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Warm terracotta or burnished green sets the colour scheme in these rooms, with textured damask on the walls and bold floral fabrics. Silk lampshades add to the Palazz’s historic interiors. The four rooms in this category have different colour schemes, and their windows face the courtyard between the Palazz and the main Villa.

The exposed oak beams are around two centuries old, part of the fabric of the smaller historic house. Pets are welcome in this room category.

Set behind the Villa, the Palazz is the smaller building on the estate. Its decoration combines the warmth of a country house with the rich detail of fin-de-siècle design. A roll-top bathtub stands on a pedestal in the bathroom, surrounded by Levanto marble. A walk-in shower is provided separately from the bath. In-room coffee and tea facilities pair an Illy machine with a Smeg kettle, and smoking is not permitted.

Original oak beams cross the ceiling of this larger room in the Palazz, with hardwood floors underfoot. The smaller historic building stands behind the main Villa, and the room faces the courtyard. Rich colours, damask details and Venetian silk lamps recall a country house at the turn of the last century. Antique pieces feature throughout the room.

The overhead oak beams are around two hundred years old. Pets are welcome in the Grand Room, one of the eight accommodations in the Palazz.

Levanto marble lines the spacious bathroom, which has a roll-top pedestal bathtub and a walk-in shower. In one Grand Room, the bathtub sits at the base of an ancient tower. This setting depends on the room assigned. An Illy machine and Smeg kettle provide coffee and tea facilities inside the room. This is non-smoking accommodation.

White, cream and gold give the bedroom its colour scheme, with garden motifs carried into the decoration. Gilded tendrils and cut-glass flowers form the headboard, while framed pressed flowers continue the botanical theme. The bedroom opens to an outdoor garden space, where trees frame views across the water towards the far shore.

Casa al Lago contains four rooms and junior suites, which can also be reserved together for exclusive use of the lakeside house. The house dates from the 1970s, a later period than the main Villa’s eighteenth-century origins. Pets are welcome in this room.

A bathtub and a walk-in shower are provided in the marble bathroom, and the room is non-smoking. There is an Illy coffee machine inside the room, along with a Smeg kettle for tea.

Blushing pink and pastel green are the alternative colour schemes for these rooms in the main Villa. High ceilings and original stucco decoration retain the character of the historic residence. The windows look towards the old stone houses of Moltrasio, with the village forming the outlook from this part of the building. Antique details sit within interiors shaped by the Villa’s original proportions.

Fior di Pesco marble, a prized variety also used in Roman palaces and Medici villas, lines the bathroom. A classic rolled-rim bathtub stands on a pedestal, with a walk-in shower provided separately. Coffee and tea facilities include an Illy machine and a Smeg kettle. Pets are welcome in this category. Smoking is not allowed in the room.

This room occupies part of the noble residence created for Count Andrea Lucini-Passalacqua. Milanese architect Carlo Felice Soave designed and built the Villa in the late 1700s.

Two pine trees frame the water and the wooded shore beyond the terrace garden. The bedroom opens towards this outdoor space, within Casa al Lago on the first garden terrace of the estate. Mature trees surround the building, and dappled sunlight reaches the interiors through the planting. The room is one of the accommodations in the smaller lakeside house, below the main Villa.

Daylight also reaches the spacious bathroom, which is lined in soft grey marble. A handmade Murano mirror accompanies a roll-top bathtub on a pedestal, with a walk-in shower provided separately. Coffee and tea facilities are provided inside, with an Illy machine and a Smeg kettle. This accommodation is non-smoking.

The bedroom and sitting area share a generous open layout. This is one of two junior suites in Casa al Lago, the small building on the first terrace of the estate’s gardens, close to the water. The living area opens directly onto a patio with a place for private dining, followed by a garden above the shore.

A separate half-bath is also provided. Pets are welcome, and a rollaway bed is available on request. Dating from the 1970s, Casa al Lago is the estate’s lakeside retreat, separate from its eighteenth-century main Villa.

Soft grey marble lines the bathroom, where a roll-top bathtub stands on a pedestal. The bathtub is paired with a separate walk-in shower. The room’s garden setting continues at the bathroom windows, with sunlight filtering through the trees outside. An Illy coffee machine and Smeg kettle are provided inside the suite.

Murano chandeliers and neoclassical antique furniture furnish these rooms in the main Villa. Stucco and frescoes decorate the high ceilings. Large windows look across the estate’s park towards the water. The decor reflects the history of the house, though the antique pieces differ from room to room.

Carlo Felice Soave designed the main Villa in the late 1700s for Count Andrea Lucini-Passalacqua. The De Santis family found works of art and antiques for Passalacqua at markets and auctions across Italy.

Veined marble lines the bathroom, which has a bathtub and a separate walk-in shower. Both the bathrooms and the ceilings showcase the work of Italian artisans, past and present. The accommodation is non-smoking, and pets are welcome. An Illy coffee machine and Smeg kettle are provided inside the room.

An open arrangement brings the bedroom and sitting area into a single space within the main Villa. The sitting area occupies an alcove, while windows frame the water outside. Antique furniture reflects the style of the Villa, though the individual pieces differ from suite to suite.

Murano chandeliers hang below the high ceilings of the main Villa’s rooms, which feature stucco and frescoes. Pets are welcome in the junior suite, and a rollaway bed is available on request.

Across these interiors, portraits depict figures from the 1800s. Chinoiserie nesting tables and vases on gilded sconces add further detail. The bathroom is clad in marble and has both a bathtub and a separate walk-in shower. An Illy machine is provided for coffee, alongside a Smeg kettle. The suite is non-smoking.

Sky blue and earthy terracotta run through an elegant sequence of rooms, with a spacious bedroom and a separate living room. The windows face the Palazz and the old houses of Moltrasio, giving this suite a village outlook within the main Villa. The enfilade carries the colour scheme between the bedroom and the salon.

By floor area, Agnese is the hotel’s third-largest suite. Pets are welcome, and a rollaway bed can be requested. The main Villa was designed and built in the late eighteenth century by Milanese architect Carlo Felice Soave for Count Andrea Lucini-Passalacqua.

Gilt-framed mirrors and neoclassical portraits sit beneath ornate stucco ceilings. The ceiling decoration is among the distinctive features of Agnese, whose name comes from a heroine in a Bellini opera. A marble bathroom contains a bathtub and a separate walk-in shower. An Illy coffee machine and a Smeg kettle are provided in the suite. Smoking is not permitted in this suite.

Elaborate stucco ceilings rise above an open bedroom and sitting area, with Murano chandeliers suspended within the tall interior. Fine woven fabrics and antique furnishings add to the decoration without dividing the accommodation into separate rooms. Large windows look across the park towards the water, following the Villa’s position above the gardens.

The suite is in the main Villa, designed by Carlo Felice Soave for Count Andrea Lucini-Passalacqua at the end of the eighteenth century. Its twelve rooms and suites stand above the formal gardens. Pets are welcome in the junior suite.

This is the larger of the Villa’s two junior-suite categories. Marble lines the bathroom, where there is a bathtub and a separate walk-in shower. An Illy coffee machine and Smeg kettle are provided for coffee and tea. Smoking is not permitted, and a rollaway bed is available on request.

Original parquet floors run through a series of rooms, including a spacious bedroom and a separate corner salon. Tall windows follow the length of this enfilade, opening the interior towards the water. High stuccoed ceilings and antique furnishings belong to the suite’s historic character, while mirrored screens and damask add to its layered decoration.

There is an additional half-bath as well as the main marble bathroom. Pets are welcome in the suite, and a rollaway bed is available on request.

Norma takes its name from one of Vincenzo Bellini’s best-known operas, linking the suite to the composer who spent time at Passalacqua. In the marble bathroom, a bathtub and a separate walk-in shower are provided. Coffee is made with an Illy machine, with a Smeg kettle also provided. This is a non-smoking suite.

At the centre of this suite is the Sala della Musica, a neoclassical music room beneath a double-height vaulted ceiling. A Murano chandelier hangs above the music room. Bellini was a friend of Count Alessandro, the estate’s music-loving heir and a patron of the composer. During a stay at the Villa in 1831, Vincenzo Bellini composed La Sonnambula. The music room was the centrepiece of Carlo Felice Soave’s neoclassical residence.

The reception rooms form a succession of halls leading through the suite, ending in the bedroom and its Italian marble bathroom. The suite welcomes pets; a rollaway bed is available on request.

The bathroom has a bathtub and a separate walk-in shower, while the suite’s windows face the water. An Illy coffee machine and Smeg kettle are provided in the suite, which is non-smoking.