Hotel Stettenbeck or Residence Astoria in Ortisei

My husband and I along with a friend stayed at the Hotel Stettenbeck for 3 nights in October of 2022. Friendly staff, nice breakfast room with views and a good choice of breakfast foods. Elevator & free parking behind the hotel. Very comfortable beds & rooms with views. Within the pedestrian zone, but you can drive your car easily to the parking area. No cons. Cute town with good restaurants and easy walking areas. I would stay there again.

Thank you. Looking forward to our trip.

What were your views of?

The mountains, cable car, pedestrian zone. The hotel has an elevator as well.

Thanks Gail,

We do not plan on renting a car. Many on this forum have not and did fine without one. We may change our minds on this and can rent one for a day or two if we deem necessary. Your thoughts?

I think you said Sunday was the day you might rent a car and drive to Cortina. I drove from Cortina to Ortisei on a Sunday, mid-afternoon in October. Now I am used to driving Hwy 1 on the Northern California coast, but the groups of motorcycles and groups of specialty cars going faster than I could drive really had me clutching my pearls!

Why don't you see if you can find a small van tour group for the drive or a private driver - the scenery is fantastic!
There are several routes across the Dolomites - we just picked one without research.

BTW, did the book the Hotel Stettenbeck?

Yes, we did - for 6 nights. We arrive late afternoon/ early evening on a Sunday night if the stars align and there are no flight delays. We will take the train to Bolzano and have a driver pick us up there to take us to Ortisea , We'll spend Monday getting over our jet lag and orienting ourselves to the area. If after a few days, we feel the need to explore further, we'll either rent a car or find a day tour to Cortina. Thank you for the heads up about the drive.