Passalacqua

The De Santis family's restored 18th-century villa in Moltrasio. Opened 2022, now Three Michelin Keys. 24 rooms only.

Valentina De Santis (of the Grand Hotel Tremezzo family) spent six years restoring an 18th-century villa in Moltrasio that had been Bellini's residence and a private home ever since. It opened in 2022: twenty-four rooms across three official "moods" or architectural zones (the main Villa; the Palazz, the converted 200-year-old stable building, its trailing-z an intentional Lombard-dialect shortening of palazzo; and the Casa al Lago, the lakefront residence with private gardens), terraced gardens stepping down to the lake, a swimming pool overlooking the water, and a level of detail in every room closer to a private home than a hotel. Three Michelin Keys, Michelin's top hotel rating. Service runs on the proper European villa-house model: quiet, intuitive, total. The kitchen serves three meals a day to guests only.

• Best for — couples

• Neighborhood — Lake Como · Moltrasio
• Rooms — 24
• Price — €€€€
• 24 rooms only
• Three MICHELIN Keys
• The De Santis family

From the HALA guide, reviewed August 2026.

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