Hotel Holzer — Hotel in Pustertal - Val Pusteria

We are half-way through a 2 week stay at the Hotel Holzer. ||||We are not usually great fans of hotels and the associated impersonal experiences but that is not the case when you stay with the Holzers. Every aspect of our stay has been managed with style and simplicity. We are staying here with old friends from Berlin and their family but we have no doubt that we would have received the same attentive experience if we were travelling alone from Australia.||||Every day is a new and delightful experience and the care the Holzers and their entire staff take is like being at the theatre - every single day. Nicole and Stefan are actors in the best possible way. Every person is a wanted guest and there is often a little attention to personal detail that makes you feel so wanted - 2 apples and chocolates in your room everyday, for instance. For us Australians it was the courtesy of having the napkins folded in the shape of the Sydney Opera House for one evening meal.||||All of the staff are confident in their work, helpful and friendly. The rooms are sizeable, clean and made up every day. The entire Hotel is as clean as could be and you should take the chance to walk from floor to floor looking at the family curios and collectables. It really is like a small museum.||||The absolute delight of every day is the dining room. At breakfast there is a wide range of cereals, fruits, bread, ham and cheese with fresh boiled eggs. At dinner the food is first class and delivered from a spotless, well-run kitchen. Three cheers for the chefs who deliver consistently good and creative food without any repeats, so far, in the week we are here.||||From Stefan's guided walk, Nicole's wonderful style and costumes, the smiling flair of the serving staff, the creativity of the chefs - we could not be happier. Evey day as we said is like going to the theatre. We are loving our time here in the Dolomites at the Hotel Holzer. Hurrah!...

I first stayed at the Hotel Holzer in winter 2014 with my four young children. The children and I immediately felt at home, thanks to owners Nicole and Stefan and the entire staff. We came back that summer and once again found the extra touch of family offered by Nicole and Stefan whether advising us about an excursion or offering some other local detail. We have been back twice a year since, and the children consider it a home away from home. In addition to this incredibly warm hospitality and the genuine, personable owners, you will also find at the Holzer the utmost professionalism, enthusiasm and positivity from everyone working there. The delicious meals are always prepared with creativity, tradition and gusto and are a treat for all of us as well as a learning experience about local custom. The chefs are really talented, and in all of our stays at the Hotel Holzer I can't think of a menu that I have encountered twice. Nicole and Stefan organize outings both in winter and in summer and are there for any needs a guest may have. Their special inn in this vacation paradise never...

We've stayed at the Holzer many times, both in winter and summer. Stefan and his family are always very welcoming and treat you like old friends, often going the extra mile to help out, like driving to a nearby ski resort when our hire car got snowed in.||||Accommodation is half-board and the dinners are a highlight of the day, the quality of the food is exceptional and the menu original.||||Rooms are nice and spacious and very clean, many with balconies and great views of the surrounding mountains.||||There's a small sauna, steam-room, turkish bath, whirlpool suite in the basement and a games room for the children. The free local shuttle bus stops very close by and there's a de Spar over the road for provisions for the day. Ample secured free parking behind the hotel. XC ski track also passes just...