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An ivory Belle Époque villa with green shutters on the lake at golden hour, a varnished wooden boat at the jetty, lemon trees and lavender in the garden.

Varenna · Lake Como · since 1903

Wake upon the water

A Belle Époque villa on the shore, twenty-two rooms named by what you see from the window, and our own wooden boat at the jetty.

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on the shore since
1903 on the shore since
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rooms and suites
22 rooms and suites

Choose your view

Every room is a window

We name our rooms by what you see when you open the shutters in the morning. Pick a view; we will show you the room behind it.

Choose your view
Through an open arched window: the glittering lake, a wooden boat and blue mountains.Through the same window: a sunny stone terrace with lemon trees, a lounger and the lake beyond the balustrade.Through the same window: a garden of palms, camellias and lemon trees around a fountain.Through the same window, high in the tower: the whole lake, terracotta roofs and layered mountains.

Lake view

Lake Room

The water from your pillow

Tall French windows open onto a balcony over the lake. Our most-asked-for room, on the first and second floors of the villa.

Size
30 m²
Guests
Up to 2 guests
Price
From €480 a night
See the Lake Room

Terrace and lake

Terrace Suite

Lemon trees and a lounger of your own

A suite with a sitting room and a private stone terrace among lemon trees, made for long breakfasts and evenings that end late.

Size
52 m² and a 40 m² terrace
Guests
Up to 3 guests
Price
From €720 a night
See the Terrace Suite

Garden view

Garden Room

Palms, camellias and a fountain

Quiet ground-floor rooms opening onto the garden of palms and camellias, two minutes from the jetty.

Size
26 m²
Guests
Up to 2 guests
Price
From €340 a night
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Panorama

Tower Suite

The whole lake from the tower

The round room at the top of the villa’s tower, with a copper bathtub by the window and the widest view in the house.

Size
48 m² on two levels
Guests
Up to 2 guests
Price
From €950 a night
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Rooms & suites

Four ways to wake up

Restored with the parquet, plaster and shutters they had in 1903, and everything you would expect since.

  • A bedroom with tall French windows open onto a balcony over the glittering lake, an ivory bed with a brass headboard and pale blue silk curtains.

    Lake view

    Lake Room

    The water from your pillow

    30 m² · Up to 2 guests

    From €480 a night

  • A suite opening onto a private stone terrace with lemon trees in terracotta pots and two loungers above the lake.

    Terrace and lake

    Terrace Suite

    A garden of your own above the water

    52 m² and a 40 m² terrace · Up to 3 guests

    From €720 a night

  • A ground-floor room with an arched window onto a garden of camellias and lavender, a four-poster bed with white linen.

    Garden view

    Garden Room

    Camellias at the window, the lake a few steps away

    26 m² · Up to 2 guests

    From €340 a night

  • A round tower room with three tall windows over the lake, a copper bathtub by a window and a canopy bed in warm evening light.

    Panorama

    Tower Suite

    The whole lake, from three windows

    48 m² on two levels · Up to 2 guests

    From €950 a night

All rooms

How would you like your day?

Pick a mood and our concierge Giulia will sketch the day. She books the rest when you arrive.

How would you like your day?

Slow

Nowhere to be, all day long.

  1. 9:30Breakfast on the terrace, the papers and a second cappuccino
  2. 11:00A swim from the jetty, then the boathouse pool
  3. 16:00Villa Monastero’s garden in the shade
  4. 20:00Dinner at Il Pontile, a table by the railing

Active

Up the hill, across the water.

  1. 8:00The mule path to Castello di Vezio
  2. 11:30Kayaks from our jetty to the Fiumelatte
  3. 15:00Ferry to Bellagio and the climb to the old town
  4. 19:00Sauna and a massage in the boathouse spa

Romantic

Just the two of you and the lake.

  1. 10:00Breakfast on your terrace
  2. 12:00Villa Carlotta’s gardens, by boat
  3. 18:30The Riva at sunset with an aperitivo on board
  4. 20:30Dinner on the jetty, candles and the last boats

With children

Boats, gelato and an early night.

  1. 9:00Pancakes and the ducks at the jetty
  2. 10:30Rowing boats along the shore
  3. 14:00Pasta with Nonna Rosa
  4. 17:00Gelato in Varenna’s little harbour

At the villa

On the jetty, under the arches

A restaurant over the water, a spa in the old boathouse, our own wooden boat and Rosa’s kitchen.

  • A table set with white linen and crystal glasses under a wisteria pergola on a lakeside terrace at dusk.

    Dining · On the jetty

    Il Pontile

    When: Lunch 12:30 to 14:30, dinner 19:30 to 22:00

    Price: Tasting menu €95

  • A long indoor pool inside a stone boathouse with arched openings onto the lake, folded white towels and candles.

    Spa · The old boathouse

    The boathouse spa

    When: Daily, 8:00 to 20:00

    Price: Included for guests

  • A varnished mahogany runabout with white leather seats cruising on deep blue water, its wake fanning out.

    On the water · From our jetty

    The Riva

    When: Every day, from April to October

    Price: From €180 an hour

  • Hands rolling fresh pasta on a floured wooden table in a sunny kitchen with copper pans, lemons and eggs.

    Cooking · The villa kitchen

    Pasta with Nonna Rosa

    When: Tuesdays and Fridays, 10:00

    Price: €85 a person

All experiences

Around the lake

The lake by boat

The ferry landing is two minutes from our gate. Giulia’s favourite places, and how long it takes to reach them.

The concierge’s guide

Stays & vouchers

Come for a few days

Hold your dates with a deposit, or give someone the lake.

  • Lake weekend

    Two nights, Friday to Sunday

    €200deposit

    A Lake Room from €480 a night; the deposit holds your dates and comes off your bill.

    • Breakfast on the lake terrace
    • Dinner at Il Pontile one evening
    • The boathouse spa
    • Late check-out on Sunday
    Hold these dates

  • Most loved

    The slow week

    Seven nights, any day

    €400deposit

    Any room, the seventh night on us. The deposit holds your dates and comes off your bill.

    • The seventh night free
    • An hour on the Riva with Luca
    • A pasta class with Rosa
    • Breakfast and the spa every day
    Hold these dates

  • The tower for two

    Three nights in the Tower Suite

    €600deposit

    For anniversaries and proposals. The deposit holds your dates and comes off your bill.

    • The Tower Suite, champagne on arrival
    • The Riva at sunset with an aperitivo
    • Dinner on the jetty, the corner table
    • Breakfast in the suite
    Hold these dates
Stays, prices and vouchers

Our guests

Back every summer

  • We opened the shutters on the first morning and just stood there. Twelve years later we still ask for the same Lake Room.
    Anna & Thomas K.Lake Room, every June
  • Luca took us to a swim stop in the middle of the lake and Marta’s perch risotto was the best thing we ate in Italy.
    Sophie L.Terrace Suite
  • The children still talk about the rowing boats and Nonna Rosa’s ravioli. So do we.
    The Wright familyTwo Garden Rooms

Good to know

When is the villa open?

From mid-March to early November. The garden is at its best in April and May; the lake is warmest in late July.

How do we get there without a car?

Trains run from Milan Centrale to Varenna every hour (about an hour). The station is ten minutes on foot or we collect you.

Is breakfast included?

Always: on the lake terrace, or on your own terrace in the suites.

Can we arrive by boat?

Yes: our jetty takes boats up to ten metres. Tell us the day before.

Journal

Letters from the lake

All letters

The lake is waiting

Tell us your dates and the view you would like. We reply within a day, and hold the room with a small deposit.

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The ivory villa at blue hour, its arched windows lit and reflected in the still lake, lanterns on the jetty.
Villa Lucenti

Villa Lucenti’s concierge

Rooms, the lake, dining and getting here

Buongiorno! I can help you choose a room, plan a day on the lake or answer questions about dining, the spa and getting here. What would you like to know?