1230 m² Villa ∙ 8 bedrooms ∙ 14 guests | Villa in Pigra

Overlooking Lake Como and occupying the site of a former medieval watchtower, Villa Sogno sul Lago commands one of the finest views in Europe. The liberty style villa, built in 1909, has been fully restored to exceptional standards, offering 1,231 sqm of living space.
This includes: 8 double bedrooms (6 ensuite); drawing room; living room; dining room; kitchen; study; media room, bar; 2 roof terraces, yoga/wellness room; pool house and entertainment area.
At 881 metres above the lake and with no immediate neighbours, the villa is an oasis of calm. Yet the pretty perched mountain village of Pigra is only 300 metres away and the popular lakeside village of Argegno can be reached within 4 minutes from the cable car station located 500 metres from the villa gates.
Pigra has a couple of restaurants and is a perfect base for hiking and mountain biking. Argegno provides a wide range of restaurants, a private boat mooring and a scheduled river taxi service, ideal for exploring all that Lake Como has to offer.
The views from south facing Villa Sogno sul Lago are truly stunning – a combination of wide blue lake and green mountain vistas, rounded off with glorious golden sunsets.
These can be enjoyed from the balconies off every bedroom, the villa's main surround terrace and the extraordinary pool house with its green roof and infinity pool. Also making the most of this aspect are an exceptional yoga/wellness room that has been carved out of the cliff face and the roof top terraces, bar and entertainment area.
The villa sits in lush gardens of 4.5 acres offering the peace and tranquillity that is so difficult to find on Lake Como.
Villa Sogno sul Lago is located just 75 minutes drive from Milan Malpensa International Airport and 60 minutes from Lugano International Airport.
The Accommodation
Villa Sogno sul Lago comfortably sleeps 14 people although additional children's beds are also available. All the bedroom suites are designed in a contemporary and stylish manner in keeping with the villa's elegant features.
An elevator links the 3 main floors and the caretakers apartment and laundry in the basement.
1st Floor (3 double bedrooms)
The Tuscany Suite also faces the lake and is joined to the East facing Veneto Suite by a large shared bathroom. Both suites have balconies enjoying lake views.
The West facing Liguria Suite also has a balcony to enjoy the mountain views and the sunsets. The
large bathroom is a lovely space to unwind before dinner.
2nd Floor (4 double bedrooms)
This floor mirrors exactly the layout of the first floor, including the balconies and terraces.
The large Piedmont Suite enjoys a southern aspect over the lake. The Umbria Suite also looks south and shares a large bathroom with the Abruzzo Suite which looks East. The Apulia Suite enjoys the mountain views to the north.
3rd Floor
This extraordinary open space provides a number of different entertainment areas.
There are 2 large seating areas for enjoying the various entertainment possibilities (TV, projector, music system and board games). Additionally, there is a pool table, kitchenette and w.c.
Two roof terraces providing glorious views over the lake are accessed from this floor. One of these also features an attractive island bar and raised viewing platform. The perfect place for enjoying a day's end sundowner.
There is a final double bedroom, the Liberty Suite, with en-suite at the tallest point of the house.
Accessed from the 3rd floor, the Liberty Suite enjoys wonderful light and stunning views from huge
double windows on 2 sides.
Facilities & Services
There is an attractive dining room within the villa and alfresco dining under a pergola on the huge
terrace overlooking the lake.
A short walk from the villa one finds the 22 meters long heated infinity pool with Jacuzzi attached, providing picture perfect 360 degrees views over the lake.
There is also a well-appointed pool house which, with all the full-length windows folded away, seems to float over the pool. It has a kitchen, island bar and comfortable seating area.
As well as numerous sunbathing spots around the pool and on the pool house "green" roof, there
are 2 additional alfresco dining locations, taking advantage of the proximity of the pool house kitchen.
There is also a changing room and toilet carved into the rock-face. Also carved out of the rock-face is a quite stunning yoga/wellness facility. This large room with inspiring views down the lake can easily accommodate 8 yoga practitioners side by side and also includes an area for gym equipment from Technogym. This includes the Kinesis cable weight training system, a rowing machine, an exercise bike, dumbbells, stretch bands and exercise balls. This room also benefits from an ensuite toilet, steam room and shower.
Other Important Stuff
The villa enjoys rapid wi-fi, English satellite television channels, Sonos audio systems, children's
electronic games (PS4 and the Wii) and a wide selection of board games.
Getting out on the Lake
The villa has its own luxury boat moored at the bottom of the funicular in Argegno. The local ferries
are very congested in summer and run to a strict timetable. Accordingly, having your own boat allows you to travel in comfort, to your own timetable and directly to where you want to go. This is
particularly useful when wishing to access some of the lovely lakeside restaurants.
An Axopar 28 Brabus boat offers both speed and comfort and so is a perfect boat for water sports
or simply enjoying an afternoon relaxing on the lake.
Sunscreen, a picnic hamper and a few bottles of something bubbly is all you need.
Facilities:
• Yoga Room/Gym: Includes gym equipment, steam room and shower facilities
• Pool: Heated pool and jacuzzi. Children need to be under parent's supervision
• Pool House: Includes kitchen, dining area, bathroom and TV
• Three Kitchens: Ground floor, top floor and pool house
• Roof Top Bar
• Pool table
• Three TV's: Each with apple TV and satellite channels
• Children Facilities: Pool toys, board games, Nintendo system, outdoor play area
• Private Playground: including a treehouse, trampoline, Tibetan bridges, zip line, slide.
Children must be under parent's supervision
• Outdoor Dining: Large terrace for Al Fresco dining
• Elevator
• 6 Mountain Bikes for adults
• Boat (Axopar 28) – Max 9 people.
Services included within rental price:
- Villa Manager: 6 days a week; 8 hours a day (9am-1 pm; 4-8 pm). This time schedule is flexible depending on the guest's schedules
- Housekeeping Staff - 8 hours a day (8 am- 12 pm; 5-9 pm), 6 days a week. If guests wish to utilise the staff for extra hours or to have additional staff this will be at extra charge.
- Chef & assistant: 6 days a week; this includes the preparation of 2 meals per day (lunch and dinner): this condition will be applied for new upcoming booking only. Food and beverage costs to be paid separately from guests (See Food & beverages deposit & Meals condition). If the chef is required for one extra day (7 days a week) this will be an extra cost of 700 euro and it must be confirmed at the time of booking
- Welcome drink and snack at arrival including: selection of Italian pizza and focaccia bites, local salami, crackers and cheese platters, fresh seasonal fruit, little traditional pastries; prosecco and non-alcoholic drinks
- Mid week bedroom and bathroom linen change. For any additional linen change required there will be an extra cost of Euro 150 (for the changes of all the bedrooms and bathrooms)
- Utilities (including pool heating too).
Additional Services: All additional services can be arranged separately e.g. private driver, additional staff, personal trainer, massage, tennis coach, shopping assistant, tours etc. The additional services will need to be confirmed within 60 days of check- in (Bank account to be provided separately when requested).
Check-in/out: Check-in from 4 pm and check-out by 10 am. Late check in needs to be confirmed prior to arrival; 2 sets of keys and 2 gate remotes will be handed to guests to have independent access to the villa: the guests and the Villa Manager will both sign a document as proof of the handing over of the key's.
Security Deposit: €10,000 per week to be held by rental agency when possible otherwise, it will need to be paid by bank transfer by balance payment's due date (Bank account to be provided separately when requested).
Food and Beverage Deposit: A food and beverage deposit of €2,000 is required for all the grocery costs during guests stay. It needs to be paid by cash at check-in. If additional funds will be required during the stay, the guests will be informed by the Villa Manager who they will provide with a cash top up. The Villa Manager will keep track of the costs and undertake a reconciliation of all the costs at the end of the stay: this will be discussed together with the main guest at the check-out.
Meals conditions: The menu choices for each day are to be communicated by the main guest to the villa manager one day in advance.
The guests will be able to make choices from the menu for each meal but will be restricted to a few different choices across the entire group for each single meal. The chef will not be in a position to make a different meal for each individual guest but rather will make a few different dishes for the entire group. Please inform about any food allergies or special food requests at the time of the booking.
Pets: No
Minimun Stay: high season (june-sept) 7 nights saturday-saturday. During the other seasons, short period booking can be accepted upon request
Events & Weddings: upon request
Upon arrival a tourist tax may be required according to the regulations of the municipality that hosts you.