The Ritz-Carlton brand will be making its debut in Italy, though we’ll have to be patient.
Continue reading: Ritz-Carlton Lake Como Bellagio Opening 2026
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I would rather see these older hotels restored / reopened under their prior names (either as true independent hotels or something like Luxury Collection) and see brands like Edition, Ritz Carlton, etc build and open new hotels (geography / space permitting). There should be more resort capacity in these kinds of locations.
Every time I hear of a new Ritz Carlton opening, I think its a lost opportunity to open a St. Regis.
The Doubts have been annual visitors to Bellagio for almost 20 years, and have wondered if that, seemingly derelict, hotel would ever be resurrected. The southern end of town will be the better for it.
Well it should make you wonder - why did Marriott and the developer choose the Ritz brand? St Regis is available in this market. Maybe they think a Ritz would generate better profits, probably due to the Club rooms?
Last year i worked there, unfortunately after the summer all the hotel will closed down, Cadenabbia where will be Edition its far away from Como, and around the area are nothing to do, all closed, Rirz Carltom will be facing the same, 7 months open and 5 closed
Agree that St Regis is a superior brand. The seven months on five months off is very common in this part of Italy. The fact that the article comments about how few luxury hotels are there shows the blogger's experience. This is actually quite common in towns like this in Europe
Do you think the operators of that hotel are unaware of how the local tourist economy operates?
Most of the businesses in the area are on that schedule.
Here are some renderings, I believe, of the firm leading its redesign.
http://www.studiomhz.com/portfolio_page/hotel-grande-bretagne/
Lots of other photos out there on the web showing its current state, too.
The Vista Palazzo Lago di Como (an SLH property) bookable via Hyatt (I used 40k WoH points) is a fantastic property.
So looking forward to seeing the end result of Bellagio Ritz Carlton , l was there last September, had the best time.
I love lake Como I love Italy and Cant wait to see the new Hotel and enjoy the beauty of it
I stayed in the Grande Bretagne Hotel many years ago and it was the most wonderful experience with excellent staff and food and, of course, the best views on the lake! It is so sad that it has taken all this time for the hotel to be restored and perhaps we can hope for a reopening in the next few years