travel42 Hotel Review: Villa Crespi

Villa Crespi travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Located in the fabled Lake District, anchored on a panoramic promontory overlooking Lago D'Orta, one of the region's lesser-trammeled bodies of water, a 90-minute drive from Milan's historic district and two-hours from Genoa (Malpensa Airport is less than an hours' drive), this whimsical residence was built in 1879 by a wealthy merchant with a madcap sense of style.

Today, the restored castle is glove fit for the Paris-based Relais & Chateaux chain, offer...