Ten different apartments, only one is yours: how to choose at Residence Celeste
Anyone looking at the Residence Celeste apartments for the first time often assumes only the photo changes. It doesn't. Each apartment was carved out of a different part of the family house, an old hayloft, a converted attic, the main building, a separate dependance, and that shows up in the floor area, the air conditioning, the stairs and the view, which genuinely differ from one unit to the next.
This page does not replace each apartment's own description, still the best place to start. It gathers the practical criteria that come up most often when choosing between ten options: how many you are, whether air conditioning matters, and how many stairs you are willing to climb with the suitcases.
How many you are, and whether children are coming
Every one- and two-bedroom apartment pairs a double bed with a sofa bed and, where needed, a fold-down bed suitable for one child up to 12, not an extra adult: anyone travelling with young children can find more on that in Lake Como with young children. That is the first useful filter:
- Two people, in the smallest and cosiest studio: Mimosa, converted from an old hayloft.
- Two adults with a young child, on the ground floor with no steps: Glicine or Rose, both studios with a terrace.
- Four or five people, in a one-bedroom apartment with a balcony: Narciso, Girasole or Iris.
- Four or five people, in an air-conditioned attic apartment without a balcony: Fiordaliso or Fior di Pesco.
- Up to six people in a single apartment: Angeli, the two-level two-bedroom apartment with the late-1600s fireplace.
- Two families together, or a larger group: Emy, the 100 sqm dependance with three bedrooms, a two-minute walk from the main building.
If air conditioning is non-negotiable
Not every apartment has it, and it is worth knowing before falling for another one's photos. Air conditioning is only in Mimosa, Fiordaliso and Fior di Pesco: the others have independent heating for winter, but in summer rely on windows, natural airflow and the shade of the garden. If you are staying in high summer and consider cooling a requirement rather than a nice-to-have, start with these three, and see our article on Lake Como in summer for more on that.
Ground floor or attic: the stairs matter
Glicine and Rose are on the ground floor, with no step between the parking space and the front door: the most comfortable choice with heavy luggage, a pushchair or limited mobility. Fiordaliso and Fior di Pesco, by contrast, were converted from old attics under the roof and are reached by an internal flight of stairs; in exchange they have air conditioning and exposed beams the ground floor does not. Neither option is objectively better, but it is worth deciding before you arrive rather than finding out with the suitcases in hand.
Balcony, terrace, or a window on the lake
Outdoor space also changes from one apartment to another. Mimosa, Glicine and Rose each have a generous private terrace; Narciso, Girasole, Iris and Emy have a balcony (two, in Emy's case, and two in Angeli as well). Fiordaliso and Fior di Pesco have no private outdoor space, but make up for it with windows framing the Villa del Balbianello promontory or the Bellagio skyline. If breakfast outdoors is non-negotiable, look at the first two groups; if you mainly want a quiet retreat, the last two work just as well.
What stays the same either way
The shared pool, open from April to the end of October, and the garden are available to every guest of the residence, whichever apartment you book. The same goes for the private, monitored parking inside the property, the fully equipped kitchen and the free WiFi: that shared base is what the differences above are built on.
With ten different apartments, it is easy to hesitate between two or three names. The most direct route is a message on WhatsApp to +39 0344 1930036, describing how many you are and what actually matters to you: the person answering knows these apartments one by one.
