The agrarian Durando family welcomes you to Brambui – Hilltop Village: three brand new eco lodges with swimming pools, built with the highest sustainability and respect for Nature, await you up on the hills of the Monferrato, Asti province, in our estate!
“The Brambui, in the Piedmontese dialect, represents the thin tip of the vine that curls around the wire: it is such a tenacious tendril, enough to support the grape’s shoots, but when it emerges, it is so soft that it can be eaten by a child. This is a symbol of strength and sweetness that changes with the seasons but resists time. This is what we had in mind every time we dreamed of our village on top of the hill. From today another little piece of dreams and work will be added to the Durando world.”
Sara & Ale
The Brambui – Hilltop Village is made up of 3 independent ecolodges, built in wood and ecological materials, with a scenic view of the Monferrato, land rich in history and wonders. Opened on our most beautiful hill in 2024, it has been designed with care and respect for the environment to offer you comfortable accommodations surrounded by nature: Arbit is our smallest cottage, perfect for couples, and Majé and Raisì are the two largest cottages, with fully equipped kitchens, ideal for families and small groups, comfortable for 4 guests but can accommodate up to 6 people each.
Those who choose to stay at our Hilltop Village, are looking for relaxation, kindness, and carefree days in front of a spectacular view; they want to share with us emotions, culture, and the sustainable philosophy of our family. If you are our guests, you will be welcomed by the slow rhythms of the seasons, immersed in the life of the fields, and you can choose absolute peace or, various activities, stories, and flavors of our territory in the company of our family and our small and attentive staff.
Discover Raisì, Maié and Arbit: our 3 ecolodges
Slow life filles with nature
During your stay at Brambui, you will find: a skimmer pool shared with our family, located a few meters from the eco lodges; relaxing walks through hazelnut woods and vineyards; four e-bikes, a maintenance area for those having their bike, and some special offers to enjoy life in our fields and the surrounding area.
To welcome you, you will also find a small basket containing a bottle of our wine, two glasses to toast, our famous hazelnuts, and our ecological water bottle in each eco lodge
A green story for generations
Brambui was created in a context where sustainability has been a choice for years. All our accommodations are plastic-free. Drinking water, soap, and other liquids are all available in refillable containers. Guests are kindly asked to carry out the separate collection (following a few simple rules and a convenient recycling center).
Our farm has been Green Flag since 2023, but ours, is a green story for generations. We have been collaborating with small local businesses – such as Poliphenolia, which produces face and body creams using the waste from our grapes – and with the university world of the Polytechnic of Turin to find new ways to innovate our tradition. We have been practicing sustainability in concrete terms for years. Here we tell you about our philosophy.
Breakfast outside your door!
We will deliver our farmhouse breakfast, prepared with the best local products, directly to the door of your accommodation. You can choose fresh yogurt, cow’s or vegetable milk, fresh juices, cakes, biscuits, hard-boiled or fresh eggs, jams, homemade bread, our hazelnut spreads, seasonal fruit and vegetables from our garden (when available!), focaccia, and other local products.
You will find the list of breakfast proposals hanging in your lodge along with the form to fill in for your requests; we ask you to leave the pre-printed form with your choices for the breakfast in your mailbox, which is located just outside your lodge, every day by 5:00 p.m. Remember to inform us about any allergies and intolerances and to indicate your preferred delivery time.
The breakfast basket will be left on the patio at the time you indicate, between 8:30 and 11:00, unless special requests and early check-outs are agreed upon. On the day of departure, breakfast will be delivered by 9:00 to allow you to leave your eco-lodge on time.
During the summer, the breakfast basket can also be delivered and consumed by the pool. For families occupying the entire Brambui and for large groups, there is also the possibility of enjoying breakfast at the table of the family of our farm, but only on advanced request and if the period allows it.
Discovering nature with the little ones
Those traveling with kids will also get a free kit to enjoy our Ecological Park called “La masca Iselda e i Racconti della collina”, (“the masca Iselda and the Hill Tales”), an autonomous tour through the fields and vineyards of our farm designed for children, to discover our culture, among good witches, sea inhabitants, fossils and stories.
Your pet friends are important to us
For those who cannot part with their four-legged friend, we team up with two family-run pet hotels, located a few kilometers from our Brambui (Home Sweet Dog by Giulia Bucci and Isabau by Diletta Grazioli). We recommend you contact the facilities in advance to ensure your pets stay because we do not manage this service directly.
Isabau di Diletta Grazioli
tel.: 349 441 1854
dilettagrazioli@live.it
https://www.facebook.com/pensioneIsabau
Home Sweet Dog di Giulia Bucci
tel.: 328.0386616
info@homesweetdog.it
http://www.homesweetdog.it/
Awaken as bride and groom on our hills
The newlyweds who will book their wedding lunch or dinner at our Farm Terra d’Origine Durando, besides a typical and healthy cuisine, will have the opportunity to welcome their guests among vineyards and hazelnut woods, choose the wedding favors we offer, and spend one or more nights in the same cottage. We also offer a free night to the newlyweds in the Arbit eco lodge ( with advanced booking and subject to availability on the chosen date). For those who want to celebrate a special date at Brambui, we can provide a room decoration service with flowers in collaboration with Nicoletta Boggero’s Interior Garden (on payment and reservation).
Special retreats and group stays
Brambui is a perfect location to organize training and meeting sessions in nature, or for yoga workshops, photography, ceramics, writing, meditation, creative gatherings, or other activities in line with our philosophy. Contact us, and we will find together the best solution to organize your creative stay!
