Hotel Fanes

Italy , The Dolomites Ski Area , San Cassiano

  • Spa & Wellness
  • Food & Drink
  • Spa Facilities
5/5
Inghams rating

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Facilities

  • Gym/Fitness Centres
  • Outdoor Pool
  • Indoor Pool
  • Spa Facilities
  • Hot Tub
  • Sauna/Steam Room
  • Bar
  • Kids Club
  • Children's Play Area
  • Family Rooms
  • Heated Boot Room
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Parking

San Cassiano at a glance

  • Italian
  • Euro (EUR)
  • Birmingham Int. (BHX), Bristol (BRS), Edinburgh (EDI), London Gatwick (LGW), London Heathrow (LHR), Manchester Int. (MAN)

Included in this ski holiday to San Cassiano

  • Free daily afternoon snack from 4pm (drinks not included)
  • On holiday support and tailored advice from our Destination Expert based in Alta Badia
  • Access to Inghams Digital Resort Guide with things to do, ski highlights and useful information on holiday
  • Flights from the UK, transfers and accommodation 

About Hotel Fanes

Hotel Fanes is one of the top luxury hotels in Val Badia, offering cosy alpine-style rooms, gourmet dining and panoramic views of the Dolomites. Its elevated, sunny location in San Cassiano makes it ideal for a relaxing mountain escape.

The extensive spa facilities include saunas, steam rooms, heated water beds, an indoor pool, and a rotating sky sauna suspended 9 metres high. Guests can also enjoy the outdoor sky pool, a brine bath and the newest addition, Elements Spa, offering breathtaking 360° mountain views.

Originally a farmhouse, the hotel blends tradition with modern alpine design. Spacious rooms feature warm interiors and modern comforts, with most offering spectacular mountain views.

If you are after a hotel with lovely spa facilities, the Hotel Fanes is an excellent choice. With an extensive indoor spa area with a variety of saunas and steam rooms, a relaxation room with heated water beds, and an indoor pool, there is plenty to keep you occupied. There is also an outdoor sky pool with panoramic views and a brine bath in the garden. Elements is the latest addition to the Fanes Spa World. It is a cylindrical sauna suspended nine meters above the ground which rotates by itself. Thanks to the sauna's large window it gives guests breath taking 360 degree view of the surrounding Dolomites.

Spa & wellness

  • Indoor pool
  • 25 metre outdoor sky pool
  • Selection of saunas
  • Steam rooms
  • Fitness room 
  • Relaxation room
  • Treatments - payable locally
  • Rotating sauna with views of the Dolomites

Family facilities

  • Supervised Mini Club 6 days a week (3pm - 10pm) (ages 4+)
  • Indoor play areas
  • Child menus 
  • Highchairs available
  • Baby sitting service available - book service direct with hotel

Additional facilities

  • Free shuttle to main gondola and town centre 08:30am - 5:00pm
  • Heated boot room
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Free parking

Getting on and off the slopes each day couldn't be easier, the hotel provides a free shuttle service to and from the Piz Sorega lift. 

  • Located in central San Cassiano
  • 1km to Piz Sorega gondola
  • 1km to ski school meeting point
  • 1km to ski hire shop
  • Free shuttle to main gondola and town centre 08:30 - 17:00
  • Resort bus stop 70 metres

Meals are equally as impressive, you can enjoy a tasty five course evening meal which features dishes from the South Tyrol - many of the ingredients are homegrown or produced in the Alta Badia area. The hotel has a fantastic wine menu, with wines from the South Tyrol and Italy. Be sure to speak to the sommelier for some good wine recommendations to go with your meal.

  • All meals are served in the hotel's beautiful restaurant.
  • A rich buffet breakfast with hot and cold options are on offer to start your day as well as organic choices.
  • A free daily tea time buffet is served between 4pm and 5.30pm with both sweet and savoury items to enjoy. Drinks payable locally. 
  • The five-course gourmet dinners are authentic regional dishes made with locally-grown ingredients, including produce grown on their own farm. 

In Italy, it’s common for hotels not to provide tap water during meal service. Still and sparkling bottled water can be easily purchased locally.

This property caters for the following special dietary requirements

  • Diabetics - Insulin cannot be stored
  • Gluten free
  • Vegans
  • Vegetarians

Special diets are available on a request basis. Catering for dietary allergies will need to be checked before booking. Allergies and intolerances not listed above cannot be catered for. All allergies and intolerances, even if listed above, are subject to confirmation by the accommodation. If one member of your party has multiple dietary requirements, these are subject to confirmation by the accommodation.

Board basis available: Half Board

Ladina double rooms sleep two people and are around 28m². Rooms come with a bath or shower and have recently been renovated in a traditional mountain style.

Piz La Ila double rooms sleep up to four people (extra bed is a double sofa bed) and are around 45m². They have a walk-in shower in the bathroom.

Natural loft suites sleep up to four people (extra bed is a double sofa bed) and are around 100m². These impressive suites have tea & coffee making facilities, fireplace, bath or shower and a Finnish sauna.

Bedroom facilities

  • Balcony
  • Flatscreen TV
  • Minibar
  • Safe
  • Bathrobes and slippers
  • Hairdryer

Additional information

  • No. of rooms: 70
  • No. of buildings: 1
  • No. of floors: 5
  • No. of interconnecting rooms: 8
  • Lift accessible: Yes
  • Lift serves all floors: Yes
  • Access ramp: Yes
  • Resort fee of €3.80 per person per night directly to the hotel

Hotel has accessible rooms available on request. 

Travel to San Cassiano

Depart on: Saturdays

Fly into: Innsbruck

Innsbruck transfer time: approx. 3 hours by coach

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Travel by Air

Flights to Innsbruck depart Saturday between 13 December 2025 & 28 March 2026

Transfer time

·        Innsbruck airport: approx. 3 hours by coach

Private transfers and self drive options are available.

Please be aware transfer times may vary depending on weather conditions and volume of traffic, especially during peak season. 

 

Inghams Rating: 5/5

We rate all of our accommodation based on their facilities, service level, character and customer feedback. Our ratings may vary from the official rating.

Ski & Snowboard in San Cassiano

Best for

Beginner

Intermediate

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Cross-country

Snowboard

San Cassiano is a peaceful ski resort in Alta Badia, known for its gourmet cuisine, breath-taking Dolomite scenery and access to the vast Dolomiti Superski area.

Runs

Blue: 360km
Red: 720km
Black: 120km

Additional Ski Details

Ski area:
1200km
Cross country routes:
26km
Resort altitude:
1537m
Ski Altitude:
1446m - 3269m
Lift Ski Lockers:
No
Glaciers:
1
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Discover San Cassiano

San Cassiano is a delightful village in the Alta Badia area of the Dolomites, well positioned between La Villa and Cortina, and close to Armentarola, with its famous horse-drawn ski-lift! A stunning array of dramatic Dolomite peaks provides an unforgettable backdrop to the incredible 1,200km of varied skiing, which is easily accessible from the resort’s main Piz Sorega gondola.

San Cassiano has easy access to the legendary Sella Ronda circuit and wider Dolomiti Superski area, so you can enjoy venturing out towards the surrounding areas of the Val Gardena, Arabba, and Val di Fassa with a Dolomiti Superski lift pass.  The highlight of San Cassiano is definitely a trip to the ski run from Lagazuoi and through the hidden valley, there's also a good mix of slopes in the Alta Badia local area, from cruisy blues in Colfosco to challenging black runs in La Villa. 

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Things to do in San Cassiano

Tobogganing is fun for the whole family, take the Piz Sorega lift up to the Tru Liösa Foram sledge run and enjoy the thrill of whizzing down the mountain, through snowy the Alpine pastures.

Ski from hut to hut and sample some of the delicious dishes created by local chefs and learn about the stories behind them. Enquire with your representative or the tourist information for further details.

There are some incredible snowshoeing routes around San Cassiano where you can discover picture perfect views over Alta Badia. There are a variety of groomed and signposted routes which can easily be reached from San Cassiano or the nearby villages of La Villa and Covara, start your morning in San Cassiano and enjoy a scenic hike up to Pralongia, or take reach new heights and head towards the Fanes plateau.

About 3km from San Cassiano you'll find the cross country ski centre, with over 26 kilometers of trails for all abilities, through forests and Medows, shadowed by the snowy Dolomiti mountains. 

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