Hotel Appartement Similaun

We were traveling with two hiking groups of 12 people each. We had already completed 5 days of hiking across the Alps. Accordingly, the joy of a hotel stay with a shower and private toilet was great. Our expectations were clearly exceeded: a chic wellness area, a very friendly couple running the place who were at no time annoyed by potentially loud hikers, and fast drink service at absolutely fair prices. We can only recommend the hotel and would love to come back if we are ever in the Sölden region.

Comfortable hotel family owned and managed with passion and customer attitude. SPA small but new and clean. Austrian dinner tasty and of high quality. Bus service to Solden in front of the hotel. My only suggestion is to extend the restaurant opening hour even if I understand that for the majority of guests it is ok like this. I recommend it.

This trip was suggested by my son. He suggested we walk up to the site of Ötzi the Iceman's discovery and also make a trip to Bolzano/Bozen. I looked at the map and Vent seemed a good bet. We've been to Austria many times and couldn't resist another trip! As a matter of interest we chose a good day for the Ötzi walk - fairly cool, high clouds and clear. My wife joined us as far as the Martin Busche hutte. I had a paper map and the Kompass app map and had studied the route in as much detail as I could. But actually, this being Austria, everything is signed and even the paths and rocks painted with the Austrian flag as navigational aids. Some even had Ötzi written on the them with an arrow. So the Fundstelle (3210m) was easy to find. Very thrilled to have successfully done the walk. I am used to some UK mountain walking, but nothing in Britain is at this altitude. We were in a junior suite which was huge with a massive balcony. Everything was so comfortable. Unlike in the UK, though common in Europe, there are no room tea/coffee facilities. The food was excellent and we were in a very cosy and traditional restaurant dining area. Being British we didn't use the sauna area. (Ha ha). But it looked luxurious. The staff were very friendly with very good English. The only minor gripe was the towels were a little on the small side. Vent is quiet, a walker's paradise and a delight. There is a bus stop right outside the hotel that takes you to Sölden with its higher level of liveliness.