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Need hotel recommendations in St. Magdalena and Lago di Braies

Hello. We'll be there in early June to do the Adolf Munkel and Lago di Braies day hikes. Adolf Munkel comes first. Want to stay in St. Magdalena to be reasonably close to trailhead. Importantly, want to stay only one night. Do not want multiple nights at same hotel. Hotel Fines seems okay; Hotel Tyrol seems too expensive. Any recommendation in St. Magdalena? Next stop Lago di Braies area. Hotel on lake but seems too expensive. Anyone stayed at Hotel Edelweiss, which is close? Any other suggestions? Thanks!

Edit: I also need a recommendation for Chiusa because there's a chance we'll stay there again.

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Here's one for you. No more hemming and hawing up and book something, June is right around the corner! This area is not known for an abundance and affordability of options. What could you be possibly worried about for one night anyways?

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I booked pension Sonia for our stay in August 2026 in Santa Maddalena
It wasn't easy to find a place that doesn't have minimum stay in peak season.
Not sure about June though.
You should book asap. I booked mine last summer min 3 nights.

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Did you like your stay? I'll book when I find something suitable. I'm not staying for three nights. Two nights it is. And that story about gang violence is obviously untrue.

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Pension Sonia is a good recommendation for St. Magdalena. We also need a hotel near Lago di Braies. We want a short drive to the trailhead. Here are the options: (1) Hotel Lago di Braies (Hotel Pragser Wildsee); (2) Pension Kühbacher; (3) Hotel Edelweiss; (4) Hotel Trenker; and (5) Moserhof Agriturismo Refugium (Berggasthaus Agritur Moserhof).

Has anyone stayed at any of these hotels? If so, can you recommend it? Thank you!

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Acechrist, please show some maturity and stop trolling.

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For Lago di Braies, staying right on the lake is beautiful but expensive. A nearby place like Hotel Edelweiss is a good idea, close enough to get there early, but usually much better value. I didn’t stay there personally, but that area has lots of solid family-run hotels.

As for Chiusa, I really liked it. Small, charming, great for one night. I’d stay somewhere in or right near the old town so you can just walk out for dinner in the evening.

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Hotel Edelweiss was a better value but they were booked unfortunately. We went with Hotel Lago di Braies. We overpaid for it, but we all have our own priorities at the end of the day. Thanks everyone for the information.

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For future reference, for Adolf Munkel, I would avoid Pension Sonia in St. Magdalena. It's not very modern and is poorly run.

Hotel Lago di Braies is a great option for the Lago di Braies day hike.

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I saw some entitled diva posted a negative review for Pension Sonia yesterday on Google and went out of the way to critique the owner’s English language proficiency several times. His name was John Saxon, hopefully you didn’t run into him.