Sport Hotel Alpina — Hotel in Comunità montana della Valchiavenna

We spent a week here and thoroughly enjoyed it. Warm and genuine welcome from Valentina on arrival. Room large and clean with everything we needed. Some research on the resort showed that most of the hotels only offered very small rooms so space was a great advantage. We travelled as a couple but we could easily have accommodated our son in the same room on the sofa bed without compromising the space available. The owners, Rafaella and Stephano, are obviously passionate about their product and nothing was too much trouble. The Michelin starred restaurant consistently impressed with a depth of flavour in almost every dish that surprised and delighted us as the week went on. We had a really wonderful time and are already making plans to return. Resort is small and not at all crowded and nursery slope was just a 5 min stroll from the hotel. Breakfast was amazing! Free...

The hotel is nice, clean and cozy. It is close to the ski slopes however all hotels in Madesimo are close to the ski slopes. The family rooms are big enough and well cared for, clean, the bathroom is big, the beds comfortable however the furniture is quite average and simple for a 4 star hotel. The restaurant is cozy however really overpriced. The fact that its gourmet menu has 1 Michelin star certainly does not help however the experience does not match the value. More than anything, we were a bit disappointed that while the hotel is presented as a family hotel there is not much space for nor much patience with little children who do not yet ski. My husband stayed in the hotel bar with the little one while I was skiing with the oldest and he received a somewhat cold reception, the staff seemed clearly annoyed and they could not wait...

We have just returned from a week at the Sport Alpina. This is one of the nicest hotels in which I have stayed. The owner and staff could not have been more attentive or friendly and it was a joy to come back to the hotel each evening after skiing. A particular highlight is the food where the renowned chef and his team consistently produced meals of the highest standard with both flair and imagination. We had our 4 year old and 2 year old with us and the staff could not have been more understanding or accommodating of their many needs. If you are looking for the personal touch and want to experience a real taste of Lombardy rather than the generic mountain offering I cannot recommend tha Alpina...