Quarcino

Como


The Quarcino is one of those modern Italian hotels where a relatively run-of-the-mill building gets a lesson in clever design aesthetics. What doesn’t look particularly interesting from the outside is far more enticing within, starting with the garden-facing breakfast area and continuing upstairs with small but high-tech rooms that make excellent use of the limited space.

Tick off bright bedside reading lights, pristine bathrooms and double-glazed windows to cut out any city-centre traffic noise.

Parking is free, but breakfast costs extra (€10 per person).


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Como attractions

1. Broletto

0.31 MILES

The polychromatic Broletto, or medieval town hall, sits right beside Como's towering duomo. Unusually, it butts right up against the cathedral and is very…

2. Duomo

0.32 MILES

Como’s awesome marble-clad cathedral is one of the most important buildings on the lake, incorporating a variety of styles – Romanesque, Renaissance and…

3. Basilica di San Fedele

0.45 MILES

Hemmed in by houses these days and enclosing one side of what was once a medieval grain market, this Lombard Romanesque basilica dates back to the 7th…

4. Tempio Voltiano

0.51 MILES

The photogenic lakeside Tempio Voltiano was built in 1927. This neoclassical temple is now a museum devoted to Como-born ­electric-­battery inventor…

5. Brunate

0.52 MILES

Como is flanked to the east and west by steep and thickly wooded hills (scarred in part by the spread of residential housing). Northeast along the…

6. Monumento ai Caduti

0.59 MILES

This monument to Italy's WWI war dead is a classic example of fascist-era architecture and dates to 1931.

7. Pinacoteca Civica

0.61 MILES

Despite its inadequate labelling, Como’s art gallery has a sizeable collection with some rich pickings. Most interesting are the frescoes and sculpture…

8. Porta Torre

0.65 MILES

The southern gate in Como's defensive walls, bordered by a 40m 12th-century tower.