Charming romantic apartment in an ancient villa in Bellagio, close to lakeshore
This apartment has just been restored to the highest level with stylish furnishings, attention to details and home comforts. It has two bedrooms (one with double bed, one with a single bed); modern kitchen perfectly equipped (gas four rings, oven, microwave, dish washer, kettle, toaster, coffee pot, washing machine + clothes dryer, pots and pans, kitchen linens are included ); living room with tv and dvd; bathroom with shower and hairdryer; bed sheets and bath towels included. In the apartment you’ll find brochures and information material about Bellagio and the lake area. Boats time table and suggestions for cruises and excursions: all the necessary to get the best from you holiday! On request private parking.
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Property Registration Number 013250-CNI-00454, IT013250C25Q09Z301
Property # 1053727
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts cash
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadlock
About the area
Bellagio
Located on a lake, this apartment is in San Giovanni, a neighbourhood in Bellagio. Villa Monastero and Villa del Balbianello are notable landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Menaggio Beach. Villa Melzi Gardens and Enoteca Principessa are also worth visiting. Snorkelling and waterskiing offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking and mountain biking nearby.
Is Charming romantic apartment in an ancient villa in Bellagio, close to lakeshore pet-friendly?
No, pets are not allowed at this property.
How much does it cost to stay at Charming romantic apartment in an ancient villa in Bellagio, close to lakeshore?
As of 13 May 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Charming romantic apartment in an ancient villa in Bellagio, close to lakeshore on 26 July 2026 start from NZ$357, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.
How much is parking at Charming romantic apartment in an ancient villa in Bellagio, close to lakeshore?
On-site parking is available at the property.
What time is check-in at Charming romantic apartment in an ancient villa in Bellagio, close to lakeshore?
Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.
What time is check-out at Charming romantic apartment in an ancient villa in Bellagio, close to lakeshore?
Checkout is at 10:00 AM.
Where is Charming romantic apartment in an ancient villa in Bellagio, close to lakeshore located?
Located in San Giovanni, this apartment building is within 1 mi (2 km) of Villa Melzi Gardens and Bellagio Port. Branch of Lecco and Enoteca Principessa are also within 2 miles (3 km).
Reviews
9.6
Exceptional
Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
Good property conveniently located. Lovely host - PaolaBed could have been cleanerExtra keys would have been good.Overall good.
Peter I.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 11 September 2025
Thank you so much for your review. It was a pleasure to host you, and I'm glad you appreciated the location and felt welcomed during your stay.
I’m a bit surprised to read your comment about the bed, as we had the chance to meet in person and nothing was mentioned at the time. I always encourage guests to let me know right away if something isn’t as expected — I'm more than happy to help and make things right immediately.
That said, your feedback is appreciated, and I’ll make sure to double-check everything even more carefully moving forward.
Thank you again, and I hope to welcome you back in the future!
Warm regards,
Paola
Verified
10/10 Excellent
Cody
5 August 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
This was a great spot away from all the busy tourist areas. There is a close ferry you can take or a bus. The property was exactly as described and a wonderful time to stay.
This apartment was superb for visiting the Bellagio region. Quiet, clean, well-appointed and comfortable. The host was most gracious and provided lots of useful suggestions that enhanced our stay. The local cafe and restaurant are highly recommended. I suggest visitors bring groceries with them because there are no suppliers in the immediate vicinity, although excellent grocery stores are available in Bellagio town proper 10 min drive (or 30 min walk) away.
The apartment surpassed all of our needs and expectations. The host was amazing and easy to contact. We had to reschedule our trip due to unforeseen circumstances and she was extremely gracious and helpful in allowing us to reschedule. The location was perfect, near enough to major sites and transportation access, while being far enough away for peace and quiet. We hope to come back some day soon!
Perfect to explore and feel like you're part of the locals
The apartment has a great distance from Bellagio, walking over throught the botanical garden takes as little as 20 minutes.
It's just close enough to be part of the bustle and restaurants, but far enough to have complete peace and quite with a nice view to the lake.
The apartment is in good condition as well and has everything one needs.
San Giovanni also got an amazing little café for your breakfast and aperitivo needs and a nice restaurant for fish fro. the lake.
Full recommendation.
The apartment is located in San Giovanni, a short walk from Bellagio and an even shorter ferry ride. The walk is made more pleasant by passing through the beautiful gardens of the Villa Melzi, but you have to pay for the privilege. The ferry costs 1,30 euros. The apartment is beautifully furnished, and has everything you need for cooking a dinner at home if you don’t want to go out. There is a restaurant (Mella) just a few steps away and a small coffee shop and purveyor of sandwiches, salads and pastries (Ne-Ne) just around the corner. A little further is another restaurant (Silvio) and another (Darsene). The apartment was our home base for visiting Bellagio, Varenna, Lenno, Tremezzo, and Como.
We were greeted by Emanuele who was very helpful. Check-in and check-out were easy. The only downside was the wifi is not very strong or very reliable.
Michele H.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 6 March 2020
We thanks Michele and friends for theys kindness, it was very nice to meet them and very glad to know they have appreciate their holiday:-)
We had a wonderful time in San Giovani. Absolutely one of the most beautiful areas I've ever been to. The apartment was wonderful. Great wood floors throughout. Very clean. Spacious. Comfortable beds and furniture. Paulo, the lady who manages it is extremely nice and helpful. The apartment is within a couple hundred feet of a fantastic little cafe called NeNe. 300 ft from the lake and wonderful views. The apartment is about 2km from Bilagio, which is why I gave the location 4 stars instead of 5. It was a nice walk, but after a long day it seemed longer for my wife. If I was booking it again, we would love to stay there, but I would not book it for elderly people, such as my mother because of the long walk to town. The only other challenge for me was the WIFI, which was good, but unreliable for my business. Overall, it was fantastic. Absolutely beautiful area. Belagio is beautiful. Take a ferry to Verenna and Menaggio to explore those towns and get a view from the lake. Wasn't too impressed with the town Lenno. The simplest way for us to get there from Milan was taxi - yes it was almost 200 euro, but it was simple. Paulo helped us organize the taxi both ways.
Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt. Es war alles sehr sauber und ordentlich und liebevoll eingerichtet. Vielen Dank an Paola. Sie war eine sehr nette Gastgeberin und hat uns viele nützliche Informationen gegeben. Vielen Dank.
Het verblijf ziet eruit als de foto’s, helemaal top! Dicht bij het Comomeer, 20 minuten lopen naar Bellagio, rustig gelegen, leuk lokaal visrestaurant en bar/lunchroom op korte afstand waar je prima tot rust kunt komen. Ontvangst en uitleg van de eigenaresse en ze had goede en leuke tips.
Un accueil très agréable, un emplacement idéal, un peu à l’écart du centre de Bellagio, magnifique village mais très touristique, à dix pas de l’embarcadère sur le lac, permettant de prendre les bateaux-navettes pour le centre, ou vers les autres villages du rivage, et non loin d’un petit restaurant de poissons ultra frais, péchés par le patron.
L’appartement lui-même est joli, très confortable, et très bien équipé.
Un seul bémol: la connexion internet est très aléatoire, aussi bien en wifi qu’en 4G. Il vaut mieux sortir dans la rue pour réussir à se connecter.
Mais cet inconvénient ne pèse pas lourd au regard du charme de l’endroit…
Alles war ordentlich und sauber. Wir hatten sogar Seeblick.
Man sollte aber wissen, dass es keinen Backofen und Dunstabzug gibt , und das Internet ging nur zeitweise.
Schön ist auch die kleine Bar ganz in der Nähe.
Zusammengefasst hat es uns sehr gut gefallen und der Ort ist ein guter und ruhiger Ausgangspunkt für Ausflüge am Comer See. Wir waren im Frühjahr da
Ein Vorort von Bellagio gut gelegen, Schiff und Bus sind gut zu Fuss erreichbar
Die Wohnung war sehr sauber, Geschirr hat es genügend. Die Gastgeberin war immer erreichbar und die Schlüsselübergabe durch ihren Sohn verlief reibungslos. Das einzige was schade war, dass es keinen Balkon hatte. Wir haben unseren Urlaub sehr genossen.
Die Gastgeberin Lucia ist sehr nett und hilfsbereit. Sie war für uns jederzeit über WhatsApp oder SMS erreichbar und gab uns Tipps für den Aufenthalt am Comer See. Die Wohnung war sehr sauber und gut ausgerüstet, wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt. Die Leute im Haus sind sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit. Es gibt die Möglichkeit einen privaten Garagenplatz zu reservieren (empfehlen wir sehr). Die Wohnung liegt ein paar Minuten von der Schiffhaltestelle San Giovanni entfernt. Zu Fuss hat man circa 15 Minuten nach Bellagio. Der nächste Einkaufsladen ist mit dem Auto in ein paar Minuten zu erreichen (hat am Montag geschlossen). Der öffentlichen Steinstrand ist in ca. 5 Gehminuten erreichbar.
Die Ferienwohnung befindet sich in einem alten, historischen Haus. Sie wurde erst vor kurzem modernisiert. Die Betten sind bequem und die Küchenausstattung gut. Perfekt wäre es gewesen, wenn auch ein paar Gewürze (zB Salz) oder Essig/ Öl vorhanden gewesen wären. Das WLAN funktionierte mal mehr mal weniger. Öffentliche Parkplätze stehen in der Nähe genügend zur Verfügung. Zur Bootsanlegerstelle in San Giovanni war es nicht weit.
Wir würden wiederkommen.
Mario H.
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2022
Archival
8/10 Good
Stephanie G.
9 October 2017
Comfortable apartment OUTSIDE the centre, in San Giovanni
Apartment is small but clean and completely functional. Location (San Giovanni) though listed as Bellagio is very cut off from Bellagio centre. To walk to centre one has to pass through very narrow two-way busy main road without a pavement - completely unsafe and unpleasant even if only 15 min walk. But its big advantage is that it is located one minute from lake ferry boat so if you choose this as your main means of transport there is no problem other than that the last boat to take you back to flat is at around 6pm. One fantastic fish restaurant (Mella) and one little bar serving drinks and snacks (Ne ne') are the only entertainment in San Giovanni but apart from that it is a quiet, quaint and sweet residential location with narrow cobbled streets and very little traffic. We fell in love with San Giovanni!
Stephanie G.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2017
Response from VrboOwner on 6 March 2020
Bellagio is a municipality that extends for about 29 sq. km at the top of the peninsula in the middle of the Como lake, it is composed of some hamlets: small villages that together make up the municipality that has name“Bellagio“; as cities are divided into neighborhoods, municipalities are divided into hamlets.
„San Giovanni di Bellagio“ is an hamlet of Bellagio, and the busy town centre - commonly called simply „Bellagio“ by non-resident- is actually the hamlet „Borgo di Bellagio“. Therefore to call San Giovanni part of Bellagio is not arbitrary but correct.
San Giovanni is an ancient fishermen village, is at about 1,5/2km from the most famous and busy center, connected to this by a driveway ( most of it - not all of it - has a sidewalk, and in the last 500 meters it is one-way for cars), but also is connected by small pedestrian streets, often cobblestones and steps, covering them involves more time than the driveway but more pleasant for those who love walking.
It is also possible to go from San Giovanni to the center through the splendid gardens of Villa Melzi, paying a daily ticket or a convenient multi-day pass.
In the summer months San Giovanni has a regular public navigation service that connects it with the villages of the center of the lake ( Varenna, Menaggio, Tremezzo, Lenno) and with the town center, from 9.30am to 6.30pm. From spring to autumn the main villages of Bellagio are connected by a regular tourist train service. The public bus service operates throughout the year, about every hour, from the morning to the late afternoon there are buses on the line „Como - Bellagio“, crossing from San Giovanni.
Archival
10/10 Excellent
Lisa B.
13 August 2014
Fantastic, beautifully presented apartment!
We stayed here for 5 nights and were really impressed. It is in a beautiful spot and is beautifully presented throughout as well as being super clean. Lucia and Tania (who picked us up and dropped us off at the ferry port in Bellagio) were really friendly and welcoming. I'd thoroughly recommend this apartment as very good quality and value for money. Lisa (UK)
Lisa B.
Archival
10/10 Excellent
chris g.
14 April 2013
Une très belle vacance
Nous avons fait un excellent choix: appartement soigné jusqu'au plus petit détail (photos plus que fidèles à la réalité!).
On était dans le calme absolu mais à deux pas d'où l'on peut prendre le bateau, et on y arrive en voiture.
Idem pour bistrots et remarquables restos dans les environs.
Accueil plus que correct et professionnel!
Nous y retournerons sans doute!