Italian spa towns - a hotel in Acqui Terme (spa), Piedmont, Italy

Grand Hotel Nuove Terme, Acqui Terme

The Grand Hotel Nuove Terme has an excellent location right in the centre of the spa town of Acqui Termi - in north-western Italy's scenic Piedmont (Piemonte) region. This area of Italy is famous for its winter sports as well as its exceptional cuisine and delicious wines; it is also a rich agricultural province where quiet roads snake though rolling hills covered with vineyards and orchards. The Grand Hotel is set in an elegant Art Nouveau building dating back to 1891. This Piemonte hotel has recently been comprehensively renovated and refurbished and is now a comfortable choice for a relaxing holiday in this attractive part of Italy. Famous guests from the past include the British prime minister, Sir Winston Churchill.

There are 142 beautifully presented rooms here, all with air conditioning as well as central heating plus direct-dial telephone, satellite television, internet modem connection, refrigerated minibar and a personal safe. Pets are welcome to join you here and breakfast is included in the room rate. All rooms are accessible via the hotel lift/elevator and well-appointed en-suite bathrooms feature a shower and a built-in hairdryer.

The hotel has a large restaurant offering a choice of delicious local specialities alongside classic Italian cuisine; there is also an elegant lounge/bar with a large selection of drinks and cocktails. A particularly attractive feature of this hotel is the fact that it has two lovely indoor swimming pools and an excellent health suite offering a wide range of treatments for both body and face including shiatsu, cellulite treatments and anti-ageing therapies.

Staff are professional and friendly and the service at this hotel in Piedmont is impeccable. There are also outstanding conference facilities with a dedicated business-support centre and a fully-equipped gymnasium. There is 24-hour service on reception and other amenities include a tourist information service, access for guests with disabilities and a range of newspapers and magazine available from the reception desk.

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Double room from €85