10/10 Excellent
Brenda K.
Jul 8, 2019
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Loved it! "Luxery chalet" an overstatement though
The chalet is lovely and Stelvio National Park is beautiful. The description of the chalet near a grocery and restaurant is a bit misleading -- our rental car (like most) couldn't make it all the way on the road to the chalet, so Martino dropped us off. So we were on foot with spotty cell service during our stay. Martino had shown us a grocery store when he met us in Vezza d'Oglio, so we did have a chance (15 min!) to buy supplies.
Martino also showed us how to use the wood stove (it was quite cold at night, even in late June) and the (separate) wood water heater. He used all of the firestarters though, so we had to be careful to conserve matches and paper during our stay. (Same with toilet paper - there wasn't much!) There was plenty of wood, though.
One other way we were unprepared was that the park map on the wall didn't match the actual trails. The signage was pretty good for trails, but the signs didn't give any sense of distance. We were pretty disoriented, and should have tried to purchase a proper topographic map ahead of time.
Even with those challenges, we had a very enjoyable stay in a beautiful location.
