Alpen Hotel La Montanara — Hotel in Rocca Pietore

I wanted to avoid the touristy destinations whilst touring the Dolomites, but I still wanted access to some beautiful scenery and some interesting walking. I discovered this hotel by chance and it was one of the best three days stays i have had in Italy. Its an authentic and traditional hotel with a good value half-board tariff. The room was a good size, clean, well equipped with a balcony with views down the valley. The place was spotless and charming but what made it so special was the friendly, helpful staff and the excellent dinners.

Francesco, his wife, sister, even his young son all made me feel at home. The meal service was swift, courteous with an obvious passion in the kitchen.

The village itself was off the main valley road and very quiet, apart from the bells of the nearby church and the bubbling stream next door. Walking around the village was a delight, wooden houses and barns all with flowers and interesting decorations. It was like a living museum. I walked around several times as the different light bought out unseen features.

Free parking, spoken English, easy payment process, good internet access and efficient room servicing. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay and turned an overnighter into a...

I wanted to avoid the touristy destinations whilst touring the Dolomites, but I still wanted access to some beautiful scenery and some interesting walking. I discovered this hotel by chance and it was one of the best three days stays i have had in Italy. Its an authentic and traditional hotel with a good value half-board tariff. The room was a good size, clean, well equipped with a balcony with views down the valley. The place was spotless and charming but what made it so special was the friendly, helpful staff and the excellent dinners.||Francesco, his wife, sister, even his young son all made me feel at home. The meal service was swift, courteous with an obvious passion in the kitchen.||The village itself was off the main valley road and very quiet, apart from the bells of the nearby church and the bubbling stream next door. Walking around the village was a delight, wooden houses and barns all with flowers and interesting decorations. I walked around several times as the different light bought out unseen features.||Free parking, spoken English, easy payment process and efficient room servicing. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay and turned an overnighter into a...

I stayed in this hotel at the end of the year as a single parent with my two small sons. On the last day of the year, no supper (as part of the half board treatment which we had booked) was served but a big Gala Dinner (lasting from 20-24h) was organised for the additonal price of about 50€ per person. As I had to stay with my children, I could not participate in that dinner but was nevertheless charged the half board price - without however receiving any supper on that day (and I had to go out to have supper in another restaurant). When I argued that this treatment amounted to a discrimination of families/single parents with small Children incapable of attending the big dinner, they simply referred to their "conditions", without sensitivity for the needs of smaller children.||In addition, the evening service was quite slow so that dinner - which started only at 19 30h - was hardly finshed before 21h - which is also bad for smaller children who would need to go to bed before, especially when skiing on the next day.||||So this hotel cannot be recommended to families with small children.||||Otherwise, the hotel was OK (but the advertised Whirlpool does not exist...