Taverna Posta Zirm — Restaurant in Pustertal - Val Pusteria

We stayed at the Posta Zirm for a week in July. We had heard about Corvara from a friend, and we found Posta Zirm on TripAdvisor. We had stayed in family-run Alpine hotels elsewhere, and we knew that they tend to be very charming, with excellent hospitality. Posta Zirm did not disappoint! It’s one of the best places I have ever stayed. For my taste, it is the right combination of very nice but not too fancy, and the service and location are excellent. ||First of all, Corvara is a dream spot for a holiday in the Dolomites. From Corvara you can take lifts up three different hills that you can use as the base for hiking. The public bus service originates right outside the hotel and will take you to several other nearby trailheads. If you have a car, you can easily get to still others. Even without leaving the hotel, the views are spectacular. ||We decided not to get a rental car for our trip because we figured it would just sit around most of the time. Instead we traveled to Bolzano by train and then by private taxi to Corvara. It’s also possible to get there by public bus, but it takes a lot longer. The bus is very inexpensive. The taxi is more expensive, but far cheaper than renting a car that you won’t need once you arrive. The hotel has the contact info for a taxi service on its website, but if you ask them for info they will respond quickly with helpful information. It may seem difficult to get there, but it’s really not so hard if you ask for advice. And spending time in Corvara is certainly worth the trouble of getting there. ||Posta Zirm offers guided hikes three days a week (Monday, Wednesday and Saturday). We checked in and out Saturday, which meant we missed the Saturday hike. We would be sure to join as many of the guided hikes as possible in the future. The hike was wonderful, with only a small group of hikers and a guide who was skilled at making the trip work for the whole group, i.e. both fast and slow walkers. The route was spectacular. ||You can see from the hotel’s website that they are ready to provide all kinds of advice about activities such as hiking and biking. If you are looking for such advice it is important to ask when you arrive and they will be extremely helpful. If you don’t ask, they might not think to tell you about everything you want to know.||Meals were wonderful. I mentioned previously that we have stayed in family-run hotels in several places in the Alps, and they often come with a half-board plan that includes breakfast and dinner. We love not having to worry about finding a place to go out. Also, at the end of a long day of hiking, it’s nice to relax, put on your indoor clothes, and not have to venture out again. We sometimes worry about the possibility that the food will get repetitive if we eat at the same place every night for a week, but that was not the case. Every night the food has a different style, and every night there are at least two options to choose from for each of three or four courses. Guests sit at the same table every night and are served by the same very professional wait staff, and they quickly feel right at home. ||The location of the hotel is ideal, once you get to Corvara. It’s right on the square where the bus service begins; there is a grocery store less than 100 meters from the front door; a pharmacy just beyond that; and multiple sporting goods/rental places even closer than the grocery store. ||The views are spectacular. We had a nice room with a balcony and a view of the Sassongher mountain seemingly close enough to touch. ||I could go on and on – I already have! Trust me, this is a dream...

We stayed at the Posta Zirm for a week in July. We had heard about Corvara from a friend, and we found Posta Zirm on TripAdvisor. We had stayed in family-run Alpine hotels elsewhere, and we knew that they tend to be very charming, with excellent hospitality. Posta Zirm did not disappoint! It’s one of the best places I have ever stayed. For my taste, it is the right combination of very nice but not too fancy, and the service and location are excellent. ||First of all, Corvara is a dream spot for a holiday in the Dolomites. From Corvara you can take lifts up three different hills that you can use as the base for hiking. The public bus service originates right outside the hotel and will take you to several other nearby trailheads. If you have a car, you can easily get to still others. Even without leaving the hotel, the views are spectacular. ||We decided not to get a rental car for our trip because we figured it would just sit around most of the time. Instead we traveled to Bolzano by train and then by private taxi to Corvara. It’s also possible to get there by public bus, but it takes a lot longer. The bus is very inexpensive. The taxi is more expensive, but far cheaper than renting a car that you won’t need once you arrive. The hotel has the contact info for a taxi service on its website, but if you ask them for info they will respond quickly with helpful information. It may seem difficult to get there, but it’s really not so hard if you ask for advice. And spending time in Corvara is certainly worth the trouble of getting there. ||Posta Zirm offers guided hikes three days a week (Monday, Wednesday and Saturday). We checked in and out Saturday, which meant we missed the Saturday hike. We would be sure to join as many of the guided hikes as possible in the future. The hike was wonderful, with only a small group of hikers and a guide who was skilled at making the trip work for the whole group, i.e. both fast and slow walkers. The route was spectacular. ||You can see from the hotel’s website that they are ready to provide all kinds of advice about activities such as hiking and biking. If you are looking for such advice it is important to ask when you arrive and they will be extremely helpful. If you don’t ask, they might not think to tell you about everything you want to know.||Meals were wonderful. I mentioned previously that we have stayed in family-run hotels in several places in the Alps, and they often come with a half-board plan that includes breakfast and dinner. We love not having to worry about finding a place to go out. Also, at the end of a long day of hiking, it’s nice to relax, put on your indoor clothes, and not have to venture out again. We sometimes worry about the possibility that the food will get repetitive if we eat at the same place every night for a week, but that was not the case. Every night the food has a different style, and every night there are at least two options to choose from for each of three or four courses. Guests sit at the same table every night and are served by the same very professional wait staff, and they quickly feel right at home. ||The location of the hotel is ideal, once you get to Corvara. It’s right on the square where the bus service begins; there is a grocery store less than 100 meters from the front door; a pharmacy just beyond that; and multiple sporting goods/rental places even closer than the grocery store. ||The views are spectacular. We had a nice room with a balcony and a view of the Sassongher mountain seemingly close enough to touch. ||I could go on and on – I already have! Trust me, this is a dream...

Location, Location- the Posta Zirm is right at the center of Covara Village with shops and restaurants just steps away. I was part of a 9 person group of skiers who had been skiing in Austria and now we were staying a week in Covara to ski Alta Badia. The variety of terrain and the great lift system means you can ski a different area every day of the week. The Col Alt gondola is just out the back of the hotel. The ski room was great with racks on wheels for skis and boot drying racks. Just come down in the morning and gear up, walk out the door and the gondola is right there. ||We did half board and the food was excellent, especially dinner with 3 main dish choices daily as well as daily variety. Breads, cheeses, fruits, salads and dessert on a buffet for individual selection. Breakfast was buffet with a nice selection to choose from. They had an orange press for fresh OJ and a juicer for apples and carrots. We had the same table every meal and the same two servers who we got to know. We met a family group from Austria who have been coming to the Posta Zirm for 22 years I believe that says a lot.||The rooms were good sized and clean and the beds comfortable, the bath was great with walk in shower. There was a large heated rack for towels and drying ski clothes||All the staff was helpful and friendly especially the front desk|The bar area is very nice and includes a fantastic machine that slices spect ( ham like prosciutto) in very thin portions which they deliver with some crackers and olives apres ski. Wine, beer and cocktails are good and reasonably priced. There is also a lounge/pub downstairs for apres ski which was a lot of fun.|The views from the hotel are incredible as well as all over Covara.|I could go on for a long time about Posta Zirm but before I end I must mention the spa and pool- these were great for relaxing after a day of skiing, clean and well maintained. They have massage available at good prices. ||My wife was not on this ski trip so I want to bring here in the fall for her birthday to do some...