Stéphane Durand
Luxury and romance: 5 dream hotels by the lake
On the shores of a lake, our best addresses for (re)falling in love
Fancy rekindling the flame or enjoying a tête-à-tête suspended in time? These 5 addresses have the gift of transforming a simple weekend into an enchanted interlude. Bucolic and full of charm, these 5 romantic hotels are the perfect destinations for a getaway for two. With lakeside walks, top-flight cuisine and wellness areas where you can recharge your batteries, you can relax: they've got it all covered.
Between historic residences and enchanting villas, each location invites you to slow down, find yourself... and (re)fall in love.
Passalacqua on Lake Como: the jewel of Lake Como
Text by Stéphane Durand—Photos by Capucine Plume. Within the hushed walls of Villa Passalacqua, amid frescoes, taffeta, precious marble, and the echoes of Maestro Bellini’s piano melodies, Italy reveals its most beautiful side here on the shores of Lake Como. Voted the best hotel in the world, this 18th-century residence—restored with almost devotional care—offers lovers
The Zurich Reserve on Lake Zurich: as romantic as can be
Set sail for the Zurich shore, where Philippe Starck's audacity gives one of Switzerland's most stylish hotels the air of an eternal cruise. At La Réserve Eden au lac, the French designer transforms the rooms into refined cabins, the roof into a gourmet terrace deck, and the whole into a poem floating on the peaceful waters of the lake. Falling in love all over again
The sustainable luxury of L’Eden Roc Astona in Switzerland
What if elegance took to the high seas? On the fragrant shores of Lake Maggiore, Eden Roc Ascona hoists high the sails of luxury that is as conscious as it is refined. Falling in love all over again in a romantic, sustainable hotel in Switzerland Whether you call it Lago Maggiore or Lago Verbano because of the verbena that grows on its shores, Lake Maggiore proves that it's possible to fall in love all over again in a romantic, sustainable hotel in Switzerland.
The Rosewood Schloss Fuschl: a romantic hotel in the land of Empress Sissi
A limpid blue lake, a castle out of an imperial dream and peace and quiet as the only absolute luxury. At Rosewood Schloss Fuschl, Austria blossoms in delicacy and majesty. Nestled between forest and crystal-clear waters, Sissi's former hideaway has been reborn as a contemporary palace, Falling in love all over again in a castle in Austria Who hasn't dreamed of playing the untamed empress?
Peace and beauty at the Mandarin Oriental Lago di Como
A floating pool that merges with the lake, villas set in a Garden of Eden, and the shadow of a singer still hovering... At the Mandarin Oriental, Lago di Como, every detail is designed to celebrate beauty. A hotel for falling in love all over again on Lake Como Imagine an immense 40-metre-long swimming pool floating on the shore...
