Hotel Solaria

Bivio is a ski touring village - it wouldn't appeal to the average Brit on a piste - type holiday; there are only 3 T bar lifts. It would appeal to ski tourers who are looking for a back-country experience. Hotel Solaria is just 100m from one of the T bars. The ski room exits directly at street level and is well equipped with plenty of dryers and benches. The hotel feels like it's been newly renovated - everything is clean and fresh. The guest rooms are spacious, beds are very comfy and the bathroom features a full sized bath plus shower. Everything works. My group elected for half board. Breakfast is a varied buffet with bacon/eggs/ sausages/ cereal / bread / cheese / cold meat / endless tea & coffee - everything you might need. The evening meal was a hearty set menu - ideal for skiers. There was a good veggie option. The only thing that caused some tension was the situation with sandwiches for lunch: it was obvious that most guests helped themselves to bread & cheese for lunch, in spite of a notice asking guests not to take food out of the breakfast room......and on one occasion our group was told not to take food from the breakfast buffet for a sandwich later. I think it would be better to charge just a little more for half board and include a lunch time sandwich which could be prepared by the hotel staff. Best of all in Solaria is the staff - everyone was helpful, smiling - nothing was too much trouble. The manageress was extremely helpful. English was spoken by most staff. Overall, a brilliant small hotel - lovely rooms, friendly staff, excellent food. Would definitely return.

Points positifs : - lieu - calme - accueil - personnel - repas (nous étions en demi-pension) - propreté Points négatifs : - pas d'ascenseur, nous étions au "+/-" 3 ème étage (difficile d'être précis car c'est un labyrinthe avec des volées d'escaliers partout, de toutes tailles) - douche dans une baignoire (difficile et dangereux d'accès pour les personnes âgées) - très faible éclairage des chambres - matelas de qualité médiocre

Très bon séjour du 18 au 19 aout dans cet hôtel classique de montagne. Excellent accueil, chambre bien agencée, bon petit-déjeuner et bon restaurant --avec un prix de l'eau minérale un peu cher (CHF 9), mais c'est la Suisse... Les autres prix sont raisonnables. À recommander