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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

The only reason I gave this hotel 2 stars instead of 1, is because I was traveling with a 14 month old baby that was sick, and I know that part of my negative experience was that. I will also qualify this by saying that we went there on the recommendation of our group's travel agent, so I assume other people have had positive experiences. The big positive of the hotel is that it is set on a beautiful hill overlooking a valley amid vineyards and hazelnut groves, where you can see the Alps in the distance. Absolutely a stunning view. Now the negative... 1. We had originally booked a suite, but something with the sliding doors must not have been able to seal properly, so our suite was open to the stink bugs. Apparently late October is typically when stink bug season starts, but this year early rains brought them early, and so we went into the room to find a couple dozen stink bugs in our room. We told the hotel and at first, it was as though they didn't believe us. Like we jsut had our door open and were upset they were coming inside. Rather than the fact that the door just didnt work to keep them out. Eventually the hotel came to remove the bugs, but within minutes there were at least a dozen more. I dealt with them that time, and minutes later at least a dozen more. We wouldn't have wanted to deal with a room that couldn't seal out bugs at a motel 6 and definitely not at a hotel room where basic rooms are more than 600 euros on a weeknight. We asked to switch rooms and they switched us to the only room that they had available. which was one of their basic rooms. It was a shoebox of a room that really could not accommodate a crib. We had to place it in the hall just inside the door so we squeezed through between the crib and the wall to get to room (btw, the crib was 50 euros per night). The room was so small that the bed takes up almost the whole space and there was essentially no room for our baby to play on the floor. The hotel continued to act as though this was not a major inconvenience, but did eventually send a bottle of wine to our room as an apology after the travel agency complained to them. We were dealing with a sick baby so we never even drank it. I will say that the rooms came with beautiful balconies that were a major part of the space of the room. However, even if the door was working they were so full of stink bugs that they were essentially unusable. This wouldn't have been true if stinkbug season had come later or we had come earlier, and this would have made the rooms much nicer. 2. Part of the appeal of the hotel is the location, but it has a major downside. It is isolated enough that you can't get a cab so any plans need to be made in advance and getting a car to take you down the hill will be 200 euros. So you can't do anything impromptu. 3. Dealing with a sick baby and only one restaurant on site that is pretty fancy and slow, not ideal for a baby, I was ordering a lot of room service. I found the ro

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.

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. ;-))