Poster: A snowHead
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Contemplating a DIY trip in January. Just me and Mrs L. We've passed through in both Sella Ronda directions when based in Selva a couple of years back, so I'm vaguely familiar with the ski area. The weather was a bit cr@p though, so we were never able to savour the famed Dolomite scenery.
Any hotel recommendations? Good food a must, reasonable room size, and short walk to a lift (or ski-in/out). Midweek to midweek would be good, so I can get BA rewards seats. I had trouble with that in Selva, but did find somewhere.
I think I'll hire a car. Last time I spent a fortune on a private transfer from Innsbruck. Any thoughts on Innsbruck vs Venice vs Verona? I imagine more likelihood of getting a properly 'winterised' car by default in Innsbruck, but perhaps there's some difficulty with taking a car cross-border, e.g. are any permits required for Italian motorways?
Thanks for any help!
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Tolls for Brenner pass and motorway in Italy as well as needing vignette for Austria
Have driven there from Munich in the summer and by bus from Innsbruck in winter
Not sure I would choose to drive in the winter it would be ok in good weather but not a nice drive in bad weather on the passes to Arabba
We stayed in the Olimpia when we skied there a bit of a walk but they had a good ski room at the bottom of the slopes
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laundryman, As you may or may not be aware, the Snowheads Birthday Bash has been held in Arabba for the last few years, using the Hotel Portavescovo which is very close to the lifts, and the food is excellent.
If you do fly into Venice, for information there is a low cost coach transfer service dolomitistars which it says runs on Thursdays (as well as Saturday and Sunday).
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laundryman, just PAYG tolls for Italian motorways.
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Thanks folks; I'll investigate the Potovescoso and the Sporthotel and it looks like Innsbruck might be the best bet for a car.
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Hotels Mesdi and Malita are both nice. I've stayed in both. Mesdi a bit more upmarket and literally on the slopes about 1 minute from the lift; Malita about 5 minutes from lifts. Rooms very comfortable and well appointed in both and food excellent in both with the Mesdi a bit more gastronomic in style
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Distance and time wise, Innsbruck is your best bet if hiring a car. Just make sure to take the route via Alta Badia (Brunico, La Villa, Corvara).
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Can anyone point me at a schedule for bus transfers to Arabba ?
Don't mind which airport really, Venice MP could work.
Not having much luck finding anything concrete.
(planning trip for mar 16 - 24)
Thanks
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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You know it makes sense.
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Thanks everyone, guess I'll have to wait for this years scheds. Last year's suggests they had a 12.00 and a 21.30.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Think the dolomitistars went live around the first week of October last year, so I'd guess it will go live again "any day now".
Hmmm - saw "new chair" and thought yay - the missing chair across town. Shame it's not that. Maybe one day it will happen.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ahh the famous chair lift project across town in Arabba. At the moment the project is called "Arabba Fly" and is only on the drawingboard. Back to you question regarding transfers and hotels in Arabba. Transfers are cheap with dolomitistars but only run on saturdays and sundays. You could book you hotel throug some touroperaters for cheaper transfers. Colletts or www.simplydolomiti.com and then you get skiguiding included.
The Portavescovo is almost ski in/out and is an average hotel. The Sporthotel is better and is almost on the run as well. They have a really nice bar/lounge area with livemusic.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Cesa Padon is a lovely Hotel with fabulous food and 2/3 the price it would be in Arabba, but it is ten minutes drive from the village. No good unless you have transport.
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Could I also recommend the Hotel Alpenrose in Arabba. Lovely hotel with great food. Located at the top end of the resort, but you can ski in and out. We use Taxi Vico for transfers. Not cheap, but good and reliable.
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