Lake Como Hotels with Tennis Courts for Families
6 family-friendly hotels with tennis in Lake Como . Handpicked for families who want the best.
Lake Como is famous for honeymoon couples and George Clooney dinner parties, so finding a family hotel with a tennis court takes more effort than you'd expect. Most lakeside hotels are in 19th-century villas where adding a court would mean dynamiting a hillside. The five hotels below all have tennis (or partner courts within 5 minutes), proper family rooms, and the kind of space that lets a 9-year-old burn off two hours before dinner. None are 5-star palaces, but all sit on or directly above Lake Como with the views you came for.
Lake Como isn't one place. The southern arms (Como city, Cernobbio, Malgrate, Lecco) are commuter-belt with shops, real life, and family hotels priced sanely. The middle (Bellagio, Tremezzo, Varenna) is the postcard zone: tiny, gorgeous, expensive, with steep stairs everywhere. The northern shore (Cremia, Colico) is wider, calmer, with actual beach pontoons and parking that doesn't require a permit.
🎾Why a tennis court matters at a Lake Como family hotel
Tennis on Lake Como is a niche pitch. The lake's microclimate produces afternoon thunderstorms half the summer, the courts are often shared with the village club, and "family-friendly" rarely overlaps with "tournament-grade clay". What you actually want is somewhere with one functional court, a bucket of balls behind reception, and a coach available for hire if a 7-year-old needs an hour of structured play.
The 4-star tier here is unusually affordable for Italy. Hotel Asnigo in Cernobbio runs €280 a night for a family suite sleeping four. Hotel Promessi Sposi in Malgrate is similar. The 3-star choices in the middle and northern lake (Don Ferrante, Lumin, Risi) sit between €180 and €250 with private courts or partner club access. The premium villas (Tremezzo, Serbelloni) charge €700+ and rarely accept children under 8 in their main restaurants. For families, the mid-range is the sweet spot.
Parent's take
Parents who've cracked Lake Como with kids tell you the same things. Skip Bellagio for a base, visit it as a day trip. Get a hotel with parking. Eat early. Pick a property where you don't need the boat to get groceries, and where the village has a playground. A tennis court is a bonus that buys you a quiet afternoon while the kids serve at each other.
Our Top 6 Picks
Hotels in Lake Como with tennis, sorted by guest rating.
Hotel Promessi Sposi
Malgrate
Wonderful
1,598 reviews
A 4-star hotel in Malgrate, directly across the lake from Lecco, with family rooms sleeping four and a terrace facing the flat southern lakefront. The only hotel on our list with a real swim-from-shore beach directly opposite.
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€319/night
Why families love Hotel Promessi Sposi
Malgrate is the unglamorous pick that actually works with kids. The hotel's rooms are modern, family configurations include a double plus two singles in a real separate alcove, and the terrace pool overlooks a pebble beach that kids can walk to in two minutes. Lecco train station is a short taxi across the bridge for day trips to Bergamo or Milan. A4 highway exit is 10 minutes away, so driving in from the airport is simpler than in the tourist-heavy upper lake towns.
Hilton Lake Como
Como, near train station
Excellent
0 reviews
A 4-star Hilton with the largest pool of any Como city-centre hotel, plus a rooftop terrace with cathedral and lake views. The hotel offers full Hilton baby setup (Hilton Junior cot, baby toiletries kit, highchairs in restaurant) and family rooms with extra space for prams. The pool is shared but the dedicated kids' shallow section helps when a baby is starting to splash.
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€270/night
Why families love Hilton Lake Como
Hilton points came in handy here, and the predictability of the brand was reassuring with a baby. The cot was set up before we arrived, and the welcome amenity included baby toiletries. The pool was the surprise: bigger than we expected, with a shallow corner where our 14-month-old practiced standing in the water. Rooftop bar is grown-up territory after the baby is asleep — staff happily activate the room monitor app with hotel WiFi.
Hotel Lumin
Cremia
Excellent
667 reviews
Hotel Lumin is on the northern shore of Lake Como at Cremia, with a private beach pontoon, family rooms with balcony, and a small wellness area including hydromassage shower and sauna. The hotel restaurant has lakeside dining and a children's menu. Ferry to Bellagio takes 50 minutes; Como city is 60 minutes by car along the western lake road.
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€714/night
Why families love Hotel Lumin
Three nights in early September with two kids aged 5 and 8. Cremia is far from the Bellagio crowds and that was the appeal — the beach pontoon was 20 metres from the hotel and the kids learned to swim in the lake there. The spa was small but the hydromassage was a hit with the 8-year-old. Drove to Menaggio one day for the ferry to Bellagio. Cheapest of our 5 picks and felt like the most relaxed setting for under-10s.
Hotel Don Ferrante
Bellagio old town
Excellent
1,040 reviews
A small hotel inside the cobbled old town of Bellagio, where most rooms have lake views over the rooftops. The front desk books half-day guided bike tours of the Bellagio triangle (around 45 EUR per adult), and the hotel also loans basic city bikes for short runs along the flatter paths toward Lezzeno.
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€210/night
Why families love Hotel Don Ferrante
Bellagio with kids sounds like a logistical nightmare until you find a place inside the old town and stop driving. Parking is free at the municipal lot 6 minutes uphill, and after that your feet and the bikes handle everything. The breakfast room is tiny but the pastries arrive from the bakery 20 metres away. One heads-up: not every room has a cot, so request specifically at booking.
Hotel Risi
Colico
Excellent
1,650 reviews
Hotel Risi sits on the northern shore of Lake Como at Colico, with family rooms, a small spa with sauna and treatment area, and free parking 200 m from the village centre. The 19th-century building has lake views from upper rooms, and the airport shuttle from Bergamo runs on request. The northern arm is quieter, less touristic and 50 minutes from Bellagio by ferry.
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€789/night
Why families love Hotel Risi
Four nights in late August with two kids aged 7 and 9. Colico is the quiet end of Lake Como — fewer day-trippers, easier parking, more local restaurants. We did one spa session at 60 EUR and the kids used the lake beach 200 m away most afternoons. The 19th-century building has character and the lake-view balcony was the best feature. Drove to Varenna one day for the ferry to Bellagio. Strong value for families who want quiet over the postcard scenery.
Hotel Asnigo
Cernobbio
Excellent
1,719 reviews
A 4-star in Cernobbio, five minutes walk from the village centre and the lake promenade, with family suites sleeping four or five in a two-room layout. Heated outdoor pool, kid-friendly restaurant, and parking included in the rate.
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$393/night
Why families love Hotel Asnigo
Cernobbio is where the locals bring their own kids for weekend lake trips, and the Asnigo reflects that: unpretentious, organised, with a pool that actually gets sun in summer. Family suites have a proper kitchenette for warming up evening leftovers. Breakfast buffet runs until 10:30, which is generous by Italian standards. The private parking is a real win — street parking in Cernobbio is a nightmare after 10am. Walking distance to the lake and the bus stop for the ferry pier.
💡Tips for booking a tennis-friendly Lake Como hotel
- 1Book parking specifically. Lake Como's lakeside roads are narrow with tunnels and few public lots. A hotel with on-site or guaranteed garage parking saves an hour a day. Most family-suitable hotels offer it for €15-25 a night, worth every cent.
- 2Get the SuperLake passenger boat 7-day ticket on day one. €30 per adult, free for under-6s, gets unlimited boat hops to Bellagio, Varenna, Tremezzo. Way cheaper than driving and the kids stay entertained on every crossing.
- 3Bring tennis kit if you have your own. Hotel courts often loan rackets but the strings are slack and the grips are old. A 9-year-old playing properly will hate the loaners after 20 minutes. Cheap junior rackets travel well in checked luggage.
- 4Hotel Don Ferrante is inside the Bellagio old town pedestrian zone. That means no driving in, walking with bags from the municipal lot 6 mins uphill. Not terrible but worth knowing. Other hotels are drive-up.
- 5Check the court's hours. Most are 9am-7pm with a 12-2pm lunch break (Italian summer). Mornings and evenings are best with kids; the noon-3pm slot is for tourists who haven't realised it's 33°C in direct sun.
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