Piemonte Region Town and Hotel Recommendations

I personally prefer La Morra or Monforte d’Alba. Villa Beccaris in Monforte d’Alba is pretty special. You can walk to world class restaurants for dinner. This area is really easy to drive around the Piemonte wine villages.

We spent about five nights at VILLA LA FAVORITA, quick drive or a walk to Alba center.

I'd call it pretty upscale, but not at all luxury. Looks like rooms (they all vary) are well under 200 euro per night now. It's changed hands since we were there but reviews are very good.

We liked it, even though it rained the entire time we were there, in May!!

https://villalafavorita-alba.it/en/

Those roads are very easy to drive...
I'd choose my restaurants and then decide where to stay....

Thanks Eksrunchy and April! Do you have any osteria/restaurant recommendations? While we're not opposed to a Michelin star experience, a family run osteria is more our liking. While we're at it, if you have any recommendation of small-run wineries for tastings or pairing experiences I'd appreciate it.
Thanks!

Oh, you are most welcome!

My trip was in 2009 but most of the restaurants are still going strong, except for the one in Treiso.
I especially loved TRATTORIA DELLA POSTA; it's listed in Michelin but has no stars. It's a little elegant but very cozy and prices seemed pretty moderate.

https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/piemonte/monforte-d-alba/restaurant/trattoria-della-posta

I wrote a trip report on Fodor's about that week; we were invited as guests of a winery which I would recommend: Macarini. We spent a night there but yo could just visit. We were also guests at another winery that I mentioned in the trip report, PODERE COLLA. Recommended!!

https://www.fodors.com/community/europe/le-langhe-and-turin-a-week-in-the-land-of-barolo-bagna-cauda-and-bicerin-781768/page2/

It's a really lovely part of Italy, and very easy to drive around. I'd go back, but there are so many regions that I need to visit first, and I've been concentrating on the south/Sicily in recent years..

WOW! That's some trip report - I'll have to read through it a few times :) La Favorita does not have an availability calendar so I'll reach out to them. Villa Beccaris has limited availability for our dates, but not giving up on them either. The wineries looked interesting and I'll keep reading your post about restaurants. I hope April has some restaurant recommendations in Monforte d’Alba as well!

La Torricella https://www.latorricella.eu/it/ is a short drive from town and is an agriturismo. We went here one night for dinner while we stayed at Villa Beccaris. It was fantastic, farm to table food.

https://www.saracca.com/index.html Is a unique experience in the actual restaurant interior. It’s an adventure and I would recommend the higher floors if you’re physically impaired. The food is excellent.

https://www.osteriadeicatari.com/ Is classic Piedmontese food that goes perfectly with the wine in the area.

The truth is, you’re not going to go wrong with the food anywhere in this area.

I highly recommend a wine tour for a day with Anna or her husband Claudio from https://www.italianna.com/
It’s more than a wine tour. It’s the start of a friendship. They are the best!

We also had a wonderful experience at Villa Favorita and highly recommend it.

Thank you April and Suki!

While doing a self-guided bike ride through Piemonte in 2013, my wife and I stayed at both Villa d'Amelia and Beccaris and both were outstanding. d'Amelia also has a wonderful restaurant. We went back to the area in 2023 and stayed at La Torricella for a week. We were in one of their three apartments down the hill from the main building and had a kitchen, patio, and shared swimming pool. We ate twice in their restaurant and enjoyed the food and gorgeous views. Though they make their own wine, the restaurant also has an amazing wine list of other producers in the area. Other restaurants we enjoyed include Bovio in La Morra, the Castle in Grizane Cavour, and Felicin in Monforte d'Alba. Some of these had Michelin stars when we visited and all need advance reservations. We also had tasting and a four course lunch at Marchesi di Barolo which was fantastic. Enjoy!

Thanks Larry for the recommendations. I'm trying to sort the puzzle out at this late date so having options helps.

Thanks everyone for your input. We booked our flights and hotels at the major locations we are traveling to:

• 8/24 (Sunday) - Depart from Newark (EWR) > Milan (MXP)

8/25-8/29 (Monday through Saturday Morning) (5 nights) - La
Favorita with Fabrizio

8/30-8/31 (Saturday, Sunday) (2 nights)- Torino - Need hotel

9/1-9/5 (Monday night through Saturday morning) (5 nights) Malcesine Lake Garda - Hotel Venezia

9/6 (Saturday night) (1 night) - Milan - MXP Book Sheraton at
Terminal 1

9/7 (Sunday) Depart MXP > EWR

We still need to book tours and excursions and fill-in hotels and will start with some of the excellent suggestions you all gave me. We're pretty lucky finding these desired hotels at this late date and happy that flights went down in price that allowed us to even consider this trip.
Once again, many thanks to all.

Mike