Hotel Biancaneve

Features

Half board

This traditional alpine style hotel enjoys an excellent position at the foot of the slopes and only a few minutes walk from the ski lifts and resort centre. The pleasant homely atmosphere at the hotel, including the traditional cuisine, is particularly appealing for groups and families.

Accommodation

Rooms for 2 people on half board sharing a twin room with shower, wc. Triple rooms also available. Rooms have telephone, satellite TV, hairdryer, safe (at reception)

Facilities

Reception

Bar

Extra charge for sauna

Facts

10 minutes' walk to resort centre, nursery slopes and ski school meeting place

FREE shuttle bus to the lifts and resort centre approximately every 20 minutes

Sestriere Resort Info

Most probably the best resort in the Milky Way, Sestriere was the first purpose-built village in the Alps. It hosted the 1997 World Championships and ran many of the races at the 2006 Turin Olympic Games. Because it's at high altitude, there is top-class snow, supported by widespread snowmaking. All levels of skier should find something to sink their teeth into. There is steep terrain and off-piste for advanced skiers, great scope for intermediates and good facilities for beginners. This is all supported by a continually improving lift system, which only gets overloaded at weekends and on major holidays. Boarders will not find any territory of their own. And the Milky Way isn't the best for convenient access to all its disjointed parts.

The resort itself is not overly attractive, as opposed to the stunning scenery around, but it does have everything you need off-snow: plenty for non-skiers to do, a good range of restaurants, mainly hotel-based accommodation and up-tempo nightlife at the weekends, which caters to the Italian brigades up from Turin and Milan.

Overall, Sestriere is a surprisingly good value resort, considering its renown. It's also an excellent base for exploring the Milky Way, with its own all-ability pistes to satisfy everyone. Ignoring the less-than-heavenly architecture, this is one of the best Italian resorts.

More Sestriere resort information