English Archive · 2009–2015

Why Should You Choose Our Bed & Breakfast?

Historic page — preserved from the original multilingual Ninna Nanna website (2009–2015). For up-to-date information about rooms and bookings, please see the current homepage and contacts page.

Without wishing to seem presumptive, but based on our knowledge, we would like to illustrate why Ninna Nanna is the best choice in the Virgilian province. You don't believe so? Please follow us...

The First B&B in the Province

Ninna Nanna was the first bed and breakfast facility to be founded in Mantua and the surrounding area, and its owner went on to help establish the first association of bed and breakfasts in the Mantuan territory. That pioneering spirit still shapes the house today. And the prices are remarkable — close to hostel level, so it would be difficult to find lower rates in the area. This does not affect quality, because our motto has always been quality at modest prices, close to Mantua. Clean, neat rooms furnished with style, private bathrooms and services like a hotel — summer pool, internet, air conditioning, sauna, Turkish bath, hammam, hydro-massage showers and chromotherapy — make our B&B a first choice for tourists and business travellers alike.

Renaissance palace courtyard in Mantua near Ninna Nanna B&B
Renaissance palace courtyard in Mantua near Ninna Nanna B&B

Privacy and Relaxation

We cannot offer special effects, but we aim at privacy and relaxation. The B&B has a private entrance, as does every room, so you can arrive at any time of the day or night with no problem. If you wish to unwind, the relax area and your host's experience are at your disposal: for more than twenty years your host has practised ayurvedic massage and deep-relaxation techniques such as hot stones and shirodhara. And you will sleep soundly here — it is so quiet you won't hear a pin drop. Why stay in a city hotel breathing smog? Our offer is built on the concept of Slow Holiday: leisure, well-being and relaxation are what matter to us.

The Practical Advantages

True, we are not in the city centre of Mantua, but in Buscoldo — a little town on the Padan plain with no traffic jams, traffic lights or stress. We are five minutes' drive from the centre, and in front of the B&B there is a bus stop with hourly connections to the city. It is worth knowing that Mantua has an unusual road network, shaped by its lakes and monitored by camera-controlled restricted traffic zones — a real trap for visiting drivers. You can simply leave your car in our free private parking, take the bus and visit Palazzo Te and Palazzo Ducale without risking a fine.

A Region Worth Slowing Down For

From Buscoldo you can explore far more than Mantua's historic centre. The village sits near the Oglio and Po rivers, on the way to Parma, and within easy reach of Sabbioneta, UNESCO World Heritage together with Mantua, and of the abbey town of San Benedetto Po. The local cuisine alone justifies the trip: homemade tortelli di zucca, agnoli in broth, risotto alla mantovana prepared with vialone nano rice and the local sausage — Mantua is one of the capitals of Italian pork specialities — and torta sbrisolona to finish. An excellent restaurant near the B&B serves all of the above.

Ten Top Reasons to Choose Ninna Nanna

  1. Quality and convenience guaranteed
  2. Exceptional prices
  3. The first B&B in Mantua and its province
  4. Close to Mantua, but in a relaxing area with a good bus connection
  5. Hotel-level services: sauna, Turkish bath, hammam, hydro-massage and chromotherapy showers
  6. Private entrance for every room
  7. Real privacy
  8. Free private parking
  9. Genuine relaxation, from the garden to the wellness area
  10. Slow holiday: leisure and well-being as the point of the trip

Convinced?

We strongly believe Ninna Nanna should be your first choice in the Mantua area: the first B&B historically, and the best for prices, quality and convenience. Browse the rooms, check contacts and prices, and send us your dates through the contact form — the lullaby is waiting.