Relais San Maurizio S.Stefano Belbo

Relais San Maurizio offers those visiting Piedmont a superb countryside retreat, overlooking Santo Stefano Belbo, right in the heart of the region's legendary Langhe area. This superb hotel has been created in what was once a Franciscan monastery, built in the early 1600's. A painstaking restoration and renovation project has ensured that all of the original architectural features of the ancient ecclesiastical complex have been conserved whilst allowing for the careful integration of modern facilities and state-of-the-art technology.

The individually decorated rooms and suites, obtained from the monks' cells and the ancient stables have all been skilfully designed so as to offer the very latest amenities. The hotel has a number of elegant salons, embellished with original decorations and frescoes, and with large French windows looking out onto the gardens.

The winter garden forms the true heart of the Relais, and enjoys a spectacular panoramic view of the Muscatel and Dolcetto vineyards. Here one finds the hotel's Ernest Hemingway Wine & Cocktail Bar dedicated to the great American writer, who came to the Langhe for the first time in 1948, during a trip from Genoa to Stresa when, legend has it, he stopped off at Asti to taste the area's celebrated vermouths.

The cellars of the monastery have been expertly restored and converted in beautiful dining rooms. "Guido's' restaurant, run by the Alciati family serves the finest Piedmontese cuisine prepared using only the very best, locally sourced ingredients. The Relais San Maurizio's Vinothérapie Spa, by Caudalie of France, offers hotel guests a superb wellness center where to enjoy a series of innovative therapies.

Relais San Maurizio has a modular congress hall equipped with the latest in meeting room technology and with a seating capacity for up to 100 people. The complex's small church, with pictorial decorations dating back to the late 17th century, provides a quite unique exhibition area and function room.