Can you get any closer to the skiing fun? It doesn't get any closer than this! From your bed to the slopes, it's only a few metres at Hotel Sella. And we also make the ‘in-between’ as comfortable and uncomplicated as possible for you – thanks to our ski depot and other facilities. Read on to find out what makes our hotel, located directly on the ski slopes in Val Gardena, so special and what you can look forward to during your dream winter wonderland holiday in the Dolomites:
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Stories with heart
New, old, exciting and informative... The Sella Blog offers reading material for everyone:
Burning Dolomites - the ultimate guide for your autumn holiday
No, we can't switch it on or off. Yes, it's real. It's true - the phenomenon of the ‘Burning Dolomites’ is actually too good to be true.
The Hotel Sella packing list for your hiking rucksack
One thing is certain: there are things that are an absolute must in the mountains. In our practical Hotel Sella packing list for day tours, we have listed the things you should definitely take with you on a hiking tour.
Summer 2024 in Val Gardena - We're looking forward to it!
Attention sports fans, foodies and aesthetes! Val Gardena will become a "place-to-be", as they say, in summer 2024.
Legendary Val Gardena: Mystical stories and a small Ladin lexicon
You've probably already noticed that here in Val Gardena, people speak a special language: Ladin. This language is the centrepiece of a wonderful, multi-faceted culture that we cherish and cultivate with pride throughout the valley...
Fun in the snow for non-skiers: Val Gardena off the piste
Not everyone can or likes skiing. That's a fact that we, as absolute piste fanatics and carving enthusiasts, have to accept. But joking aside: Val Gardena is a winter wonderland.
Events in Val Gardena/Gröden: Why this winter will be amazing
World Cup, Christmas village, marvels of snow and ice: in the 2023/24 winter season in Val Gardena/Gröden, one highlight follows the next. We asked the Hotel Sella team what they are particularly looking forward to and summarised the highlights for you:
Val Gardena in autumn: nature is a treasure!
Sometimes we can't believe ourselves how beautiful we have it. Especially in autumn, it seems to us as if creation had slipped out of the box of natural beauty here with us above Val Gardena and landed just in one spot.
The best bike hotel in Val Gardena?
Let us guess - you are looking for the perfect bike hotel in the Dolomites, have googled "bike holiday in Val Gardena" or "mountain biking in South Tyrol" or came here via our newsletter, right?
When is the best time for hiking in the Dolomites?
Again and again guests ask us: Which is the best hiking month? Apart from the fact that it is always beautiful here in Selva, we are real fans of early summer.
Why Wolkenstein should actually be called Sonnenstein
So why is Selva now called Wolkenstein in German?
We have fever. World Cup fever!
If we could, we would ski all year round. But because it's easier to ski on powder snow than on grass, winter is definitely one of our favourite seasons here at Hotel Sella.
A mountain range like no other
You can hike anywhere there are mountains. But this special feeling of elation, this euphoria that sets in as soon as you lace up your hiking boots, is something you probably only feel in the Dolomites. Why is that so?
That's why Val Gardena is a biking paradise for the whole family
Speeding around the bends, over hill and dale and competing with the summer wind...
Motivating children to go hiking
The fresh air, the wonderful view, physical exercise... While for many adults there is hardly anything more beautiful than hiking, many children make a long face just at the sight of the mountain boots. That's obvious, isn't it?
Why winter is so good for you
We don’t need to explain anything to die-hard ski fans and winter sports enthusiasts – when it’s winter, nothing keeps sports enthusiasts indoors.
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