Arborina Relais

Langhe, Roero & Monferrato


A gorgeous contemporary design is a departure from the usual stately traditional upmarket hotels of this region. The look throughout is dark glamour, with extensive use of grey and dark wood. Beds are large and luxuriously made-up, there's a variety of terraces and vineyard-side gardens to loll about in and both an on-site restaurant and a wine/produce shop at reception.

Note that the smaller 'suites' are more standard-room-size but with benefits, ie coffee machines, mini-kitchens and terraces.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Langhe, Roero & Monferrato attractions

1. Cappella del Barolo

0.67 MILES

Alba's winemaking-restaurateuring Ceretti family has commissioned a number of site-specific artworks in the region and this never-consecrated chapel is…

2. Torre Campanaria

0.82 MILES

Dating back to the early 1700s, La Morra's stolid bell tower soars 31m above Piazza Castello. Make your way up the narrow staircases for fine 360-degree…

3. Museo del Vino a Barolo

1.82 MILES

A capricious jaunt through the history of viticulture via light, film and installations, care of the imagination of Swiss designer François Confino (who…

5. Cattedrale di San Lorenzo

6.1 MILES

There's been a cathedral here since the 12th century, though the current terracotta-brick affair is mostly the result of an almost complete neo-Gothic…

6. Centro Culturale San Giuseppe

6.12 MILES

A converted church turned cultural centre, this is a lovely place to catch a choral or chamber music performance, or undertake a bracing hike up 134 steps…

7. Chiesa di San Andrea

6.36 MILES

The sloping main square in Bra contains some stately baroque architecture best exemplified by this beauty, designed by Bernini.

8. Torre di Barbaresco

8.93 MILES

Take the lift to the rooftop of this restored medieval tower for a sublime view over wine country. You'll see the meandering Tanaro River, various other…