How to Choose Lake Como Accommodations

When choosing between the Lake Como accommodations listed below, you'll be satisfied to know that there is wide variety of accommodations to suit travelers of all ages, tastes and budgets...Lake Como Hotels, B&Bs, Apartments, Villas, Agriturismos, and campsites.

The main thing to keep in mind is that the northern part of Lake Como is much more rural than the southern part. While southern towns can get very crowded with tourists in the summer all the way to Menaggio, the northern towns can remain as quiet and remote as their vast nature reserves.

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So, now let's have a look at all the different types of Lake Como accommodations available at your fingertips...

Hotels

Lake Como Hotels blend in wonderfully with their surroundings as they are usually family-run and well looked after. Although rooms are usually smaller than Americans may be used to, they can have exquisite, individual decor and lovely exterior architecture. Many have splendid, lake view rooms to make your vacation especially memorable. There are Lake Como hotels to suit every kind of budget from cheap 1-star hostels to grand 5-star palaces.

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Villas

Lake Como villa rentals can offer you complete peace and tranquility while enjoying the benefits of having a place completely to yourself (so that you can invite all your cousins and their cousins...) They are often very old buildings of historical significance, built by wealthy individuals whose families still run it to this day.

Keep in mind that some hotels still call themselves villas because they were rebuilt or based upon a villa that once stood in its location. They maintain the presence of a villa and are surrounded by lovely gardens overlooking the lake. They still make wonderful Lake Como accommodations if you don't mind sharing the building with other guests.

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Apartments

Traveling with your family? Lake Como apartments may be the type of accommodation you are looking for. Typically these will allow you the use of a kitchen and other amenities such as a swimming pool to cool off in the summer, or a private garden to sip some limoncello under the shade.

Since you are actually renting out an entire apartment, the rooms will usually be more spacious than they would be in a hotel. They are an excellent value for a perfect Lake Como vacation, when you are traveling with a group of 3 or more people.

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Bed and Breakfast, B&B

Lake Como B&Bs are charming private houses with a small number of rooms sometimes offering a better value than hotels. Thanks to their relaxed atmosphere and home-cooked meals, guests often feel like they're right at home. They often get quickly booked up during the summer months as they are a great choice for romantic vacations and family getaways.

Agriturismo

This is the most unique form of the Lake Como accommodations, especially for non-Italian tourists. The word literally means farm holiday. Because they are located out in the countryside, you will only find them in northern Lake Como towns. If you love the idea of staying in charming, old Italian villas with rural scenery and delicious, organic food, then you will enjoy staying at an Agriturismo.

They often produce home-made cheese, wine and olive oil and rooms are much less expensive than those found in Lake Como hotels.

Camping

Lake Como has campsites spread out across the entire lake but are most popular in the northern towns. They are usually in wonderful locations right by the lake and offer a wide range of facilities such as laundry & toilet, swimming pools, various sports (equipment rental and instruction), and great restaurants nearby. They are very inexpensive and extremely popular during the summer months.

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