Hotel Mirabell

Hotel Mirabell

The new panorama sauna at Hotel Mirabell reopened in full this month, timed to the point in the year when the summer hikers have left and the snow hasn't arrived yet, so guests booking now often get it largely to themselves. The hotel sits in Campo Tures, known locally as Sand in Taufers, in South Tyrol's Kronplatz holiday region, between the peaks and meadows of the Rieserferner-Ahrn nature park, within reach of Val Gardena, the Gardena Pass and the Campolongo Pass. It has 27 rooms and a staff that moves between English, Italian and German without a translator's pause. The wellness side runs to a heated indoor pool kept at 29 degrees, a sauna, a solarium and a massage room, none of it dressed up with a spa menu. Downstairs there's a bar, free Wi-Fi, and, less expected at this size, a bowling club and a ping-pong area that push the hotel toward families and multi-generation groups rather than couples chasing quiet. Winter brings its own skiing area and ski school on site, and hiking trails start directly from the property in the warmer months. Free parking and car rental cover the practical side; pets are welcome, which will decide the booking for some travellers and end it for others. Rooms are plain and functional: hairdryer, TV, private bathroom, some with mountain views. A cleaning tax is charged separately at the hotel, and guests visiting for a gala dinner should confirm the supplement in advance. None of this reads as glamorous. It reads as a hotel built for people who came to move, not to be seen, and who don't mind a dog barking down the hall. A 27-room hotel in Campo Tures, South Tyrol, with a heated pool, a new panorama sauna just reopened for the season, and its own ski area. Better suited to families and multi-generation groups than couples seeking quiet, especially since pets are welcome throughout.