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Gargnano, Lake Garda, Italy  ·  1 hr 15 from Verona  ·  All-suite spa resort

Lefay Resort & SPA Lago di Garda

A carbon-conscious, lemon-house-inspired all-suite spa terraced above Lake Garda, with an adults-only water zone.

Terraced into a hillside above Lake Garda in eleven hectares of park, built to look like the limonaie — the lemon houses the region has used for centuries — and generating two-thirds of its own electricity.

The outdoor infinity pool is set so that it reads as continuous with the lake. Inside, a thalassotherapy pool called La Luna nel Lago, a grotto with warm-water loungers, an ice fountain and an ice pool. There is an adults-only spa zone with lake views and an adults-only whirlpool, and the saunas and fitness are sixteen-plus.

Ninety-six suites, no standard rooms. Mountain bikes are included, as is a free shuttle down to Gargnano between ten and seven. Only a limited number of children up to eleven, in dedicated rooms, which is unusually honest for a family-owned Italian resort.

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Southern Europe — the region, not the property. Photograph Seval Torun
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The facilities

4,300 m² in three zones, in an eleven-hectare park

  • Outdoor infinity pool merging visually with Lake Garda
  • 'La Luna nel Lago' indoor thalassotherapy pool
  • Grotto with warm-water loungers
  • Ice fountain and ice pool
  • Adults Only SPA zone with lake views, plus an adults-only whirlpool
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The rooms

CategorySizeSleeps
Prestige Junior SuiteGround floor, opening onto the gardens above the lake not published not published
Deluxe Junior SuiteFirst floor, private lake-view balcony not published not published
Family SuiteTwo bedrooms and two bathrooms 73 m² not published
Exclusive SuitePrivate living room and a lake-view jacuzzi 83 m² not published
Sky SuitePrivate sauna and an outdoor jacuzzi on the terrace 134 m² not published
Royal Pool & SPA SuitePrivate garden, infinity pool and spa up to 600 m² not published

96 rooms and suites in all. 6 categories from the hotel's own pages, in the order it lists them — see their own page ↗. Occupancy is not published, and the two junior suite pages would not load, so their sizes are left out rather than taken from elsewhere.

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What the rate covers

What you will not have to think about

Breakfast
time not published
Buffet at La Limonaia. Bathrobes allowed at the main restaurant for breakfast and lunch
Drinks, and the small printNot included. Informal dress code for dinner.

Yours, at no extra cost

Mountain bikes
Included
Shuttle to Gargnano
Free, 10:00–19:00, subject to availability
Running circuit, Sky Fitness trail and energy garden
In the park
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Free access to 7,000+ newspapers and magazines

Also in the rate

  • Entrance to the 4,300 m² spa world included in all rates
  • Indoor garage with car valet service, free
  • Wi-Fi, service and VAT included
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Before you book

Before you go5 things worth knowing first
  • There is a dress code at dinner. Elegant attire is expected. Worth a jacket in the case.
  • The house takes children, but not everywhere in it. Adults Only SPA, saunas and fitness are 16+; the Infinity Pool is closed to under-12s; Gramen restaurant no under-12s For the children themselves: Only a limited number of children up to eleven, in dedicated rooms. Paolino's Club daily 14:00–19:00.
  • Local tourist tax is extra — €3.50 pp/night, 1 March to 31 October, collected at the hotel and not in the rate.
  • Dogs — €50.00 per day, small dogs only, max 12 kg; not in the spa, pools or Gramen restaurant.
  • Language. English is spoken throughout, but the hotel's own pages are often fuller in German or Italian — which is where several of the details above came from.
What is not included4 charges on top of the rate
Tourist tax
€3.50 pp/night, 1 March to 31 October
Dog
€50.00 per day, small dogs only, max 12 kg; not in the spa, pools or Gramen restaurant
Late check-out
Surcharge
All spa treatments and programmes
Charged; 72 hours' notice for package cancellation
The facts, as published12 lines, plus a link to their own site
Classification5-star
CategoryAll-suite spa resort
Rooms96
Spa4,300 m²
Saunas7
Pools5
Minimum stayNone
Check-in / out15:00 / 12:00
Spa on arrival dayRoom and spa services available from 15:00
Spa on departure dayCheck-out of all services before 12:00
ChildrenOnly a limited number of children up to eleven, in dedicated rooms. Paolino's Club daily 14:00–19:00.
Adults-only areasAdults Only SPA, saunas and fitness are 16+; the Infinity Pool is closed to under-12s; Gramen restaurant no under-12s
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The awards

Recognition

One Michelin Key, 2024European Health & Spa Award 2025 — Best Destination SpaCondé Nast Traveller Readers' Choice 2024 — World's Top 20 Spa DestinationsVirtuoso preferred partner
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Getting there

By air
Verona 1 hr 15 · Bergamo 1 hr 25 · Brescia 54 km
By rail
Desenzano del Garda 37 km · Brescia 50 km
Transfers
Reception arranges taxis and private transfers; free resort shuttle to Gargnano village, 10:00 to 19:00
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Why it qualifies

Every one of these was verified against what the hotel itself publishes. Any of them will take you to the others that share it.

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If this appeals

Compiled from the hotel's own published pages where available, otherwise from trade and press sources, correct as at September 2026. Anything marked "not published" is something the hotel does not state — we would rather tell you that than guess. The image above is a generated illustration, not a photograph of the property.

€315
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