Grand Hotel Majestic

Hotel Overview

Accessible by boat or by road,the Grand Hotel Majestic is located on a promontory jutting out over the lake, with views of the Borromean Islands. Almost every room, every terrace and balcony, Bar Toscanini, the restaurant, the pool and the stunning English garden view the water of Lake Maggiore.

Guests can stroll through the  Grand Hotel Majestic grounds down to the small secluded private beach for a dip in the lake or hire a motorboat from the private jetty for a tour of the islands. The hotel's wellness centre incorporates an indoor swimming pool and a fully equipped gym. With classic decor and views over the lake and the gardens, the restaurant serves typical regional cuisine at dinner, while light meals including salads and regional dishes are served outside on the poolside patio. The bar is open for informal snacks and drinks in the afternoons, as well as aperitifs, cocktails and nightcaps. Those preferring to dine in the privacy of their rooms can take advantage of the room service menu, and there is a business corner with computer, printer and fast Internet access. Guests can relax with the papers in the lobby lounge and the front desk is open round the clock. Parking on site is free. Attractions including Villa Taranto botanical gardens, Bella Island and the picturesque fishing village on Pescatori Island are all within three kilometres. The lakeside resort of Stresa is approximately eight kilometres away.



History

Built in 1870, this graceful privately-owned hotel dreamily evokes La Belle Epoque. A favourite among crowned heads of state, artists and musicians such as Claude Debussy, Toscanini and Eleonora Duse, in the spring of 1930 the Grand Hotel Majestic was acclaimed one of the most beautiful hotels in Europe by Town and Country news. Thanks to an extensive, radical renovation, lovingly carried out by its present owners it is now poised to rank -once again-as one of Europe's top luxury properties.

Location

The Grand Hotel Majestic stands proudly on a promontory that juts out spectacularly into Lake Maggiore, affording it sweeping views of the mountains, the Borromee islands and the lake itself. Immerse in the tranquility of a flower-scented, perfectly groomed English style garden, the hotel boasts a private waterfront with its own jetty and small, lovely beach which is only a stone throw from the tiny, picturesque Island of San Giovanni, favorite haunt of the conductor Arturo Toscanini and one of the summer residences of the noble Borromeo family. The hotel is located on the elegant west shores of the lake where as early as 1800 it was fashionable for wealthy nobles from Milan and the surrounding areas to build imposing villas, one more lavish than the other. The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa, 60 kilometres and a 50 minute journey away.

Rooms

Recently renovated, beautifully furnished bedrooms accessed via balconies that rise up from the foyer tier upon tier of colonnades, are tastefully decorated in classical style and comfortably appointed. Rich fabrics and original prints complete the refined decor. There are 90 air-conditioned guestrooms featuring antique style furniture and decor and fabrics in rich colours. All rooms have:

  • Satellite television
  • Direct-dial telephone
  • Internet connection
  • Mini bar
  • Bathroom
  • Bathrobe
  • Slippers
  • Hair dryer
  • In-room safe
  • DVD player.
  • Air conditioning

Classic Each room has tastefully decorated in classical style with elegant fabrics and pleasing prints. Connecting rooms are available. Rooms are almost entirely located on the palatial facade side, with north-east exposure, giving on a small one-way road, not crowded. View looks toward some villas with garden of Pallanza village. Some of Classic rooms have breathtaking side lake views.

Superior More spacious than the classic rooms. Warm and inviting the rooms have been tastefully decorated in classical style with elegant fabrics and pleasing prints and paintings. Very comfortably appointed  and luminous. Some rooms have marble bathrooms. Every comfort has been included. Rooms are entirely located on the palatial facade side, with north-east exposure, giving on a small one-way road, not crowded. View looks toward some villas with garden of Pallanza village. Some of superior rooms have a lateral or frontal lake views. Some with balcony.

Junior Suite Spacious, luminous, rooms tastefully decoratedin classical style with elegant fabrics and pleasing prints and paintings. Very comfortably appointed. Some with marble bathrooms, many with double sinks. All rooms have walk in closets, many have a powder room. All with front lake views- the corner suites have front and side lake views. All with balcony.

Suite There is a new room category: The brand new suites have a wide terrace from which you get an exclusive panorama of Lake Maggiore. Suites are very stylish and lavishly furnished; the charm is traditional. Fine fabrics and classical furniture create a comfortable ambiance. All with marble bathrooms, and separate shower stalls/bathtubs. DVD and CD players.

(Living room and bedroom are separate). Average size: 40/45 sq.m.

Services

There is so much to do on Lake Maggiore. As well as on site tennis facilities and a fantastic wellness centre, guests can access a wide range of sports organised by the hotel in the surrounding area. Fishing and horse riding for the adventurous, windsurfing, paragliding, hiking, trekking and mountain biking for the able to golf on any of four courses, there is an experience for everyone.

Facilities

  • Swimming pool - indoor
  • Tennis court
  • Fitness center
  • Beauty Salon - Services
  • Wellness center
  • Sauna
  • Private Jetty
  • Tiny, secluded private beach
  • Panoramic terrace with lake views
  • Conference, meeting and banqueting facilities
  • La Beola restaurant, Il Portico restaurant, il Toscanini Bar, la Terrazza Bar, all with lake views
  • 24hour service
  • 24hour concierge service
  • Business point with wireless in all public area
  • Complimentary outdoor parking
  • Same day laundry/pressing service
  • Pets Allowed - Small Pets Only
  • Child Care/Daycare
  • Cribs are available for children from 0 up to 2 years old with a supplement
  • Safe-Deposit Box - Front Desk
  • Parking (secure) - Wireless
  • Limousine service

Business services

  • Elevator/lift - Lift Attendent
  • Babysitting or child care
  • Event catering - Coupls/Families/Grps
  • Audiovisual equipment
  • Bar/lounge
  • Conference room(s) 
  • Meeting room (small groups)
  • Massage-treatment room
  • Banquet facilities
  • Comp newspapers in lobby
  • Hotel Parking - Complimentary

Wellness Centre The hotel's newly opened beauty centre will pamper you with a rich panoply of excellent treatments and massages. Facilities include a sauna, indoor pool and a state of the art fitness room.

Face Treatments

  • Moisture Boost Treatment
  • Elisir Treatment
  • New Ocean Facial Treatment for Men
  • Treatment with Marine Collagen
  • Compu Lift

Body Treatments

  • Expoliation
  • Aromatherapy Body Massage
  • Fitness Body Massage
  • Connective Tissue Massage
  • Therapeutic Massage
  • Back Massage
  • Intensive Care for decollete and Bust
  • Aromacean Preludio
  • Aromacean with Essential Oils
  • Crio Wrap
  • Stone massage

Food & Beverages

La Beola restaurant Recently renovated to the highest standards of quality, the atmosphere at LaBeola is elegant and refined, the mood romantic. Immense, panoramic windows overlook flowered gardens, the lake with its crown of mountains and the suggestive, tiny island of San Giovanni. La Beola is a Gastronomical restaurant par excellence. Its cuisine, as refined as the atmosphere, offers gourmet regional specialties.

Il Portico restaurant During the warmer months experience a memorable dinner in a truly beautiful and relaxed setting. Set under the portico, facing the garden and the lake, this intimate restaurant should be booked in advance being very requested. Il Portico is open for lunch and for dinner in the evening every day, weather permitting.

The Rossini Room The Rossini Room, adjacent to the la Beola Restaurant is ideal for small intimate private dinners, large banquets or even corporate meetings. The maximum seating capacity is about 12. Its many panoramic windows offer sweeping, incomparable vies.

Bar-Toscanini Chic intimate bar offers great cocktails, an inviting atmosphere and incomparable news of the lake from its fabulous terrace. A pleasant meeting place for hotel guests at just about any hour.

Pool Bar Pool side menu and bar service served around the pool or in the nearby fowered gardens, which run down to the waterfront. Opening hours: 10:00 to 17:00. Dress code: beach attire.