Lake Como has long served as the ultimate backdrop for European luxury — a shimmering expanse of water framed by Alpine peaks and lined with aristocratic villas that have attracted the world’s most discerning travellers for centuries. In March 2026, a new chapter begins with the opening of The Lake Como EDITION, a property that promises to redefine what contemporary luxury looks like against this most classical of settings.
A Palazzo Reimagined
Housed within a restored nineteenth-century palazzo, The Lake Como EDITION transforms a building of considerable historical significance into something entirely of its moment. The restoration preserves the property’s architectural bones — its proportions, its relationship to the lake, its sense of permanence — while introducing the clean, confident design language that has defined the EDITION brand since its founding by Ian Schrager.
The hotel comprises 148 rooms, including suites and penthouses that offer uninterrupted views across the water to the Bellagio hills. Each space balances the warmth of traditional Italian materials with the precision of contemporary design, creating interiors that feel simultaneously rooted and forward-looking.
Culinary Excellence at the Water’s Edge
Perhaps the most compelling element of The Lake Como EDITION is its culinary programme, led by Mauro Colagreco. The Argentine-Italian chef, whose restaurant Mirazur on the French Riviera has held three Michelin stars and was named the World’s Best Restaurant, brings his philosophy of terroir-driven cuisine to a setting that rivals his Mediterranean home.
Dining spaces are positioned to maximise the property’s extraordinary lakeside location, with terraces that extend over the water and provide what may be among the finest restaurant views anywhere in Italy. For those who appreciate the intersection of exceptional hotel dining and world-class hospitality, The Lake Como EDITION represents a significant new destination.
The Floating Pool and Beyond
A floating pool — positioned on the lake itself — anchors the property’s outdoor spaces, offering an experience that is as theatrical as it is serene. A lobby bar provides the social heart of the hotel, while additional terraces create spaces for quiet contemplation throughout the day.
The property’s location places guests within easy reach of Como’s storied villages, gardens, and villas, while the lake itself offers opportunities for boating, swimming, and the simple pleasure of watching light play across water that has inspired artists, writers, and romantics for generations.
Why Lake Como Endures
What makes Lake Como exceptional is not merely its beauty — though that beauty remains arresting — but its capacity to absorb new expressions of luxury without losing its essential character. The EDITION brand, with its emphasis on cultural relevance and design excellence, represents precisely the kind of contemporary vision that Lake Como has always attracted and transformed.
The arrival of Colagreco elevates The Lake Como EDITION beyond mere accommodation into genuine culinary destination, joining the grand tradition of historic European hotels that understand dining as integral to the luxury experience rather than merely ancillary to it.
For travellers who have explored Lake Como’s established properties and seek something that speaks to the present moment without abandoning the region’s timeless appeal, The Lake Como EDITION offers a compelling proposition: the confidence of contemporary design set against a landscape that has defined romantic luxury for centuries.
The Lake Como EDITION is scheduled to open in March 2026.
Sources: Rume Magazine, Travel+Style, KJ Travel
