We stayed at the Hotel Splendide August 2008. The hotel is gorgeous, great location, fantastic breakfast, helpful staff, beautiful rooms. We stayed in the junior suite in the older section that was refurbished. If you can swing for $700 a night it is incredible. It had a huge balcony looking over the lake. I'm sure there are less expensive rooms... more

If you are looking for a traditional swiss hotel, try here. Excellent food (anything you want), top class in the restaurant. Pretty much everything you would expect from Swiss Deluxe. Best to get a room at the front, the back ones just look onto blocks of flats. Individual air con in rooms, big bathrooms, quiet, very polite establishment, but cater... more

We just stayed at the Splendide Royal hotel in Lugano, during our weekend break, and had an excellent time there. The hotel is located in Paradiso, a suburb 15min walk distance from the city center. It's composed of 2 buildings, the historic one, where superior, deluxe rooms as well as all of the suites are located , and a new... more

An elegant and old-fashioned (in the nicest sense of the description) ‘wedding cake’ of a hotel. We had a very comfortable suite with a balcony and great views over the lake to the mountains and the fountain rising from the lake (those of a certain age will remember Alexandra Bastedo standing in front of it at the beginning of ‘The... more

Don't let the photos deceive you!! Not luxury as it appears online, an old, worn out hotel in bad need of renovation. Stained carpet, upholstery, wall paper and drapes. We discovered bits of brownish spots (resembled blood) in various areas of the room during our stay. Did not truly discover the stains until late into the second night otherwise we... more

Having found our original hotel to be of a very poor standard indeed we drove around Lugano to find somewhere better and decided to just blow the price and stay somewhere luxurious! As the Splendide is in the Leading Hotels of the World we thought it a safe bet and once we had a brief look inside we decided to... more

Stay here as we did in May 2007. The location is perfect, the service, well what do you expect from a Leading Hotels Of The World Hotel? Traditional european decoration with warm service and fantastic or shall we say splendid in every way. The Concierge would do everything for you, including reserving a hotel in Bellagio. A little hint, take... more

Excellent service, location, food and atmosphere. Our room and lounge area was elegantly furnished, the large balcony looked out onto the lake and the view was spectacular. The old city was a short walk away, short enough to walk with our two year old daughter. The promenade in front of the the hotel seems to carry on for kilometers -... more

What a fabulous hotel! The staff was friendly and helpful. Our room was in the newer section. It was large (for Europe) with a large bathroom. The amenities were incredible. Great location on the lake with a 15 minute walk to downtown Lugano. Would stay here again, and again, and again. more