Lake Como Family Hotels with Game Rooms
5 family-friendly hotels with game room in Lake Como . Handpicked for families who want the best.
Lake Como gets one truly rainy afternoon out of every five in summer, which is enough to ruin a family stay if your hotel doesn't have an indoor backup. The lake water itself is cold most of the year, so even on sunny days the kids will only swim for an hour before they want to do something else. The hotels below all have proper game rooms or games corners, billiards in the lobby, table tennis on the terrace, and stacks of board games at reception. We picked five spread around the lake from Cernobbio in the southwest to Abbadia Lariana in the east, so you can match the game room to the lake town you actually want to base from.
Lake Como is a long Y-shaped lake squeezed between Alpine ridges 45 minutes north of Milan, and it functions less as a single destination and more as a string of villa towns linked by ferry and twisty road. Cernobbio and Bellagio at the south and centre are the postcard ones; Lecco and Abbadia Lariana on the east arm are quieter and cheaper; Porlezza on Lake Lugano just over the ridge is where families with multi-kid budgets actually stay.
Why Lake Como Hotels Need Indoor Games
The lake's geography means most family hotels are somewhere on a hillside, which is great for views but tough on toddlers and prams. A game room lets the small kid play board games inside while the older one walks down to the ferry. Park Hotel Abbadia and Hotel Asnigo both have ground-floor games corners that make this kind of split easy.
Italian summer evenings on Lake Como get cool fast once the sun drops behind the ridge. The lakeside aperitivo culture is wonderful for adults but not for an eight-year-old in shorts. A game room becomes the post-dinner room of choice, and the resorts that take this seriously, like Parco San Marco in Porlezza, even staff their kids' game room until 9pm in high season.
Parent's take
We've spent enough rainy summer afternoons cross-legged on hotel-room beds with a damp Switch to know the value of a proper games room with windows and other people in it. The five hotels below understand that families need a third space between the bedroom and the lake. Worth filtering on this even if you think the weather forecast looks fine.
Our Top 5 Picks
Hotels in Lake Como with game room, sorted by guest rating.
Parco San Marco Lifestyle Beach Resort
Porlezza, Lake Lugano (10 min drive over the ridge from Lake Como)
Wonderful
1,620 reviews
Parco San Marco is a four-star resort on Lake Lugano (10 minutes by car over the ridge from Lake Como) with a full games room including billiards, table tennis and an arcade corner staffed until 9pm in high season. The kids club runs all-day in summer and the on-site beach plus heated indoor pool means weather doesn't kill the holiday.
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€400/night
Why families love Parco San Marco Lifestyle Beach Resort
We came here instead of staying on Como itself and the trade-off worked. The games room is the best on the lake hands down: real billiards table, two ping pong setups, plus arcade. Kids club kept our nine-year-old occupied while we ate dinner at the lakeside restaurant. The drive into Como city is 40 minutes which we did once, then stayed put.
Hotel Villa Aurora
Lezzeno, mid-lake western shore
Wonderful
480 reviews
Hotel Villa Aurora is a small three-star in Lezzeno with a dedicated games room near reception, board games on every coffee table, and a stair gate at the games entrance for under-fives. The lakeside terrace looks across to Bellagio and the hotel beach has shallow stones rather than the sharp rocks common at this part of the lake.
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€301/night
Why families love Hotel Villa Aurora
We stayed three nights with two kids aged four and seven. The games room saved a long rainy afternoon. The owner came out and explained the board games to our four-year-old in slow Italian, which was sweet. Beach is small but workable for kids. Bellagio ferry from the dock outside is the main daytime adventure.
Hotel Paradiso Como
Brunate, top of the funicular above Como city
Excellent
720 reviews
Hotel Paradiso Como sits at the top of the Brunate funicular above Como city with table tennis on the terrace, board games at the bar, and the kind of panoramic lake view that justifies the steep ride up. The funicular runs every 30 minutes until 10.30pm and the trip down to dinner in Como is part of the experience.
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€339/night
Why families love Hotel Paradiso Como
The funicular ride alone made the kids happy for the whole trip. Table tennis on the terrace with that lake view was the photo op of the holiday. Board games are well-loved with all the pieces present, which we appreciated. Down in Como city for dinner takes 7 minutes by funicular, and you're back up before the kids melt down.
Hotel Asnigo
Cernobbio, southwest lakeside
Excellent
380 reviews
Hotel Asnigo is a four-star hillside boutique above Cernobbio with a games corner near the bar, a generous board game collection in Italian and English, and a small outdoor pool. Cernobbio village is a five-minute walk down the hill and the Como city ferry is twelve minutes from the village by lakeside walk.
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€393/night
Why families love Hotel Asnigo
Asnigo felt grown-up which our 11-year-old appreciated. The games corner has actual quality board games rather than the usual tatty assortment. Outdoor pool is small but the view down to Cernobbio justifies it. The walk down to the village is fine, the walk back up is the workout you didn't sign up for. Take the bus.
Park Hotel Abbadia
Abbadia Lariana, eastern arm
Very Good
540 reviews
Park Hotel Abbadia is a three-star on the quiet eastern arm of Lake Como with a games room near reception, board games shelves in the bar lounge, and direct access to the Abbadia waterfront. The train stop is 200 metres away with direct trains to Milan in 50 minutes, making this the most family-practical base on the lake.
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€257/night
Why families love Park Hotel Abbadia
We picked Abbadia for the train link to Milan and stayed four nights. The games room is small but well-stocked, and the hotel staff actively suggested it to our seven-year-old when she was bored. Train to Milan worked perfectly: 8.30am out, back by 6pm. Hotel garden has tables for outdoor games when the weather cooperates.
💡Tips for Booking a Lake Como Hotel with a Game Room
- 1Pick a hotel on the eastern arm (Lecco, Abbadia Lariana) if you want easy train access to Milan. The west side has the photogenic towns but the train infrastructure on the east is significantly better for day trips with kids and stroller.
- 2Confirm the game room hours before you book. Some Lake Como hotels lock the games room at 6pm because reception staff move on, which is a problem if you eat at 8pm and need somewhere for the kids between dinner courses. Ask in writing for opening hours.
- 3If the kids are small, a hotel with both a games room and an indoor pool matters most. Lake Como water is cold even in August, around 22 to 24 degrees, and toddlers usually quit after twenty minutes. Parco San Marco has both, which is rare for the lake.
- 4Bring the family's own travel chess or pack of cards just in case. Hotel board games in Italy are often Italian editions which is fine for visual games but frustrating for word-based games like Scrabble. Cards work in any language.
- 5Avoid August weekends if you have any choice. The game rooms get crowded with multiple families on rainy afternoons and you'll wait for the table tennis. Mid-week visits in June or September are calmer with the same odds of decent weather.
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