This sumptuous hotel is sitiuated slightly outside of the main town on a small hill that allows the hotel to look across the valley to the mountains on the otherside, while Cortina D'ampezzo nestles in the slight valley. The hotel infact sits within its own 9 hole golf course and in more ways than one the hotel has the best position in town. The exterior looks positively baronial, with grey, thick walls, spires and mock ramparts. This is the hotel where earnest heningway, roman polanski, roger moore (agent 007 - james bond), often spend or used to spend their ski-ing holidays, and naturally the hotel likes to advertize the fact. The main lobby and reception area are pleasantly decorated but it seems that time has taken its toll and a refurbishment would not be out of place. However, there are large fireplaces and soft furnishings all around that must be quite a comfort on a cold winter's night. The restaurant too thoughsumptuously furnished, is also looking tired, and the samr could be said of the rooms, which although they provide all the amenties one would expect, all seem rather dated in their appearance. 10 dec 92