Avidea

We visited Avidea for our honeymoon and without a doubt, it is one of the best places we have ever had the pleasure of staying at. If you are considering travelling to South Tyrol, Avidea is a must, our only regret is not staying longer. The hotel is perfectly located with an incredible view from every angle, whilst also being close to a town as well as lovely hike options and vineyards. The room, facilities, and the food was all incredible. All of the staff went above and beyond to make sure we felt special on our honeymoon, it truly was an incredible stay. The flowers in the room were some of the most beautiful flowers we had ever received. We loved the chocolates, strawberries champagne included in the honeymoon package and little touches they had incorporated to make it as memorable as possible. We honestly can’t fault a thing and would highly recommend Avidea to anyone looking for a peaceful retreat. We really hope to return in the future.

We stayed at AVIDEA Hotel recently and had mixed feelings about our experience. The hotel is relatively new and very nicely designed—clean lines, modern decor, and a pleasant overall aesthetic. However, it just didn’t quite resonate with us, and we felt it lacked a certain warmth or atmosphere.||The location is in a residential area, which makes it quiet, but it also means there’s not much privacy. Rooms are unfortunately not very soundproof, so we could hear other guests quite easily. The rooftop pool, while visually appealing, felt a bit small for the number of guests, especially during peak hours.||AVIDEA is an all-inclusive hotel, which is convenient, with food and drinks included. While the presentation of the meals was quite nice, we found the food rather bland and not reflective of the rich culinary heritage of South Tyrol. It felt more generic than local.||Overall, it’s a well-maintained and visually attractive hotel with a few drawbacks. While some may love the minimalist vibe and find the setting relaxing, it simply wasn’t quite to our taste.

The Avidea is perched high above the Adige Valley. The first thing you notice as you enjoy a welcome drink on the panoramic terrace is the polyphonic, loud concert of birds from the forest, which begins less than 20 metres away. And the gurgling of the water in the Waal just below the terrace. Time to watch some television. With spring fever: Apple blossoms in white and pale pink dot the slopes. Interspersed with them are solitary cypress trees rising into the blue sky. Palm trees sway in the early summer breeze. The Avidea occupies a fantastic pole position at 550 metres. The forest begins next to the hotel. Behind it is the highest mountain in South Tyrol at 3,905 metres. At the front, the view extends into the Etschtal valley and towards Meran. In the background are the Sarntal Alps. The Avidea almost has its feet in the Algunder Waal, which runs for five kilometres from Oberplars to Gratsch. The Sky Pool on the roof is so long that it invites you to do less ambitious crawling and more sightseeing swimming. We squint into the sun and our stiff back muscles soften. The peaks of Ifinger and Hirzer still have a little snow on them in mid-April. Down in the Etsch Valley, millions of apple trees are in blossom - 60 million to be precise. The occasional palm tree and a few gnarled olive trees complete the picture. What a backdrop - you can safely put away your swimming goggles. Another thing we enjoy: No screaming children to spoil the tranquil atmosphere. The owners, Melanie and Martin Pircher-Bacher, along with the ever-present Evi and her husband Georg Bacher, have decided to run the hotel as an adults-only establishment. Suites and rooms Our 63-square-metre Aqua Spa Suite boasts floor-to-ceiling windows, a balcony overlooking the valley and a small balcony overlooking the Mitterplars. Natural wood veneer floor. Natural colours. Plenty of space. Light oak furniture. A huge wardrobe for a large family. The opulently proportioned bathroom is more of a wellness area: rainforest shower, freestanding bathtub and infrared cabin. In addition to the 15 new nature suites, there are also 14 fully refurbished rooms, bringing the maximum capacity to 58 guests. Wellness The beautifully designed spa area attracts guests with sophisticated treatments and an indoor and outdoor pool. Sauna area with bio sauna, Finnish sauna and steam bath. Guests can relax on waterbeds or in curtained 'bunks'. The treatments use Team Dr Joseph products, made in Italy, which are completely vegan and cruelty-free. This includes the rosemary and wild mint shampoo and juniper and lavender body wash in the rooms. The kitchen We have kept to three five-course menus: regional, modern and vegetarian. Salmon trout with fennel, beef shank with napkin dumplings or veal shank sous vide left nothing to be desired. The desserts, such as orange sorbet or a trio of beetroot, ricotta and raspberry, were excellent. The luxurious all-inclusive catering also includes a quality breakfast buffet with regional produce, salad bar and cold starters between 1.30pm and 4pm. Mineral water, juices and spritzers, beer, cocktails, a selection of fine wines and aperitifs, including the house aperitif of Prosecco with lime, ginger ale and mint, are available throughout the day. Head chef Sven Oliver Burkolter places great emphasis on regional products. Of course, Burkolter also has South Tyrolean classics on the menu: Schlutzkrapfen, dumplings and beef shoulder sausages. The salmon trout comes from the Passeier Valley, the meat from the in-house butchery Siebenförcher Meran. Apples, strawberries and apricots come from Vinschgau.

My sister booked this hotel because it had combination of great location for hiking and wellness spa ( which accommodated both of our interests). We stayed 4 nights and had 2 rooms of bigger sizes. Rooms were very spacious in the older section of hotel and we had a view on wonderful apple orchards and vineyards right outside our hotel fence. Hotel was very modern and had a great choices of hot tubs on the roof or by the sauna room, not to mention nice pool with the view down into the Merano valley. We had a half pension which means breakfast and diner - breakfast was buffet style but full meal with many choice whatever your taste was for. Dinner was 5 course meal with great appetizer /antipasto serving and well done theme meals (for all our stay, meals were not repeated, everyday something different ) there were choices to make to suit your taste. Location of the hotel was such that you can start your hikes right outside the door, close to Morano and Bolzano, nice but very busy little towns. Hotel was very clean, service great and very attentive. Few things that could be improved : mattress - very hard, we had to ask for toppers ( small foam was added on the top of our mattress, my sister end up with 3 of them ) and not much English in the hotel, we asked for English menu and only 1 night made it to our table after my sister translated all from German. |For driving to hotel be aware of very narrow winding road to hotel and when you meet the bus or bigger auto one car has to back to someone's driveway to pass, but when you make to hotel there is nice covered parking and you really don't need a car to move around. As a guest you will get card with free public transportation-very helpful.

Hotel Avidea is a synonym for quality of rooms, paramount cleanliness, outstanding kitchen performance and great views across the Meran valley.|We had a room in the new building which offered not only a great view but also luxury room facilities. Everything was almost new.|The indoor-/outdoor swimmingpool has a great location: while swimming one has a superb overwiev across the Merano valley. |And the hotel is an excellent place for gourmets. Every evening we appreciated a six or seven courses dinner. The variety was each and every day surprising. Not to forget the breakfast of very good quality.|Last but not least we experienced a very friendly and capable hotel team who was looking after us in a way difficult to improve.|

We spent four nights here, and while greater foodies than we will be even more impressed with the dinners, we were nonetheless impressed by the food. We were, though, a little mystified by so many negative comments about the mattresses in this place haven't apparently prompted them to be replaced.||After a terrible first night, the staff came in and put a foam topper on the beds--in ours and well as my wife's family's beds--though it seems inexplicable how we would need to ask, since no doubt many many do already. Also, my wife's grown nephew was there, and they had to pay full room price for him to share the room, but had only an undersized couch for him to sleep on. To gain his own room, they would have to pay full price (of course), but would not be refunded his charge for sharing the room, thus incurring double charges. Neither fair nor ethical nor even logical.||Otherwise, our corner room was spacious and comfortable. Breakfasts the best appointed on the trip, and dinners were 5+ course affairs with choices for the main options throughout the menu, though I opted for the vegetarian a few times since I don't eat fish unless fresh or that much red meat. The veggie dishes were beautifully prepared and very tasty.|||Foodies will love this place, and the well pampered will enjoy the salt water pool--which is divided for inside and out by a sliding glass door--the roof-top hot tubs, and the saunas. ||We hiked into Merano from the wonderful trail just outside the front door, and thoroughly enjoyed how a short hike was all we needed to get to a wide variety of things in the valley and the various mountainsides, including high mountain hikes in the Alps.||Love food? This is a great place. Love a friendly staff? These people excelled at making sure we were taken care of. My four star rating? The beds. After a day of hiking in the high mountains, or just lounging around the pool, a five-star rating comes from being able to sleep comfortably. Fix the beds, and I'm sure the five-stars will come from almost everyone.

Burggraeflerhof is run by the Fam Bacher. Wauw, what a service they bring! A very personal welcome and an excellent service throughout our stay. Also the other hotel staff is top-quality. This is really impressive. Congrats to the team!||||The hotel is typical for the Süd Tirol area; looks like Austria, is as clean as Switzerland and the food is 80% Italian. What else can you expect?||||We had a panoramic room with a beautiful view over the valley. The room was restyled and very nice, so was the hotel bar and restaurant. We would have loved airconditioning and a minibar in our room. Also the safe was rather small: used to fit bills no iStuff :-)||||One should also prohibit smoking outside on the terras. Smoking guests were using their terrases to smoke outside, but this meant that the surrounding or nearby room(s) were impacted by the smell too. Airconditioned rooms could be a solution to this (you can keep the windows closed for unpleasant odours).||||The swimming pool is ok; our kids loved it, but some older/other hotel guests did not always appreciate playing and noisy kids - there is not a lot of grass next to the pool, so everybody is close to each other. ||||This was our general feeling about the other hotel guests. As a couple with kids, we were not in the majority. In comparison with other hotels, our kids did not really match up with others. ||||There were more older couples without kids, than there were younger couples with children. We would also have appreciated a better mix of different European travelers, but that's out of our control, nor in the hands of the hotel. 95% of the travelers are German, but maybe this is true for the Süd Tirol area in general.||||With regards to the WiFi: as usual these days, the connection in the hotel to the access points was good, but the speed to Internet was not always sufficient. It was better than in other hotels, but not as broad as at home ;-) In general, the connection was ok for ad-hoc social media connections, but not strong enough for professional VPN access.||||The hotel is perfect for hiking and biking trips in Süd Tirol. We went hiking with our children (6 and 9) and they loved it. Loads of possibilities nearby. I climbed the Stelvio by bike and used the cycle tracks near the river.||||If you love hiking & biking, like a warm welcome and enjoy good food and wine ... you need to go here.

Amazing. Food, service, location... everything amazing. The view from the roof terrace down onto the city is astonishing, especially since you can enjoy it from inside one of two whirlpools while getting served your favorite beverage by the service personel. My room had the same view with a balcony and was really large in size. I'll come back.