Very popular hotel, close to both the resort centre & slopes
- Hotel
- Half Board
- Sun terrace
- Leisure area
- Fitness centre
- Wi-Fi Available
Overview
Description
Location
- Ideally located 3-4 minutes' walk above the village centre
- A lift opposite the hotel takes you down to a moving walkway which connects with the Fimbabahn gondola and the resort centre
- Intermediate skiers can ski off-piste to within 50m of the hotel
Rooms
- 22-25m² Standard rooms sleep 2. Austrian twin beds, shower and balcony
- 27m² standard rooms sleep 2-3. Austrian twin beds, single sofa bed, shower and balcony
- All rooms have cable TV, radio, telephone, safe, hairdryer and free Wi-Fi
- Austrian twin beds are one large bed frame containing two single mattresses, both with separate duvets and linen sets, that cannot be separated
Bedroom Facilities
- Cable or satellite programmes
- Hairdryer
- Radio
- Room safe
- Telephone
- Wireless internet
Facilities
- Conservatory-style lounge/bar, sun terrace with stunning mountain views
- Residents' and à la carte restaurants
- Leisure area with sauna, steam room and gym (Free)
- Free Wi-Fi internet access throughout the hotel
- Lift
Meals
- Hot and cold buffet breakfast
- 4 course evening meal with 4 choices of main dish plus salad buffet
- Weekly speciality dinner, starter or dessert buffets
- Special Christmas and New Year gala dinners included
About Ischgl
Ischgl, set in the beautiful Paznau Valley, offers some of the best skiing that Austria has. It also provides a link into Switzerland at Samnaun for tax free shopping (take your passport). It is a lovely Tyrolean village that has high altitude and good snow, an excellent lift system and great higher intermediate skiing and boarding. There are 200km of runs, with a bus link to Galtur for a further 65km.
Beginners will have to take a lift up and back to Idalp to access the easier slopes and these can get very busy during the day. Experts also have a few problems with limited challenging stuff, although there is some great powder when the snow is good. Also, while there are two runs back to town, they are both tough reds and do get very cut up in the afternoon. Boarders have been welcomed at Ischgl for over 15 years and the terrain is great for them. There is also a big half-pipe and a highly-rated specialist park.
New lifts have markedly reduced lift queues to the slopes, while the village has a largely traffic-free centre. It is an attractive place, although expensive, with a good selection of accommodation, hotels and some lively après-ski, favoured by Germans and Scandinavians. There is a reasonable range of non-skiing opportunities including shopping (see Samnaun).
Overall, Ischgl is one of the best of the Austrian resorts, particularly for better intermediates and boarders. It's expensive, but an ace choice if you want to sample an Austrian holiday at its finest.
