Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Crowned the number one hotel in the world on the inaugural 50 Best Hotels list, Italy’s Passalacqua gets even better with a new spa. The new indoor pool at Passalacqua Passalacqua © Ruben Ortiz There’s no shortage of highlights at Passalacqua, the meticulously restored 24-room boutique hotel on Lake Como, landing the top spot on The World's 50 Best Hotels 2023 list. First, there is the lakeside location, off the village of Moltrasio in one of the world’s most iconic vacation destinations, Lago di Como.
Then, there is the 18 th -century estate itself, made up of three preserved historic edifices and tiered manicured gardens, sprawling down the hillside almost directly into the lake. Next comes that pool: a parasol-trimmed dream of sparkling blue water. And finally, the 24 rooms, each a jewel box, opulently dressed in silk, pastels and marble.
Now, there’s something else to praise: a new spa. Opening at the start of the 2024 season, the new spa can be accessed from the ground floor of the hotel’s former stables, called the Palazz, which is tucked behind the main Villa and also houses several guestrooms on the first floor. Here, guests will find the main spa reception, as well as a relaxation room: a high-ceiled columned space outfitted with rattan peacock chairs, daybeds, and metalwork lanterns, made by Yahya in Morocco, throwing patterned light across the room.
From here, spa guests are escorted into the hotel’s.
