The final Art Nouveau work by Giuseppe Casartelli

The Grand Hotel Brunate was the last work in the Art Nouveau style by the architect Giuseppe Casartelli. Located in Brunate in the province of Como, its construction was concluded in 1893, one year before the construction of the Como–Brunate funicular. The hotel was built to follow the proportions of nearby villas while remaining in line with the great hotel structures present in Italy and Europe at the time.

Located in the Pizz area with a panoramic view over Como, the building consists of five floors with a rectangular floorplan. The façade features six neoclassical lesenes alternating with large single and double windows surmounted by important stuccos. Balconies with wrought iron parapets and a large veranda overlooked by a terrace supported by columns define the ground floor.

The hotel had fifty rooms. The ground and first floors housed the vestibule, dining room, leisure room, and smoking room, while the upper floors contained guest rooms and suites. The decorations were done by the painter Travaglini from Varese. After stopping operations following the Second World War, the property was restructured and converted into a residential condominium in the 1960s.

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