Giulia Manoni
Passions
Food & Wine, Hiking, Travelling, Lake Como, Design, Fashion
I always try to do things that last in time and will help the next steps and the next generation. Belvedere Bellagio has been around since 1880 which certainly gives me confidence. This is a marathon, and I’m here to keep things on track, speed up at times, slow down at others, and respect our wider family of guests and team members.
Giulia Manoni
Giulia with her mother Tiziana & Fabian from FERUS
Giulia on set
What does resonance mean to you?
It’s the ultimate confirmation that we’ve succeeded in being true to ourselves. A vision is so clear and authentic that it requires little-to-no explanation. At Belvedere Bellagio, it’s seeing our family’s history and soul immediately click with our guests. That effortless connection, that’s resonance.
First memory of hospitality? Good or bad?
Belvedere Bellagio! I grew up in the house and grounds, although no one explained to me that this place was a hotel and that all these people were our guests. This was simply my home. Like the sea or the beach, it was just where life happened. I would play with the other children of guests - making bracelets together or getting lost in the gardens - and I still have friendships with many of them today. When they return to stay, we reminisce as we watch our own children repeat our youth.
Favourite hospitality experience/memory?
Our cellar at Belvedere Bellagio. It's the only part of the house that is exactly as it was in 1880 when my great-great-grandparents took over. To have that physical connection to my ancestors, right beneath the place we run today, is something very special. It is a constant, tangible reminder of the deep history we care for.”
