Locanda Palazzone

Style

Volcanic-stone vineyard barn

Setting

Overlooking Orvieto

Producing one of Umbria’s most celebrated labels, Locanda Palazzone is a mediaeval barn with a modern interior set on a wine-making farm high in the hills above Orvieto. Inside, the architecture jumps a few centuries – a glass-and-iron lift and loft-style living await among the ancient floors, mullioned windows and carved columns. The old stone building is edged with glorious grounds, planted with beds of lavender and roses.

Facilities

Rooms

Seven suites.

Checkout

11am. Earliest check-in, 2pm (if it's going to be later than 6pm, let the owners know in advance by calling +39 3356274944).

More Details

Rates include a breakfast buffet which has to be booked the night before.

Hotel Closed

The hotel is closed from 6 January to 20 March, and from 21 December to 26 December.

Free Internet Access

Pool

On-Site Restaurant

At the Hotel

Free WiFi throughout and CD/book library. In rooms: flatscreen TV, king-size beds, minibar, Bulgari and Sa di Sapone products.

Our Favourite Rooms

The Cardinale Suite’s living room has three mullioned vineyard-facing windows, with the bedroom and bathroom upstairs on a mezzanine. The Junior Suite has a small living area with a day-bed and views of the valley. If there’s more of you, go for the Family Suite – it sleeps four and has a large living space. The master bedroom looks out to the vineyards through mullioned windows; the second bedroom on the upper level overlooks Orvieto.

Poolside

There's an outdoor unheated pool on a low-walled terrace overlooking the vineyards.

Packing Tips

An Umbrian Ordnance Survey map and a taste for post-walk tipples.

Also

Let the hotel know 24 hours before arrival if you’d like to have dinner on your first night. Please note: the restaurant is closed on Tuesdays.

Children

Extra beds cost €50; cots are €20. Babysitting can be arranged with two days’ notice; the cost is €10 an hour. The restaurant can serve a children’s menu if you tell them a day earlier.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

Ask to eat in the lobby – it’s cosy despite the huge, vaulted entrance, and you won’t feel like you’re in a public space at all.

Dress Code

Keep it simple with country casuals – let the hotel's concept build be the talking point.

Hotel Restaurant

The restaurant has a minimalist canteen feel and industrial lighting that’s warmed up with colourful artwork covering one of the walls. Expect Umbrian cuisine, intensely flavoured and strikingly presented by the Japanese chef, with a different menu every day. Dinner is served at 8pm, and if you plan on dining here, it's a good idea to let the concierge know, as they open on request. The restaurant is open every day except Monday, when you'll have to venture to one of the delicious local spots nearby. When the weather’s fine, breakfast is served out on the canopied terrace with views over the vineyards in the valley.

Hotel Bar

There’s an honesty bar next to the restaurant on the lower ground floor – kick your evening off here with wine-tastings and home-made nibbles before dinner. The grand room has gothic arches and a large open fire.

Last Orders

Help yourself to a glass from the honesty bar whenever you like.

Planes

The nearest airport is Perugia, 80km from the hotel. Ryanair (www.ryanair.co.uk) flies there from London Stansted. Taxis to the hotel should cost around €140.

Trains

Orvieto has the closest train station, 5km away. Trenitalia (www.trenitalia.com) provides links to major cities including Rome and Florence.

Automobiles

Rome is around 90 minutes away in a car. There’s free parking at the hotel.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

The hotel prides itself on its vineyards, an undulating jigsaw of Orvieto Classico and Cabernet grapes sprawling beneath the rocky outcrop of the city; stroll around the estate to watch the winemakers at work on-site. There are horse riding, golf and tennis opportunities within an hour of the hotel, and wonderful walking through the chestnut woods behind the property. Sailing fans can hit Lake Bolsena, around 30 minutes from Locanda Palazzone. Explore Signorelli’s famous frescoes in Orvieto’s cathedral.

Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt

This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .