Villa Luise

Amazing view and friendly, attentive and very helpful staff Varied and rich breakfast with individually prepared eggs Very clean rooms with a balcony for an amazing view Parking to the entrance of the hotel Excellent location: walking distance to the 2 main cable cars in Ortisei

I would be happy if there was a fridge in the room

I got a lovely room on the first floor with a balcony overlooking the mountains- just perfect. The wifi was super- fast and very dependable. The bed was comfortable as was the temperature in the room due to the mountain location. Breakfast was the usual continental type of fare- muesli and various cereals, some pastry both fresh and prepackaged cakes, a plate of cold cut meats and cheese for each guest, eggs made any way you want them, juice etc. They also offer a dinner plan for 30 euro- starting with a diverse and interesting array of vegetables cooked and uncooked for a salad course, an appetizer course pasta and/or delicious soups (I had seconds), and a main course- each meal lovingly prepared and presented by the chef Mirko and served by the very friendly and helpful server Katarina who took care of my every need and request. I don't eat fish and Katarina made sure I had a nice grilled steak instead of fish one night. The first night, after ascending the slope arriving by bus from Bolzano to reach the hotel with the aid of a local fireman! who pulled my bag along in a thunderstorm, the dinner space was completely sold out so Katarina saw that I got a charcuterie plate, and a bowl of delicious soup to eat in my room. Villa Luise feels like family- grazie und danke Katarina and Mirko.

The only thing I didn't like was the very steep uphill climb from the center of Ortisei to reach this lovely hotel. Villa Luise is perched on a steep slope with gorgeous views of the town and its valley below and surrounding mountains. It's only about a1 km walk but almost entirely uphill getting steeper as you get closer. The last 100 meters is the hardest! For an out of shape older gentleman who doesn't drive in Europe like myself this was very daunting. I had to take a taxi for 15 euro to get to my bed at the end of the day of hiking. But if you have a car this is not a concern at all and I highly recommend staying at Villa Luisa. Therre are two bus stops not too far away but again very steep climb to get back and only one bus an hour for the closest. The free local bus pass was a great extra and it got me to Passo Gardena for free but trying to get on a bus back to Bolzano was near impossible- they were always full at 10:00-11:30 when I was trying to board. After three failed attempts I ended up splitting a taxi to Bolzano (110 euro split four ways) with three Japanese ladies who also couldn't seem to get on the bus after stowing our luggage in the hold- by the time we did that there was no space left for us and we had to scramble to get our bags back before the full bus pulled away.

A quiet Nice place with a wery Nice Staff. Its easy to Come back here.

Very kind hostess and nice breakfast

No fridger

The view and the location Is Amazing. The staff was really helpful and kind, always open for a chat. Room was clean and bed very comfortable.

A bit over pricey but expected for the period.

Great staff, very nice food, warm and comfortable, good value. A good location for walkers or mountain bikers.

The location is awkward for skiers who like to walk or ski to the slopes, nearest bus 400 metres downhill.