The hotel is situated in Stresa on Lake Maggiore, in a slightly elevated panoramic position, only 220 yards from the centre, 330 yards from the lakeside promenade, (embarkation point for the Borromean Islands), 200 yards from Congress House, 550 yards from the railway-station (Milan-Domodossola), 1100 yards from the zoological garden of Villa Pallavicino, 1300 yards from the cablecar to the "Alpinia Garden" and the Mottarone, 3 miles from the golf club "Des Iles Borromées", 4 miles from "Alpino" golf club in Gignese, 2,5 miles from the motorway-exit at Carpugnino (A26, Genoa-Voltri/Gravellona Toce), 34 miles from Ascona-Locarno (CH), 34 miles from Milan Malpensa International Airport, 60 miles from the Simplon-pass, 67 miles from the St. Bernardino-pass and 100 miles from the St. Gotthard-pass.