We just stayed at the Splendide Royal hotel in Lugano, during our weekend break, and had an excellent time there. The hotel is located in Paradiso, a suburb 15min walk distance from the city center. It's composed of 2 buildings, the historic one, where superior, deluxe rooms as well as all of the suites are located , and a new... more

An elegant and old-fashioned (in the nicest sense of the description) ‘wedding cake’ of a hotel. We had a very comfortable suite with a balcony and great views over the lake to the mountains and the fountain rising from the lake (those of a certain age will remember Alexandra Bastedo standing in front of it at the beginning of ‘The... more

Don't let the photos deceive you!! Not luxury as it appears online, an old, worn out hotel in bad need of renovation. Stained carpet, upholstery, wall paper and drapes. We discovered bits of brownish spots (resembled blood) in various areas of the room during our stay. Did not truly discover the stains until late into the second night otherwise we... more

Having found our original hotel to be of a very poor standard indeed we drove around Lugano to find somewhere better and decided to just blow the price and stay somewhere luxurious! As the Splendide is in the Leading Hotels of the World we thought it a safe bet and once we had a brief look inside we decided to... more

Stay here as we did in May 2007. The location is perfect, the service, well what do you expect from a Leading Hotels Of The World Hotel? Traditional european decoration with warm service and fantastic or shall we say splendid in every way. The Concierge would do everything for you, including reserving a hotel in Bellagio. A little hint, take... more

Excellent service, location, food and atmosphere. Our room and lounge area was elegantly furnished, the large balcony looked out onto the lake and the view was spectacular. The old city was a short walk away, short enough to walk with our two year old daughter. The promenade in front of the the hotel seems to carry on for kilometers -... more

What a fabulous hotel! The staff was friendly and helpful. Our room was in the newer section. It was large (for Europe) with a large bathroom. The amenities were incredible. Great location on the lake with a 15 minute walk to downtown Lugano. Would stay here again, and again, and again. more

I was in Lugano for business and had to extend my stay. Thus, by recommendation I was upgrading my accomodation and checked into the Splendide Hotel. It was a nice hotel directly located at the lake. Obviously because of winterseason there were not many guests in the hotel. (it clearly must be said that this hotel offers grand hotel style... more

My husband and I are sitting here right now with my computer on the HUGE private terrace (40x12) overlooking the lake. We booked the room last minute,originally booked our stay at Villa Principe Leopoldo with platinum AMEX but after reading the reviews here I suddenly changed my mind & booked this hotel with AAA.Upon our arrival we were greeted with... more