Switzerland Ascona Hotels

-THE GIARDINO CULTIVATES EXCELLENCE RIGHT DOWN TO THE SMALLEST DETAIL. UN PN DI PIU -A LITTLE BIT MORE- IS THE MOTTO OF THIS HOTEL- WHOSE OCHRE-COLORED FACADE RISES ELEGANTLY OUT OF A GARDEN OF EDEN WITH MIMOSAS- CAMELLIAS AND MAGNOLIAS- THE PERFECT SETTING FOR COFFEE OR APERITIFS AROUND THE WATER LILY POND. IN THE RESTAURANT ECCO- RENOWNED DISHES ARE CRAFTED WITH NEW COOKING METHODS AND MOLECULAR TEXTURES. IN THE APHRODITE- THE HOTELS SECOND RESTAURANT- THE GOURMET DELIGHTS DRAW THEIR INSPIRATION FROM THE SEA. ANOTHER -LITTLE BIT MORE- AT THE GIARDINO. THE FABULOUS SPA. THE PROPERTY IS CLOSED FOR BUSINESS DURING THE YEAR OVER THE FOLLOWING DATES- 01/NOV/09 - 31/MAR/10 . CLUB 5C- HOTEL WELCOMES RELAIS AND CHATEAUX CLUB 5C MEMBERS WITH A VIP WELCOME AND A DISCOVERY PRIVILEGE. PLEASE INCLUDE THE CLUB 5C MEMBERSHIP NUMBER IN THE RESERVATION AND PLEASE SHOW YOUR CLUB 5C MEMBERSHIP CARD ON ARRIVAL. DELUXE GARDEN VIEW-A1D DELUXE GARDEN VIEW-BATHROOM-BATHTUB AND SHOW-EXTRA BED POSS 1AD OR 2CH UNDER 10-CHARGE APPLY MAX OCC INCL CHILDREN - 3 . DELUXE MOUNTAIN VIEW-A1T DELUXE MOUNTAIN VIEW-BATHROOM-BATHTUB AND SHOW-EXTRA BED POSS 1AD OR 2CH UNDER 10-CHARGE APPLY MAX OCC INCL CHILDREN - 2 . SUITE -S2T SUITE- SEPARATE BUILDING IN GARDEN-EXTRA BEDS POSSIBLE 2ADULTS OR 2CHILD-CHARGE APPLY MAX OCC INCL CHILDREN - 2

-THIS OASIS OF TRANQUILITY WITH ITS 81 ROOMS IS CHARACTERISED BY A GENEROUS INTERPRETATION OF SPACE AND LUXURY. THE AUTHENTIC ARCHITECTURE OF A SOUTHERN MANOR HOUSE- NOBLE DETAILS LIKE THE EXCLUSIVE SEATS IN THE PARK- THE PRIVATE BEACH ON LAKE MAGGIORE AND THE DELIGHTFUL INNER COURTYARDS ALL CULMINATE IN A CULTIVATED FEELING OF WELLNESS. THE TWO SUITE PAVILIONS WITH THE LUXURIOUS JUNIOR SUITES AND SUITES ARE THE STUFF OF WHICH DREAMS ARE MADE. IN THE GOURMET RESTAURANT LOCANDA BARBAROSSA- EXECUTIVE CHEF OTHMAR SCHLEGEL DELIGHTS GUESTS WITH HIS ITALIAN-MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE. TOTAL RELAXATION IS GUARANTEED IN THE EXCLUSIVE NEW SPA SPREAD OVER 2500 M2. . THE PROPERTY IS CLOSED FOR BUSINESS DURING THE YEAR OVER THE FOLLOWING DATES OCTOBER 26 2008-APRIL 2 2009 AND OCTOBER 25 2009-MARCH 10 2009. . CLUB 5C- HOTEL WELCOMES RELAIS AND CHATEAUX CLUB 5C MEMBERS WITH A VIP WELCOME AND A DISCOVERY PRIVILEGE. PLEASE INCLUDE THE CLUB 5C MEMBERSHIP NUMBER IN THE RESERVATION AND PLEASE SHOW YOUR CLUB 5C MEMBERSHIP CARD ON ARRIVAL. STANDARD ROOM TWIN BEDS SOUTH-C1T TWIN-BEDDED ROOM SOUTH-PARK VIEW-BALCONY-AC-TV-INTERNET-APPROX. 25SQM. ONE EXTRA BED POSSIBLE MAX OCC INCL CHILDREN - 3 . JUNIOR SUITE DELUXE SOUTH-A3T JUNIOR SUITE WITH TWIN BEDS-SOUTH FACING-AC-MINIBAR-SAFE-INTERNET. TWO EXTRA BEDS POSSIBLE. MAX OCC INCL CHILDREN - 4 . SINGLE ROOM STANDARD -C1S SINGLE ROOM STANDARD TO THE SOUTH-PARK VIEW-SHOWER-AC-MINIBAR-SAFE-INTERNET-APPROX. 20SQM MAX OCC INCL CHILDREN - 1

-FOR THREE GENERATIONS OWNED AND MANAGED BY THE BIASCA-CARONI FAMILY HOTEL ASCONA STANDS ON THE HILLSIDE OF MONTE VERITA OVERLOOKING LAKE MAGGIORE AND THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS. THE NEWLY RENOVATED ROOMS EQUIPPED TO COMPLETE COMFORT THE SUBTROPICAL GARDEN THE HEATED SWIMMING POOL AND WELLNESS TREATMENTS AND THE DELICIOUS DISHES PROPOSED IN THE TWO RESTAURANTS MAKES HOTEL ASCONA THE IDEAL HOTEL FOR A HOLIDAY IN ANY SEASON. BETWEEN 03.01.09 - 01.03.09 NO BREAKFAST OR HALFBOARD INCLUDED. RESTAURANT AND BAR CLOSED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CHILDREN AGE 3 AND UNDER STAY FREE IN THE ROOM. CHILDREN AGE 4-10 PAY 40 CHF PER NIGHT. CHILDREN OVER THIS AGE WILL BE CONSIDERED AN ADULT. THE HOTEL RESERVES THE RIGHT WITHOUT PRIOR NOTIFICATION TO CANCEL ANY RESERVATION WITH AN INVALID OR INCOMPLETE CREDIT CARD NUMBER.

Make yourself comfortable on our beautiful terrace and enjoy the culinary specialties. Relax in our modern and comfortable rooms. The hotel is on the lakeside of Ascona. Additional information: Children age 8 and under stay free in the room. Children age 14 and under will pay the Extra Child Charge of CHF 35 per night. Children over this age will be considered an adult.

Magnificent location, a few steps from the center of Ascona and the lake Lago Maggiore. Restaurant with panoramic view. Rooms recently refurbished with bathrooms and balcony. Sunny spot. TV, radio, phone, mini bar, hair dryer, Internet access. Free pool, sauna, solarium, bikes and fitness. Special rate for families in villas. Great park/Botanical garden. Covered parking. Excellent starting point for excursion to Valley Verzasca, Maggia, Centovalli, Brissago Island and other typical Ticino Tourist attraction: great hiking, boating and sailing, vineyards visiting and extreme sports. Great Event: JazzAscona Festival New Orleans, Int. Film Festival of Locarno, Ascona s Musical Weeks. The hotel offers free shuttle bus service from Locarno train station.

Superior middle-class holiday hotel. Heated swimming-pool, park with subtropical vegetation, kitchen with local and regional specialities. 5 minutes walking

A small, elegant hotel situated on Ascona's Monte Verità, commanding views of Lake Maggiore and the Ticinese Alps, the Michelangelo Swiss Quality is ten minutes from the town centre and lakeside promenade. The 17 guestrooms are individually furnished in neutral shades and warm earth tones, and open on to balconies or the hotel garden. All rooms include satellite television,telephones, minibars, clock/radios, safes, and hair dryers. A beamed ceiling, wooden panelling and sky blue linens create a homely Alpine ambience in the Restaurant Michelangelo. Serving Italian and international cuisine, a set menu is also available on the sun terrace in the summer months. The terrace affords guests the opportunity to lounge, perhaps with a drink from the bar, and soak up splendid views of nearby Lake Maggiore and the Brissago Islands. A heated outdoor swimming pool offers the chance of a relaxing dip under clear Swiss skies, and there is also a steam bath, spa tub and sauna. Visitors arriving by car will find secure underground parking. In Ascona, guests can see the famous frescoes in the 15th century church of Santa Maria Della Misericordia, just a kilometre away. Locarno, two kilometres away, offers the Visconti Castle, the Casa Rusca municipal gallery, the San Franceso Church and impressive Piazza Grande. Lugano Agno Airport is 50 kilometres away, with an approximate driving time of one hour.

- HOTEL YEAR BUILT - 1974 YEAR REMODELED - 2000 ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DESCRIPTION - THE BEST WESTERN HOTEL SASSO BORETTO IS A MAGNIFICENT, NEWLY RENOVATED FIRST-CLASS HOTEL JUST A FEW STEPS FROM THE LAKE. ELEGANT ROOMS WITH BATH, SOUTH-FACING BALCONY, COLOR TELEVISION, MINI BAR, TELEPHONE, CEILING FAN. THE BEST WESTERN HOTEL SASSO BORETTO HAS A BAR AND RESTAURANT WITH COVERED TERRACE.

- HOTEL YEAR BUILT - 1971 YEAR REMODELED - 2000 ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DESCRIPTION - *HOTEL CLOSED FOR REFURBISHMENTS OCT 15, 2009 TO APRIL 30, 2010* KEY SELLING POINTS - THE BEST RESORT HOTEL IN SWITZERLAND 2002 - 2007 ACCORDING TO THE ECONOMIC MAGAZINE BILANZ - THE HOTEL EDEN ROC WAS HONOURED WITH 6 OF SEVEN STARS AND STRIPES BY THE AMERICAN DREAM AWARD - LEADING HOTELS OF THE WORLD COMMITMENT TO QUALITY AWARD WINNER HIGHEST SCORE OVERALL AND REGIONAL WINNER IN EUROPE - THE HOTEL WAS STYLED BY THE FAMOUS STAR ARCHITECT CARLO RAMPAZZI - FANTASTIC SCENERY OF LAKE MAGGIORE AND THE SURROUNDED MOUNTAINS - ONLY 5STAR HOTEL WITH DIRECT LAKE ACCESS ON THE SWISS PART OF LAKE MAGGIORE - MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE IN SUMMER AND VERY SUNNY WINTER MONTHS - UNCOMPLICATED HOSPITALITY - PROFESSIONAL AND FRIENDLY STAFF - THREE DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS IN-HOUSE - LUXURY MADE TO MEASURE OFFERS - FAIR PICE-PERFORMANCE RATIO - NEXT TO ONE OF SWITZERLANDS MOST BEAUTIFUL 18 HOLES GOLF COURSES - WATER SKI SCHOOL AT THE HOTEL FROM JUNE TILL SEPTEMBER NBR OF SUITES - 40 NBR OF NON-SMOKING ROOMS - 34 NBR OF ROOMS FOR PHYSICALLY-CHALLENGED GUESTS - 2 ALL ROOMS ARE FURNISHED BY CARLO RAMPAZZI, FEATURING LIVELY COLOUR COMBINATIONS, STRIKING SHAPES AND WIDELY VARYING MATERIALS. ROOM AMENITIES FOR ALL ROOMS - ROOM AMENITIES - AIR CONDITIONING / AM/FM ALARM CLOCK / BALCONY / BATH TUB / BATHROBE / BATHROOM AMENITIES / CABLE/SATELLITE TV / COLOR TV / DESK / DIRECT DIAL TELEPHONE / FREE NEWSPAPER / HAIRDRYER / HANDICAPPED ROOM/FACILITIES / MINI BAR / NO SMOKING ROOM / PHONE IN BATHROOM / RADIO / REMOTE CONTROL TV / SAFE / SHOWER / SMOKE DETECTOR / TELEPHONE / TELEVISION ROOM AMENITIES FOR HANDICAP ROOMS - RAILS IN BATHROOM / RAISED TOILET WITH GRAB BARS / SAFETY BAR IN SHOWER / WALK-IN SHOWER AJS - LAKE VIEW MAX OCCUPANCY - 2 MAX NBR OF ROLLAWAYS - 0 ROOM DESCRIPTION - ROOM IS STYLED BY STAR ARCHITECT CARLO RAMPAZZI AND IS FURNISHED IN MODERN COLOURS AND HAS WRITING DESK/ 2 ARMCHAIRS/ AIR-CONDITIONING/ MINIBAR/ SAFE/ DIRECT DIAL TELEPHONE/ TELEVISION WITH INTERNET ACCESS/ PAY-TV AND RADIO/ TWO BALCONIES/ ONE WITH 2 CHAIRS AND TABLE - PRIVATE BATHROOM INCLUDES TUB OR SHOWER - DIRECT OVERLOOKING LAKE MAGGIORE. SIZE OF THE ROOM 53-57 SQM. AS1 - LAKE VIEW MAX OCCUPANCY - 2 MAX NBR OF ROLLAWAYS - 0 ROOM DESCRIPTION - SUITE CONSISTING OF ONE TWIN BEDDED ROOM AND ONE LIVING ROOM WITH BALCONY WITH 2 CHAIRS AND TABLE/ AIR-CONDITIONING/ MINIBAR/ SAFE/ DIRECT DIAL TELEPHONE/ TELEVISION WITH INTERNET ACCESS/ PAY-TV AND RADIO. EXTRAORDINARY FURNISHING BY STAR ARCHITECT CARLO RAMPAZZI. PRIVATE BATHROOM WITH SHOWER AND BATH/WC. DIRECT OVERLOOKING LAKE MAGGIORE THE SIZE OF THE ROOM IS 63-68 SQM. ONE ADDITIONAL BED POSSIBLE. AS2 - LAKE VIEW MAX OCCUPANCY - 4 MAX NBR OF ROLLAWAYS - 0 ROOM DESCRIPTION - CONSISTING OF TWO TWIN BEDDED ROOMS/ A SPACIOUS LIVING ROOM/ LARGE SUN TERRACE/ AIR-CONDITIONING/ MINIBAR/ SAFE/ DIRECT DIAL TELEPHONE/ TELEVISION WITH INTERNET ACCESS/

THE HOTEL COLLINETTA IS LOCATED ABOVE ASCONA BETWEEN THE MONTE VERITA AND RONCO. FROM OUR SUBTROPICAL GARDEN YOU WILL HAVE THE MOST SPLENDID VIEW OVER THE LAGO MAGGIORE, THE BRISSAGO ISLANDS AND THE ROMANTIC MOUNTAINS. IT IS THE PERFECT SETTING TO RELAX YET ENJOY THE INDOOR SWIMMING POOL AND FITNESS ROOM. PARKING IS INCUDED. AN INEXPENSIVE SHUTTLE SERVICE FROM TRAIN STAION, AIRPORT, LOCARNO, ASCONA, LUGANO OR EVEN FROM MILANO IS OFFERED BY THE ECOTAXI COMPANY CONTACTABLE ON 0800 321 321. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION- CHILDREN AGE 3 AND UNDER STAY FREE IN THE ROOM. CHILDREN AGE 4-15 WILL PAY THE EXTRA CHILD CHARGE. CHILDREN 16 AND OVER ARE CONSIDERED AN ADULT.