My wife and I are planning to do a bike trip (this one) in the Dolomites in September and would like to tack on two or three nights at a nice hotel at the end of the trip (bike tour ends on Sept. 20, but we could do the slightly earlier one that ends on Sept. 11). We'll be staying in Dobbiaco and would like to get to the next place via public transportation.
I see a lot of rec's for Hotel Grones in Ortisei, but I think we might prefer to be up in the mountains instead of in a town. I've been looking through older posts here and have narrowed my list to:
Hotel Saltria
Hotel Icaro
Berghotel Zorzi (this seems to have a minimum stay, though)
Forestis
Hubertus
Tesitin
We're looking for a place to relax with some light hiking, a pool (can you swim outside in Sept.?), good food, wonderful views, and maybe a massage. We'd be willing to spend about $1,500 for three nights, so "very nice" but not "crazy luxurious nice." I'm completely unfamiliar with the area, so any help is appreciated! (As an aside, I work in a bookstore and whenever someone purchases a Rick Steves guide I tell them to visit the forum...you are all so helpful and knowledgable!)