Detailed Review
L’Albereta et Restaurant Gualtiero Marchesi is located in Erbusco, just 80 km east of Milan in the Franciacorta district. This 19th-century villa was converted into a luxury hotel by the Moretti family in 1993. In an ideal location, L’Albereta luxury hotel is just a hop skip and a jump away from the cities Brescia, Bergamo, Verona, Cremona, Milano and Mantova. Although, the location in Erbusco is nothing to sniff at either, this area is world-renowned for its prestigious sparkling wines and expansive vineyards, its medieval towers and abbeys, ancient villages and of course Lake Iseo.
The facilities
L’Albereta consists of five buildings, the original Bellavista Tower, the new Lake View Tower, the farmhouse, the Contadi Castaldi Tower and the Casa Leone. This luxury hotel’s restaurant is run by internationally acclaimed chef Gualtiero Marchesi, whose unique style of cuisine combines classic and modern Italian dishes.
The Henri Chenot Spa is run by Dr. Chenot, an expert in the field of health and well-being. This grand spa takes up the entire ground floor of the luxury hotel’s Lake View Tower and is designed to take in as much natural light as possible. This design ensures that guests will be able to enjoy the tranquil views of the verdant countryside while pampering themselves with the wide amount of treatments offered, including homeopuncture and micro circulation therapy.
The rooms
L’Albereta et Restaurant Gualtiero Marchesi has 57 rooms with 9 suites, 11 junior suites, 35 double rooms and 3 single rooms. Each room greets guests with fresh strawberries and Franciacorta, an excellent Italian sparkling wine. There are also fragrant candles, flowers and incense in order to put you in the mood for your romantic Italian getaway. For the ultimate in luxury, ask about L’Albereta’s most unique and exclusive room, which features a skylight so guests can gaze at the stars as they drift off to sleep. This amazing room also has a terrace equipped with a telescope for the ultimate stargazing experience.
Press Quotes
"It may be home to 57 suites, but L’Albereta possesses a Tardis-like ability to ferret everyone else away so that library, garden and bar feel very much one’s own. All that one encounters is a contented thrum." The Times 06
