Hotel Grand Sestriere

Features

The Grand Hotel Sestriere is ideally located in the centre of resort and just 5 minutes walk to the ski lifts. The hotel's unique Wine Therapy treatments are sure to help you relax after a day on the mountain along with its wellness spa area. The Grand Hotel also boasts the largest choice of wine in the Susa Valley, all held in the hotel's wine cellar.

Location · in resort centre · 5 minutes walk to ski lifts and ski school meeting point

Features · dining room · bar · wine cellar with over 1,500 types of wine · extra charge for à la carte restaurant with wine tasting · FREE WiFi · lobby bar with open fire · sauna · steam room · whirlpool · extra charge for massage · extra charge for spa centre with the hotel's unique Wine Therapy Treatments · games room · TV room · ski room · shuttle service to slopes available on request

Meals · hot and cold buffet breakfast · 4 course buffet style evening meals with choice of menu · Christmas and New Year gala dinners included

Rooms for 2 people on half board sharing a room with twin beds, private bath, shower and WC. Twin rooms with a balcony are available at a supplement. All bedrooms have satellite TV, telephone, safe, hairdryer, complimentary WiFi connection and can take a third bed.

Official Rating ****

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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