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Hotel Federale Lugano

3.0 star property

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Property grounds
Front of property
Reception
Lounge
Garden

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Room service
  • Bar
  • Parking available
  • Housekeeping
$194
includes taxes & fees
Dec 14 - Dec 15

Explore the area

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Via Paolo Regazzoni 8, Lugano, TI, 6900
  • Place, Via Nassa
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Piazza della Riforma
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, Lugano (LUG-Agno)
    ‪6 min drive‬

Room options

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

Standard Single Room

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

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Standard Double Room | Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Standard Double Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(20 reviews)
  • 151 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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

Triple Room

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

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Comfort Double Room | Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Comfort Double Room

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

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Superior Double Room | Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Superior Double Room

  • 269 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Quadruple Room | Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Quadruple Room

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

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Family Room (Comfort) | Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Family Room (Comfort)

  • 431 sq ft
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Double Beds

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Studio, Kitchen (Annex Building, 70m distance) | Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Studio, Kitchen (Annex Building, 70m distance)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 269 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Panoramic Double Room | Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Panoramic Double Room

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

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About this property

Hotel Federale Lugano

3-star hotel in Lugano City-Centre
This smoke-free hotel features a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and self parking. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include conference space, concierge services, and dry cleaning.
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.

The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. Event facilities measuring 646 square feet (60 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers a terrace, multilingual staff, and tour/ticket assistance. Limited onsite parking is offered on a first-come, first-served basis (surcharge), and a car charging station is available.

Hotel Federale Lugano is a smoke-free property.

Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
San Lorenzo - This restaurant specializes in Regional cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

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

Restaurants on site

  • San Lorenzo

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

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
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 646 square feet of conference space
  • Computer station
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

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

More

  • 1 building
  • 6 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of CHF 18 per pet, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • 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 have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • 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

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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

We should mention

Parking height restrictions apply

National rating

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

Property is also known as

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Hotel Federale Lugano Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 277 out of 426 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 121 out of 426 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 426 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 426 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 426 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

Wadie

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Luke

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Maria

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was a nice hotel. Very convenient to the train station
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jon

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice property with historic charm yet well maintained and clean. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Great location adjacent to train station and only a few minutes walk to city centre.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

April

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

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen, Washingtonville

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly, helpful staff Great location, short walk from the train station Steep hill down to town, easy way back via funicular Nice breakfast choices in good table arrangements We had a great view from our terrace Highly recommend for your visit to Lugano
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to the train station and in easy walking distance to a lot of shopping, dining, water activities and more. Definitely want to return soon!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very friendly. Our room including the bathroom was exceptionally clean. Disposable slippers and still and sparkling water were provided with a surprise. Though the room was a bit pricey, I would still highly recommend it to anyone who would like to stay with a walkable distance to Lugano Station.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Zoltan

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Waleed

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sylvia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Dry code to railway station but use the furnicular - it was ver convenient.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Takio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Beverly

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved being just a bit removed from the madding crowd. From our room (corner with a wrap-around balcony), we had the most stunning view imaginable of the city and lake below. It was a wonderful experience.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

10/10 Excellent

michael

Traveled 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

Traveled 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

Traveled 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 traveler

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 traveler
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