The Atelier
The resident workshop where brass, plaster and bindings are still made by hand.
Turin · Piedmont · Est. MCMXXIV
Cut, stitched and gilded by hand
Forty artisans keep the Tessalar House — the plaster and the copper, the long velvet evenings, the quiet of nine floors above the Piedmont hills. A retreat made slowly, and kept the same way.
The House
Nine floors, finished by the same forty hands
The Tessalar was raised from Piedmont stone and reclaimed chestnut, then handed to a resident workshop that has never left. Cornices are still cast on site; the brass is still hammered in the courtyard below.
- Nine floors, each detailed by a single lead artisan
- A rooftop observatory open to guests after dusk
- Reclaimed timber and locally quarried stone throughout
Suites & Residences
Rooms stitched like a tailored coat
Each suite is layered by hand — silk on the walls, wool underfoot, copper at the bath. The larger residences carry their own terrace over the valley and a fireplace laid every evening before you return.
- Thirty-two suites and six terraced residences
- Private terraces with an open view of the hills
- A butler assigned to each floor, day and night
The Casino
The evening turns at the velvet tables
After dinner the ground salon opens — low light, hushed felt, a pianist in the corner. It is a room built for the long, unhurried part of the night, as much about the company and the cognac as the play itself.
- A principal salon of twenty tables under hand-blown glass
- Four private rooms with a dedicated host for the evening
- A sommelier and a cigar terrace beyond the far doors
The Baths
Copper, steam and cold stone
The bathhouse was beaten from copper sheet over a single winter. Guests move from the warm mineral pools to the cold plunge cut into the bedrock, then to the fire-warmed rest hall — an old ritual, kept deliberately slow.
- Thermal mineral pools drawn from the hillside spring
- Hand-worked treatments with house-blended oils
- A silent rest hall warmed by an open hearth
Around the House
Everything, made on the premises
Cellar & Long Table
A vaulted cellar and a single chestnut table set for the house menu each night.
Copper Baths
Thermal pools, a cold plunge in the bedrock and a hearth-warmed rest hall.
Arrival & Transfer
A house car meets every train and flight, then the slow road up to the gate.
The Stage
A small hall for recitals, private dinners and the occasional midnight concert.
Private Salons
Members-only rooms with dedicated hosts, kept quiet and kept to the few.
Reserve
Write to the concierge
Tell us when you would like to arrive and how many will travel with you. Our concierge answers each request personally.