Planning 4 nights in late October. We are older visitors, looking for a mix of scenic road trips and easy hikes, which should be no problem. Where I’m struggling is the choice of where to stay. My first thought was Ortisei or Castelrotto, offering some urban amenities and relatively fast access to major sights. Then I thought maybe it would be better to stay up in the Alpe di Suisi area to enjoy the scenery, as well as morning and evenings with relatively less crowds. But staying in that area makes travel to other regions more time consuming. Then I read about the Val di Funes area which offers a little of both - a larger town but in close proximity to scenic beauty. So now I’m completely unsure where to stay.
Finally there’s the X factor of weather at that time of year. Would it be smarter to stay in one of the towns?