For now it is only a rumour, but the Mandarin Oriental brand may soon be added to Lake Maggiore in the Italian lake region.
The 5-star should have 90 rooms
Following the former Casta Diva on Lake Como, the group would seem in fact be about to also land on Lake Maggiore. The property is currently still at the planning stage and is Villa Poss, in Biganzolo, acquired by the Viscardi Hotels group owned by the Milanese family of the same name. The plan being to convert it into a 5-star hotel with 90 rooms, for an investment of €40 million.
Viscardi Hotels has some 450 rooms in Milan
Viscardi Hotels is a white label company that currently manages a portfolio of five properties all located in Milan, with a total of around 450 rooms. Mandarin Oriental is already present in Blevio with the Lake Como, as well as in Milan, while the brand's pipeline in Italy includes the Cristallo in Cortina, the Ginestre in Porto Cervo and will the debut in Rome with the Villini Sallustiani.
