3 full days in the Dolomites

We also had three days in Ortisei. We stayed at the Hotel Grones and dream about returning there, one of our favorite hotels ever. They helped us plan our hiking days.
When you go down the hill to the valley, you can go up either side to absolutely stunning and lovely places to walk, mountain meadows surrounded by the Dolomite spires. One side has large gondolas, the other side a funicular or cog railway, don’t recall. We were just talking about how we want to return to Ortisei and travel up to those meadows again . There are places to eat up there too.

That looks like a wonderful plan. Like Suki, I have very fond memories of staying at the Hotel Grones in Ortisei and look forward to returning one day.

As for getting up to Seiser Alm, the cable car from Ortisei is great and the walking once you're up there is very easy. I was visiting with my mother (in her early 60s) and we walked from the mountain station from the Ortisei lift to Compatsch, stopped there for a morning coffee break (naturally), and then wandered over to the Rauche Hutte for lunch (long wait, even at the end of September). All very easy and very beautiful walking. I'd go back in a heartbeat!