Baur Bed and Breakfast, Acqui Terme, Piedmont

The Baur Bed & Breakfast

“You may have the universe if I may have Italy.“ – Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) – is the quotation which greets you when you visit the Baur B&B website, demonstrating how enchanting the owners of this hideaway find Italy.

Piedmont is known as Italy‘s gourmet paradise, with food and wine having the highest priority here. Within an hour’s drive of the Baur B&B in Acqui Terme, Piemonte, there are over 600 wineries alone.

People come to this region to experience gastronomic excellent which is not paralleled elsewhere.  German and American expats Michael and Diana Strinati Baur invite guests to discover the region for themselves, slowly, and with gusto.

Baur B&B

These are a few of the things you will find waiting for you at the Baur bed and breakfast.  Baur B&B is a haven from which to enjoy and experience Italian culture, food, and wine, especially that of the Piedmont region of Italy.

If you would like to enjoy a holiday in a stylish ambient which is comfortable and inviting, in a beautiful part of Italy which has been spared from mass tourism, then why not stay at the Baur B&B?

Pleasant Piedmont

Location:

Place:  Acqui Terme, Italy.

Region:  Piedmont, Northern Italy.

Map:  Baur B&B

Website:  Baur Bed and Breakfast

Bookings:  Telephone and Fax +39 0144 311 286

Owners

The Baur B&B

Michael and Diana Strinati Baur gave it all up to follow their dream. Not that it was always easy, or always fun.  The Baur B&B has been up and running three years now and Michael and Diana cannot imagine a better way to live!

Having bought an abandoned farm in 2003 and started renovating it,  slowly but surely, Michael and Diana are finishing phase after phase, and guests are returning year after year to see the changes and improvements that Michael and Diana Strinati Baur are making.  “It has been a lot of work, but has been really gratifying.”, in the words of the owners.

German Michael and American Diana speak English, German and Italian.

Diana Strinati Baur – Artist

Diana took a beginner’s course in clay and ceramics at a professional a school called the Keramik Art Studio in Hamburg, Germany where she ended up staying for five years, completing several speciality areas — object building, throwing on the wheel, glaze chemistry and development, scale and proportion.  The courses there led to her opening a ceramic studio in Hamburg in 2000, and she is continuing that tradition with a fully equiped pottery studio here at the B&B.  Indeed, examples of Diana’s work can be found embellishing the Baur B&B.

Go and visit them in beautiful, undiscovered Piemonte and find out why so many keep coming back to the best kept secret in Italy.  The Baur’s will also let you cook for them, in a spacious well equipped kitchen!  Read more over on their well presented web site: Cooking at the B&B

And, by arrangement, the Baur B&B holds cooking classes.

Accomodations

For the 2009 season, Baur Bed & Breakfast will be open only from AUGUST 1st  through DECEMBER 1st, 2009.

Baur Suite

The Suite

The Suite consists of two rooms, each about 15 square meters, or 150 square feet. One room serves as a living room/office, with wifi, flat screen TV, DVD player and mini bar. The second room is a comfortable bedroom with a queen sized bed, fitted with 100% linen sheets and duvet covers. The bathroom has a glass shower stall and is very well lit.

The suite has the following amenities luxury bath articles, bath sheets, robes, slippers, pool towels, free mini bar and a selection of three house wines which are included in the price.

The Double Guestroom

Baur Guest Room

Our double guestroom consists of a 35 square meter room (approx. 350 square feet) with an elegant sitting area, desk and TV corner, travertine marble floors , art niche and bathroom with tub/shower combination. The bed is king sized, and the linens in this room are a combination of Italian linen and Egyptian cotton.

The room amenities include bath sheets, robes, slippers, natural spa bath articles, gratis mini bar and house wine.

Other Information

• Private swimming pool
• Rates include gourmet breakfast, gratis mini bar, three different house wines.
• There is a three night minimum stay policy.
• Children over 12 welcome. The suite contains a sofa bed in the living room area.  This is the only room which can sleep three people.
• 20% non refundable deposit required at booking.  Balance due at check out.
• Visa and Master Card are accepted.
• Check in  hours are 3 – 7 pm.  Checking in outside of these has to be cleared first with the owners.
• Check out time is 11 am.
• The guest rooms are non smoking rooms, but smoking is permitted outside on the terraces.
• Cooking classes can be arranged.

Baur B&B has received excellent reviews on Trip Advisor.

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