Hotel Fraintevino

Features

Bed and breakfast

This modern, chic hotel boasts a peaceful atmosphere and an enviable position. It has amazing panoramic views of the surrounding mountains. Guests also have use of the health facilities at Grand Hotel Sestriere. Modern, chic and relaxed, this hotel has amazing views and is close to both the slopes and the resort centre, with health facilities nearby.

Accommodation

Breakfast is continental buffet style. Half board is available at a supplement (payable locally) with the evening meal taken at the Grand Hotel Sestriere (50m away).

Standard rooms have twin beds, private facilities, hairdryer, minibar, telephone, satellite TV and balcony. All rooms can take a third bed only suitable for a child (foldaway bed or similar). Superior rooms which overlook the main square and olympic piste are available at a supplement.

Child prices apply to 2-10 years inclusive.

Activities

Use of Wellness centre* at Grand Hotel Sestriere (approx 50m away).

Facilities

Breakfast room, Lounge bar, Reception, Seating area, Room service, TV area, Safety deposit box facility, Ski room,

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.