L'Albereta Relais & Chateaux

Tutto meraviglioso grazie

The Albereta Relais & Châteaux has the potential to be a truly special destination. The grounds are undeniably beautiful—lush, serene, and perfect for a quiet retreat. However, a luxury resort must get the basics right, and unfortunately, our experience fell well short of expectations. Our room, while charming at first glance, had cleanliness issues that are simply unacceptable at this price point. Most notably, the bathroom had visible mold—something you would not expect even at a mid-range hotel, let alone at a resort charging over $1,200 per night. Service was another letdown. While some staff members were professional and welcoming, we encountered a waiter whose behavior could only be described as rude. When you're paying for a premium experience, hospitality should feel effortless—not strained or dismissive. The sad truth is, if management addressed the room maintenance and invested in proper staff training, this could be a wonderful destination. But until then, I would recommend spending your money elsewhere. For now, The Albereta offers 5-star pricing without delivering 5-star standards.

Excellent in every way from the porters with their golf buggies, the informative and helpful reception team, great range of restaurants and wonderful spa and other facilities. The location allows for arrival at various local airports and easy access to Lake Iseo and the surrounding wine estates

We will come again. All restaurants we‘ve visited offered great food aswell for vegetarians and service.

Oustanding place and magic atmosphere in a natural and special environment. Time spent at the ALBERETA is a real value for those who want to take a breath in a special and unique location. Bravo to everyone and a special note to the family who owns this jewelry

Absolutely THE worst Relais Chateaux I have ever stayed at and we stayed at over 15 of them. The hotel is old, unkempt, stale, and clearly has not been updated in years. The service matches by being rude at worst and dishonest at best. We stayed one night at the hotel. Checked in at 6pm. The room was like a sauna and we were told it should cool down soon as the AC was started only a few hours ago. By 8pm, it was still very hot and we asked the front desk for help. We were first told the hotel if fully booked so they can’t move us and they can’t give us a fan for “security reasons”. We were asked to check again after dinner and they expect the room to cool down by then. We headed to their pizza restaurant and after a disappointing meal came back to the room to find it not cooling at all. Went again to front desk and this time the attendant- Kumar- told us briskly he can’t do anything about it. He claimed he can’t call an AC technician at this late hour and has no other rooms to move us to. He kep cutting us every time we tried to explain how hot the room was and it was unacceptable to expect us to stay in a room with no AC and 80F when we paid $900 for the night, Kumar was rude, extremely disrespectful and belligerent. Only after we threatened to sleep in their lobby and insisted he call the hotel director, did he do so. We asked to speak with the director and were told he cannot speak to us at this last hour!! We were moved to another room which was much cooler but with just as dilapidated bathroom. Amazing how the room suddenly became available after the constant lying that they are fully booked. In the morning, we asked to meet with the director and were told he’s in a meeting offsite for all day. The only person available to speak with was an assistant front desk manager. When we mentioned that we had clearly communicated last night that we need to speak with the director, it’s unacceptable that he’s not available. We were the told he would call us in an hour. Of course, no one called. Making it rather clear why the whole experience was so terrible- it’s come from top down. When the hotel director does not care about the customer experience, of course, no one else will. This hotel needs to be delisted from Relias C and Smiths. They absolutely don’t care about service, quality or standards that a luxury hotel should have.