Dolce Vita on the Lake

A grand teak portal, enveloped by a vertical garden of wisteria and roses, announces the entrance to the new The Lake Como Edition in Cadenabbia, at the point where the waters of Lake Como merge with the mountains of the Bellagio peninsula opposite. Originally opened in 1830 as the Hotel London, it reopened a few months ago after a restoration by the Shanghai-based design studio Neri&Hu (in collaboration with Edition’s creative directors, Kirstin Bailey and Paul Haslhofer, and the architects at De.Tales). This five-star hotel preserves the original tones of its façade and its wrought-iron balconies, while marrying them with a modern, minimalist aesthetic in dialogue with the local territory.

A grand teak portal, enveloped by a vertical garden of wisteria and roses, announces the entrance to the new The Lake Como Edition in Cadenabbia, at the point where the waters of Lake Como merge with the mountains of the Bellagio peninsula opposite. Originally opened in 1830 as the Hotel London, it reopened a few months ago after a restoration by the Shanghai-based design studio Neri&Hu (in collaboration with Edition’s creative directors, Kirstin Bailey and Paul Haslhofer, and the architects at De.Tales).

This five-star hotel preserves the original tones of its façade and its wrought-iron balconies, while marrying them with a modern, minimalist aesthetic in dialogue with the local territory. On the first floor, the all-day dining restaurant, Renzo, opens onto the lake with its elegant terrace, while the fine-dining restaurant, Cetino, by three-Michelin-starred chef Mauro Colagreco, is a series of small rooms clad in pink Dolomia plaster, antique mirrors, tapestries, and contemporary artworks. The pools are a must: the indoor thermal pool at the Longevity Spa, and the floating summer pool, immersed in the lake and flanked by cabanas and sun loungers under umbrellas.