Hotel & Gasthof zum Hirschen

We stayed privately in Jenesian and luckily found the restaurant and stunning terrace. The staff are very friendly and efficient the food was excellent. We would highly recommend this to anyone visiting the area it is a real treat to sit on the terrace drink in the breathtaking view and enjoy wonderful local food

We spent 8 nights this September and enjoyed every minute of it. ||The rooms were spacious and decorated with great taste, the SPA with 2 Saunas, a steam sauna and an infinity pool overlooking the mountains was brand-new.||The highlight for us however was the food! |Breakfast was great, but the 4-course dinner plus salad buffet was out of this world. 4 courses time 8 days = 32 times perfection - we had not been disappointed once.||We will come back! ||And last but not least: they even got me a birthday cake - homemade and made to perfection - THANK YOU SO MUCH

My wife and I spent 10 days in a very comfortable suite with a large balcony overlooking the Dolomites. The family are very friendly and very much involved in running this immaculately clean hotel. Lots of activities are planned daily, highlights being the wine tasting and the weekly guided hike. The food is very plentiful and of outstanding quality, lots of fresh local produce, certainly well above what we expected. The family members and other staff were always there to help, nothing was too much trouble, and always accompanied by a smile. This is an extremely well run hotel, great for couples and we noticed that children were very well looked after in the dining room.

We spent almost a week at this auberge in the Italian Dolomites. The family that runs the hotel is so warm and friendly. The room we had was a family room for four with one WC and one full bath with toilet. There was a separate room with a double bed and then two twins for the kids. We had a balcony that overlooked the hillsides and mountains. ||||The hiking trails were incredible. We took a long hike one day that took us through pastures and vistas that were breathtaking. All trails are well marked. There are cable cars that you can ride down to the towns below.||||There was a daily activity if you wanted to have a tour. We took a tour of a small cheese producer. The tour was 3.50 euro per person and was very interesting and there was a wine and cheese reception after the tour. One evening there was a wine tasting in the hotel before dinner. It was very informative and the wine was excellent.||||We took breakfast and dinner with our room. There are not a lot of choices for restaurants in the area and I think after long hikes it is nice to come back to a meal The breakfast was a buffet that had a lot of varied choices with lots of fresh fruit, yogurt, cereals, eggs, sausages, etc. The dinners were on par with a really nice restaurant. Normally a salad bar to start with many very fresh vegetables. Then the main course which were always very interesting and delicious followed by dessert. All of the food was fresh and dishes that were just a bit extraordinary...not something that I would have cooked at home.

This is a quick review of the restaurant. I didn't stay at the inn. I took the San Genesio funicular from Bolzano, and ended up in this quaint mountainside village. I saw the deck of the restaurant and found it very inviting (see the photo). I didn't even realize it was an inn until I was leaving.||||Anyway, I wasn't too hungry and decided to eat a light lunch. I had a herbal (mint I believe) tea, a cream of tomato soup, bread and a big slice of apple strudel for afters. The soup took a little while but when it came I was amazed. The tomato soup had the colour of pumpkin soup with a dollop of cream. It wasn't too tomato-ey, or overpowered by herbs (usually basil). This soup was delicate, a nice balance of tomato and light cream with a kick at the end - a slight hint of old Italian cheese. I love tomato soup and have tried a few varieties, but this one was tomato soup heaven. The apple strudel had just the right tartness, not sweet, not doughy with lots of apple slices. What a great lunch for under EU10.||||The menu specializes in South Tyrol cuisine, with a few pasta dishes. But Bolzano is not the pasta and pizza town. I regret not having a full course meal. I remember that cream of tomato soup so well that it begged me to write this review after a few months.

We visited San Genesio on a day trip and had lunch at this hotel. The food was delicious (venison with buckwheat mash and a dumpling soup) and served by helpful staff. The wine was also very good. View from the dining room is excellent. If you are staying in Bolzano and have some time to spare, catch the San Genesio cable car and walk up toward the church tower.

We arrived at 5 minutes after 2pm and were ignored for 10 minutes before we actively spoke to a waitress and asked for a table. Her two word response (in Italian - lest you think it was a language issue) was ‘no space’. I could see at least 3 empty tables. I asked if we could have a drink (we had just hiked over 2 hours up) and was shrugged at and told if we sat at the bar. I asked again about a table to another waitress and was told the kitchen was closed. I didn’t bother to say we had been in the restaurant since two - pointedly being ignored. The ungracious offer of a piece of cake (which looked like it was melting) at the bar was not met by our enthusiasm and we left, we will not go back.

very nice restaurant, we eated in the "stube", warm people, excellent food. We arrived late (remember they dinner quite soon) at 9 pm, they stopped kitchen closure and provided an excellent dinner. Also they have excellent local wines, and delightful desserts.