4 December – 13 March
Casa alle Colonne by Hotel Ancora
Corso Goffredo Mameli 65 (opens in a new window) · on the port of Intra
- ✗breakfast
- ✗reception
- 24hkey card from the kiosk
6 apartments · from €350 per week
Apartments by the week
- 7 nightsminimum; arrival any day except 25–26 December and 1 January
- −15%from the 8th night
- kitchenkitchenette in every apartment
Prices for 7 nights and 2 people, in low season. Without final cleaning and city tax: the stay calculator on each apartment’s page already includes both. On Simple Booking the city tax is shown on a separate line and is paid together with the rest. Payment is made when the booking is confirmed; on departure, only any extras. You come in through the hotel entrance, Corso Goffredo Mameli 65; the apartments also have an entrance from Piazza Castello 4 (opens in a new window).
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4 December – 13 March
How it works in winter
- Breakfast and barThere is no breakfast and the hotel bar is closed. There are four bars within 50 m.in summer: 7–11, buffet
- ReceptionThere is no one at the desk. For any problem, day or night, the numbers to call are written on the self check-in kiosk and on a sign at the entrance.in summer: open 24 hours
- Check-inFrom 15:00, at the self check-in kiosk, at any time, with your booking code. How it works ↓in summer: at reception; after 22:00, the night porter
- EntranceThe self check-in kiosk is outside the hotel entrance, under the arcade of Corso Goffredo Mameli 65 (opens in a new window). In winter you come in through the hotel entrance. The apartments also have a second entrance from Piazza Castello 4 (opens in a new window).
- Room cleaningRooms are cleaned every day, except on 25 and 26 December and 1 January. In the apartments and for bookings of 7 nights or more there is no daily cleaning; in the apartments the final cleaning is included in the stay calculation.
- Christmas and New YearArrivals are not possible on 25 December and 1 January. In the apartments, not on 26 December either.
- ApartmentsMinimum 7 nights; arrival any day except 25–26 December and 1 January. From the hotel entrance the lift goes to the 1st floor; then 18 steps to the 2nd and 35 to the 3rd. From Piazza Castello 4 you walk up: 15, 33 and 50 steps.
- Islands and Villa TarantoClosed. The dates ↓in summer: open
How to get in
Need help? For any problem, day or night, the numbers to call are written on the self check-in kiosk and on a sign at the entrance.
The rooms
Single · Classic · Superior
The apartments are only sold by the week (minimum 7 nights).
Winter around here
Dates checked on 29 September 2026.
Photo: Alessandro Vecchi · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: LittleJoe · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: NAC · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: F Ceragioli · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: MaccaPlanet · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Raffaele pagani · CC BY-SA 4.0
Villa Taranto closes on 8 December 2026 (open 27–30 Nov and 4–8 Dec)
reopens in March 2027 (date not yet announced · 2026: 6 March)
Isola Bella and Isola Madre closed from 23 November 2026
reopen in March 2027 (date not yet announced · 2026: 12 March)
Photo credits
- Father Christmas's Grotto: Alessandro Vecchi, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Locarno, ice rink: NAC, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Vigezzina–Centovalli train: LittleJoe, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Premia Terme: F Ceragioli, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Il Maggiore theatre: MaccaPlanet, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Sacro Monte di Ghiffa: Raffaele pagani, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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In summer we are Hotel Ancora, with breakfast and reception.