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My wife and I, and another couple, stayed at Ca Dei Curra May 9-12, 2024. First, to qualify my review, I have traveled to Italy many times. My wife and I are American, travel light, and frequently stay 2-3 nights at each Agriturismo or hotel as we travel. I speak almost no Italian; my wife speaks some Italian. I am a six footer; my wife doesn’t touch five feet. We are both 69. Perfection is not required, but clean accommodations (including floors, as I workout on the floor each morning), good beds, a nice breakfast, and pleasant and competent innkeepers are a requirement. Paolo and his wife were at all times friendly, courteous, professional, helpful (for local sights and restaurants), and Paolo’s wife is a wicked good breakfast tart maker. These two are gems, though you will deal almost exclusively with Paolo. The room was nicely made every day, the floors were clean enough to work out on without laying down a towel, and the bed was firm enough for us to sleep well. The rooms and bathroom are very large compared with other places we’ve stayed in Italy, and pretty good sized by American standards, as well. If there are any deductions, we stayed in the room apparently furthest down the hot water line, and we sometimes had difficulty competing for hot water in the morning. Also, it may be charitable, by American standards, to call his pool a pool. Though it would still be delightful on a hot day. Neither were so bad as to be material deductions. For value, this is one of the best places we’ve stayed in through the years. Neither my wife nor I would hesitate to book rooms there again, nor send our best friends there. It is extremely well situated for wine tasting in that region, and assuming the other guests aren’t Americans or Germans, you might even have a peaceful and quietly night, waking up to songbirds in the vineyard in the morning. ;-))

We recently spent 4 nights at this hotel and enjoyed our stay. Situated just outside the old town of Alba (which is stunning) we were part of a UK group on a wine tour of Piedmont. The hotel is modern and bright if a bit corporate in design - the rooms were last refurbished in 2013. Our room on the top floor was at the front of the hotel which overlooks the ring road though we did not feel disturbed at night. Spacious with a sitting area, king size bed and walk in shower. Breakfast was buffet style and there is lots of choice which set us up for the day. We did not try the restaurant though people on our trip enjoyed it. What made it for us was the staff - we interacted with reception and at breakfast and they were all welcoming and helpful. We would happily stay here again.

Hotel Calissano is on the outskirts of Alba, but only 10 minutes walk from any place in the town centre. We stayed two nights, en route from France to visiting our son in Munich. A perfect experience, from the helpfulness in going with me to park my car in the excellent underground parking, to nice breakfasts on the terrace, booking of an excellent restaurant ( and booking is really needed for the few places open on a Monday evening in Alba), relaxation at the bar and immediate response to our issue with the (very good) air conditioning. The room was very nice and as expected, but it is the people who make the difference in a good hotel and I want to single out Bruno at the front desk for most of the help mentioned above and Maurizio at the bar. Highly recommended.

This place was absolutely amazing from the staff to the rooms. The staff and the owners were very polite and serviceminded, we felt welcome and relaxed from the moment we arrived. The Photos does not make this place justice. The rooms were hospital clean with aircondition and a beautiful view of the countryside. We had dinner at their little osteria, which was exqusite, they also make Wine which you have to taste! All in all, it is good value for money and the best placed we have stayed in Italy. A special credit goes to the waiter/all around guy (he had only been here for a month, but he had such a great energy, greeting when we arrived, calm and friendly attitude towards us at dinner), who made our stay unforgettable. We can’t wait to come back to Mia Clara