Hotel Lorenzetti, is an Italian family-run four-star hotel in Madonna di Campiglio a mountain resort in the region of Trentino. It can only be described as excellent and has maintained a reputation for great hospitality and superb cuisine for nearly thirty years.
h3. Situation
Hotel Lorenzetti is on the outskirts of the town overlooking the stunning Brenta Dolomites. There are many areas in the hotel that maximise the views of these spectacular mountains. They overlook its sun terrace and guests can watch the amazing pink sunsets from the balcony outside the bar. A twenty-our hour shuttle bus is available to take guests into the town unless they prefer the twenty-minute walk.
h3. Rooms
The hotel is not purpose-built and offers a range of rooms from luxurious suites to small standard rooms. All the rooms are comfortable and impeccable clean with en suite facilities, television, telephone, fridge and free WiFi.
h3. Cuisine
The hotel has a large elegant restaurant which offers a different dinner menu every night featuring four gourmet courses (choices for each) as well as a salad buffet and a large cheese board. A speciality of this hotel is the inclusion of small sweet biscuits with a dessert wine at the end of the meal. Lunch in the restaurant replicates dinner. And breakfast is an abundant mixture of continental and cooked fare including lovely cakes baked on the premises.
h3. Reception Areas
A large bar area and lounge decorated with carved wooden panelling and plush armchairs is the ideal place to enjoy a pre-dinner aperitif or linger over a mid-morning coffee while digesting the daily news. There is live entertainment nearly every evening in the bar that ranges from a piano player to Stefano ‘the music man’ who enraptures his audience with his skill on several instruments including the keyboard, trombone and trumpet. In the winter an open fire welcomes guests coming in from the cold.
h3. Well-Being Centre
The very attractive spa area offers a swimming pool, Jacuzzi, sauna and Turkish bath as well as a good variety of massages and beauty treatments. For the more active guests, there is a gym extension. After a swim or a treatment guests can relax on the sun terrace outside this centre.
h3. Local Activities
During the summer the mountains surrounding Madonna di Campiglio are crisscrossed by well-maintained paths that can be appreciated by both walkers and cyclists. The paths are clearly marked with regular sign-posting. Every standard of walker is accommodated here from those who like to ascend/descend in a cabin lift and enjoy a stroll around the peaks to those who enjoy the challenge of walking all the way to the top. The local Alpine Guide association has a varied programme of walks every week during the summer season.
In the winter snow-clad ski runs weave their way through the pine forests. Many of the local Alpine Guides don the uniform of the ski school they represent and offer skiing and snowboarding lessons – individually or in groups.
This article was based on the personal experience of Valery, an Experienced Traveller.