Esplanade Hotel Resort & Spa

The ESPLANADE HOTEL RESORT & SPA****S, majestic and elegant, is situated above Minusio, a sun-kissed peaceful residential area of Locarno, in lush, exotic grounds. Just 300 m from Lago Maggiore, in Switzerland, this elegant location, though easily reached, is away from the hustle and bustle of Locarno, Ascona and Lugano. The wellness hotel Esplanade, amongst the most highly appreciated in Ticino, provides business people and holidaymakers with placid seclusion in an evocative atmosphere.

Italian glamour and Swiss professionalism against a backdrop of rare beauty. The 67 rooms and junior suites, boasting a fine range of amenities and warm parquet flooring, make the guests feel welcome and offer magnificent views of the lovely exotic palm grove, and from the balconies overlooking the lake, the splendid setting of Ticino’s mountains. This is an engaging, soothing enjoyment for hotel guests and visitors. Warm colors, pleasant fragrances, delicate candle light and the view over the grounds gently lead the guests to a new dimension where they can forget the stressful daily grind. The wellness and beauty centre, "Le Palme", covers an area of over 1,600 and offers a Finnish sauna, a Turkish bath, a calidarium, whirlpool baths, a fitness centre, a Kneipp system in the winter garden and a gym. The SPA’s philosophy finds expression in a fine blend of cosmetics, massages, bathing and fitness. Explore new gourmet experiences with traditional Mediterranean and Ticino cuisine as well as forays into gastronomic delights from other countries; the watchwords are abundance and variety. At the restaurant you find culinary pleasure and top class wines and service to an exceedingly high standard in an exclusive ambiance. Ticino, with its many assets, including nature, climate and light which is redolent of Southern climes, Italian elegance and Swiss precision, makes the ideal venue for just about any type of event. Ticino offers its visitors a host of leisure activities and the Esplanade represents the ideal base from which guests can reach so many places for practising a wide range of sporting activities. The high quality of the services offered by the hotel provides the ideal opportunity to relax after returning from these activities.

The hotel is surrounded by 40,000 square metres of exotic vegetation, blessed by the extraordinary mildness of the Ticino microclimate. A veritable haven of verdant vegetation, painstakingly looked after, makes the ideal place to unwind, read a book in the shade of a palm tree, stroll along the many signposted paths, practice sport on the tennis courts or in the heated pool. The hotel offers splendid views over Lago Maggiore and the surrounding mountains. Magnificent poetic, evocative Lago Maggiore is still one of the world's most popular tourist destinations with visitors coming from far and wide. On the Swiss side the lake can be reached on foot in just seven minutes taking a path which runs beside the Navegna stream.