Welcome to the place where the wilderness meets the comfort and wellness: the AlpsWellness Lodge.
Located in the hamlet of Casa Zanni in Falmenta, a small village in the Italian Alps near the Swiss border, this is the perfect location for a stay in the mountains, just 20 minutes far from Cannobio, a little town on Lake Maggiore.
The Lodge is a stand-alone house with 3 levels:
- on the lower level there is the Cantina EnoCult, an original cellar craved in the rock of the mountain.
- On the main floor there is the entrance of the Lodge with the kitchen-living area and the bathroom. Nearby the entrance door there is a small storage room with the laundry machine and some brooms.
- On the upper floor inside the Lodge there is the open space bedrooms area, with 2 double beds.
The outdoor garden has 3 levels, the lower one, beside the cellar door, is the solarium, perfect for sunbathing until late afternoon; the middle one is a strip of grass with some fruit trees and a strawberries plater; the higher one, outside of the Lodge main floor, there is a wooden table for eating out and the outdoor wellness area.
Wellness Facilities:
Indoor: In the bathroom you find the Sauna (up to 4 people together) and the chromotherapy shower with river stones floor.
Outdoor: shower with river stones floor, Kneipp tanks with river stone floor, whirlpool tub (outdoor facilities available seasonally, from mid June to mid September).
The lower garden is the best spot for sunbathing (one LaFuma deck-chair per person always provided in summer).
The Lodge is immersed in an ancient fruit garden (with ancient apple and pear trees), a truly natural experience for your senses.
🍽 Kitchen facilities:
The kitchen is equipped with modern tools:
- induction hob
- fridge with a 3 stores freezer
- Bauknecht combi-oven that works also as a microwave: you can use the CRISP function to cook healthy food in less time, check all the CRISP recipes online before arrival! (one CRISP dish provided)
- Extractor fan
The kitchen is also equipped with dishware, cutlery, glasses (water, wine, flûtes), cookware, tableware; you will find anything you need to cook and eat&drink!
During winter you’ll have a wooden table with a bench and two chairs, while in summer the wooden table will be outdoor for you to dine outside, inside you’ll have the IKEA Norden Table with two chairs. If you are more than two guests you can bring downstairs the chair you need from the bedrooms area (total of 4 chairs in the Lodge).
☕️ We do also provide great ground Starbucks coffee, a grinder and a Moka pot for a real Italian coffee making experience (if you do not know how to use the Moka pot, don’t worry, I’ll give you all the detailed instructions).
Tap spring-water is drinkable but we do provide you also with a Brita caraffe. Spring controlled water can be found in Cannobio at Fonte Carlina (at the beginning of the road going in the Valley).
Basic cooking ingredients are always available for free (oil, salt, pepper, sugar, mixed herbs) and also a basic Italian food kit is always available for free in the lower breakfast bar drawer (first choice pasta and tomato sauce) in case you arrive late in the evening and have not got any food to eat.
📺 Living area:
The kitchen and living area are an open space taking the most of the main floor. There is a LED TV with a ******** Chromecast for you to stream all your favourite on demand movies and series. The high speed WiFi service is provided by Eolo, an Italian startup that gives internet access through a dish antenna, giving high speed connection also in lost places. The WiFi signal is good in the whole house and in the external area.
A pellet heater is available, easy to use (instructions provided), and there is also a fireplace for the cold autumn and winter nights!
🧖♀️ Bathroom area:
Bathroom is on the main floor and is equipped with a Sauna with chromotherapy lights, chromotherapy shower with river stones floor, sink, bidet and toilet. We do provide shower gel & shampoo, hands soap and intimate soap from organic&bio source, as this lodge is environment friendly we ask you to use only these biodegradable products for cleaning and washing purposes (feel free to use your products if from bio sources!).
🛏 Bedrooms area:
The upper floor is an open space with 2 double beds. The bedroom 1 (on the left coming upstairs) has chromotherapy bulb lights and a wide window looking at east on the outdoor wellness area; during autumn and winter there is a great view of the valley while in summer you will enjoy the fresh view of the persimmon tree leaves.
The bedroom 2 (on the right coming upstairs) has a window looking south-west, fresher during summer, with a great view of the mountains of the valley. If coming in 2 guests sleeping together, we ask you to choose one bed only for your stay.
Both rooms has a chair, a Ikea Kallax furniture and a birch wood coat rack.
Feel free to use any empty drawer under the bed or any empty Kallax box (a couple of drawers and Kallax boxes has my stuff but you can use any of the spare ones).
🔮 AlpsWellness Kit & Relax features
To any guest we provide the AlpsWellness Kit made up of a bathrobe, Bath tower, face and guest towel, eyes mask for sleeping. One Sauna towel per guest is provided in the bathroom under the sink. One shower-floor towel is provided in the shower.
For a moment of calm, you’ll find a selection of teas and infusion on the shelf above the indoor table for you to enjoy free. In the house you’ll find a Yankee Candle tart melter, feel free to light it up for an ultimate relaxing experience (tea lights provided in the higher breakfast bar drawer).
In the Sauna you can relax with some music from your favourite playlist using the Onite Bluetooth player (instruction for synchronization provided).
On the bathroom window you’ll find a real Tibetan bell for an ultimate relaxation moment in the Sauna!
🧼 Storage room:
Nearby the main entrance door you find the storage room with the laundry machine, drying rack and some brooms (internal and external use).
🍷 EnoCult Cellar:
On the lower floor, the EnoCult cellar awaits you for the ultimate cooling relax experience; enjoy a glass of great wine (better if from Piedmont!) while chilling in the fresh air of this original rock-craved stall.
❇️ Enforced Cleaning procedures ❇️
Due to Covid19, we have enforced our cleaning procedures; every kitchen facility and bathroom facility will be sanitized before you arrival; all the towels and bed sheets will be washed with antibacterial detergents. Light switches, doorknobs, remote control and faucet handles are also sanitized before arrival. Sofa and mattresses are cleaned with a special machine that kills all bacterials with UV-light. All the house is constantly cleaned with specific detergents in order to guarantee your safety. All our procedures follow the guidelines of the ******** cleaning programme.
