Elite Overview
From the editors of Elite Meetings
Lake Como, Italy, provides the romantic setting for Villa d'Este, a 25-acre lakeside resort built in 1568 as the summer residence of Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio. Today, its 152 luxury guest rooms and suites feature elegant decor, marble baths, and antiques from the hotel's storied past, as well as such modern conveniences as dual-line phones, TV, and high-speed Internet. Recreational amenities include a heated outdoor pool that floats on the lake, an indoor pool, squash court, clay tennis courts, putting green, spa, sauna, and steam room.
Grand events remain a tradition at Villa d'Este, which offers meeting planners 15 stately salons and 18,419 square feet of business meeting and corporate event space for groups to 400. Incentives include lakeside dining at Veranda restaurant and nightlife at D'Este Club and Lake Terrace.