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Hotel Federale Lugano

3.0 star property
3-star hotel near Lake Lugano

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Property grounds
Front of property
Reception
Garden
Lounge

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Room service
  • Bar
  • Parking available
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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Via Paolo Regazzoni 8, Lugano, TI, 6900
  • Via Nassa
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Palazzo dei Congressi
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Lake Lugano
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Lugano (LUG-Agno)
    ‪6 min drive‬

Room options

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Triple Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(16 reviews)
  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Standard Single Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(5 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Panoramic Double Room

Panoramic Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Quadruple Room

Quadruple Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Superior Double Room

Superior Double Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Comfort Double Room

Comfort Double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Studio, Kitchen (Annex Building, 70m distance)

Studio, Kitchen (Annex Building, 70m distance)

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Room (Comfort)

Family Room (Comfort)

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Double Beds

About the area

Lugano

Lugano City-Centre stay.A stay at this Lugano City-Centre hotel places you steps from San Lorenzo Cathedral and within a 5-minute walk of Via Nassa. Piazza della Riforma and Cantonal Art Museum are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Via Nassa - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Piazza della Riforma - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Palazzo dei Congressi - 10 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Lake Lugano - 18 min walk - 1.5 km

Getting around

  • Lugano Funicular Station - 2 min walk
  • Lugano Station - 3 min walk
  • Lugano (LUG-Agno) - 12 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Anacapri - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Grand Café Al Porto - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Ristorante Commercianti - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Läderach Chocolaterien AG - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Bar Ristorante Gabbani - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Hotel Federale Lugano

3-star hotel near Lake Lugano
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces. Event space at this hotel measures 646 square feet (60 square meters) and includes conference space. A terrace, multilingual staff, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at the business-friendly Hotel Federale Lugano. Limited parking is available for a fee and is offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

This 3-star Lugano hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 48 guestrooms or units
  • 6 levels
  • 646 sq ft of conference space
  • 60 sq m of conference space
  • Charging station for electric cars
  • Conference space
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Computer for guest use
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Bellhop
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Hotel Federale Lugano offers 48 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and blackout drapes/curtains. Hypo-allergenic bedding and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Height restrictions apply for onsite parking
  • Covered self parking on site (CHF 21 per night; includes in/out privileges)
  • Limited onsite parking

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: CHF 23 for adults and CHF 18 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator (31 inch wide door)
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

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

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:30 AM
Contactless 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

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: CHF 18 per pet, per day
  • Only dogs and cats are allowed
  • Food and water bowls are available
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Property payment types

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 15 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: approximately CHF 23 for adults and CHF 18 for children
  • Covered self parking fee: CHF 21 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Pet fee: CHF 18 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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

You need to know

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts major credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation. This property accepts major credit cards, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, JCB International, Eurocard, debit cards, and cash.
    For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

National rating

Hotelstars Union assigns an official star rating for properties in Switzerland. This property is rated 3 stars.

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Hotel Federale Lugano Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 262 out of 404 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 115 out of 404 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 404 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 404 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 404 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

michael

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Most of the shops and restaurants are downhill so you’ll have a steep climb back to the hotel. Very close to everything and accommodations are very nice with complementary breakfast buffet. Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Veronica

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a lovely hotel with lovely staff and a nice breakfast. The rooms we had (we stayed twice) had lovely views of the lake. The only word of advice I can give is that getting there from the train station was kind of confusing. It's close to the train station but the one road we thought we could use was closed, so getting there was a bit of a challenge.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristan

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

great location

Location and staff were great. The walls are thin so it was pretty noisy because of the loud guests. Obviously the hotel can’t do much about that. The location and friendly staff made it a super pleasant stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Love this hotel
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Veronica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Clean hotel near Lugano station

The hotel is fine. My room was clean and the breakfast was decent. I was woken by noise in the corridor but this may have been because my room was near the lift. If I could choose again I'd prefer to overlook the lake. But it's very convenient for Lugano station.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wadie

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Winnie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. We had a great time.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maurcine, Richmond

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Nashant

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

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

Location, service and views

Great hotel. Helpful pleasant staff explained the transport options and suggested places. Beautiful room, well lit and a great view of-the lake.comfortable bedding, modern bathroom. Wonderful breakfast. 200 m from the train station and funicular stop to downtown.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ellen

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clise to trains, city center
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Peter

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Not enough heat. Breakfast on the light side.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Verena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Hotel near train station and funicular. Nice view and walk way in to the Centre. Steep downhill with lots of shop, center with many good restaurants. Room was very small and bathroom tiny. Breakfast was good.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dawid, Zurich

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and experience! Fully recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

hugh

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice staff. Convenient. Clean. Easy. Very close to train station.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Paul

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Angie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was great! The staffs were nice and helpful especially Paolo for being very friendly! The room and bathroom were spacious! The restaurant served delicious dinners and breakfast! We enjoyed it very much and had a great time!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Glenda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a lovely and well maintained hotel. Our room was spacious, comfortable, and very clean. The hotel has a lovely courtyard where you can enjoy breakfast, and it’s walking distance from the main train station and down the hill from the main shopping and dining area in Lugano. We really enjoyed our stay there.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kawa

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Over all the experience was excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Daniel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024