Hotel Croce Bianca Leisure and Spa

Some hotels are a place to sleep between ski days. Croce Bianca Leisure & Spa in Canazei is a destination in its own right. The Sellaronda just happens to be outside the front door

There are hotels with a spa. And then there is the Croce Bianca Leisure & Spa Hotel, where the wellness offering is so exceptional it has become as much a reason to visit as the skiing itself. This beautifully run 4-star hotel sits in the very heart of Canazei, one of the finest ski towns in the Italian Dolomites, and has been welcoming guests with warmth and distinction for five generations.

The Detone family has built something genuinely special here. The rooms are elegant and well-appointed, many with balconies offering sweeping views of the surrounding Dolomite peaks. The restaurant is the kind of place that skiers dream about all afternoon on the slopes, with a gourmet half-board menu that has earned recognition in the Michelin Guide since 1958. This is Italian mountain cooking at its most refined.

Then there is the wellness centre. Two heated pools including a stunning indoor/outdoor pool with panoramic mountain views, a rooftop jacuzzi, traditional sauna, bio-sauna, thermarium, aromarium and chromotherapy. After a day on the Sellaronda circuit, this is not a luxury. It feels like a necessity.

The location completes the picture. Right in the centre of Canazei, with the Cabinovia Belvedere gondola and access to over 1,200km of Dolomiti Superski pistes just a short walk away. For skiers who want the very best of the Italian Alps, in every possible sense, Croce Bianca is the answer.