Need to know
Rooms
Seven, including five suites.
Check–Out
11am. Check-in is from 2pm, but flexible up to 10pm (please let the owners know if you expect to arrive after 6pm). If you’re arriving early or departing late, you can make use of the garden, pool and lounges. Access to rooms will depend on availability.
More details
Rates include breakfast served in the dining room or garden. Eggs (courtesy of the resident hens) are cooked to order, and there’s a large selection of local hams and cheeses, plus homemade bread, pastries, jams and more.
Also
Unfortunately, Vigne di Fagnano is not adapted for guests with mobility needs.
Please note
The hotel’s national identification code (CIN) is IT004213B9JT9FD2PI
At the hotel
Free WiFi in rooms and the courtyard. In rooms: Dyson fan, mini Nespresso coffee machine with compostable pods, Smeg kettle, free bottled water, Dyson hairdryer, pool towels, slippers and CO Bigelow bath products.
Our favourite rooms
Every room at Vigne di Fagnano has its own charming quirk — a statement canopy bed here, a frescoed ceiling there — and all come with lovingly curated libraries and eyecatching black-and-white photographs. But it's the fiery Italian passion of Il Diavolo Sulle Colline (King Suite with Bathtub), with its luscious reds, botanical frescoes and decadent roll-top bath tub, that has set our hearts aflutter. There’s a gorgeous sun trap of a terrace with vineyard and valley views, to boot.
Poolside
Vine-clad pergolas flank the outdoor pool’s impossibly scenic stone terrace, from where views of the surrounding vineyards and rolling hills are among the best on the estate. The pool is open daily from 8.30am until 7pm.
Spa
The estate's wellness area is set in evocative 17th-century caves, and features a sauna, Turkish bath, hydromassage tub and a Kneipp walking path.
Packing tips
The Langhe’s undulating landscapes (and heavenly produce) might inspire even the most creatively challenged to great art. Pack a travel set of watercolours and a sketch pad for when inspiration hits. Or take your cue from local hero Cesare Pavese, whose literary heritage is so deeply rooted in the hotel’s philosophy, and carry a pocket book to jot notes when the muse strikes. Ballad of the Barolo, perhaps. Or a verse in praise of grappa.
Also
There’s a small cabin-style gym near the pool, with a wooden roof, Techongym kit and open sides that afford views of the gardens and pergola.
Children
The hotel welcomes over-14s only.
Sustainability efforts
Chickens cluck contentedly as they strut their stuff around the grounds of Vigne de Fagnano 1709, where the organic kitchen garden and lavender field yield seasonal flavours and scents across the year, as well as providing natural havens for bees and butterflies. The estate’s substantial eco credentials are further bolstered by the (almost exclusive) use of sustainable local producers and solar energy, plus a zero-plastics policy and recycled rainwater for irrigation. Heck, they even micro-filter their own water on site to avoid unnecessary transportation of glass bottles. Natural stone walls and an open design that maximises the valley breezes has also eliminated the need for energy-zapping air-conditioning systems.
