Luxury hotel holiday Borgo dei Conti Resort Near Perugia

Overlooking the Nestore Valley, Borgo dei Conti Resort is a restored 13th century hamlet with 40 luxurious rooms and suites where exposed wooden beams, period frescoes, and centuries-old stonework meet the finest local craftsmanship. This five-star Relais & Châteaux property spans 40 acres of olive groves and oak forests, with a Nescens spa and fine dining options. Michelin-starred Chef Emanuele Mazzella presents refined Southern Italian cuisine at Cedri restaurant, whilst L'Osteria del Borgo serves Mediterranean dishes near the pool. Guests can embark on truffle hunting expeditions, cycle the estate's trails on e-bikes, participate in cooking classes using garden-grown ingredients, explore wine cellars during guided tastings, or venture to nearby Perugia, Assisi, Lake Trasimeno, and the Sagrantino vineyards of Montefalco.

Borgo dei Conti Borgo dei Conti aerial shot, showing the stone hotel building emerging from a sea of lush trees

Borgo dei Conti Borgo dei Conti poolside at sunset, with turquoise water lined with sun loungers, tall trees and bushes, and the ochre hotel buildings in the distance

Borgo dei Conti poolside at sunset, with turquoise water lined with sun loungers, tall trees and bushes, and the ochre hotel buildings in the distance

Borgo dei Conti Bar Borgo dei Conti bar in the inner courtyard, with rattan chairs and plush sofas, interspersed with shrubs and parasols, and the hotel's stone buildings on either side

Borgo dei Conti bar in the inner courtyard, with rattan chairs and plush sofas, interspersed with shrubs and parasols, and the hotel's stone buildings on either side

Borgo dei Conti Cedri Restaurant

Borgo dei Conti Contessa Suite

Included in your Expressions holiday

Accommodation in an Executive room on bed and breakfast
Flights to and from Perugia Airport and hire car
Concierge service and Expressions Holidays regional helpful hints

Choice of upgrades available – rooms and transport

Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Borgo dei Conti Resort, near Perugia

Borgo dei Conti Resort is a five-star Relais & Châteaux property set within a restored mediaeval hamlet surrounded by rolling Umbrian countryside near Perugia. This elegant property offers 40 rooms and suites across its historic stone buildings, with Nescens spa, Michelin-starred dining, and 40 acres of parkland with olive groves and oak forests overlooking the Nestore Valley.

Facts in brief

Official star rating 5

Location In Montepetriolo, 22km from Perugia.

Annual opening 27th March to 26th October

Closest airport Perugia San Francesco d’Assisi Airport

Distance from airport 45 minutes by car

Closest railway station Perugia

Distance from railway station 30 minutes by car

Hotel facilities and services

Cedri Restaurant with Michelin-starred chef, Osteria del Borgo, infinity pool, Nescens spa with indoor pool, lounge bar, pool bar, 40 acres of parkland with olive groves and oak forest, vegetable garden and orchard, botanical garden, tennis court, padel court, apiary, truffle hunting experiences, cooking classes, wine cellar with tastings, fitness centre, outdoor cinema, bookshop, bicycle rental, private parking, concierge, room service, and laundry service.

Complimentary

Wi-Fi

Land sports

Cycling, tennis, padel, and hiking.

Out and about nearby

There is plenty to do at the resort, but with the aid of a hire car, guests can venture further afield. Perugia, the Umbrian capital, stands less than 25km away, where Etruscan walls encircle the mediaeval centre crowned by the Gothic Palazzo dei Priori, housing the National Gallery of Umbria. Lake Trasimeno, Italy’s fourth largest lake, spreads across the landscape approximately 15km from the resort, with mediaeval Castiglione del Lago perched on a promontory above reed-fringed shores, where boat excursions take you across to wooded islands. Assisi lies 47km away, its UNESCO-listed Basilica of San Francesco preserving Giotto frescoes and the tomb of Saint Francis in a town that has drawn pilgrims for eight centuries. Other worthwhile daytrips include Deruta, with its maiolica pottery, and Spello, with its Roman gates and June flower festival. The wine roads around Montegalco wind through vineyard-covered hills, where family estates offer tastings of Sagrantino wines. Visitors may also venture out to see the dramatic location of Orvieto, the Roman-made Marmore Falls near Terni, or the hilltop cathedral of Todi.

Sports nearby

Hiking, golf, horse-riding, hot air ballooning, and rafting.

Everything was extremely well organised.

Mr P, May 2025

From about

Holiday Code EXH49761

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Call us on 01392 441245

Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Borgo dei Conti Resort, near Perugia

Borgo dei Conti Resort occupies a beautifully restored 13th century mediaeval hamlet where centuries of history now meet contemporary, characterful luxury. The property’s 40 rooms and suites are distributed between the Villa, formerly the residence of Count Lemmo Cesare Rossi-Scotti, and La Colonica, a 20th century country house, with each space preserving exposed wooden beam ceilings, 19th century frescoes, and 600 year old stonework. Interiors showcase Umbrian craftmanship through handwoven Giudutta Brozzetti textiles, Etruscan terracotta tiles, hand-carved stone, and hand-painted Deruta ceramics. The Nescens Spa, occupying 700 square metres in the western wing, represents the Swiss cosmeceutical brand’s only Italian location, offering holistic wellness treatments with an indoor hydromassage tub, a salt room, Turkish bath, and more. Michelin-starred Chef Emanuele Mazzella helms Cedri Restaurant in the La Limonaia building, beneath majestic Lebanese cedars, where refined Southern Italian cuisine celebrates local terroir through seasonal menus. L’Osteria del Borgo provides a laid-back trattoria atmosphere near the outdoor pool, serving Mediterranean dishes on hand-painted ceramic dishes, whilst the lounge bar and wine cellar offers aperitifs and guided tastings. The 40 acre private estate invites exploration through ancient oak forests and olive groves, with trails leading to a castle-shaped tower and vegetable garden where ingredients and cultivated for cooking classes. Guests can embark on truffle hunting expeditions during the November to March season, cycle through the countryside on e-bikes, or enjoy outdoor cinema screenings, all whilst experiencing the property’s connection to local artisan traditions preserved through the Place of Wonders foundation.

Room descriptions

Borgo dei Conti Resort has 40 rooms and suites, each with Wi-Fi, air-conditioning, Smart TV, minibar, coffee machine, kettle, safe, telephone, and hairdryer.

Executive Room 27 to 35sqm, one double bed, with sitting area

Junior Suite 32 to 45sqm, one double bed, with small upstairs sitting area

Chiostro Suite 43 to 60sqm, one double bed, with large living room

Suite 45 to 47sqm, one double bed, with living room

Suite Torre 53sqm, one double bed, with bathroom on a mezzanine floor

Contessa Suite 56sqm, one double bed, with separate living room

Terrace Suite 56 to 72 sqm, one double bed, with large living and dining room and private ground-floor terrace

Garden Suite 54 to 72sqm, one double bed, with living room and private terrace

Sunset Suite 60sqm, one double bed, with separate living room and free-standing bathtub

Full Accessible Junior Suite 62sqm, one double bed, with living area and garden

Contessa Family Suite 83sqm, one double and one twin bedroom, with living room

Full Accessible Garden Suite 88sqm, one double bed, with living room and private terrace

Family Suite 92sqm, two double bedrooms, with a large living room

Conti Suite 176sqm, two double bedrooms, with a large living and dining room, and walk-in wardrobes

Conte Suite 116sqm, one double bed, with private balcony, library, free-standing bathtub, and large living and dining room with fireplace

Grand Suite Colonica 130sqm, one double bed or two single beds, with large living and dining room, freestanding bathtub, and walk-in wardrobes

Rossi Scotti Apartments 202sqm, two double and one twin bedroom, two large living rooms, and free-standing bathtub.

Everything was extremely well organised.

Mr P, May 2025

From about

Holiday Code EXH49761

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Call us on 01392 441245

Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Borgo dei Conti Resort, near Perugia

The journey and how you get there

For a holiday to Borgo dei Conti Resort, you can fly to Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi Airport (approximately 40 minutes by car) and collect a hire car for the drive to the hotel. Visitors can also take a train to Perugia station and collect a hire car for the 25-40 minute drive to the resort. The property is ideally suited for inclusion in a self-drive touring holiday of Umbria and neighbouring Tuscany. We can arrange private transfers from airports or train stations to the hotel.

Additional information

Children: Borgo dei Conti Resort welcomes families with children of all ages, with Family Suites and two-bedroom accommodations available.

Everything was extremely well organised.

Mr P, May 2025

From about

Holiday Code EXH49761

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Call us on 01392 441245

Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Borgo dei Conti Resort, near Perugia

About Umbria

An Expressions tailor-made holiday to Umbria offers the chance to explore a lesser-known rural area of Italy. Umbria is a gentle, undulating land of hills, river valleys, a patchwork of fields, vines and olives similar in many ways to her better-known neighbour, Tuscany, yet in other ways so very different. Umbria evokes a deeper rusticity, a less ‘polished' feel than Tuscany, the secrecy and mysticism of the Middle Ages and yet because of this holds a charm and fascination for the visitor. The hill towns are superb in their own right; steep, narrow cobbled streets with overhanging arches, the grey stone enlivened here and there by pots of geraniums. Ancient crafts remain very much alive, with ceramics and woodwork in particular. Umbria abounds in Roman architecture with Gubbio and Spoleto being noteworthy and there are Etruscan remains too. The food is hearty and earthy too with truffles and porcini, sausages and salami being regional specialities. Yet Umbria also has some of the most important religious sites in Europe, such as the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi and throughout the region are to be discovered outstanding works of art by Perugino, Giotto, Pinturicchio and Gozzoli. Umbria is an intriguing region that awaits further discovery.

Highlights of Umbria

Shop for ceramics in Gubbio, truffles and cooked meats from Norcia. Dramatic landscapes of the Monte Sibillini and one of Europe's highest waterfalls called the Cascate delle Marmore near Terni. One of Italy's beauty spots is the Fonti del Clitunno south of Trevi. See carpentry and woodworking in Todi. Visit the wine museum in Torgiano. Forests of holm oak near Spoleto. Antique fair in April and a national craft fair in August and September in Todi.

Cultural highlights of Umbria

A mixture of religious and secular art and architecture makes Umbria fascinating. The cities of Perugia and Assisi are great centres but the smaller towns of Gubbio, Todi, Spoleto and Spello are also of outstanding interest. Highlights of the region include the Fontana Maggiore in the Piazza IV Novembre in Perugia. Perugia`s Galleria Nazionale containing works by Perugino and Pinturicchio. Gattapone`s Palazzo dei Consoli in Gubbio and his Ponte delle Torri in Spoleto. The `Adoration of the Magi` by Perugino in the church of the Madonna della Lacrime in Trevi. Frescoes by Matteo da Gualdo in the Pinacoteca of Gualdo Tadino. `San Sebastiano` by Luca Signorelli in the Pinacoteca at Citta di Castello. Frescoes by Giotto and Lorenzetti in the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi.

Festivals in Umbria

Perugia has a jazz festival in the summer and the Sagra Musicale music festival held in its churches in September. Orvieto holds concerts in August and has a firework display on the 15th. Spoleto`s Festival of the Two Worlds, a world-class cultural event, takes place June and July. Spello holds its Infiorata in June when the streets are decked with flowers. Foligno holds jousting in September during its Giostra della Quintane.

Gastronomy in Umbria

Umbria's gastronomy is very much a product of its earth and waters: Mushrooms and truffles flavour many dishes, Game and wild boar, Trevi produces black celery, olive oil and black truffles, Pecorino cheese from Torgiano, Todi offers Panzanella, dried bread soaked and marinated in sliced tomato, basil, onion and olive oil, Sweet macheroni with walnuts, Salami and sausages are a regional speciality, Trout from the rivers and perch from Lake Trasimeno, Strangozzi and Bici are local pasta, often flavoured with porcini and truffles. Umbria produces some high quality robust red wines near Torgiano (Rubesco produced by Lungarotti for example) and Orvieto is known for its white wine.