This is a nice mountain pasture with a great view over Innsbruck and the surrounding mountains and…read morevalleys. You'll get a selfmade traditional food and sometimes special nepalees dishes, cause the chef is a original sherpa from the himalaya. The way up tooks you around 2 hours through nice woods and an even more beautiful landscape.

Yes... "as good as it gets". OK, so I've only been to a handful of rifugios (mountain huts in the…read moreAlps where you can eat and/or spend the night... you know, a refuge) ... http://www.altabadia.org/en/italian-alps-dolomites/food-and-drink/mountain-huts-dolomites.html ... but these people served great espresso and machiattos. I didn't try their food but I'm guessing this is a view that you are not going to come across every day. It was worth the effort of hiking 8 miles uphill. (You might be able to drive there, too?) This rifugio started off as a church built in 1484, the detached house built in 1718. They have food... I hear the Kaiserschmarren is a classic and they have things like eggs with speck and polenta with cheese and mushrooms. This is one of those rifugios where you can spend the night, at least in the summer. More info--- http://www.dolomitemountains.com/en/resources/resources135.htm

I have no doubt that the views here are fantastic...unfortunately, the day we decided to get in a…read more'quick' (8.4 miles round-trip, in this case) hike from San Cassiano, it was quite cloudy, with the opportunity for rain virtually the entire time. We made it to the rifugio at Santa Croce just as the rain began to let loose, so we took the opportunity to wait out the low-hanging thunderstorm in the rifugio and grab a quick snack while we were at it. It was quite thinly-staffed while we were there (and there were few tourists there as well - just a couple other parties that got stranded by the weather), so it took a bit of time to get our check at the end, which was important given that we got a let-up in the rain long enough to book it back to town. The entrance has sliding doors - a modernity that wasn't at any other rifugio - and that leads you to a dining room on the right. We got a speck and cheese sandwich to share, along with a bowl of tagliatelle with a porcini mushroom cream sauce. The sandwich was alright - the speck was great, and the cheese reminded me of a muted Swiss cheese (a plus in my book, as I don't like Swiss usually), but utilizing the Tuscany-style bread that lacked salt made the sandwich a bit on the plain side. The tagliatelle, on the other hand, was very good, and with tagliatelle that was a bit different from the rest of the trip - the edges were serrated, giving it a bit more texture with each bite. The mushroom-infused sauce wasn't the best we had on the trip, but it was still very enjoyable (and quite affordable to boot). While we did not stay here for very long, we enjoyed the coziness of the rifugio while we waited out the rain. It's not the best rifugio we visited, and there's no doubt that the view would be more enjoyable with a clearer sky, but it was a sight to behold when we stepped out after the rain had passed and we saw the limestone mountains washed in rain and seeing endless waterfalls running down every nook and crevice. The trail is worth a hike for the views, but the food is pretty good as well!

Is this place real?…read more It is! The food is good, so much better than it needs to be (or would be in the US) with that view. Don't forget to ask for some local mountain flora schnapps on the way out!

Chalet Chic . When you think of an Alpine chalet, this…read morejewel exceeds every expectation. The sole property at the top of a mountain in the Alps with 360 degree views of the surrounding ranges, you can see Italy one direction and Germany the other and the town of Seefeld below. The ski lift stops at it's door step with two restaurants, spa and wellness center, infinity pool and wine tasting cellar. Owners Sabine & Loek and their family are welcoming and full of heart, and the staff is incredibly kind - striking a perfect balance of chic and comfortable. Wether for winter sport, a delicious bite with a view by renowned chefs, or a relaxing and cozy retreat in a breathtaking natural landscape, Edelhütte is alive with the sound of music.

On my Alpine Crossing from Oberstdorf to Meran this was by far the worst accommodation. Mountain…read moreHuts are by definition basic, intended as overnight shelter, but this particular hut is badly managed. We were unable to have showers after a 9 hour hike in plus 30 degree temperatures, you had to queue for upto 30 mins to get a drink, we had dinner in a tent with a metal frame at altitude during a thunderstorm because the hut could not cope, etc. This was not even safe, let alone comfortable. Unfortunately it is difficult to avoid this hut if one wants to hike the E5 route from Oberstdorf to Meran, but I would not stay in this mountain hut again.

We only stopped here for breakfast as we were just starting our AV1 hike and needed to get moving,…read morebut the 360 views from the refugio are absolutely incredible! Love the outdoor deck at the restaurant and the chairs outside for enjoying the views. I'd definitely stay here if I had the chance to come back as there are lots of trails surrounding the refugio for day hikes around Cinque Torri.

Exceptional view across the Dolomites combined with exceptional food…read more Eating there feels like being in a top-class restaurant on the top of the world! And plenty of chances to burn the excess calories getting there & back so that you don't have to feel guilty should you eat too much!