Hotel Du Col

Features

Half board

The popular Du Col, a firm favourite with our guests, is a comfortable hotel in the centre of resort. Located at the foot of the ski slopes the hotel enjoys some fabulous views and is perfectly placed to access the 400km of skiing of the Milky Way. The Du Col offers incredible value for money with friendly staff to help make your holiday all the more enjoyable. The bedrooms are simply furnished and there is a cosy bar-lounge with panoramic mountain views.

Accommodation

Rooms for 2 people on half board sharing a twin room with shower and wc. Double, triple and quad rooms also available. Single rooms and rooms with bath and or balcony also available at a supplement. All rooms have telephone and TV. Remote control available (returnable deposit payable locally).

Facilities

Small bar/lounge

Satellite TV room

Large restaurant

Facts

A few seconds to ski school meeting place

Nearest ski lift, and nursery slopes

Weather permitting, you can ski from the hotel to the ski lifts

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.

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