Hotel Langhe & Monferrato

Stayed here two nights over a weekend for a wedding. The hotel was a bit hard to find; it is signposted from some approaches to the town but if you miss them and get into the town centre and are facing in the wrong direction it's complicated. Once found, the hotel seemed a bit strange at first in that it is quite big but had few people staying when we were there; that is not a criticism. Room was big and clean, with a balcony, and breakfast was fresh, varied and generous. We could not fault the hotel. However, the associated restaurant (down a long steep flight of steps nearby) was a bit disappointing: very long wait for an indifferent pizza.

Very quiet environment.

We had a crazy adventure getting to this place. It is in the middle of nowhere and UNREACHABLE by public transport but we didn't realise this. We ended up taking a train from asti, a bus to nowhere and were trying to hitchhike when a sympathetic local gave us a lift to the hotel from Cora's bar. If you want to stay here, you must take a taxi from Asti- it is the only option if you don't have your own car. The cereal served at breakfast was stale and there were only two other guests in the place while we were there, until a girls volleyball team came to stay. We only saw three staff there the whole time, and the internet doesn't work. The description says it has a pool but it actually doesn't- there is a pool very close by which you must pay to access. However the hotel provided towels and a discount voucher to the pool. A strange (but very spacious) hotel, it is in a lovely area and close to a nice small village (Castigliole) with a fantastic wine bar and pizza restaurant. Not much to do in Castigliole except eat and hang out by the pool, it seems. But very relaxing.