Lake como blew my expectations point blank. We flew from Dubrovnik back to Milan and rented a car to drive to Lake Como. If you plan to stay in Lake Como (which I highly recommend) then I suggest renting a car. Uber’s are extremely pricey and I liked the freedom of driving around. Some hotels are absolutely stunning and a price to match, so we decided to stay at an airbnb. This air bnb was GORGEOUS. The grounds were beautiful it was so much nicer then the pictures portrayed. If i ever come back to Lake Como which I plan to do so next summer, I wouldn’t waste my time or money staying elsewhere. But if you do want to spend $800+ a night I do have amazing recommendations for you 😇.

So this air bnb is a part of a small community where a few other apartments I believe are rented out so you do share the pool but I don’t think there was every more then 6 people at a time. Our air bnb had the cutest balcony with a gorgeous view over looking the lake.

Paola the host was always a text message away and was really amazing. There is a cute restaurant over looking the lake that is right down by the lake near the air bnb. The pictures really do not do it any justice. If lake como or this air bnb is not on your list you are missing out!!

Take a day trip to Bellagio. We drove about 20 minutes on the tiniest roads to get there but it was worth it. It is so picturesque and stunning to just walk around there. There are many things you can do there like have some lunch, do some shopping, go to their botanical garden. On trip advisor there are a list of things you can do in Bellagio– if you can I would make a day out of it.

We decided to do a fancy dinner at Villa D’este. The food was absolutely delicious and the  service was impeccable. If you don’t want to eat there you can just walk the grounds but I highly recommend eating there.

We also decided to do Kayaking in the lake which was a day of decision. It really was beautiful (if you could plan it ahead I would). I found Bellagio Water Sports on trip advisor, sent a message on Whats app and then had our kayaks booked.