Principi di Piemonte Sestriere

Ski hol March 2024, lovely spot, bit of hike from town centre but fine and regular free hotel mini bus if required. Lovely views from most rooms, good size, modern as had recent re furb, nice spa, pool, views. Ski out defo easy walk across car park onto slopes down to main lifts in 1 min, easy......way back bit more tricky if nearest lifts shut, bit of a hike. I found that in my 6 days ski week, the lifts closed 3 times so not great, slightest wind they shut, not great as then you are really stuck. Lovely ski area overall mind even if the link to Montgenevre is slow and old, (1960s single chairlift) its an adventure !!!! Spa lovely just bit of a shambles how you book in for the next night, as have to go down to Spa and queue each morning to book, very odd, then sometimes full, they could make this a lot easier and better i think with bit of planning. Bar prices way too expensive at this hotel, it was 7 euros for 40cl of beer, not even a pint !!! why ????? (hence bar always empty) Food was awful, prob worse ever had in any hotel, 4 stars or not .......skiers really just want good hot food, not required to be fancy or award winning but here it was cold every night, poor choices, bland, just awful, cannot understand why they have not read all the reviews saying this same thing over and over ? A simple fix surely ???? (or just not bothered ?) Such a shame as thats my lasting memory, every meal awful, most couldn't wait to get back out of restaurant or even go out and pay for meals out, so not good. For this reason i would not return again, added to poor lift management of area, one to cross off your list.

We had an absolutely wonderful stay here. The staff were all excellent - really helpful and friendly. A brilliant choice of food every night and morning - so much variety to cater to all tastes (I am vegetarian and still felt very well-provided for!) and so well made and presented. The spa was lovely, with a toasty hot sauna. Nice bar with excellent range of drinks. Rooms very clean and comfortable, excellent shower in bathroom. The ski hire shop on site was a dream, as was the easy to access locker room - it was all very easy and made the whole equipment management side of skiing so smooth and quick when it can be such a faff. And the ski in ski out location was brilliant (not sure why other reviewers are complaining about this - the piste is literally over the road!) The ease, comfort and friendliness of the whole experience made this a dream ski trip - highly recommended and thank you for a great week.

We stayed here pre covid and it was a lot better then than it is now. It all seems to have been dumbed down, very little is as good as it was before. There seems to have been no investment. Starting at the bottom, ski room looking tired, you now pay a small fee to use the spa, you have to book a time also. Reception is looking weary. Restaurant is now a buffet not a waiter service/proper 4 course menu, definitely not as good. Our room is fine, but dated and wearing out, several things don't work or are broken, eg TV, plug sockets, bath and basin plugs. I'm sure alot could be easily fixed but I can't be bothered to complain, it should be done without me asking. Room only averagely clean. Probably won't come here again.

A lovely hotel located just a few minutes walk from the ski lifts and nursery slope. The food was good and there was plenty to choose from. The desserts were amazing. The chefs made a fuss of our son which was a nice touch. The kids club was run by Marta who all the children loved, she was so lovely and played with the children and looked after them with such care. The room was clean and spacious. The hotel ran a shuttle bus into Sestriere which was really convenient. All the staff were helpful and friendly. The swimming pool and spa was lovely but should have been included in the price... this and the price of drinks at the bar were the only niggles for us. We had a great holiday and would definitely recommend the hotel.

Arrival at the hotel around 1.30pm and was via shuttle buses from the roundabout at the bottom of the road, following a coach transfer with Crystal ski. It was quick and easy. We were quickly allocated our room as it was ready and issued a ski locker for equipment. We were staying for the week and on a half board basis. Breakfast runs 7.30am to 10am and Dinner from 7.00pm to 8.30pm. ROOM We had a family room on the -1 floor. Great size for 3 of us. Bunk room for our child, huge living space-ace with sofas and tv and doors out onto a terrace, bathroom with w/c and a big spa bath,and then separate w/c as well, a dressing room for all clothes and finally a bid double bedroom with another set of doors. It was heated well and clean. Plenty of towels. There is a safe but it has a big key to carry around. The TV has a few English channels but takes a while to find them-we found BBC 1 and 2 and the Great movie, Great action and Great romance with some Kids channels. We left our room keys each days as they were cumbersome which was easy to pick up Would have benefitted from some windows that could have opened as we didn’t want to leave doors open overnight and we all woke up with stuffy noses. Also there was noise -the sound of dragging chairs and tables in the mornings from around 6 ish from the dining room above the room- seemed it was from the staff setting up and then the breakfast diners. DINING ROOM You are allocated a table for the duration of your stay, so no scrabbling for space regardless of the time you arrive to eat. We were in the main room and great view from the windows, but there seemed to be tables in smaller side rooms which looked dark and no windows- there were also some in the corridor by the lifts and stairs with dividers separating them from passing traffic. The food was a buffet style- Breakfast- loads of cereals , pastries, yoghurts and fruit- though bananas were in short supply on a few days. Then from the hatch you were served scrambled eggs, bacon and sausages. The chef will also do omelettes and fried eggs but you have to ask. I only knew this as I saw do this - it isn’t advertised. There were various juices and water ( though the Italians seemed to favour fizzy water) but no orange juice- just a multi vitamin juice. There were two coffee machines which had queues. If you want tea there is a hot water urn and various teas at the end so don’t wait in the coffee queue. Dinner- At the hatches you have a starter station usually pastas and occasional soup. The second hatch was a main- usually a fish, meat and veg option. Then there are various veg options on a buffet, though they aren’t very hot. And there a big salad buffet with various meats and salad vegetables. Then there was a big dessert buffet with various desserts and fruit options which my husband, friends and son loved. BAR The bar is a lovely alpine decor with some huge booths great for large parties. Dotted with TVs around the bar showing sports . Good vari

I would definitely not rate this hotel as a 4 star , the food was cold even as it left the kitchen , the hotel manager was reheating plates food in a microwave. There were no labels saying what anything was or allergy information. I believe this is a must in the EU . The boot room lockers did not open we had to leave our boots and ski in reception luggage room . The room safe did not have a key ( although the staff did say we could leave our valuables in reception with them 🤔) The tv had no English Channels until the maintenance man retuned it . The bar was nice although a little pricey as we were captive as the shuttle bus finished at 7pm and it was a long walk to town. Overall our skiing was good but the we hotel was disappointing and crystal didn’t really want to know . When we booked the hotel we looked at their website and were u see the impression that the main meal was served , however with the take over by ABC this had changed to buffet style and they hadn’t got the facilities to keep the food hot or even warm .