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The Holiday Inn Lugano Centre features an on-site restaurant and wellness center with stunning views of the Alps near Lake Lugano. With a gleaming white facade the six-story Holiday Inn gazes up at Monte San Salvatore and the area's other impressive mountains. The 92 rooms and suites have double-glazed windows and extra-thick mattresses covered with crisp sheets to ensure a good night's sleep. Flat-panel TVs minibars and hairdryers are among the amenities. Internet access is available for a daily fee. A wellness center treats you to indoor and outdoor swimming pools a sauna and a fitness room. The restaurant serves breakfast lunch and dinner and room service is also an option. Same-day dry cleaning and a shoeshine service keep you looking spiffy. Pets are allowed for a fee. Parking is available. In the residential neighborhood of Paradiso the Holiday Inn is within a few blocks of Lake Lugano in south-central Switzerland. The Monte San Salvatore funicular which whisks you up to the top of the mountain for 360-degree views is just around the corner. The family-friendly Switzerland in Miniature which has scale models of the country's top sights is three miles south. Lugano Railway Station is a mile north and Lugano Airport is three miles northwest.