San Vigilio, Bergamo
Relais San Vigilio al Castello
Relais San Vigilio al Castello is a nine-room hotel on the San Vigilio hill, the highest point of Bergamo, in what was the military housing of the San Vigilio castle garrison. Run by the Zani family, restaurateurs since 1978, it spreads across two connected buildings with gardens looking over the old city and the plain.
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About the property
- Rooms
- 6
- Suites
- 3
From our stays
We stayed in July 2025
Rooms and suites
Superior Room
three rooms on the ground floor under 17th-century brick and stone vaults, once the cellar and icehouse · step-free
Deluxe Room
three rooms on the first floor · bath and shower
Suites
Suite
city and castle view · first floor · balcony and separate living room
Suite on Two Floors
city and castle view · living room and bedroom on separate floors, linked by an internal staircase · balcony
Family Suite
ground floor, two spaces, entered from the courtyard · sleeps a family with a sofa bed or cot
Dining
- La Cucina
- local seasonal restaurant · dinner · dinner only, closed Tue
- Bistrot
- terrace bistro · breakfast, lunch and Sunday brunch · Thu–Sat in summer
Where it is
- San Vigilio funicular
- Direct
- Orio al Serio Airport
- 20 min by bus
- Milan Linate Airport
- 51 min by car
Via al Castello 7/9, Bergamo
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For the view, book one of the two suites with a balcony over the city and the castle; the Superior rooms on the ground floor are in the vaulted former cellar and icehouse.
Superior Room and Deluxe Room. Suites: Suite, Suite on Two Floors and Family Suite.
Where the hotel takes part in a partner programme, you get a room upgrade on arrival where one is free, breakfast for two each day, a hotel credit to spend on dining or the spa, and early check-in or late checkout when the hotel can give it, at no extra cost to you.
La Cucina, local, seasonal cooking with grilled meats and DOP and Slow Food cheeses (Chef Davide Suardi; dinner only, closed Tuesdays; garden tables in summer at the foot of the castle) and Bistrot, light lunch on the terrace (Thursday to Saturday in the summer months; also breakfast, Sunday brunch and aperitifs).
Via al Castello 7/9, on the San Vigilio hill, the highest point of Bergamo, with views over the old city and the plain.
The building was the military housing of the San Vigilio castle, a garrison dating back to the 6th century; the ground-floor rooms keep 17th-century brick and stone vaults from the former cellar and icehouse.
