We originally thought we wanted to stay in Asti, and booked a B&B on a hilltop, nice photo but we would have killed ourselves driving up there at night. Asti was a dirty industrial town. We opted to try Alba just down the autostrada, and found this GEM. Clean safe, easy access, great breakfast, and VERY nice english speaking staff. You can ask for a non smoking room, but even those are not truly non smoking. We have been here twice and it is our place in ALBA, we are booked back in 2008. more