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Vigiljoch Mountain, Lana, South Tyrol, North-East Italy
Vigilius Mountain Resort
- Style
- Modernist lodge
- Setting
- Dramatic Dolomites
Open-plan, yet cleverly divided with various partitions and simple, functional furniture, Vigilius Mountain Resort inbues minimalism with warmth and character.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 35 rooms and six suites.
- Rates
- €310–€620, including breakfast, unlimited use of the cable car and activities such as archery and Five Tiben Rites exercises.
- Check-out
- Midday.
- Facilities
- Internet. TVs on request. There are film screenings in the library at 10pm every night. All rooms have balconies or terraces.
- Poolside
- Several quartzite-lined indoor pools and outdoor sundecks.
- Children
- Children’s prices vary with age: children under three stay for €25 in low season; children over four stay for €80 in high season.
- Hotel closed
- 23 March to 3 April; 16 November to 3 December.
- Also
- Dogs are allowed, for €18 a night (not in the restaurant). At weekends, there's a minimum two-night stay. Four-night minimum stay 9–13 April; seven-nights: 9–23 August and 21 December to 6 January.
In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- Rooms on the second floor at the front of the hotel have great views, as do the more secluded-feeling upper rooms at the back.
- Packing tips
- Equipment provided for Nordic walking, as well as mountain bikes, hiking sticks, rucksacks, snow shoes and spikes. So just pack the right wardrobe for such adventures!
- Also
- The hotel spa has a range of treatments, including massages. There is a steam room, sauna, gym and daily yoga classes. The hotel offers free archery lessons.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- Parlour Ida serves hearty Tyrolean cooking, including stews and strudels. The elegant 1500 restaurant serves inventive vegetarian and Mediterranean dishes. You also have the option of private dining for extra intimacy.
- Dress code
- Active Alpine style.
- Top table
- A corner table near the window at 3pm.
- Room service
- 24 hour; restaurant menu available until 10pm; picnics can also be prepared if requested the day before.
- Hotel bar
- Parlour Ida operates a bar until midnight and has an outside terrace. You can also order drinks by the log fire in the lounge.
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Local restaurants
The cable car to Vigilius runs regularly every 30 minutes until 7.30pm in summer and until 5pm in winter, thereafter by appointment only. On Monte San Vigilio, with great views across the valley, Gasthof Sessellift (+39 0473 564 828) serves traditional lunches and is a ten-minute ride by chairlift from the hotel. In Merano, head for elegant Kallmünz within the walls of a palace on Piazza Rena (+39 0473 212 917) for modern Italian cuisine.
Worth getting out of bed for
In summer, paragliding, Five Tibetans and archery are all on offer. In winter, cross-country skiing, tobogganing and winter hiking are among the possibilities.
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