travel42 Hotel Review: Hotel Royal Victoria

Hotel Royal Victoria travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Located in the Lake Country's own little Portofino—but with none of the hucksterism and fewer tourists—this is a pretty prize for easygoing midrange travelers in search of something approaching a bargain.

A 10-minute walk to the little marina and ferries to Bellagio, saddled between the lake and the town's delightful San Giorgio church, this hotel dates back to the early 18th century, but its interiors make broad historical brushstrokes that mostly conjur...