GOLF HOLIDAYS AT LAKE COMO
Lake Como golfbreaks - everything you need to know.

Como Hotels

Como is a busy town that has expanded over the years to fill the narrow cleft in the Alpine foothills that extends south from the lake towards Milan.  Land here is quiet a premium so there is little room in town for sprawling hotels with gardens and outdoor pools: Como hotels are primarily functional.  That is not to say that they are not very comfortable too and to be honest, with so much to enjoy around the lake you are more than likely to spend very little time within your hotel confines!  If you would like a super five-star base for your Como golf holiday then look outside Como around the lake.  Back in the day there was more room to build along the lake shore and here you will find some palatial hotels such as the Villa d'Este and Tremezzo Palace where we can arrange for you to stay should you prefer? (And don't mind a drive or a taxi for dining out).

Within the walls of Como, the finest hotel is the Albergo Terminus. Recently converted from a magnificent lakeside residence it has a warm, timeless feel to its halls and bedrooms, plus a prime location too!  Right next door to the Terminus is the Palace Hotel, a much larger establishment that caters for business clientele as much as for tourists.  The largest rooms at the Palace are the traditonal ones in the restaurant wing, old-fashioned but more spacious than the newly refurbished modern rooms.

Our other Lakeside hotel in Como is the Barchetta Excelsior. Set overlooking the Piazza Cavour with the lake beyond, it is no thing of beauty externally (although Mussolini may have loved it) but from the inside the lake-view rooms have the best view of the lake across the wide open piazza.

For those who don't mind, or even appreciate, the odd quirk the place to stay is the Due Corti at the rear of the medieval walls.  The Due Corti dates back hundreds of years, legend says it was the very first hotel in Como and this is easy to believe once you witness its higgeldy-pigedly corridors and ancient exposed masonry. It has plenty of charm and the staff are fantastic (so is the restaurant) - well worth considering for a taste of classic Como.

Of course if you are in any doubt please call and ask us, we know Lake Como well , so we'll be happy to advise you an the best place  for your golfing party to stay.

Lake Como - what to see and do

Como is a fair-sized city and, as is so common in Italy, it has a tough exterior and a sweet centre.  Como's kernel is encased by square medieval walls, within which lies tourist heaven.  In the very centre of Como is the magnificent Doumo with its white marble facade and small piazza in front.  All around, narrow streets and broad piazzas spread out in a (sort of) grid system that are lined with shops, caffes, bars, gelaterias, restaurants, enotecas, churches, pizzerias, museums, birrerias, more caffes, more gelaterias, more shops, trattorias and pasticcerias all culminating in it's lakeside walkway and the ferry boats that scoot across the deep, still waters between the sheer pine-clad hills to all points north. 

At the front of town is a busy embarcadero where Lake Como's commuters arrive every morning heading to work in the city and holidaymakers step aboard for the various aquatic excursions available.  The classic Lake Como day trip is up to Bellagio , a picture perfect little town on the point between tho two legs of the lake.  The town is an impossibly beautiful sight as you approach, with coloured houses crawling up the hillside from the water's edge. Narrew entangled streets are populated with handicraft and souvenir shops between the myriad restaurants. Be warned though, it's very very popular with tourists, in fact crammed in July and August! A longer trip is further on up into Swiss waters at the far end of the lake.

Staying on dry land the city of Milan is less that an hour away by train and has a lot to see: its Duomo is quite an incredible sight.  As are some of the prices in the glittering Galleria shopping arcades just beside it!

Milan & Monza golf holidays

Milan is a big city, arguably Italy's most important city in terms of trade and business, so perhaps not the perfect venue for a relaxing Italian golfbreak! However if you happen to be in town for business or cultural reasons there are Fairways close at hand when you feel the need to escape the urban sprawl.

The best course is out by Monza - which is a nice little place to stay in its own right and there are other courses around Milan too, which we know.  Please let us know if you are interested in a golf holiday around Milan or just a round or two during a city-break, we can advise you on where to stay, recommend hotels and arrange Green-Fees for you at a number of Milan's Golf Clubs.