Villa San Carlo

A group of 4 we spent our last night of an 8 day walk at villa San Carlo . Sadly it was late in the season and the restaurant was closed but Paola kindly showed us where to get a meal in the quiet town. As we had not organised transport to Torino we had to take a bus @1-2 k away and then get a train from Alba . With luggage we wanted to get a taxi to the bus stop but there were none to be found .Paola very kindly offered to drive us to the bus stop . We were greatly appreciative . Grazie mille Paola sei molto gentile ! Ilaria

Dopo un piccolo intervento avevo bisogno di assoluto relax....Langhe, posto tranquillo in assoluto e superlativo nella ristorazione. Tutte qualità che ho trovato soggiornando anche solo per una notte all'Hotel Villa San Carlo. Piccolo gioiello in Cortemilia gestito da Carlo e Paola, marito e moglie, ottimi padroni di casa. Ho capito che sarebbe stata la scelta giusta solo già dagli scambi di mail con il proprietario Carlo, attento alla mia richiesta di assoluto relax. Arrivata in hotel è stato tutto confermato. Ho scelto il pacchetto Gourmet, 1 notte con cena Gourmet. Senza parole, dall'antipasto al dolce, una squisitezza via l'altra. Piatti curati anche sotto l'aspetto estetico, presentati dallo chef Carlo con l'assoluta certezza di stupirmi.....questa si chiama padronanza e grande esperienza. Un plauso al filetto, carne di ottima qualità cucinata alla perfezione!!! E chiaramente il tutto accompagnato da un ottimo vino!!! La struttura è ben tenuta, una bella piscina e un grande parco verde e ben curato. A Villa San Carlo si respira aria di tradizione familiare, una ricetta tramandata di padre in figlio con l'assoluta consapevolezza di far sentire il proprio cliente a CASA. Bravi!!!

I returned to the Villa San Carlo in Cortemilia for the third time with a family tour group. Chef Carlo, his wife Paola and Señora Zarri are warm and welcoming people, delighted to welcome us back to enjoy their hospitality. The updated restaurant/dining room was cozy and the guest rooms were (as always) comfortable and very clean. This is a rural area of Piemonte (farming, vineyards} and a great base for seeing The Truffle Festival, the "hazelnut trail", to learn about truffles and local wines. We went on a Truffle hunt with an area hunter and his dog and, later, Chef Carlo served us dinner with generous shavings on risotto as part of our 3-4-course dinner. Each course was paired with a wine from Carlo Zarri's cellar. Paola is a sommelier. Carlo Zarri is a world renowned Chef and likes nothing better than making his followers and guests satiated with his creations and choices. We had two birthdays within our 16 person group which were celebrated grandly with cake and singing. We had a cooking lesson in the Chef's kitchen and ate salad and gnocchi for lunch that we had in which we had participated. Total stay 7 nights.