12 guests

6 bedrooms

6 bathrooms

 

Tariff

Please contact our concierge team for details, by completing an availability request form

Overview

Villa della Tremezzina is the most important private villa on Lake Como and is still owned by descendants of the ancient and well-known Serbelloni family. The Villa was purchased in the mid-1600's by a descendent of Charles II, King of Naples, who settled his family there. During this time, the family hired the noted artists of the period to embellish the Villa with Baroque touches, all of which remain today -- exceptional stuche decoration, frescoes and furnishings. A recent three-year renovation of this spectacular villa provides updated accommodation for a discerning party of adults who can appreciate the exceptional beauty and quality of this home.

The grounds of Villa della Tremezzina are dominated by a formal parterre, designed for enjoyment from the upper floors of the Villa where you can best appreciate the color and symmetry of its design. Beyond, along the road, is a tall gilt-trimmed gate ensuring privacy and adding an elegant foreground to the stunning Lake views that can be enjoyed from every window. The entrance drive winds through many mature plantings - cypress, laurel and chestnut trees. Pathways dappled with sunlight lead through this woodland garden affording wonderfully serene walks accompanied only by the sound of birds overhead.

The top two floors of the main villa are preserved as a private museum containing the furnishings and personal effects of the family. (These exquisite and priceless rooms are not included in the rental, but can be shown to interested guests during their stay by a member of the family.) Throughout this refined private home are period antiques, objects d'art, paintings, engravings and prints of exceptional taste and quality dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.

Grounds

• - Gated entrance into private estate
• - Formal parterre garden
• - Lovely woodland garden surrounding the villa with walking paths
• - Gate opening to upper lawn behind the villa
• - Pool (13 x 7 meters) with changing room, kitchen area, cabana, pergola and umbrellas
• - Sun beds and sling chairs for lounging for relaxing by the pool
• - Vegetable garden

Ground Floor

• - Entrance hall with stairway leading up to north wing of first floor; double doors open to principal reception hall
• - Formal reception hall opens to the front of the Villa; double doors open directly to staircase which descends to parterre and front gate; double doors open to living room and dining room
• - Formal living room with CD/Tape/Radio with remote control; several sitting areas provide ample accommodation for 14
• - Formal dining room comfortably accommodates 18
• - Adjacent sitting room with satellite TV (SKY movies) and European format DVD player
• - Breakfast room for four
• - Kitchen (7-burner gas stove, 2 ovens, small microwave, American coffee maker, large fridge, separate freezer, dishwasher) with passthrough to dining room
• - 'Antonietta' double bedroom suite (queen) with ensuite bath (tub with hand-held shower, no curtain)
• - 'Gian Vico' double bedroom suite (queen) with decorative fireplace; five steps up to ensuite bath (tub with hand-held shower, no curtain)
• - Second staircase leads to south wing of the first floor
• - Guest bath

First floor

• - 'Alberica' double suite (twins cannot combine) with ensuite bath (tub with hand-held shower, no curtain)
• - 'Nora' double bedroom suite (queen) with decorative fireplace and ensuite bath (tub with hand-held shower, no curtain, and shower stall)

Mezzanine

• - 'Andrea' double bedroom suite (twins cannot combine) with ensuite bath (tub with hand-held shower, no curtain, and shower stall)
• - 'Amalia' double bedroom suite (queen) with ensuite bath (tub with hand-held shower, no curtain, and shower stall)
• - Studio with card table, desk, fax machine and ADSL internet connection

Points of interest

• - Bellagio (shopping, restaurants): 15 minutes by boat
• - Menaggio (golf, shopping, restaurants): 20 minutes by car
• - Como (Villa d'Este): 45 minutes
• - Milan (airport), Lugano: 1 1/4 hours
• - Milan (center), Varese, Bergamo: 1 1/2 hours
• - St. Moritz: 1 3/4 hours, 20 minutes by seaplane

Rental notes

- Rentals can begin on any day, Monday - Saturday

- All cleaning included. Bed linens changed twice weekly; bath and pool towels changed daily

- Cooking services for continental breakfast plus 2 meals per day included

- Welcome dinner included, courtesy of HBA

- Second maid required for groups of more than 8 (6 hours per day, 7 days per week). All additional staff hours, paid separately at 15 Euros per hour

- Wine may be purchased from the cellar at cost; other wines can be secured by the staff Staff quarters, laundry room and upper floors of the Villa are not included in the rental and are off-limits to guests

- Fax machine available

- Wall safe in each bedroom. Fans in all bedrooms

- Hairdryer in each bathroom

- Villa can be rented from June 1 - September 30

- No central heat; modest heating sufficient to take off a chill or reduce humidity. The house may still be cool for rentals before June 15

- Private pontile available across from Villa for guest use

- Arrival by helicopter to Villa may be arranged; please inquire

- Children over 12 years old welcome

Extras

• - Heat
• - Telephone/fax/internet
• - Food, beverages and consumables
• - Extra staff hours
• - Personal laundry services
• - Extras deposit ($2,700/week)
• - Refundable security deposit ($10,000)

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