The Romantik Hotel Castello Seeschloss includes 3 disunite buildings grouped around a lush Mediterranean park and outdoor swimming pool (heated from mid/end April to beginning/end October 24°/25° C). The major building and the 2 towers date back to the 13th century and have a romantic palace ambiance. The 2 newer buildings cottage homely standard and exceptional type apartments. There is independent open-air parking accessible on the hotel grounds and a garage at a daily charge (reservation advisable). Social cordless LAN is accessible on the hotel grounds and in all the suites. The cost of I-net access can be charged direct to your credit card or mobile telephone (Swisscom). An I-net corner is accessible free. The hotel's social district and the restaurants are partly available for disabled people. Thanks to the historical nature of the hotel (many steps and narrow doors) wheelchair access to the suites is not possible.

The suites at the hotel collection from homely standard-type suites to larger superior-type suites and suites in the old-fashioned citadel section, some with wall-paintings and/or mosaic floors. Some apartments have balconies and some are furnished with air conditioning. All of our rooms are non-smoking suites. It's silent possible to smoke on the balconies, whether accessible, and in all open spaces on the hotel grounds. Standard and exceptional type apartments are without lake-view. Most of the palace apartments, the suites in the old-fashioned stronghold section and the junior apartment in the stronghold by the pool have a lake-view. Please note, that thanks to the wide range of various apartments, it's not everytime possible to secure a unique apartment within a category for short stays. The hotel will try to satisfy guests' wishes where possible.

The Romantik Hotel Castello Seeschloss proposes a choice of local, international and Mediterranean dishes, all recently and softly ready by our the kitchen personnel. The breakfast-buffet is catered in the Castello dining apartment from 07: 00 to 11:00. In the summer it's also possible to have breakfast in the warm morning sun on the verandah facing the park. In the Restaurant Locanda de Ghiriglioni we propose a choice of à la carte dishes and glutton menus for dinner accompanied by lovely wines from our vault. Dinner is catered from 18: 30 to 22:00. In the Castello dining apartment a three-course half-board dinner with choice from our daily culinary propose is catered from 19: 00 to 21:00. In summer, weather permitting, all our meals are catered outside on our palm verandah facing the Piazza of Ascona and the Lago Maggiore. During the warmer months, a pretty place for snack, coffee or dinner is our pavilion in the park by the lake, preserved by secular trees and with a splendid, unobstructed panorama of the Lago Maggiore and the Brissago Islands. Here we propose a variety of tasty dishes, warm and cold lunches, cakes and ice-creams, catered from 12: 00 to 22:00. For snack (12: 00 to 15: 00) and dinner (18: 00 to 22: 00) we cater à la carte meals and seasonal peculiarities. Specifically at the start of season (March) and end of season (mid-October and start of November), depending on the number of visitors, we reserve the right to keep one or the other restaurant closed.

Ascona is a fine start point for boat trips on the Lago Maggiore, with sights such as the botanical park "Isole di Brissago" or the Borromean Islands. Almost each day there is an Italian market place in one of the cities bordering the lake. Valleys, situated around and close to Ascona, are available by auto or social transportation and propose a fine start point for strolls and hikes through the woods or along the rivers. The Lido of Ascona proposes a preserved and organized proximity for a bathing day by the lake. The more adventurous clients will find good wild beaches and attractive bathing spots along the rivers Maggia and Verzasca. Please remember that the rivers can be dangerous and constantly ask for local advice. Only thirty mins from Ascona you are able to enjoy roller coaster rides down the slopes of Monte Tamaro or the Forest Adventure Parks in the woodland of Monte Tamaro and Gordola.

By auto: Highway A2 (Basel - Luzern - Gotthard - Bellinzona - Lugano - Chiasso) - Exit Bellinzona Sud - Follow directions to Locarno/Ascona - Exit Ascona - Follow signs to Parking Lago - you will find the Romantik Hotel Castello Seeschloss right at the start of the foot passenger zone by the lake. By train: Train station Locarno - from there by bus (Number 31) or cab to Ascona By air:

Cancellation up to seven days beforehand no charges, for cancellation within seven days cost for one. Parking costs CHF 19 per auto per night. Pets are also welcome. The cost per pet is CHF 15 per day, without food.

For cancellations up to seven days before arrival there are no charges. For cancellations within seven days before arrival or no-shows the charge is the cost of one night. The hotel reserves the right to pre-authorise credit cards prior to arrival.

The cost for a child up to 12 years of age in the parents' apartment is CHF 22 per day, breakfast-buffet included (2007). Depending on suite type/size and availability a maximum number of 2 additional beds can be set-up in a apartment. The cost for half-board for kids till 12 years is CHF 26 per day. Kids can also choose their meals à la carte from our kids' menu.