Hotel Savoy Edelweiss

Features

Half board

The Hotel Savoy Edelweiss is located in the heart of the resort and is only a short walk to the ski lifts. This friendly hotel prides itself on its excellent restaurant and attentive service. The spa centre is the perfect place to relax after a day on the mountain, or enjoy the warm and social atmosphere of the bar and lounge area. You will be made to feel at home at the Savoy Edelweiss.

Location · central location · 2 minute walk to ski lifts and ski school meeting point

Features · family-run · large bar · comfortable lounge · elegant non-smoking dining room · Wi-Fi connection · extra charge for spa centre with sauna, whirlpool, relaxing warm bench, Turkish bath and mist shower · FREE ski and boot deposit on the slopes, 10 metres from lift · extra charge for heated boot rack in hotel · pool table ·29 bedrooms

Meals · buffet breakfast · 3 course evening meals with salad buffet · Christmas and New Year gala dinners included

Rooms for 2 people on half board sharing a small room with twin beds, private shower and WC. Small triple and quad rooms are also available. Standard twin rooms sleeping 3 and 4 and comfort twin rooms with a DVD player (on request) and FREE access to the spa are available at a supplement. All bedrooms have satellite TV, telephone, safe and hairdryer.

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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