Opening hours: Monday to Sunday 9 am to 7 pm
Situated along the scenic shoreline of Lake Lugano and within 5 minutes’ walk from the resort amenities of Porlezza, the flexible and affordable Porto Letizia resort provides the perfect choice for budget-friendly break in the Swiss-Italian Lake district, and is well-loved by families, groups and couples alike. Within the picturesque lakeside parkland of the resort, a dynamic feeling of serenity and fun awaits.
The main Palazzo building forms the focal point of the resort and is home to a WiFi-enabled ground floor with helpful on-site reception, a hair salon, jewellery shop, a café bar with lake view terrace and the contemporary family-friendly ‘Osteria del Porto’ restaurant, which offers an extensive wine list and serves delicious Italian cuisine (including gluten-free options) within its stylish indoor restaurant, and to its sunny alfresco dining terrace.To the lakeshore side of the Palazzo building, table tennis and children’s pirate ship play area can also be enjoyed.
A bridge there also provides carefree access from the resort to the scenic lakeside boulevard, which leads past a host of friendly cafes to the centre of town. Set back within the parkland side of the Palazzo, pleasant rows of modern semi-detached villas with ground floor apartments and 3-bedroom duplex apartments overlook the leafy lakeside parkland. Each ground floor apartment offers a private sunny garden with a gate which opens into the public resort park. Upstairs, the Studio apartments and 2 to 3-bedroom duplex apartments offer furnished upper dining terraces with a vista of the parkland and partial lake views through the trees.
The pet-friendly parkland is enjoyed by guests and the public alike, and offers meandering bike paths, a kids’ play area, tennis courts, an SUP and Windsurf rental centre and a free shingle lakeside beach, alongside a stylish Lido bar for guests which serves refreshments throughout the day and offers sun loungers to soak up a quiet moment of lakeside bliss and sunshine. Guests are invited to enjoy the grounds throughout their stay; be it with a bike ride, a scenic run amongst the shade or with a relaxed family picnic by the beach. The Porto Letizia resort offers free outdoor parking to the rear reception entrance, as well as free on-site street parking by the villas.