Alessia's Place
Como, Italy · Rental
Alessia's Place in photographs
When to go
The cheapest month we have found is November, at around USD 191 a night - -21% against what this hotel usually asks.
Where to book
- Book on Booking.com - Free cancellation options, guest reviews and a familiar checkout.
Our notes
Alessia's Place
Alessia's Place is a small set of apartments in the city centre of Como, 300 metres from Lake Como. The Como-Brunate cable car is 800 metres away, and both Como railway station and the bus station are 600 metres from the door, which makes it easy to explore the lake without a car. Milan Malpensa Airport is 35 kilometres away. The property has no website of its own, so it is booked through Booking.com, and the photographs on this page come from its Booking.com listing.
According to the listing, every unit has a flat-screen TV, a private bathroom with a bath or shower and a bidet, a seating and dining area, and a kitchen with a dishwasher, a fridge and a coffee machine. Some units have a terrace. Photographs show a light, romantic style: white walls and wrought-iron beds under exposed timber beams, crystal chandeliers, antique wooden furniture and gilt mirrors. Free WiFi, non-smoking rooms, family rooms and parking are listed as popular facilities.
Guests rate it highly: 8.7 from 567 reviews on Booking.com, read on 26 August 2026, and couples rate the location 9.6 for a two-person trip. It is an apartment-style stay rather than a classic hotel with services, so it suits independent travellers who want a character base in Como's historic centre.
The area
The lake works best from April to October, and it is busiest where the famous names are. Bellagio and Varenna fill up by mid-morning in summer. The western shore is the better base: take the ferry to Brienno and Laglio, or walk the Greenway path through Lenno, and you get the same water and mountains with a fraction of the crowd.
Como itself deserves more than a change of ferry. Caesar founded it as a Roman settlement, the twelfth-century Porta Vittoria tower still stands, and the covered market has run since 1934. The villa gardens along the shore were built as botanical showpieces by the families who made their money in silk, and several are open to visitors.
Eat where the locals go: an old stone house above Tremezzo for mountain cooking, or a crotto on the eastern shore that has served lake fish since 1832.
Background: The New York Times, 36 Hours on Lake Como, Laura Rysman, September 2026.
In the blog
Lake Como without the Lake Como price
The famous names on this lake now start around USD 1,800 a night, and a new wave of luxury openings is pushing that higher. Five minutes from the station, the same water and the same light go for under USD 241 - and the quiet western shore is a ferry ride away.
2026-09-24 · Como, Italy
What it costs through the year
| Cheapest we have seen | USD 187 ≈ €167 |
|---|---|
| What it usually costs | USD 241 ≈ €215 |
| Dearest we have seen | USD 286 ≈ €256 |
| Times we looked | 24 |
| Gap between the two | 41% |
| Last checked | 2026-10-29 |