. There are hair dryer, superb toiletries, thick terry bathrobes in the bathrooms. ISDN telephone and modem connections.

Two spacious corner suites of 750 sq. feet each, with splendid decor and furnishing in the compemporary spirit, terrace or patio.

ROOMS:  Accommodations at the Villa are large Junior Suites of over 650 sq. feet each, either on lake or garden side.

The Residence 41 very spacious rooms with over 450 sq. feet each, have all been renovated and include a comfortable living area, bath and vanity space, terrace or patio.

Villa Principe Leopoldo & Residence Resort In Room Features

Each Room and Suite feature:
• Direct dial telephone (ISDN), WLAN (at the Villa), satellite & Cable TV, in-House Movie, in-room safe, Private Stock-Bar. All rooms & Suites are air-conditioned.

• Grooming Twice daily Maid Service, Laundry/dry cleaning, Pressing, Shoe-shine complimentary, Hairdryer, complimentary Molton Brown toiletries.

• Linens 100% cotton, Bath towels, thick terry Bathrobes, terry Slippers.

The Principe Leopoldo Restaurant, is a very refined environment with tapestry walls, very confortable chairs, lovely linens, marble floors and unobstrusive lighting.

The Bar del Principe, renovated in 2000, is divided in different sections, all with tapestry walls and large confortable armchairs, the whole making you feel at home.
Mario, the head barman, will be there to welcome his guests and serve their favourite drink in this friendly refined atmosphere, with musical entertainment every evening; also al fresco cocktails on the panoramic terrace

The Limonaia, jardin d'hiver, captures you for it's brightness and it's light salmon colouring. On it's magnificent terrace, overlooking the bay of Lugano and the heated pool, during warm weather, you can enjoy "al fresco" breakfast and Lunch Snacks.

The Gazebo, the natural extension of the Principe Leopoldo gourmet restaurant with view over the panorama terrace and the lake, serving dinner al fresco.

The Café Leopoldo, located in the Residence, it is the ideal place for informal meals in a casual atmosphere; regional and Italian cuisine.

 Villa Principe Leopoldo & Residence has 5 different conference rooms, all with daylight, capable to fit up to 320 people, and equipped to handle a full international conference. Our conference rooms are backed up by a complete infrastructure including simultaneous translation and all the latest communication and audiovisual facilities. All conference rooms benefit from daylight, some with breathtaking views of the city of Lugano and it's Lake and for the delegates comfort, each conference room's temperature can be adjusted individually by an air conditioning control system.

   To help delegates easily log-in to their email boxes or to the web, we have equipped all the hotel public areas, bedrooms and conference rooms with the newest Wirless Internet connections (W-LAN), ADSL, which will give them the possibility to work online without cable problems anywere in the complex. Of course we are also able to provide PC with integrated wireless modem and our staff will be at disposal for any help or request.

Contact: Travelwizard.com
Phone: 1-415-446-5252 or 1-800-330-8820

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This hotel is a Virtuoso member and offers special amenities and upgrades that are ONLY available when you book with us. Our Virtuoso travel consultants will assure you incredible value and recognition on your luxury vacation.

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