Amid a charming Mediterranean garden with a swimming pool and palm trees, the Hotel Villa Selva is located in Lugano, only a 10-minute walk from the center. Ticino specialties can be enjoyed on the terrace or in the rustic restaurant which features a fireplace. A continental breakfast is served every morning.
The functionally furnished rooms at the Villa Selva feature a private bathroom. Private parking is possible on site for free.
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8.7/10
V. good
69 Reviews
Fantastic restaurant and home made food! great service, sparkling clean - excellent all around. great value!
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Good to know
Check-in
from 14:00
Check-out
until 14:00
Pets Policy
Pets are not allowed
Getting around
Train Stations
Lugano Station0.9 km
Ponte Tresa Train Station8.6 km
Rooms Types
Room Details
Double or Twin Room
2 Twin bed
15m²
Type: Double
Bathtub
Telephone
Wake-up service/Alarm clock
Shared bathroom
DVD player
Microwave
Extra long beds (> 6.5 ft)
Walk-in closet
Sauna
Private pool
Toaster
Game console - Xbox 360
Additional bathroom
Drying rack for clothing
Bottle of water
Privacy curtain
Open-air bath
Carbon monoxide detector
Free gym access
Complimentary access to conference room/business areas
Select dates to see prices
Double or Twin Room
2 Twin bed
15m²
Has window
Type: Double
Room all facilities
Bathtub
Telephone
Wake-up service/Alarm clock
Shared bathroom
DVD player
Microwave
Extra long beds (> 6.5 ft)
Walk-in closet
Sauna
Private pool
Toaster
Game console - Xbox 360
Additional bathroom
Drying rack for clothing
Bottle of water
Privacy curtain
Open-air bath
Carbon monoxide detector
Free gym access
Complimentary access to conference room/business areas
Room Description:
Functionally furnished room with a private bathroom.
Room Details
Single Room
1 Twin bed
11m²
Type: Single
Bathtub
Telephone
Wake-up service/Alarm clock
Shared bathroom
DVD player
Microwave
Extra long beds (> 6.5 ft)
Walk-in closet
Sauna
Private pool
Toaster
Additional bathroom
Drying rack for clothing
Bottle of water
Privacy curtain
Open-air bath
Carbon monoxide detector
Free gym access
Complimentary access to conference room/business areas
Select dates to see prices
Single Room
1 Twin bed
11m²
Has window
Type: Single
Room all facilities
Bathtub
Telephone
Wake-up service/Alarm clock
Shared bathroom
DVD player
Microwave
Extra long beds (> 6.5 ft)
Walk-in closet
Sauna
Private pool
Toaster
Additional bathroom
Drying rack for clothing
Bottle of water
Privacy curtain
Open-air bath
Carbon monoxide detector
Free gym access
Complimentary access to conference room/business areas
Room Description:
Functionally furnished room with a private bathroom.
Room Details
Triple Room
3 Twin bed
22m²
Type: Triple
Bathtub
Telephone
Hairdryer
Wake-up service/Alarm clock
Shared bathroom
DVD player
Microwave
Extra long beds (> 6.5 ft)
Walk-in closet
Sauna
Private pool
Toaster
Additional bathroom
Drying rack for clothing
Bottle of water
Privacy curtain
Open-air bath
Carbon monoxide detector
Free gym access
Complimentary access to conference room/business areas
Select dates to see prices
Triple Room
3 Twin bed
22m²
Has window
Type: Triple
Room all facilities
Bathtub
Telephone
Hairdryer
Wake-up service/Alarm clock
Shared bathroom
DVD player
Microwave
Extra long beds (> 6.5 ft)
Walk-in closet
Sauna
Private pool
Toaster
Additional bathroom
Drying rack for clothing
Bottle of water
Privacy curtain
Open-air bath
Carbon monoxide detector
Free gym access
Complimentary access to conference room/business areas
Room Description:
Functionally furnished room with a private bathroom.
Room Details
Two Connecting Double Rooms
2 Twin bed
35m²
Type: Quadruple
Bathtub
Telephone
Hairdryer
Wake-up service/Alarm clock
Refrigerator
Shared bathroom
DVD player
Microwave
Extra long beds (> 6.5 ft)
Walk-in closet
Sauna
Private pool
Oven
Toaster
Game console - Xbox 360
Additional bathroom
Upper floors accessible by stairs only
Detached
Drying rack for clothing
Bottle of water
Privacy curtain
Open-air bath
Carbon monoxide detector
Free gym access
Complimentary access to conference room/business areas
Select dates to see prices
Two Connecting Double Rooms
2 Twin bed
35m²
Has window
Type: Quadruple
Room all facilities
Bathtub
Telephone
Hairdryer
Wake-up service/Alarm clock
Refrigerator
Shared bathroom
DVD player
Microwave
Extra long beds (> 6.5 ft)
Walk-in closet
Sauna
Private pool
Oven
Toaster
Game console - Xbox 360
Additional bathroom
Upper floors accessible by stairs only
Detached
Drying rack for clothing
Bottle of water
Privacy curtain
Open-air bath
Carbon monoxide detector
Free gym access
Complimentary access to conference room/business areas
Room Description:
Functionally furnished room with 2 separate bedrooms, views of the lake, TV and private bathroom.
Guest Score and Reviews
8.7/10
V. good
69 Reviews
Cleanliness
9.1
Facilities
8.5
Location
8.7
Service
8.9
Nicole
Group Traveler
10.0
Fantastic restaurant and home made food! great service, sparkling clean - excellent all around. great value!
March 2021
James
Family with young children
9.0
I would definitely come back to Villa Selva. It was clean, comfortable, and the staff was extremely warm and friendly. And the food? Outstanding! My wife has two diet restrictions (no dairy, no gluten) and all we had to do was tell them one time and voila - my wife was served appropriate food for the duration of our stay. She was so happy and so surprised that her diet issues were simply a non-issue to the Villa Selva staff. And the food was incredible: home cooking, home-made jams and spreads for breakfast, incredible three-course dinners (we had the set menu each night) that were really outstanding. We felt like we were staying in someone's home and eating home-cooked meals in a family dining room - and I mean that in a very good way. Parking was easy, family room was nice sized, beds comfortable. It was great! Highly recommended.
Nothing.
April 2021
Services & Facilities
Most popular facilities
Coffee shop
Shared lounge/TV area
Free Wi-Fi
Family Rooms
Pet bowls
Swimming Pool
Free Parking
On-site parking
More Amenities
Activities & Things to do
Board Games/puzzles
Food & Drinks
Bar
Restaurant(s)
Coffee Shop
Restaurant (special Diets Available)
Wine/champagne
General
Electronic Room Key
Non-Smoking Rooms Available
Kid Friendly
Kid-friendly Dining
Media & Technology
Shared Lounge/TV Area
Free Wi-Fi
Outdoor Recreation
Garden
Room Amenities
Heating
Fire Extinguishers
Balcony/Terrace
Outdoor Furniture
Family Rooms
Security
CCTV Security In Common Areas
Services and Conveniences
Daily Housekeeping
Pet Bowls
Tour Services
Swimming & Soaking
Sun Loungers Or Beach Chairs
Swimming Pool
Salt-water Pool
Outdoor Pool
Transportation
Free Parking
On-site Parking
Public Transport Tickets
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Property Policies
Check-in and Check-out Times
Check-in:after 14:00
Check-out:before 11:00
Front Desk Hours: 24/7
Groups
When booking more than 7 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.
Internet
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.
Parking
Free private parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed).
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Children and extra bed policy
Children of any age are allowed.
Children up to and including 12 years old stay for CHF 16 per person per night when using an existing bed.
You haven't added any extra beds.
Any type of extra bed or child's cot/crib is upon request and needs to be confirmed by management.
Supplements are not calculated automatically in the total costs and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.
Check-in begins at 14:00 and check-out can be done until 11:00.
Interesting place to explore in close proximity to the Hotel are Galleria Gottardo, Museo Civico di Belle Arti, Museo Cantonale d'Arte, Museo cantonale di storia naturale, Centro esposizioni di Lugano, Conference Center Lugano, Cornaredo Stadium, Pista La Resega, Art Museum Lugano, Museo d'Arte Villa Malpensata and others.
The Hotel offers Outdoor pool, Free Parking, On-site parking.
Fantastic restaurant and home made food! great service, sparkling clean - excellent all around. great value!
March 2021
James
Family with young children
9.0
I would definitely come back to Villa Selva. It was clean, comfortable, and the staff was extremely warm and friendly. And the food? Outstanding! My wife has two diet restrictions (no dairy, no gluten) and all we had to do was tell them one time and voila - my wife was served appropriate food for the duration of our stay. She was so happy and so surprised that her diet issues were simply a non-issue to the Villa Selva staff. And the food was incredible: home cooking, home-made jams and spreads for breakfast, incredible three-course dinners (we had the set menu each night) that were really outstanding. We felt like we were staying in someone's home and eating home-cooked meals in a family dining room - and I mean that in a very good way. Parking was easy, family room was nice sized, beds comfortable. It was great! Highly recommended.
Nothing.
April 2021
Marie-helene
Group Traveler
8.0
The food was amazing. The wine selection is very impressive. We had a excellent Merlot from the region.
The service was not super warm welcoming.
A little far from the center if you walk.
April 2021
Dt
Family with young children
8.0
Updated classic style with pool.
It’s on a bus line so not too far from the city center.
July 2021
Iaroslav
Couple
8.0
Good place to stay, calm quiet in good location with good breakfast and friendly stuff
Few towels were not very clean, with some marks.
August 2021
Kevin
Family with young children
8.0
Staff were very friendly, great hotel just a short bus ride to center.
September 2021
Ohad
Couple
9.0
Very nice staff and great breakfast
November 2021
Anna
Couple
10.0
Everything was absolutely top - comfortable, clean, beautiful rooms, amazing hostess, delicious local food at dinner. Well worth having dinner there, including trying the best homemade ice cream.
Everything was perfect
March 2022
Fraser
Group Traveler
10.0
Great hotel with a nice location . The owner was super friendly and helpful and it was a lovely stay in general
April 2022
Rosemarie
Couple
8.0
Beautiful garden and pool, room very clean and comfortable. Breakfast good.
As it was very hot during our stay, we would have liked air conditioning in our room. Also perhaps some more choice for breakfast, fresh fruit and yoghurt perhaps.
June 2022
Eleanor
Family with young children
9.0
Very quiet and clean with an excellent breakfast with homemade jams
Uphill walk from the train station but okay once you get the Ticino pass for free bus transport
September 2022
Christopher
Couple
8.0
Great place only 15 mins walk from main rail station. Lovely garden with loungers and I enjoyed a swim in the pool too. Excellent small restaurant, part of the hotel, if you want an evening meal. Comfortable beds.
September 2022
Melissa
Business Traveler
10.0
It’s a wonderful hidden gem in Lugano! you will feel like Home from the first second!!
the owner and staff are the heart of this place.
all the cuisine is home made.
very spacious and clean rooms
in the Garden you can relax by the pool - so there is really no better place to stay than this Villa
October 2022
Nora
Couple
9.0
very well located & accessable by public transport
nothing
January 2023
Martin
Couple
10.0
Exceptionally friendly and helpful host!
April 2023
Joumina
Family with young children
9.0
A cute little hotel with warm atmosphere. It felt like I was in my grand mother's house. The owner is always present and takes care of her clients. It has a cute garden with a swimming pool, we were ther in april, it wasnt opened yet. there is a restaurant in the ground floor that serves homemade meals prepared by the owner herself. the room is very basic, just a bed, an old wardrobe, a small table and a chair, but we didnt need more. The bathroom was clean and had towels, hairdryer, soap and shampoo. our room was on the corner, so we had a view to the lake and the swimming pool, and from the other window we had a view to the beautiful alley leading to the garden and restaurant. There is no lift, so you have to carry your luggage, but it is only 2 levels. It is not in the historic center, but a bus stop just in front of the hotel will take you there in around 10 minutes.
April 2023
Soledad
Group Traveler
10.0
Every detail was taken care off, very well managed and full of positive surprises. The place is quaint, has a wonderful ambience, lovely garden, swimming pool. Our room had partial view to the lake.
nothing I didn' like
June 2023
Hasan
Solo Traveler
9.0
The grounds and outdoor pool were absolutely wonderful. Staff very friendly and helpful plus the accommodation was excellent.
June 2023
Christine
Group Traveler
9.0
The lady is quite nice and gave us good advices. A real pro. The food is exceptional, original, fine, fresh, good quality . Slow food we loved it. The access lane and all garden full of flowers, so romantic. Also the terrace to dine .
Our room for 3 adults a little too small .
Swimming pool closed at 18 h: too early.
July 2023
Camilla
Solo Traveler
10.0
Villa selva is a real oasis a little piece of paradise in the city. Ten minutes walk or short bus ride from the station and town. You walk into beautiful gardens with a lovely pool that I made use of every day. The owner and staff are very friendly helpful and kind this means a lot when you travel alone. The food in the restaurant is fantastic I advise booking. My room was bright clean and comfortable with a lovely view over the garden and pool looking to the lake and mountains. The location is ideal for relaxing after a long day sightseeing and the bus stops right outside there is also off street parking if you need it.
I had a fantastic few days here and would definitely recommend it.
Nothing
July 2023
Laszlo
Couple
10.0
Excellent location to visit Lugano, free local transport included. Simple, but very clean room, beautiful garden and pool. Very good kitchen!
No lift.
July 2023
Marcus
Couple
10.0
Beautiful place snd views
August 2023
Gennadiy
Couple
10.0
Atmosphera in this hotel like in my grandmother home. Everything very good organized, Just love it. Thank you very much for great vacation. All arrond mounts, lake is a beautiful. Very clean. Breakfast is so good.
I love all !
August 2023
Philipp
Solo Traveler
9.0
The swimming pool and the garden are great.
A small refrigerator in the rooms would be great.
August 2023
Bastian
Couple
8.0
The location was great - one can easily walk to the Lugano city center and the lake (5 to 10min comfortable walking), there is a bus stop directly in front of the hotel. The line takes you to the central station or the railway station or the lake in no time - public transportation is for free for tourists (in hotels).
The most amazing was the restaurant - my husband and I have been travelling many times to Ticcino and Lugano and we are familiar with the cuisine and food. The small restaurant had by far the best food (and affordable by Swiss standards) we have ever had in Lugano. Genuine Ticcino food. All is absolutely fresh and much of the salads and fruits stem from their own garden.
The staff (and the owner) are fullblood hospitality people who have been most kind and helpful.
The hotel is simple, but rooms are modern and newly rennovated (with good taste). There is a wonderful garden and a swimming pool of about 15metres - very nice place to spend some calm time.
not applicable
September 2023
Jim
Group Traveler
10.0
Very nice ?
September 2023
Benoit
Group Traveler
8.0
Excellente restauration.
September 2023
Bo
Business Traveler
10.0
The traditional way of check in and services.
The owner was very nice. Helped me get a free ticket of Ticino canton.
The villa and garden is amazing, with very rich variety of fruits.
It felt like I was staying in a family home. As it ties out we were the owner grew up there.
November 2023
kyaw m.
Couple
9.0
Room is simple but so clean. Although the room no:9 doesn’t have balcony there are two windows and view is nice.The bed is comfortable, especially for us the pillows are very comfortable. Bus stop is in front of the hotel and very easy to go railway station and Lugano center. If you come with train, there is bus stop above the station.
You can take bus no.4 direction Canobbio / Comano , at the fourth stop Via Tesserete you can get off and arrive hotel.
Normal breakfast with homemade jam which is delicious.
The lady who owns hotel is very desirable and speaks english, deutsch.
December 2023
Kinvara
Group Traveler
10.0
It is a sweet hotel that feels like home. Very clean and super comfy beds. Lovely view and gardens. Bus stop is right outside or a short walk to city center.
May 2024
Shabnaj
Family with young children
10.0
Rooms were clean and tidy, pool was beautiful with mountain view. Location was good about a 20min walk to the main centre. Host was lovely. Would definitely come back again
June 2024
Georgios
Couple
8.0
The villa is an oasis in the city with an excellent garden and a nice restaurant. The room simple but clean. Parking was easy.
June 2024
Agnieszka
Couple
10.0
Great atmosphere, delicious food, nice garden and swimming pool, localisation
July 2024
Elisabet
Family with young children
9.0
We loved this place. Pool was great, breakfast good and dinner amazing. Very friendly host, and our room was newly renovated and comfortable. Air-conditioning an extra plus.
A bit of noice from the road, but when windows were closed it was not a problem.
July 2024
Helena
Family with young children
8.0
The hotel was very nice and cosy with a well-sized pool set in a beautiful garden and against an amazing backdrop.
The hotel staff was very friendly and smiley and eager to help out.
The hotel staffs language knowledge did not include English and, except for the owner, just a little bit of French. We managed to find Portuguese as a common language but it might be good to know that they mostly speak Italian and German.
Carrying our luggage up by myself for several sets of stairs, no elevator, was not exactly what I had hoped for after a day of train travels. However doable, it's important to mention that this hotel is not for those who can't handle stairs.
We had beach towels with us on this trip, but for those who travel without the lack of pool towels is a pity in such a nice place.
The fried food smell from the restaurant when we came back to the hotel the first evening was not very pleasing, but understandable considering that the hotel includes a popular restaurant with a great looking menu.
July 2024
Ingrid
Couple
9.0
Lovely little hotel with beautiful garden and excellent pool (mountain view!) close enough to Lugano centre and lake with all its activities.
Very welcoming host, who also runs a good restaurant on the property.
Compared to other accommodations in Lugano reasonably priced.
Free parking on site. Also, we were given a Ticino-ticket by the host which gives you free public transport and a discount on the funiculaire.
We had a great 3 night stay and would stay here again when in the area!
Rooms are small and basic without a balcony or tarrace but we knew that in advance. Some rooms have aircon some don’t (we were fortunate to have a room with aircon). It’s a bit of a walk to the lake and city centre (and back, uphill!) but that wasn’t a problem for us (especially with free bus service)
July 2024
David
Couple
8.0
the room was large, view was nice, bed was comfy, shower was powerful,
September 2024
Amber
Solo Traveler
9.0
Beautiful grounds, flowers, plants and trees. Nice restaurant on ground floor. Breakfast was very nice. Clean modern bathroom, comfortable bed and pillows, good television.
October 2024
Keara
Couple
10.0
What a beautiful oasis of a location! Just 12 minutes’ walk from the train station, or only a couple of minutes by bus #4, which leaves right from the station, drops you off practically at the front door of the hotel, and runs often. The small hotel itself is so charming and gemütlich - you walk down a long path covered by a grapevine arbor to the entrance, where you’re greeted immediately. The gardens on the property are not only beautiful, they are functional! Fresh flowers decorate every table in the dining room and every floor of the hotel, and meals are completed with fresh fruits and vegetables picked right outside the door. Wanda was a wonderful host, and she and her kitchen staff put together some unforgettable meals. I hope you have a chance to try the quail with fresh plums, the handmade pasta, or the freshly churned ice cream. Be sure to ask for a room with a view - it was stunning! We didn’t have a chance to use the pool but other guests really enjoyed. Comfortable beds, spotless rooms, and a warm atmosphere made this place truly unglaublich!! Thank you, Wanda.
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