La Villa is a 17th Century palazzo, which sits high on a hill amongst the beautiful rolling Monferrato countryside, surrounded by vineyards. It has superb views in every direction, framed by the Alps over 100 kilometres away.

Originally a local nobleman's house, La Villa has undergone almost three years of serious renovation to bring back to life the building with its many features typical of the area. The result is a chic country hideaway that, since opening in August 2005, has earned a reputation as the best place to stay in the region.

The hotel is independent and family run, allowing us to create a casual, laid back atmosphere where guests can relax, enjoy themselves and feel at home.

Our knowledge of the area, its food and wine, means our guests often leave it to us to help them get the best out of their stay.

To see some of the comments from our guests, please go to Trip Advisor.com, where we have been ranked as high as the third best hotel in Italy. In 2007, we were also awarded the the Traveler's Award Top 10 'Hotel Gems' in Europe, 2006. We have also just heard that not only have we been named in the Travel and Leisure magazine 2009 It List of The 45 Best New Hotels of the Year, but we also feature in their new book - The World's Greatest Hotels, Resorts and Spas.

The hotel has 14 Rooms with suites, executive double, double and single rooms, all with antique and period furniture purchased in the local area.

Our restaurant, La Vie, will re-open this year in March and will close for the winter in mid-November. We serve light lunches in the open courtyard and simple evening meals made from the freshest ingredients. We also try and have a BBQ or outdoor buffet at least once a week.

We also offer Cooking Courses, a Cooking, Eating and Wine Experience Programme in November and Truffle Extravaganzas throughout October and November - see La Vie for details

There are landscaped gardens with a superb swimming pool, a large covered pergola - to enjoy breakfast or lunch outside, sun terraces, a courtyard with views along the valley and a covered BBQ and outside bar area. Indoors we offer a relaxing lounge bar, wine tasting room, a small gym - and, of course, the restaurant. We have also just opened a new 'Pamper' facility for our guests, which offers massages, manicures and pedicures.

La Villa is set in the Piedmont region, home of many of Italy's (and the world's) finest wines including Barolo, Barbaresco, Barbera and Moscato. Wine tours can begin from within 5 minutes of the hotel, where you can also enjoy one of Italy's most renowned grappa manufacturers - Berta.

Piedmont is the home of the Slow Food movement and is renowned for the quality of its food and its gourmet cuisine. Everywhere you will find local artisan producers of cheese, salami, chocolate, fresh pasta and pasta sauces, hams, salamis, etc... The area has the highest concentration of gourmet chefs in Italy and there is food to satisfy every palette. The region is also rich in history, pageantry and breathtaking scenery. La Villa is in the golden triangle of wine production and is ideally based for 'gourmeting' and sightseeing for all of the major activities and Events in Piedmont.

On this website, you will find lots of information about the history of the hotel, the surrounding area, the cookery classes and events, the wine tours and wine tastings that we offer, the truffle hunts, the special weekend and longer programmes that we are scheduling, plus a 'what's on' in the area. We are also delighted that so many couples entrust their Weddings to us every year.

We also publish a Newsletter that is a fun review of all of the recent activities at La Villa.

Please click on any of the links to get more details, or Contact Us now for more information or booking requests.