L'Albereta Relais & Chateaux

Absolutely amazing property. Great restaurants, bar, endless views and little hideaways. Amazing and helpful staff. 110% recommend to stay.

I was on a frenetic family road trip with two dogs. We had chosen l"Albereta because I knew it was calm and had lovely gardens in a tranquil setting. The grounds are exceptional, set as they are against a lovely vineyard from the Bellavista winery. So there were plenty of long wooded walks and exploration of the sculpture park. However top marks go to the restaurant, which I remembered being good, but proved to be absolutely exceptional. The chef really knows what he is doing and gave us fairly classic dishes, but with really inventive twists. We are still debating our favourite dishes. Mine was probably the strawberry gazpacho with purple prawns - I was pretty dubious at the combination but it was fabulous - something different kicked in after every mouthful. And I loved the clam risotto, the incredible carrot starter, the red mullet.....and there were Dover soles, from Dover, which were enormous and cooked a la mugnaia. Greed certainly took over. The sommelier too was fantastic - really open and friendly and he introduced us to some incredible wines, including an orange Gewurtztraminer which was really special. And Kudos, too, to the pastry chef. We fortunately tried the rum baba which was up to the standard of Stohrer in Paris, which allegedly invented them ! The dogs too were treated very well, with individual pet beds, a fancy feeder and bowls and gift boxed gourmet Italian dog food, which looked delicious. Of course they didn't like it but that's a dog for you. My room had two small terraces which meant the dogs could wander.

The setting was beautiful and the resort was luxurious.

This is our 2nd stay. We chose a better room this time. Excellent, spacious & very, very clean. Our favourite point is the heated pool, sauna room at the end of the day - open until 8pm. Then we had dinner.

Amazing location, beautifully maintained area. Friendly and helpful personnel. Great choice of wine at restaurant and in a bar!