Rifugio Dahu de Sabarnui In Vinadio

A fantastic experience in every way. The food is excellent, with exquisite dishes and very generous portions. Special thanks to the staff for their extreme courtesy. Staying in the Vinum room🍷 was very pleasant!

A complete change of scenery, a warm welcome, and excellent food. Can't wait to go back in winter.

Very nice place, very friendly staff but very poor and very expensive food

Amazing food and cozy rooms 🤩 a true gem!

A lovely refuge run by young people. Accessible on foot or by car, it offers a good selection of dishes and a variety of wines.

Beppe and his team offer excellent food in a very friendly atmosphere! It's a truly idyllic place that's constantly offering new things. A superb experience!

Kind, knowledgeable, fascinating places... It doesn't get any better than this!

A visit during the summer and on a weekday revealed that this establishment has themed rooms. We chose the one with a bed in an old wine barrel. It's not for the claustrophobic, as you'll be sleeping in a box with a maximum of 70 cm above your head. The second bed in the room is more than 2 meters high, accessible only by a small wooden ladder with no guardrail, and the height above the bed is only about 50 cm. However, the view from the balcony is lovely. Therefore, it's unsuitable for anyone with reduced mobility or who isn't very flexible! The staff is very welcoming, and the evening meal included in the half-board package is rustic and hearty. There is no cell phone reception. The path from the reception/restaurant to the rooms is a rocky 100-meter trail with a 50-meter elevation gain, so it's a very steep climb!

While I was trying to write the review, I realized I didn't know where to start, because Dahu is difficult to describe in a few words... when I arrived, reading other reviews and friends' stories, I expected quality, which I found. What I didn't expect was the sense of familiarity that Giorgia, Beppe, and the entire Dahu team have created... Dahu is truly a refuge—a regenerating break between explorations—and its soul is the people who inhabit it and work every day to make it a welcoming place where you want to stay... Giorgia and Beppe, with their wonderful puppies Amelia and Agnese, and the staff of young, passionate people with such a diverse range of characteristics and backgrounds, bring (each in their own way) a light and energy that helps everything flow harmoniously, despite the difficulties faced by those who choose to experience the mountains every day, and not just as tourists... in my case, as a tourist, I spent 3 days with my 10-year-old niece on half board, sleeping in the Tree Room; The accommodations are located in several huts in the village, and like the Rifugio (used as a reception/refreshment area), all the spaces that make up the Dahu are true works of art, in which the creativity of Giorgia (who also designs all the merchandising) has combined with the craftsmanship of Beppe. Each space is carefully curated, but not artificially... the spaces are enriched with carefully chosen details that lend originality, vitality and cheerfulness (from the funny plaques hanging on the walls of the Rifugio, to the floor made with bottle caps, to the little cloth birds on the branches of the Albero room, to name a few) combined with respect for the history of generations, for origins, for traditions (the use of wood and iron for the furnishings, the old photos hanging on the walls of the mezzanine and the book about the Dahu leaning - apparently randomly - against the bottles of excellent wine, are an example of this). To the beauty of the space, is added a cuisine made with excellent raw materials. local (or even locally produced); the breakfast is varied (sweet and savory), the menu features some dishes you wouldn't expect to find in a refuge (the giardiniera is the best I've ever tasted and the pumpkin jam that accompanies the cheeses on the platter is amazing) and the portions are generous; But at Dahu, not only are your eyes and your stomach refreshed, but your heart is too: Giorgia and Beppe, in welcoming their "guests," make room for them... amidst the hustle and bustle of actual work, they find time to answer questions (about the trails, the surrounding area, life in the mountains, and much more), to ask how their day went, and to solve problems (Giorgia, thank you so much for taking care of my niece when she was stung and for managing my aunt's anxiety)... All this care (for the spaces, the environment, the food, the people) allows you to naturally get used to practical aspects that aren't common in city life: there's no signal in the area, but there's Wi-Fi in the Refuge, so you can "connect" with the outside world if you need to, while in the rooms you don't... (and for me, this digital detox was regenerating) and in the bathrooms, since the wastewater is collected in a septic tank, you can't throw away paper. (which gets thrown in the trash)... I've written so much, but in the end, all these words can be summed up like this: thank you, Giorgia, Beppe, Agnese, Amelia, and the entire staff, for these beautiful days you helped make Cecilia and I experience.

Amazing food, beautiful rooms, and always helpful staff! Excellent location for treks, from easy to challenging.