Le Cattedrali Relais by Laqua Collection

Le Cattedrali Relais by Laqua Collection sits in Valleandona, a rural fraction outside Turin, placing it firmly in the category of destination retreats rather than city-center hotels. At five stars with a rating of 9.6 across sixty reviews, this is a property that draws guests who want deliberate distance from the urban grid — the kind of place you travel to rather than through. The surrounding landscape, visible from room terraces and garden-facing windows, sets the register for everything that follows.

The spa here is the gravitational center of the stay. With a sauna, steam room, Turkish bath, hot tub, outdoor pool, and a full menu of massages and body treatments — including couples' sessions and wellness packages — it functions less as an amenity than as the primary reason to book. Yoga classes and a personal trainer extend that logic for guests whose idea of rest involves structure. The restaurant and bar, combined with room service and the option for breakfast delivered to the room, mean that a guest can spend an entire day on the property without that feeling like a limitation.

For those arriving from further afield, the airport pickup and drop-off service removes the logistical friction of reaching a property that sits outside Turin's main transit corridors — guests can be collected directly and arrive without having arranged onward transport in an unfamiliar area. Rooms are ready from three in the afternoon, and checkout extends to eleven the following morning, giving a long window on either side of the night that suits the unhurried pace the property is built around.