Hotel la Meridiana, Lake & SPA

Hotel la Meridiana, Lake & SPA is a hotel in Ascona, Switzerland, where medieval walls of a historic Ticinese house meet modern architecture. Most rooms and the large terrace face the lake directly. The property includes an indoor pool, a fitness centre, a sauna, steam baths and a whirlpool, and the village centre with its restaurants, shops and harbour lies around the hotel. Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out from 08:00.

Location
The hotel stands at Piazza G. Motta 61 in Ascona, on Lake Maggiore in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The centre of Ascona, a village of restaurants, shops and a harbour, is within easy reach on foot. Monte Verità, the hill above the town, is about 3.6 km away, and the Brissago Islands with their gardens lie roughly 3.5 km from the property. The historic villages of Verscio and Pino sulla Sponda del Lago Maggiore are around 4.5 km and 6 km away, while Intragna in the Centovalli is about 6.4 km from the hotel. Lugano Airport is some 20 km away.

Rooms
All rooms have a private bathroom with free toiletries and a hairdryer, air conditioning, heating, a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a desk, a safe and a coffee machine. Several look out over the lake. Couples, solo travellers and families are all accommodated.

Facilities
Breakfast is served in a breakfast room with a rustic courtyard, and a reading room with fireplace occupies a 13th-century tower. The wellness area holds an indoor heated pool, sauna, steam room, hot tub and massage chair; the sauna carries a surcharge. Wifi is free, pets are welcome, and covered parking in the garage is limited and must be reserved in advance. Meeting and banquet facilities, laundry, ironing and dry cleaning are available for a fee, and staff speak German, English, French and Italian.