Sestriere

After visiting Sestriere and inpaticularly the "Hotel Du Col" in March 2008 all I can say is that we had a great time. I'll start with the Hotel. Great location, you really couldn't get closer to the slopes. The rooms were very clean and comfortable, yes a little basic, no kettle in the room but that was about all. TV only has a few channels, Sky News I think was the only English one but hey, who wants to watch telly when your on holiday!! The staff were very polite and helpful from the manager right down to the chambermaids, we thought they were all great. The Restaurant and Bar staff made the evenigs enjoyable and entertaining. They were all very ...  Read the complete review

I liked sestriere? in fact, I loved sestriere. With a sub-2hour flight time from the UK, and a coach transfer that was only ever so slightly longer I arrived as fresh as a daisy! Having never skied before, I was more than a little apprehensive about the week ahead but I needn`t have been. We booked out holiday through Thompson`s and the price included flight, transfer, 1 week half board accommodation in the Du Sol hotel, ski and boot hire and 6 days of ski school (worth the time and effort, even if you are already a bit of a snow diva). Hotel check in was painless and the ski`s and boots were easy to get providing you arrived at the store early in the day. ...  Read the complete review

Sestriere is nestled within the renowed Milky Way and it has a wide range of excellent slopes for all abilities. I stayed at the Hotel Du Col, booked via Thomson, and found it to be both comfortable. The rooms are of an o.k. size and they had both a shower and bath (the bath was on the small size though). The hotel bar is extremely small for the size of the hotel. Take a look at the photo in the Thomson brochure and that is basically the size of it. This meant that it wasn't always possible to relax in the bar as there was no where to sit. The restuarant was roomy though and you were assigned a table which was yours for the duration of your stay, so you ...  Read the complete review

Transfer time from Turin is just under 2 hours making it short enough for a cat nap but not too long to be bored and restless. My reason for going to Sestriere was because it was part of the Milky Way circuit and I had been told it has an extensive network of runs and I was not disappointed. On the transfer to the resort I was getting a little worried as when we reached the alps there was no snow coverage what so ever. Luckily Sestriere has an huge range of snow cannons and despite the fact it had not snowed properly for about 2 months the runs had been maintained and groomed with artifical snow which meant skiing was still possible. Though ...  Read the complete review