My wife was attending a conference in the Lingotto conference centre and we were shocked with the prices that the hotels between Porta Nuova and Lingotto were charging.

The cheapest one was this B&B Lingotto. As always, we were a bit wary, but the pictures on their website put us at ease and a phone call to Ms Lumia, owner of the B&B, soon convinced us that she would have made all the effort needed to make our stay memorable.

Indeed what a pleasant surprise! We were three and she let us have the two penthouse/attic flats. These flats were fully equipped with kitchenette, bathroom, bedroom, tv set etc, not to speak of the very tasteful decor. Ms Lumia & Mr Nobile also made sure to let us have a basket of goodies together with some fragrant coffee for breakfast. Toiletries were always made available and our rooms were cleaned daily.

What I would suggest to any prospective travellers is this - don't let the hotels rip you off (I know that a... more