travel42 Hotel Review: Grand Hotel Victoria

Grand Hotel Victoria travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Located in a lovely lakefront setting in the heart of Menaggio, eyeing Varenna from across the lake, an easy 10-minute stroll from the town's ferries, this is a historic hotel that has undergone a full-throttle reinvention.

A longtime magnet for Europeans, Grand Hotel Victoria dates to 1890, and while it proudly displays its turn-of-the-century roots, a few iconic fingerprints include cutting-edge modern design. It is a member of the small, upscale regiona...