Hotel Croce Bianca Leisure and Spa

The Croce Bianca Leisure & Spa Hotel is the kind of place that changes how you think about ski holidays. Yes, the skiing is world-class. Yes, the location in the heart of Canazei puts the Sellaronda circuit and over 1,200km of Dolomiti Superski pistes right on your doorstep. But what makes this hotel genuinely stand out is everything that happens after you unclip your skis.

The wellness centre alone is worth the trip. Two heated pools including a spectacular indoor/outdoor pool with panoramic Dolomite views, a rooftop jacuzzi, traditional sauna, bio-sauna, thermarium, aromarium and chromotherapy. It is the kind of spa that makes you seriously consider skipping a day on the slopes. Seriously.

The food is equally impressive. The restaurant has featured in the Michelin Guide since 1958, and the gourmet half-board menu lives up to the reputation. Generous, beautifully crafted and rooted in the best of Italian mountain cooking, dinner at Croce Bianca is an event in itself.

The rooms are elegant and well-appointed, the service is warm and personal, and five generations of the Detone family have ensured that every detail is exactly right. For skiers who want the full Italian Alpine experience done properly, this is it.