The prestigious and long-standing ranking of the SonntagsZeitung has included three of the five luxury hotels in the Lugano region - the Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola, the Hotel Villa Principe Leopoldo e the Hotel Splendide Royal Lugano, - on the list of the best holiday hotels in Switzerland.
Every year the 125 best hotels in our country are elected in the categories: holiday, affordable price, wellness and city.
The ranking signed by Karl Wild, well-known journalist and traveler, since 1997 is among the most renowned and famous for the Swiss hotel sector. The three historic accommodations, which boast a sense of welcome and comfort, but also of charm, tell a story of hospitality and luxury in the region that has led them to excel among all the hotels in the country.
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All overlooking Lake Lugano, the selected structures offer SPA centers and renowned starred cuisine. This recognition once again highlights the excellence of hospitality in the Luganese region, where the various accommodation facilities as well as the various services they offer to their guests can guarantee a Mediterranean climate throughout the year and a rich offer of proposals. . It ranges from the authenticity of the charming villages, to the panoramic peaks and the lakes, passing through the more than 400 km of marked MTB routes and 900 km of hiking trails.
And again, for those in search of art and culture, the choice of museums and the program proposed by LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura will amaze you. While the local products and flavors of traditional cuisine, as well as those of the renowned four starred restaurants, together with the wine tradition of the area, represent the soul of the food and wine sector. The ranking not only rewards accommodation facilities, but also the figures in the hotel sector who have particularly distinguished themselves.
The hotelier of the year
According to the SonntagsZeitung, the title of “Hotelier of the year 2022/23” goes to Giuseppe Rossi, General Manager of the Splendide Royal Hotel in Lugano and a man of the world who is highly esteemed also at an international level. According to the guide, this appointment was reached for various reasons: «After the construction of the Spa and preparing for a future expansion of the structure, it places the Splendide among the best hotels in Europe. And also for the way in which it was able to work successfully during the pandemic, which was simply brilliant ».
