Where we stayed · Turin

Turin
Palace.

A historic hotel near Porta Nuova, followed from the ground floor to the roof: the staircase and the salons, our blue room, breakfast, dinner and the terrace above the city.

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Looking down the hotel stairwell: a wrought-iron balustrade spiralling around warm stone steps

Introduction

The Turin Palace is a four-star hotel on Via Paolo Sacchi, close to Porta Nuova station. The hotel describes the building as a historic structure, recently remodelled, with a restaurant, a wellness area and a terrace that opens in good weather.

This page follows the hotel the way we photographed it, from the bottom up: the stairwell and the salons, our room, the breakfast room, the wellness area, dinner and, at the end, the roof. For the city around it, our Turin guide covers three days on foot.

01 — Downstairs

Velvet, paintings and a long stairwell

The staircase is the first thing worth stopping for. A wrought-iron balustrade curls down through the building around warm stone steps, and the view down the well from an upper landing shows how tall the old building is.

On the ground floor the lounge is lit by tall windows and a cluster of small glass lights. Teal velvet armchairs and deep brown sofas sit on patterned carpet, with large contemporary paintings on the walls. Up close the details carry the same palette: a teal velvet cushion printed with small gold animals, thrown on a brown sofa.

The ground-floor lounge, with teal velvet armchairs, brown sofas, tall windows and hanging glass lights

A teal velvet cushion printed with gold animals on a brown velvet sofa

02 — Our room

Pale blue and quiet

Our room was painted a soft pale blue, with a wide white bed under a padded headboard, a navy velvet runner and a footstool at its end. Heavy curtains framed tall windows, and a round mirror hung above the tray with coffee and tea.

The hotel describes all its rooms as soundproofed, with free soft drinks in the minibar and coffee and tea in the room.

Our room: a white bed with a navy velvet runner and a footstool, pale blue walls and long curtains

A round mirror on the pale blue wall above the coffee and tea tray in our room

03 — Morning

Breakfast under the gold dome

Breakfast was served beneath a gilded dome, with glass chandeliers, deep blue carpet and turquoise walls, and round tables laid in white.

The buffet ran across several tables, with croissants and pastries on tiered stands, tarts, fruit and pancakes. Espresso came to the table.

The breakfast room, with a gilded dome in the ceiling, glass chandeliers, blue carpet and tables laid in white

Croissants and pastries on tiered stands at the breakfast buffet

Blue-lit water in the hotel wellness area, with loungers along the side

The wellness area

The wellness area is lit almost entirely in blue. The hotel lists a whirlpool bath, a Kneipp path, a sauna, a steam bath and emotional showers.

Access is booked at reception and is limited to guests aged 16 and over. Check current days and conditions on the hotel's site.

04 — Dinner

Les Petites Madeleines

One evening we had dinner at Les Petites Madeleines, the hotel's restaurant. The hotel describes its cooking as Piedmontese tradition alongside some original combinations, with close attention to seasonal vegetables.

What we photographed: a composed plate on a raspberry-coloured charger, a small white cup beside it, and red wine poured at the table. The restaurant recommends booking.

Red wine being poured into a glass on a white tablecloth at dinner

A composed plate on a raspberry-coloured charger, with a small white cup beside it

05 — The roof

Above the city

The last stop is the terrace, which the hotel opens in good weather. From up here Turin is a field of terracotta roofs and green treetops, with the Mole Antonelliana rising above them, and in the evening the sun goes down behind the city's towers. We had an aperitivo on the rooftop with the Mole in view. After the closed, warm rooms below, it is the most open place in the hotel.