Luxury hotel holiday Grand Hotel Fasano Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda

The Grand Hotel Fasano is a 5-star luxury hotel dating from 1888 and situated right on the shores of Lake Garda in grounds of exotic trees including banana and palms. The hotel, built in the style of a grand, neo-classical villa with regional flavour, offers a choice of rooms, many with lake view, outstanding dining from its four restaurants and a wealth of activities nearby from golf to hiking, boat trips to winery visits.
Included in your Expressions holiday
  • Accommodation in a double or twin room on bed and breakfast
  • Scheduled flight from London to Verona return in economy
  • Private car transfers airport to hotel and back or use of hire-car
  • Concierge service and Expressions Holidays regional helpful hints
  • Choice of upgrades available – rooms and flight

Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Grand Hotel Fasano, Lake Garda

The Grand Hotel Fasano offers 5-star luxury accommodation in two historic buildings on the shores of Lake Garda, with access to the water and in luxuriant gardens.

Facts in brief

Official star rating 5 deluxe

Location On the lakeside at Gardone Riviera

Annual opening 4 April to 9 November

Closest airport Verona, Venice, Milan

Distance from airport About an hour from Verona airport by car

Closest railway station Desenzano del Garda

Distance from railway station About 30 minutes by car

Hotel facilities and services

Four restaurants, Gin bar, Terrace bar, Spa, One indoor swimming pool, Two outdoor swimming pools, Saunas, Technogym fitness area, Lift, Room service (07.30am to 9pm), Water sports, Free car parking.

Chargeable watersports

Kayaks (single and double), SUP (stand-up paddles), Masks and fins.

Out and about nearby

Unique experiences such as BMW driving experience, helicopter trip, historic sailing ship, speedboat lake tour and local wine and olive oil discovery in addition to the usual visits and excursions on and near Lake Garda. City tours of Verona and Venice can be arranged. Gardaland is a theme and amusement park, and Sigurta Park is a garden with seasonal blooms. In the Verona opera season, visits to the Arena can be arranged. Monte Baldo can be reached by cable car and Gabriele d’Annunzio’s Il Vittoriale degli Italiani is a short distance away. Open-air theatre and concerts take place here in the summer.

Sports nearby

Golf at Gardagolf Country Club, Golf Club Bogliaco, Arzaga Golf Club and Chervo Golf San Viglio, Water skiing, Canyoning, Tennis at Rimbazello tennis club, Cycle and e-bike hire. There is a scuba diving centre 5 minutes away and 20 minutes away is an international windsurfing school for children and adults.

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We particularly loved the Hotel del Sogno on Lake Garda for its character, beauty and amazing views. Great service too from the reception staff. Also they gave us great recommendations for restaurants.
Mr and Mrs S, June 2023

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Standard double room no lake view for 7 nights

From about

£1,550 Low season (e.g. April)

£2,480 High season (e.g. August)

Holiday Code IE152

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Grand Hotel Fasano, Lake Garda

Room descriptions

The Grand Hotel Fasano has 79 rooms and suite located in the main building and the Villa Principe, a separate building next to the hotel. All rooms have air-conditioning, safety box, LCD 55'' TV, Wi-Fi, minibar with complimentary water, Acqua di Parma amenities, Espresso coffee machine, beach-bag with flip-flops and towels.

Standard room no lake view 20 to 25 sqm, street side, no balcony, shower and wc (8 rooms)
Standard room grande no lake view 30 to 35 sqm, street side, no balcony, small living room and separate bedroom, shower and wc (3 rooms)
Superior room partial lake view 20 to 25 sqm, with partial lake view, some without balcony or located on the ground floor, shower or bathtub and wc (6 rooms)
Villa Principe superior room 20 to 25 sqm, shower or bathtub and wc, some with balcony, lake side (3 rooms)
Superior single room lake view lake side, shower or bathtub and wc, balcony (not all rooms) (5 rooms)
Superior room lake view 20 to 25 sqm, lake side, shower or bathtub and wc, balcony (not all rooms) (16 rooms)
Deluxe room lake view 30 to 35 sqm, in main hotel building, lake side, balcony, shower or bathtub and wc (20 rooms)
Executive room lake view 40 to 50 sqm, lake side, balcony, shower or bathtub and wc (17 rooms)
Suite lake view 90 to 100 sqm, lake view, furnished balcony, separate living and bedroom, ideal for families, shower and bathtub and wc, in main hotel building (1 room)

Special offers for this holiday>

We particularly loved the Hotel del Sogno on Lake Garda for its character, beauty and amazing views. Great service too from the reception staff. Also they gave us great recommendations for restaurants.
Mr and Mrs S, June 2023

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Standard double room no lake view for 7 nights

From about

£1,550 Low season (e.g. April)

£2,480 High season (e.g. August)

Holiday Code IE152

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Grand Hotel Fasano, Lake Garda

The journey and how you get there

For a holiday to the Grand Hotel Fasano, our clients fly to Verona, Milan or Venice and then have a pre-booked private car transfer or a hire-car for use during the holiday.

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We particularly loved the Hotel del Sogno on Lake Garda for its character, beauty and amazing views. Great service too from the reception staff. Also they gave us great recommendations for restaurants.
Mr and Mrs S, June 2023

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Standard double room no lake view for 7 nights

From about

£1,550 Low season (e.g. April)

£2,480 High season (e.g. August)

Holiday Code IE152

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Grand Hotel Fasano, Lake Garda

Highlights of the Italian Lakes

Historic villas are to be found on every lake from the Grotte di Catullo Roman villa at Sirmione on Lake Garda to Villa Melzi and Villa Olmo on Lake Como and the Palazzo Estense in Varese. Most of these villas also have extraordinarily beautiful gardens (which can be visited as part of an Expressions Garden Tour holiday) such as the Villa Carlotta on Lake Como, the Isola Bella in Lake Maggiore and Villa Taranto at Punta della Castagnola on Lake Maggiore. Monte Mottarone above Stresa on Lake Maggiore and Monte Baldo above Lake Garda can both be reached by cable car and afford spectacular views. At Gargnano on Lake Garda you can see the stone pavilions where lemons were traditionally cultivated. Within the region there are national parks such as the Stelvio National Park north of Orta and the Parco Nazionale della Val Grande above Verbania on Lake Maggiore.

Cultural highlights of the Italian Lakes

Much of the artistic and architectural cultural wealth in the region is concentrated in the great cities such as Milan and Verona but also in the less well-known but culturally-rich centres of Bergamo, Brescia, Pavia, Mantova and Vicenza (not directly on the Lakes but within reach for a day`s excursion). Highlights include the frescoes by Masolino at Castiglione Olona, the Rocca (castle) at Angera, the Flemish tapestries on the Isola Bella Lake Maggiore, the marble cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore at Como and the works of art in the Galleria dell`Accademia Tadini at Lovere on Lake Iseo. Milan has La Scala, the Museo Poldi Pezzoli, the Brera Gallery (containing Raphael`s `Marriage of the Virgin` and the Montefeltro altarpiece by Piero della Francesca) and its Gothic cathedral. Verona has its annual opera festival from June until the end of August, the Romanesque church of San Zeno, the Renaissance Loggia del Consiglio and the Roman Arena.

Festivals in the Italian Lakes

The Verona Opera Festival takes place in the Roman Arena every year with performances running from June until the end of August. Verona also celebrates Carnival every year culminating on the Friday before Shrove Tuesday. Como holds a flea market, the Fiera di Pasqua, over the Easter weekend. Music festivals take place in Bergamo throughout the year. The Mille Miglia veteran car race starts and ends in Brescia (via Ferrara to Rome in May each year).

Gastronomy in the Italian Lakes

The cuisine of northern Italy tends to contain more meat and butter than further south and rice and polenta compete with pasta. Saffron is used extensively as in Risotto alla Milanese. Bresaola is cured raw beef served as an antipasta (now often with rocket and parmesan). Manzo al Barolo (beef in Barolo wine), Costolette alla Milanese (veal cutlets in breadcrumbs) and Ossobucco (veal in wine and tomatoes) are all popular dishes. Panettone cake and Zabaglione are two regional desserts. This region produces some of Italy's most famous cheeses such as Gorgonzola, Bel Paese, Fontina and Taleggio as well as some of Italy's most exportable wines such as Soave, Bardolino and Valpolicella. Less well known but interesting wines are produced in the Valtellina in the north of Lombardy and in Franciacorta near Lake Iseo.

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