Hotel Pestalozzi Lugano

2.0 star property

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Exterior
Exterior
Lunch and dinner served
Balcony
Lunch and dinner served

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Gym

Explore the area

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Piazza Indipendenza 9, Lugano, TI, 6901
  • Place, Parco Ciani
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Palazzo dei Congressi
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Via Nassa
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Airport, Lugano (LUG-Agno)
    ‪10 min drive‬

Room options

Classic Single Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(8 reviews)
  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Comfort Double or Twin Room (modern)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(19 reviews)
  • City view
  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

Classic Triple Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • City view
  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Superior Triple Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Comfort Single Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About this property

Hotel Pestalozzi Lugano

A restaurant, a fitness centre and a bar/lounge are available at this smoke-free hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a snack bar/deli, 24-hour room service and conference space.
Hotel Pestalozzi Lugano offers 55 air-conditioned accommodations with a hairdryer and free toiletries. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. 45-cm flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include baths or showers.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Hypo-allergenic bedding and an iron/ironing board can be requested. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered on a daily basis.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness centre.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Hotel Pestalozzi Lugano. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Parco Ciani. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas, plus a restaurant and a gym.
  • Free WiFi
  • Enjoy Italian cuisine while dining at Ristorante Pestalozzi
  • Buffet breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge and tour or ticket assistance
  • On-site recreation includes a gym
  • Steps from Parco Ciani and Casino Lugano
  • Cats and dogs welcome for a fee
Along with a restaurant, there's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. Event space at this hotel measures 1722 square feet (160 square metres) and includes conference space. A fitness centre, a library, and multilingual staff are also featured at the business-friendly Hotel Pestalozzi Lugano.

This Lugano hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy a buffet breakfast daily from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Ristorante Pestalozzi – This restaurant specialises in Italian cuisine and serves lunch, dinner and light fare.
24-hour room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Offsite parking available (CHF 25 per night); discounts available
  • Street parking available
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: CHF 6 for adults and CHF 6 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Ristorante Pestalozzi

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Library
  • Piano

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Business services

  • 1,722 square feet of conference space
  • 3 meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Lift
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1928
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 45-cm flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:30 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: CHF 10 per pet, per night
  • Only dogs and cats are allowed
  • Maximum 1 pets
  • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! One child 2 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for CHF 40.0 per night.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: CHF 4.20 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 14 years of age.
  • Tourism fee: CHF 0.15 per person, per night

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: from approximately CHF 6 for adults and from CHF 6 for children
  • Nearby parking fee: CHF 25 per night
  • Pet fee: CHF 10 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: CHF 40.0 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 18 years old.
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system and a first aid kit
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • One child aged 2 years old or younger stays free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • Guests may experience noise disturbance due to nearby construction work.

National rating

Hotelstars Union assigns an official star rating for properties in Switzerland. This property is rated 2 stars.

Property is also known as

Hotel Pestalozzi
Hotel Pestalozzi Lugano
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Hotel Pestalozzi Lugano Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 184 out of 464 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 203 out of 464 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 59 out of 464 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 464 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 464 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

william

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location,clean and comfortable room, friendly attentive knowledgeable and helpful staff. Breakfast European buffet was over the top!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Elena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean rooms, friendly staff at the reception and restaurant. Great location, safe, beautiful, relaxing walking and numerous places to enjoy warm weather.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Pietro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent breakfast. Gentle and competent staff. Great location.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lovely staff and comfy room
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful location. Very friendly staff and very helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Terrific family run place

The staff are super. We also really liked the room.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location! Very safe, just a few minutes from the lake and the city center! Good breakfast and very good staff service! Good value for the services offered.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Franziska

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was ok, but not more. Feels more run down than it is. The House has Lots of charm, the rooms- not so. No duvet, just a thin blanket (with holes)it’s reasonable in Price and I liked the central Location. My verdict: it needs much more love and engagement. Staff at the reception was excellent. I will not go back.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Enrique

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Small room but just a great place, in a great location in a beautiful & friendly city at the feet of the Alps Very helpful friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Small room but vary clean and quiet. Friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Marc

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Would stay again!

Was very clean and comfortable. Enjoyed our stay for one night. The location is great for walking to everything you need.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place

Great place, everything worked well and service was friendly and competent … I was first person at breakfast and had to find coffee server - would prefer self-serve coffee and something warm in the breakfast - a little bit of egg or sausage would have been great … 4.5 overall
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Megan

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Breakfast was great. Very close to the bus station and walking around was very easy.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Basic but clean, safe, quiet, and good location with very friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

STEPHEN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and informative staff.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Charles Sean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was very good--near everything, and the staff was very helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Incredibly helpful and friendly staff. The room was spacious and clean and the hotel is in nice walking distance to both the centre and the train station.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

It was much better than I expected for this price in Lugano. The staff was great and responsive for anything I needed, location was perfect, breakfast was great for the price.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Alicia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel Petalozzi was clean, comfortable, and relaxing. The rooms were large, modern and well appointed. It was very hot and humid when we arrived so we were very thankful for the air conditioning! The hotel is close to everything yet not directly in center which is nice. The staff was friendly and efficient.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Shonna

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great location, friendly and helpful staff. Loved the room. Also loved the process of leaving our key at the front desk when we went out. Very authentic.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Ellen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Well located, friendly staff and comfortable

My single room was clean and in excellent repair. The hotel location is convenient to restaurants, sights and transport. The number 1 bus which goes almost everywhere I wanted to go stops directly in front of the hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Eduardo

Liked: Amenities
Very good
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff took care of our every need. Special thanks for 5 star service from Luigi’s and Elisa! Elisa saved us from being stranded in Italy after the trains were cancelled and no other transportation in Milan could be found. Thanks
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Annie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location. Enjoyed the park . Room is very clean!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ivy

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's very close to the city center. A bus can take you to the train sration in 7 minutes. The bus stop is right in front of the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025