Sestriere hotellia

Plussat: Hotelli oli vajaan sadan metrin päässä lähimmästä hissiasemasta, lämmin autohallipaikka kuului hintaan, samoin tilava suksien säilytyshuone.

Miinukset: Aamiainen melko vaatimaton, kolmen yön majoitukseen ei kuulunut siivousta, ei pyyhkeiden vaihtoa.

Plussat: Honestly, nothing about the hotel

Miinukset: The hotel

Plussat: Nothing!

Plussat: Aamiainen oli runsas ja samoin päivällinen.

Miinukset: Huoneessa ei ollut wifi yhteyttä eikä riittävästi skandinaavisia pistorasioita.

Plussat: The hotel is right across the slopes, with the option to ski in Sestriere or take the cable car to go towards SanSicario and Sauze. With 6-day ski pass, you can also go and ski to Montgenevre in France (we managed to do via ski in a day!). We stayed in a double room apartment, lots of great space and views of the mountains. The staff’s kindness was amazing, right from check-in, Caterina in particular was very helpful to us as we arrived later in the evening. We loved the food, we opted for half board option and we enjoyed a great selection of food every night. The starter, mains and desserts were so good. Also you had pizza available every night for any fussy eater. Special mention to the maitre d’ at the restaurant, the chef and overall all the staff, very attentive and kind with the guests and very efficient in keeping the tables clean. You can rent skis on site and there are ski rooms just below your room. We had an amazing one-week holiday at the Villaggio Olimpico. We took advantage of the various facilities, including a game room with pool table, fussball tables and table tennis. We read some negative reviews, which slightly concerned before arriving. Instead, our experience was overall very positive. We had a lovely family holiday at this resort and we will most likely come back. We highly recommend as great ski holiday!

Miinukset: We stayed in block D, not far away from reception. As other reviews mentioned, the corridor to reception is quite cold, that is the only thing that we would suggest to improve.

Plussat: Apartment was good size

Miinukset: Although we were self-catering and had a small kitchen not easy to cook a meal. 2 Hobs and microwave/grill Room was not cleaned during stay or rubbish removed

Plussat: The hotel is good value for money and is well located - just by the apres and also by the gondola

Miinukset: The staff were inredibly rude, the food options were not great. Breakfast really bland and beige - not a lot of healthier choices. Staff had a few gos at us for no reason.

Plussat: The weather.

Miinukset: The fact that inside the flat the division between the rooms ( walls ) didn’t reach the ceiling so any noise ( a young child waking at night ) woke up the whole flat.

Plussat: hotel staff does not speak English well, which caused some problem/s on communicating between guests and staff.

Miinukset: the policy of the hotel stay that the guest MUST throw away his/her waiste and SHALL be checked before check-out, was NOT advised at the time of booking. This is not a fare rule on business manner to the customers.

Plussat: close to ski lifts etc and good value faciliities in the hotel

Miinukset: all geared to Italian customers rather than other foreigners and the staff not that friendly or helpful

Plussat: Great location and well designed hotel.

Miinukset: Being built for the winter sports market meant that there were solid floors everywhere which made it very noisy. Not much choice of food during the summer period.

Plussat: Near the skiing areas and city

Miinukset: The poor service

Plussat: All excelent

Plussat: Friendly, safe, clean

Plussat: Really friendly and helpful staff members. Good parking facilities. Option to use a sauna. Really close to the ski lifts.

Miinukset: Small and tired/outdated room. Bad sound proofing. Narrow shower.

Plussat: The place was near the slopes

Miinukset: The bathroom is very small

Plussat: Staff were brilliant and very helpful.

Plussat: wonderfull mountan veiw from the room. Big balkony. Comfortable undeground parking is free of charge. Comfortable big sleeping bed.

Miinukset: Night portier does't speeks English.

Plussat: The accomadation was surprisingly standard, despite the reviews I had read. We were all quite satisfied with everything.

Miinukset: It is a bit off the town center and the lifts. A pity there is no Wi-fi in the rooms.

Plussat: location, view, staff, market, laundry, Wi-fi connection

Miinukset: garage is very dark and tight parking spots (need better lighting system), access to master thru other bedroom and no windows in that bedroom

Plussat: Convenient access to ski slopes and rentals. Onsite restaurant for quick snack or drink. Plenty of parking out front. Quiet and relatively peaceful.

Miinukset: No elevator up the stairs. Restaurant closes early. Hard to find at night, poorly lit. Rooms are very cramped. The outlets are not really compatible with even European standards.

Plussat: This hotel is a little gem and the family who run it are friendly and spend time with their guests... there's a sociable bar and I only wish I had made the time to try the lunch when I'd skiied past as they are so close to the bottom lift in Borgata

Plussat: Nice, warm room, Very good buffet breakfast giving you energy for snowboarding/skiing. Owners were nice, friendly and helpful.

Plussat: The staff was very friendly and helpful, they speak English and gave us a lot of useful info on how to go out and about. Ski passes available for purchase from the hotel. Hotel is located within a 2-minute walk from the lifts to the mountains. Nice and cosy bar/lounge area in the hotel.

Miinukset: Too few restaurants nearby to go out. Hotel is located on the main street, so it was loud at night when people were passing by and in the morning when the snow was being cleared. No hot food served for breakfast. We requested a queen doubled bed, but were put in a room with two adjacent single beds.

Plussat: I arrived very late and hadn't eaten and restaurants in the village were closed. The owner made me a plate of food, which was fantastic.

Plussat: Food at dinner was fantastic. Proximity to pool and pistes. Attentive service.

Plussat: Frederica at the reception was particularly welcoming, helpful and nothing was too much trouble including making my daughters 7th birthday a little bit special. She is a wonderful asset to the hotel.

Plussat: The inclusive breakfast food was great with an option to buy additional items off the menu. The staff all spoke English and were very friendly and helpful.

Miinukset: We had to wait a long time most days for drinks (coffee/tea) and they often ran out of cutlery and dishes/plates on the breakfast service. It was very noisy outside our room with a fire door slamming all the time which people used to get outside. None of the floors are carpeted which made if very noisy. Lots of children running about the corridors unsupervised in the evening.

Plussat: Very nice hotel with very attentive staff.

Plussat: The staff are exceptional, very attentive and extremely helpful and knowledgeable. The food in the restaurant is of a very high quality. Loved it.

Miinukset: I cannot really way that was anything that I didn’t like.

Plussat: The staff are wonderful at Shackleton. It’s great to visit an independent hotel that has all the qualities of global chain balanced with a family run business.

Miinukset: Beds are super comfy. Breakfast and restaurant food are superb coupled with a panoramic setting and fantastic service. The restaurant is one of the best in Sestriere. The added bonus of a pool and sauna on your door step after a short walk from the slopes. The hotel has a ski hire and locker 5m from the chair lift. I would highly recommend using this competitive ski hire outlet. Great location with parking. We will definitely return to this hotel.

Plussat: The atmosphere that you can feel in this hotel is special. Every single room is different from the others, perfectly designed and very well kept... All is like you would like to be! But the most important and impressive think is the kindness of the young stuff and of the young and active owner family! Very suggested

Plussat: the atmosphere

Miinukset: no light in the closet

Plussat: location, reception staff, room cleaners

Miinukset: general manner of restaurant staff, cramped bathroom, uncomfortable third bed in triple room, poor shower (no pressure)

Plussat: Tämän hotellin sijainti näyttää kuvien perusteella todella hyvältä ja ainutlaatuiselta. Maisemat ovat kuvissa huikeat ja sitä ne on oikeastikin. Aamun eka lasku ennen hissien avautumista oli ainutlaatuinen. Hotelli on vanha hissiasema ja sen vuoksi jokainen huono oli erilainen ja näkymät ikkunoista oli huikeat.

Miinukset: Kuvat hotellista ei kuitenkaan ole koko totuus. Eristyneisyys vuorella on iso heikkous. On erikoista, että hotelli perii 10€/ hlö jokaisesta moottorikelkkakyydistä ylös hotellille, jopa siitä ihan ensimmäisestä ennen kun olet edes kirjautunut sisään. Pidän tätä erikoisena koska sinne ei pääse millään mullaa kyydillä?! Tätä extra kulua ei myöskään mainita missään ja meidän ryhmän kohdalla 2 nousua toi 140€ lisälaskun. Kylässä illastaminen on tehty tältä osin hankalaksi ja hinnoittelulla halutaan hotellivieraille vinkata oman ravintolan palveluista?! Toinen negatiivinen seikka tässä hotellissa tulee esiin kun lumisade alkaa. Silloin hotelli ei tarjoa kyytejä alas kylään eikä sieltä noutoja eli tällöin illallinen on pakko syödä hotellissa. Meidän tapauksessa tarjolla oli vain yksi menu ja se sisälsi kevyet alkupalat, pastaa ja entrecoten. Muuten menu oli ihan ok, mutta entrecote oli todella luokaton. Päältä palanut ja sisältä raaka. Kolmas heikkous täällä asuessa tulee esiin jos/kun ylös nousevat hissit ovat kiinni. Tällöin ainoa keino päästä hotelliin on moottorikelkkakyyti. Ja silloinkin olet täysin hotellin tarjoaman aikataulun varassa. Neljäs heikkous on hotellin lämmitys. Tämä idyllinen vanha hissiasema ja sen ikkunat ovat huonot. Tuuli vinkuu karmien välistä ja ikkunan alla olevissa sängyissä on varsin kylmä nukkua. Viiden heikkous liittyy kuitteihin. Erittelyn saaminen niihin on liki mahdotonta, mikä tekee yritysvieraille haasteita. Kuudes asia mihin törmäsimme on hiukan kalliimman Sviitin hinnoittelu. Tarjottu vuorimaisema on ylös huipulle ja aika vaatimaton muiden huoneiden tarjoamaan erittäin hienoon näkymään alas laaksoon.

Plussat: Location, view, dinner... For skiers the place is incredible. Massimo the owner was very kind.

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Absolutely wonderful experience! This hotel is amazing for any ski lovers! Incredible location. Peaceful. Great view. Great service. The ride in snowmobile is also a great bonus.

Plussat: You use this hotel for thrills not frills. You go for the location. The dining room is fabulous, the food is wholesome and plentiful. Rooms are comfortable if a little warm. The location and access to the hill for that first run in the morning are what makes it.

Miinukset: The hotel is isolated. The hotel could make more of that with greater effort to help the guests connect with each other in their mountain top retreat. A more social dinner organisation, perhaps with a big table dinner once or twice in a week, when the skidoo guests are not there, would be one way to achieve this.

Plussat: Nice location, but onso isolated. You’re completely isolated. Ok for two days, but surely not for longer.

Miinukset: Hot water is a big problem, especially in the evening, when you want to take a shower after a day of skiing !! The kitchen uses most of the heated water, so no warm water left for the guests... Also the heating in the rooms was below average. Our room could not be heated above 18 degrees, quite cold I’d say. The boss is a stressless nice man though...

Plussat: Location is like a fairytale. You have to realize that once you ski down the only way to come back is by skilift or snowscooter. Massimo and his staff are very friendly .

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Stunning views of mountains and Sestriere. Almost at the top of the mountain next to the Olympic ski run. Great food and hospitality. Very clean and warm. Easily accessible on ski or foot by chair lift or pick up by snow taxi.

Plussat: Host was extremely nice and helpful!

Plussat: Very nice stuff, kindness

Miinukset: All was good

Plussat: The owner "Renzo" was a really nice person. He helped us a lot to get to know the city and everyone knew him in the town. If you tell the restaurants in vicinity that you are a guest at this hotel, you will receive 10 percent discount on the meal. If you want to know something I suggest you to just ask Renzo, he will help you as much as he can.

Miinukset: - The hotel doesn't have any bidet, it was my first time in Italy I couldn't find a bidet in a hotel - The room didn't have any fridge, it's not a big problem while Renzo can keep everything for you, but I like to have my own fridge at the room

Plussat: The staff could not have been more helpful or friendly. The quality of the food at dinner was good the pasta dishes were very good.

Miinukset: The sound proofing between the rooms was nonexistent. The bed was uncomfortable. The distance from the pistes was to far a ten minute walk however lockers were available near the piste to store ski equipment. Thee were no on site spa facilities.

Plussat: Good location that was a 5 min walk to the main square, and 10 mins downhill to the main lift. Regular bus back from ski area that takes 3 mins (or a 15 min uphill walk). The manager was exceptionally friendly and helpful. Great breakfast.

Miinukset: Bathroom was a bit dated but fine

Plussat: I liked the location and we had a view of the mountain.

Miinukset: Breakfast was very poor. One of the poorest I have ever had. Bread from the freezer, still damp. Only one slice each and one bread roll, again from the freezer and heated up.

Plussat: The hotel staff made us very welcome. The hotel rooms were clean and just what we needed for a sking holiday. The hotel had an arrangement (free) with a ski shop slopeside in Sestriere where we stored our skis and boots. It also give us vouchers for a slightly discounted lift pass which helped.

Miinukset: Food could have a little more variety but was well prepared.

Plussat: The staff were very friendly and helpful and overall the atmosphere made for a relaxing stay

Miinukset: n/a

Plussat: The hotel was close to the town centre and it's possible to ski back to the hotel. The beds were comfortable and we had a large bathroom. Friendly staff and good facilities.

Miinukset: Our room had small windows and was situated under the restuarant, so at 8-9am you would hear foot steps. Breakfast was limited, but still reseaonable. Only Italian channels on the tv.

Plussat: The hoterl staff was ver nice. The hotel was not overpriced. There was an excellent selcetion of wine.

Miinukset: The architecture

Plussat: Staff friendly and helpful. Bathroom was excellent.

Miinukset: Food was a litt;e disappointing

Plussat: The hotel's facilities were pretty nice, the sauna's etc.

Miinukset: The employees didn't tell us anything about the hotel when arriving, not even the time of the breakfast or the fact that we'd have to let the staff know in advance if we wanted to dine at the hotel at night. We also didn't receive coupons for the skipasses from the hotel, as some other people did. Poor service, I'd say!

Plussat: The staff were welcoming, friendly and helpful. The evening meals were very generous - with plenty of choice.

Miinukset: The location of the hotel - at the bottom of a steep hill, with a sharp bend - meant snow chains were vital in January. Fresh snow and difficult driving conditions led to our checking out of the Sciatori a day early, to ensure we could get back to the airport in Turin in time, as we had an early flight and could not afford to lose the time in fitting and removing the chains. As per the Sciatori's stated policy, we had to pay for the extra night - but the manager did deduct 25 Euros from the cost of our restaurant bill as a goodwill gesture. If you are used to driving in snow, and happy fitting snow chains, this hotel is fine - otherwise I would recommend staying in nearby Cesana.