Agriturismo La Costa - Cascina Costa

Unique old world historical structures. Perched on a hill with beautiful panoramic views of the vineyards and countryside. Stunning place.

Initially- too many stairs. That was corrected immediately. We stayed in a ground floor unit. Shower was a bit on the tiny side.

Tutto! Siamo stati divinamente

Ottima, variegata e di qualita'.

It’s a difficult one. The room was really clean, rustic and nice, also in a beautiful location. But as a couple we felt we entered families’ territory: there are two big apartments being rented and the families were really noisy, with many kids constantly running up and down stairs and screaming. We did not sleep well. Sadly the restaurant of the guesthouse is closed on Mondays but they recommended an outstanding restaurant 15min drive away - Brut Merate. A must visit place for foodies!

When we arrived for breakfast, we found a small bowl of muesli, 12 raspberries, 2 pieces of tart and 3 biscuits on the table. Disappointing. The host explained this was their “Italian” breakfast. However we had travelled in Italy for 2 weeks and never had a breakfast without cheese and meat! We asked for some savoury food and the host said that there was a booklet in our room which said that if you want a savoury breakfast, you need to “pre-order” in advance! We were shocked, she didn’t mention it when we checked in. We went to our room, found the booklet (in Italian) and there was no mention of this “pre-order” of breakfast. Anyway we asked for cheese and eventually received some nice cheese and cold meat (great quality) but had to literally chase the host for coffee and bread top up - she never came and asked if we needed anything. We did not feel welcome. Also note that if you book through booking.com, breakfast is not included - you will have to pay €10 each for this “Italian” breakfast. Location was a bit tricky - there is a narrow road to the place but honestly if the service was good we wouldn’t have minded. All in all we will not come back.