Casa Badinot

An extraordinary experience. Gabriella was an incredible host and the cottage was amazing. Everything had been thought of and everything you'd ever need was available. You can walk into the village to eat - a 12 minute walk up a hill but then a downhill home! Wish we could do back straight away. Couldn't recommend highly enough :)

Gabriella and Lorenzo were delightful hosts. The house is in a lovely location, very private, was clean, well stocked, and convenient to both Diano and Alba. Gabriella kept in constant touch to make sure that everything was to our satisfaction and provided lots of advice regarding restaurants, wine tastings, and local festivals. All staples were provided, along with some lovely housewarming treats. We will definitely be back! Grazie da cuore!

Beautiful house in a stunning surrounding!Gabriella and Lorenzo are the best hosts you can imagine and they immediately make you feel at home.

The property was mis-represented in the VRBO/US web site. It claimed to have air conditioning and it did not. When the host was confronted, he played dumb. one month later the web site still said that the property had air conditioning. It had ceiling fans in every room but only 50% of the windows had screens and in no rooms were all the windows screened. Thus, at night all the windows could not be opened to take advantage of the cooler air. Also, the screens had tears in them so individuals could reach through thems to manage the outside windows shutters.The property was well kept as was the interior of the house. There were no outside shaded sitting areas as some photos indicated. There was only one clock hour to view of the country side because of the small forest on one side of the property and vineyard on the other side. The house was well kept but every horizontal surface was covered by something. The was a real problem in the bathroojm where there was no place to put our toiletries and in the kitchen where the only place to store pans and cooking sheets was in the oven. Diano d"Alba is several hundred feet higher than the house and the 1 Km walk was up hill with a grade that we estimated average 9-11% and switchbacks that my Strava said were 15-20%. The property was extremely quiet with little traffic on the road and the nearest neighbor 50-75 yards away.

Gabriela was such a wonderful hostess! She made (and cancelled, if needed) great places for us to enjoy food and wine. The house had everything we needed for our 4-night visit. Gabriela even taught us to use the stove-top coffee maker. She provided what we needed for breakfast and even gifted us a beautiful bottle of sparkling wine, the Alta Langa. We certainly hope to stay here again in the future!