Via Regina, 40, 22012 Cernobbio – Italy
HOTEL
VILLA D'Este
Villa d’Este, originally Villa del Garovo, is a Renaissance patrician residence in Cernobbio on the shores of Lake Como, northern Italy.
OWNERS, HISTORY, EXTERIOR & INTERIOR DESIGN
Nestled in history and artistry, Villa D'Este is one of the most stunning Renaissance estates of the sixteenth century. Built in 1568 as the summer residence of Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio, it offers a luxurious setting filled with art, nature, and elegance.
The 25-acre private park features century-old trees, the renowned Mosaic by Pellegrino Pellegrini - the gem of Villa D'Este - making it the perfect setting for a wedding ceremony. The Hercules Fountain and the Telemachus Statue add to the venue’s grandeur, while the gardens and architecture still reflect their Renaissance origins.
The interior boasts captivating artworks - from French masterpieces to canova-style sculptures - and finely decorated rooms that maintain their old-world charm. Fo
larger celebrations, the Sala Impero can host up to 200 guests seated for a reception, providing a charming and
elegant space.
Guests can also enjoy on-site amenities such as a spa, wellness, fitness centers, and world-class golf and tennis courts. With exquisite cuisine and impeccable five-star
service, Villa D'Este offers an extraordinary setting for events that blend history, beauty, and sophistication.
according to his will, including the relics and souvenirs of his mountaineering exploits displayed in the fascinating Museum of Expeditions.
Getting to Villa d’Este
Villa d’Este has a small helipad for helicopter landing.
Villa d’Este has a pier for private boats’ arrival. Private boats can also be booked through our Concierge. Alternatively, you can take the ferry or hydrofoil and reach the pier of Cernobbio, within a 5-minute walk from the hotel. If you have luggage you can call a taxi or book a private transfer.
SERVICES
Boat access: Yes
Pool: Indoor and Outdoor Available
Cuisine for weddings & events
Wedding banquets are prepared by the Executive Chef and are completely customizable. An ideal wedding flow would be ceremony in the gardens, facing the iconic Mosaic, followed by a cocktail at the Lake terrace, a dinner reception indoors, and a cake moment with fireworks.
opening period
Villa d’Este is open from March until January.
TYPES OF CEREMONIES & RECEPTIONS
Symbolic ceremonies can be performed on Villa d’ Este’s premises. Villa d’Este can host up to 200 guests. It is perfect for lavish weddings and big productions, but it is also a great venue for luxury intimate weddings.
Entertainment & music
The wedding party can continue until 2:30 a.m. at the gentleman-style disco d’ Este Club. During summer, every evening guests can enjoy the piano bar in the Lake terrace or at the Canova Bar.
Entertainment & music
The wedding party can continue until 2:30 a.m. at the gentleman-style disco d’ Este Club. During summer, every evening guests can enjoy the piano bar in the Lake terrace or at the Canova Bar.
ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC
The wedding party can continue until 2:30 a.m. at the gentleman-style disco d’ Este Club. During summer, every evening guests can enjoy the piano bar in the Lake terrace or at the Canova Bar.
Accomodation/facilities
Villa d’Este offers accommodation in its 152 luxury rooms with breathtaking park or lake views. The 152 rooms of Villa d’Este are located both in the Cardinal Building (125 rooms) and the Queen’s Pavilion (27 rooms). Each one with its own style and colours, always in the name of comfort, is elegantly furnished with antique furniture, paintings and prints, silks, precious velvets and luxurious marble bathrooms. From your guestroom you can admire magnificent views of Lake Como and of the gardens surrounding the Hotel. Some guestrooms offer balconies for an al fresco view. There are also 4 more Private Villas that can accommodate 30 guests.
RESTAURANTS & DINING OPTIONS FOR GUESTS
Dining options are available throughout the day and the evening just about anywhere on the premises. World class dinning at the restaurant Veranda, traditional Italian cuisine at the Grill, outdoor and cozy dinning at Il Platano. Executive Chef: Michele Zambanini.
included services
At Villa d’ Este guests can enjoy the High-tech gym & SPA, Hair Salon services, Luxury Boutiques and a Private Disco.
Celebrities weddings & famous guests
Villa d’ Este’s premises often make headlines on the world’s top celebrity & high fashion magazines, such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and other esteemed press.
Following the success of 1946 film noir Gilda, Hollywood’s most glamorous actress, Rita Hayworth, headed to Lake Como to escape the paparazzi with her husband, the maverick actor and director Orson Welles. It was here, at the elegant time capsule retreat that is Villa d’ Este, that they found inspiration for their next project, The Lady of Shanghai. When they wanted to escape the pressures of work, the couple would go for day trips on a Riva yacht around the 30mile-wide Lake Como, which reflects the snow-capped peaks of the Italian Alps on its emerald-tinted glacial waters.
Villa d’Este has attracted heads of states, writers, artists, while Elton John got his private chef to take cooking lessons in the hotel’s kitchens.
Villa d’ Este is a destination so famously sumptuous that even in its own time the Sultan of Morocco made a special visit to indulge in its splendors. Caroline Brunswick, the future Queen of England, named the villa “her little nutshell”.
Emily Blunt and John Krasinski: The Office star and his wife got married in a private outdoor ceremony at the Villa d’Este in July 2010. George Clooney and his then-girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis were among the guests in attendance.
Tamara Ecclestone treated her husband Jay Rutland to a fabulous 34th birthday trip at Villa d’ Este.
George & Amal Clooney often dine at Villa d’ Este’s restaurants while earlier in May 2019 Leonardo DiCaprio swapped Hollywood for a holiday when he joined Camila Morrone and his mum Irmelin Indenbirken at Villa D’Este for a weekend break.
