Grand Hotel Besson

Stayed 10-14mar 2019 on my own and it was a perfect break where I skied in the day and sadly worked in the evening, but managed to get to the spa a couple of times too. All staff were attentive, thoughtful and friendly yet very efficient. The superior double room was superb - great view from the balcony, bed was firm but very comfortable, lots of pillows, very clean room / bathroom, 3 large wardrobes and lots of space, and the nespresso machine was a nice bonus. Spa was great and was included in my rate, I did a bit of yoga/Pilates in the gym area then spent time in the sauna and various pools. There were various weights and CV machines and but I didn't use them. Breakfast had a huge variety and included proper coffee served by the staff and 4 different fruit juices including my personal favourite peach juice, there was a massive selection of pastries and biscuits with apricot jam croissants and crostata my top choice, and the fresh fruit and cereals very nice too. There was scrambled egg and bacon for cooked food. I ate in for Dinner twice, it was a 4 course menu for €40 or pay per course, with 3 or 4 choices per course; I chose 2 courses each time and found it to be a very similar price to other local restaurants but better food and top notch quality - as good as other 4* hotels I've stayed at in Italy i.e. excellent. The hotel is on the edge of the old town so very quiet yet it's literally only 5min walk through narrow cobbled streets to the centre and c.8min walk up / 6min down to the Clotes chairlift, but there's a minibus to take and collect from either Clotes or Sportinia. I was meeting a group at Clotes each day but I'd actually recommend starting the day from Sportinia for a quicker trip up the mountain. I'll definitely put this hotel top of my list when I come back to Sauze D'Oulx.

Nothing could've been better for my stay.

Nice ambiance, live music every evening, great spa area

Sound isolation in the rooms

Amazing spa, very helpful and polites employes

Check-out at 10 am is too early