Icaro Hotel

I have stayed here two years in a row in early July and have fond memories of the hotel. The hotel staff was friendly on both stays. The rooms are comfortable, well decorated, quiet and have great views from the balcony. From a photography perspective I appreciated having Alpe di Suisi right out the door for sunrise and sunset. I will say sunrise had more stable weather for me. My experience with sunset was that there was often thunderstorms. The area has several good webcams that you can scroll through past dates/times to get familiar with the weather and the seasons. One of the most photographed spots is about a twenty minute moderate/easy walk away near Malga Sanon. Icaro hotel is about the closest hotel you can get. In terms of location its good if you are planning to stay in the area. You can easily get to Ortisei by scenic twenty to thirty minute walk to the gondola. The walk will take you past several photogenic locations and Malga Sanon where you can have a nice lunch. Once in Ortisei you can take a cable car up to Seceda. I have also stayed over by Seceda, but didn’t find staying over there conducive for sunset/sunrise pictures given lodging was almost an hour hike away and on a steep hill. Additionally, well driving around Alpe di Suisi is controlled you can come/go in the morning or evening. So it is possible to do day trips from here . We did drive to Kastelruth for dinner one day. The gondola does stop running around 5:30-6pm. For me the ideal trip to the Dolomites is to stay at Icaro hotel for a few nights along with a few nights over by Cortina/Dobbica to somewhat reduce driving times between locations in the Dolomites. If you would like to stay one place and explore all of the Dolomites there is probably more central towns. However, I truly enjoy the setting of Icaro hotel and rinding the cable cars/gondolas nearby to get around the area. I would recommend Icaro hotel to others.

We had such a wonderful time in Icaro. The location is breathtaking. The rooms are very fresh and tastefully decorated and with an unforgettable view on the mountains when you open the curtains in the morning. The hotel has the perfect size for us. Very personal and friendlyl approach of the team. You feel the dedicated vibe of a family-owned hotel in all details. That makes you really feel at home. Delicious food in the morning and the evening. A (free) tour on the snow boots with family member guide Alex. A tour about the architecture of the hotel with an other family member.We definitely hope to come back some days. The only minus to us was the temperature in the room (we slept with the balcony door open and still warm) and it was too warm in the restaurant.

We stayed there for 4 nights as a group of 7. We had a wonderful stay at Icaro. The hotel is perfectly located in Alpe di Suisi. The hotel is surrounded by the slopes. We enjoyed the rooms with the views. Everyone was welcome, staff friendly and with perfect services.The dining was excellent! And we really enjoyed the stay. Thank you everyone at the hotel that made our vacation so memorable!