Villa Camilla

Villa Camilla is a 19th-century villa on the western shore of Lake Como, in San Siro — halfway up the lake, facing southeast, with one of the few vantage points where the three arms of Lake Como are all in view. The interior runs to 7,000 square feet across four floors, with another 1,500 square feet of covered terraces. Recently restored, the villa keeps its polished floors, polychrome marble fireplaces, crystal chandeliers and a sweeping wooden staircase.

Eight en-suite bedrooms, each painted a different colour: yellow, pink, two greens, apricot, blue-green, light blue and orange-gold. King beds are convertible to twins, so the layout flexes for couples or singles in any combination. Three bedrooms on the first floor (two with terraces and lake views), two on the second, three on the third. For larger groups, an accessible ground-floor bedroom and a separate annex are available on request at no extra charge.

Outdoors: five acres of mature park (ancient sequoias, cedars, oaks, magnolias, palms), a heated swimming pool (10 × 6 m), a tennis court, a children's playground with a slide and swings, several shaded grass terraces for al fresco dining and lounging. A private gate and dock for mooring a rental boat sit just across the lake road from the villa's sweeping lawns.

The villa is ideal for large groups, weddings, family reunions and groups of friends. A daily chef cooks dinner from a rotating menu (cost of food extra), and a welcome buffet dinner is served on arrival. Bicycle rentals, motorboat hire, water-skiing and a pitch-and-putt are available ten minutes away in Menaggio; the ferry from Menaggio across to Bellagio takes thirty minutes.

The road runs along the shore here, so the villa sits just across the road from the lake. A private gate and sweeping lawns lead from the lake road up to the villa, and the dock with its candy-striped mooring poles is on the water side of the road.

All utilities (electricity, A/C, heating, gas, water) and final cleaning

Pool heating from mid-May through mid-September

Welcome buffet-style dinner on arrival (cold platters)

Daily Continental breakfast (no hot dishes)

Daily dinner from the chef's proposed menus (cost of food and beverages extra)

Daily housekeeping (3 hours, except Sunday)

Daily change of towels (except Sunday); mid-week change of bed linen and pool towels (Wednesday)

Unlimited Wi-Fi indoor and outdoor

Garden and pool maintenance

Tennis court on the property

Heated fenced swimming pool (10 × 6 m)

Game room with ping-pong, foosball, pool table and card table

Children's playground (slide and swings)

Private dock with mooring (rental boat can be anchored)

Cook service for lunch available on request via the villa management team (no third-party caterers)

Saturday-to-Saturday rentals (7-night minimum)

Check-in 3:00–7:00 pm; check-out by 10:00 am

Pool heated mid-May through mid-September

Children welcome — playground, children's wonderland, game room with ping-pong, foosball and pool table

No pets

Non-smoking villa — smoking permitted outdoors only

The villa has no elevator; the annex is the easier-access option for guests with difficulty on stairs

Italian Visitor's Tax (approximately €1.50–€6.00 per person, per day for the first ten days) is payable locally in cash