Italy's Hidden Gem Hotel | Forestis Dolomites

The longing for Forestis Dolomites began the moment I first saw its photo. It was a picture of the penthouse balcony, with a small private pool and the distant snow-capped mountains. Driving all the way from the Garda Lake area, the scenery along the highway in the first half was not particularly beautiful. Everything changed after the car entered a long tunnel. The tunnel itself was like a winding mountain road, spiraling upwards; it was the ticket to the mountains. From then on, my eyes couldn't keep up with the changing scenery—endless forests, unrealistically blue lakes, mountain ranges unfolding like a drama, and occasional raindrops on the windshield. The room's decor was minimalistic to the extreme. Wooden floors and walls, a cement-textured bathroom, and simple small lamps; perhaps intentionally so, to instantly draw one's eyes to the view outside the floor-to-ceiling windows. Indeed, in the face of such scenery, any man-made beauty would be futile. After a short rest, we went to the restaurant for dinner. The hotel's default price includes breakfast and dinner, mainly because it is located in a remote area, making dining out not so easy. -