CastaDiva Resort

Casta Diva Resort, a new hotel on the shores of Lake Como that was recently opened in an early-19th-century palace. Staying at Casta Diva is like being in your second home-from the impeccably furnished salons to the bedrooms, each with a balcony. Two docks afford access to watersports, and there's a full-service, 14,000-square-foot spa offering Natura Bissé treatments.

Recommended by Deborah Hyte, one of T+L's 2010 A-List travel agents.