Ristorante La Fermata

We booked La Fermata Resort as a stopover on journey back to UK. We were very pleasantly surprised by the resort. Very warm welcome on arrival from receptionist, rooms large, airy and tastefully decorated. We have 2 dogs and there were dogs beds and bowls in the room for them too😀. Lots of additional touches in the room too. There is a Michelin Star restaurant which unfortunately was fully booked when we arrived. I would recommend making a reservation prior to arrival if you know your arrival time. Fully enclosed large garden area where dogs could run free whilst we drank coffee on the patio area. Breakfast was superb with a lot of delicious local produce and little tips from the kitchen to inform guests what went well together. I especially enjoyed the homemade peach cobbler made with local peaches. This resort is a must for anyone travelling in this area. It is so peaceful and the staff could not do enough for us. My only regret is that due to time constraints we could only stay 1 night.

You don't expect to find such a lovely place in the middle of... Nowhere! The ladies at the reception were adorable and very helpful. Don't be surprised from the way to reach the place. Is unexpected! Rooms very spacious and with the Italian dressing charm. The restaurant with a Michelin star is apparently fantastic. (Was full and couldn't get a table)

This is a strange place, converted from a religious institution, on an unprepossessing back road and next to a defunct gravel pit. But the room was excellent as was the service, there is a pleasant inner courtyard/garden, and the restaurant is excellent without being pretentious. The locals drive out to eat here, and evidently come again and again, for delicious, good value food, hearty and traditional rather than refined. The roasted onion starter is special, and my baccala cooked two ways was the best salt cod dish I have ever tasted. I asked for advice about wine and was directed to one of the cheapest on the list - a Timorasso which I had never drunk before and which was outstandingly tasty and good with food. If you arrive early, don't be put off by the fact that there seems to be no way in - just ring the bell at the door on the car park side.

Lovely place in semi rural / industrial countryside. The room we had was complete with a curved brick ceiling. Quiet and comfortable with helpful and friendly staff, from the young manager, Giulia Paciotti, right through to the house maids. Impressive restaurant but we didn’t eat there every day, great breakfast and several good restaurants in nearby Alessandria. There is a driving range and putting green but if you want to play golf you should drive to Villa Carolina golf club, this can be arranged by the front desk. Lots of villages and wineries to visit within an hours drive too.

trying to find a different place in the piemont to enjoy some tartuffo biancho and to have a room for the night we ended up booking la fermata. what a beautiful place a little outside. being the only guests for the night we enjoyed the quiet hotel and the spacious room for our family with two small children (1 extra bed and a babycot). very nice.

Top experience in the area. La Fermata propose traditional northwest Italian cuisine prepared in a delicate and modern interpretation. I come here since years but tonight it reached peak culinary excellence. I had veal “face”, special onion with salt, gnocchi with Gorgonzola and veal liver. All excellent. A place to visit while in the region.

The hotel is built in a more than two hundred years old country house with a beautiful garden. Unfortunately the rooms are installed to the street side and not to the court which was due to the old outlet of the building. There is no pool or chairs in the courtyard, which is a pity. Rooms are spacious not at all overstuffed with big bathrooms.||We stayed for one night on our way to the south of France, La Fermata is open for dinner mondays :-) ||Best thing is the restaurant where you have real great meals. To start with there have been two "Amuses" a stuffed zucchini blossom and a little fish croquettes both very tasteful and well prepared. Followed by a "Salade Russe" a real nice creation, then we had homemade pasta with truffles and finally crispy porc chops as the main course. A nice selection of cheese, a pre-dessert and an fantastic apple tart with vanilla ice cream to finish.||Very nice service, very good selection of wines.||If you pass by Alessandria don't miss La Fermata!

We stayed here for one night on the journey back from central Italy. We were attracted by the reputation of the Michelin starred restaurant . The hotel was in a restored farm estate in the countryside on the outskirts of Alessandria.The room was immaculate and the beds very comfortable. The service and welcome could not be faulted. The breakfast was disappointing as are most Italian breakfasts. There were no cold meats or cheeses as advertised in the brochure.