The Rooms of the Villa
Sleep in History, wake up in Wonder
From 1222 the Prato family lived in the village of Mombaruzzo and, for over 700 years, this historic residence was the home of the family until its last heir. The ambitious renovation project carried out by our family since 2006 has always been aimed at preserving intact the charm and beauty of a piece of Monferrato history.
Today, as you walk around the Villa during a quiet, relaxing weekend, everything seems to have been created with the sole purpose of immersing guests in the Monferrato air, in absolute sweetness and comfort. But this isn’t the case: each Suite was once the room of one of the members of the Prato family. To sleep within these walls is to listen to the silent music of history.
What you will find in your room
mini-bar – safe – complimentary grape seed skincare set – soft cotton towels – bathroom with shower – hairdryer – satellite TV – kettle
SERVICES INCLUDED
Buffet breakfast with local products
Free use of wellness centre
Spa and swimming pools during your stay
Superb Suite in Villa
The Official Study of Antonio
Forefather of the Prato family
In my practice I was a lawyer, then a judge.
From inheritances to arguments between neighbours, many faces, many stories passed here;
people wept and laughed, got angry and marvelled.
And I spent my nights here, searching for the right solution, the loophole that would solve the case,
lit by two flames: the candle and passion.
Room: 29m²
Bathroom: 19m²
Valerio’s bedroom
He gave up something, for the good of all
Dear fellow citizens, innkeepers and vintners,
I see you, pale, counting how much tax you have to pay this year.
Most of all, you hate the Dacites, those particular taxes levied by a fellow citizen,
one of you, rich enough to buy the right to exploit you.
In this room, I dreamt of the solution:
I could buy the Dacites and give them to the whole community.
A gift? Much more: a revolution.
Room: 30m²
Bathroom: 9m²
The guesthouse of Stefano Alessandro
The professor who said no to Napoleon
Nacqui in questa Villa,
La vita adulta mi portò a Torino.
A chair in Law at the University, yes, but under Napoleon:
Chains, golden yes, but still chains.
One day, the call came to go to Paris, to compile the French Code.
I said no; I never taught again until the fall of Bonaparte.
I never ever regretted it: at last, I was free.
Room: 32m²
Bathroom: 6m²
The private room of Donna Adele
Baroness by origin, grandma by vocation
The kitchens of the Villa were filled with every delicacy,
but what about the pantries of my fellow citizens?
Poor, almost empty, and yet there was no room for sweets, cakes, candies.
I used to bring them to all the children of Mombaruzzo,
all, in their own way, my grandchildren.
And when someone, on leaving school, did not have his lunch with him,
I didn’t make a problem of it: plenty of eggs, bread, cheese for him.
Living: 24m²
Room: 30m²
Bathroom with anteroom: 13m²
Carlo Vittorio's childhood bedroom
Every adult was once a child
Carlo Vittorio throws another party!
In Carlo Vittorio’s Villa they drink Champagne and Burgundy!
Carlo Vittorio doesn’t pay his debts!
Carlo Vittorio goes to trial!
Was I really a dishonest swindler, as my fellow citizens say?
Or are free spirits poorly at ease with the demands of the self-righteous?
Whether the truth is one, the other or none,
you who stay in this room, remember me like this:
As a child, in love with the grain of wood and the flight of swallows.
Room: 31m²
Bathroom: 7m²
Giovanni Battista’s study
A young lawyer, Secretary of State, much loved Mayor
From this window I saw Napoleon’s troops enter Mombaruzzo to quell the insurgents;
I decided then that I would make the world a better place.
While my peers were playing, I studied Italian, Latin and Greek.
Lots of languages, one love: the law.
For the Savoy family I was Secretary of State,
For Mombaruzzo, already old but not yet tired, administrator and mayor.
I made the world a better place, until the day I died.
Living: 24m²
Room: 16m²
Bathroom: 7m²
