Posta Zirm Resort is a 4-star property in Corvara, Alta Badia, run by the Kostner household since 1908. This historic, family-run lodge stands within the heart of city, in entrance of the Col Alt Carry, providing visitors an unbeatable base for snowboarding, climbing, and car-free journey within the Dolomites.
Kati and I stayed in Posta Zirm Resort in early March for a ski and wellness vacation. It was a pleasure to expertise the lodge’s heat hospitality, newly-renovated Ladinia Wellness room, distinctive spa therapies, and easy entry to the Dolomiti Superski community.
A keep at Posta Zirm Resort follows a every day rhythm of being cared for, beginning with the breakfast buffet, persevering with with out of doors adventures, leisure within the spa, an aperitivo on the bar, and ending with a refined five-course dinner.
The place: Corvara, Alta Badia
Variety of Rooms: 62
Eating: Half board
Resort Amenities: Spa, wellness space with saunas, indoor swimming pool, health room, bar, restaurant, ski and bike room.
Parking: Outside Parking. Storage Parking is accessible with reservation (further cost applies)
Closest Airports: Bolzano Airport, Innsbruck Airport, and Venice Worldwide Airport
Closest Practice Station: Bruneck/Brunico in Val Pusteria. From the Bruneck practice station, trip Bus 460 to Corvara (1:05-hour trip), or take a taxi.
The place to Guide: Reserving.com
Professionals and Cons of Staying in Posta Zirm Resort
Professionals
Ski-to-door
Central location
Heat ambiance
Glorious spa therapies
No automobile wanted
Close to après-ski hotspots
Flawless service
Cons
The lodge can really feel a bit like a maze, however signage makes it straightforward to search out your means
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The Historical past of Posta Zirm Resort
The Posta Zirm Resort has a wealthy and multifaceted historical past spanning greater than 200 years. Within the nineteenth century (1808–1908), it served as a put up station of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the place stagecoach drivers would change horses, relaxation, drink and dine.
As we speak, the Taverna Posta Zirm restaurant occupies what had been as soon as the stables, whereas the lodge’s lounge and library, with its 200-year-old timber ceiling, sit within the former Ausschank, the outdated tavern bar.
In 1908, Franz Kostner acquired the property and remodeled it right into a guesthouse after coming back from a five-year expedition as a mountain information and cartographer within the Caucasus and the Himalayas.
Franz Kostner is extensively thought of the grandfather of tourism in Val Badia and the Dolomites. His travels satisfied him that if individuals had been prepared to journey the world over to see the mountains of Central and South Asia, they’d additionally journey the world over to see the Dolomites aka the Pale Mountains. He was completely proper.
Throughout World Conflict I, the guesthouse served as a base for generals of the Austro-Hungarian Military. The interwar years had been troublesome for these residing in Val Badia, and tourism didn’t get better till after World Conflict II.
Franz Kostner’s son, additionally named Franz, later took over administration of the lodge. His different son, Erich, turned a pioneer of Alpine snowboarding in Italy. In 1946, Erich Kostner constructed the Col Alt Carry, the primary ski carry in Italy. One yr later, he based the Ladinia Ski Membership, and have become one of many visionaries behind what would later develop into the Dolomiti Superski community. The Col Alt carry valley station stands instantly behind the Posta Zirm Resort. And, the remainder is historical past.
As we speak, Posta Zirm Resort is run by the fourth era of the Kostner household: Silvia and Franz Kostner. Throughout our keep, we seen that many visitors, together with ourselves, had been excited to talk with Silvia and Franz, actually probably the most gracious hosts you possibly can ever meet.
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The Location
Posta Zirm Resort is situated within the coronary heart of Corvara in Alta Badia, in entrance of the Col Alt carry, Corvara’s essential connection to the Pralongià Plateau, a cruisy ski mountain within the Alta Badia ski resort in winter and a strolling paradise in summer season.
In winter, the lodge’s location is unbeatable, since skiers can stroll a couple of steps from the ski room to the Col Alt valley station and entry not solely the Alta Badia Ski Resort, but in addition the interconnected ski areas of Val Gardena and Arabba-Marmolada. Ski gear rental retailers are plentiful across the lodge, making renting easy.
If you wish to ski the Sella Ronda circuit throughout your keep, start your day with the Col Alt carry, then ski right down to the Boé and Borest lifts. From there, take the Boé carry to begin the orange route or the Borest carry to start the inexperienced route.
Throughout our keep, I skied throughout Pralongià to Armentarola, the place I boarded the ski shuttle to Passo Falzarego to ski Cinque Torri, which is a part of the Cortina d’Ampezzo Ski Resort, after which returned to Val Badia by way of the Hidden Valley Run.
One other profit to being situated within the heart of Corvara is entry to après-ski hotspots like L’Received (cocktail bar) and L’Murin Corvara (conventional ski-boots-on-après-ski bar).
In summer season, there are quite a few climbing trails beginning round Corvara together with Sass da Ciampac summit hike (Passo Gardena), Gran Cir (Passo Gardena), Pisciadù Day Hike (Passo Gardena), Rifugio Fanes Day Hike (San Cassiano), Armentara Meadows Day Hike (Badia), Path of the Larches (San Cassiano), and Sass de Putia Circuit Hike (Passo delle Erbe).
Our Room
We stayed within the gorgeous Ladinia Wellness Room, a spacious double room with excessive ceilings, hardwood flooring, pure stone pine furnishings, a breakfast nook, a free standing bathtub, a personal sauna, and an infinity balcony dealing with Sassongher and Sass da Ciampac.
The colour scheme of the room displays the colours of the Ladin flag.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say this is without doubt one of the most stunning panoramic lodge rooms in Corvara.
One other spotlight is the Sassongher counter, outfitted with a mini fridge, kettle and Nespresso machine, with capsules and tea baggage replenished every day.
The bathe is stocked with premium Mei bathe gel and shampoo, that are 100% pure plant-based merchandise.
The mattress can also be very comfy, draped with luxurious down duvets and pillows
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Spa & Wellness Space
The Posta Zirm Resort wellness space options an indoor swimming pool, a health room, and a textile-free sauna zone (ages 14+) that features a steam sauna, infrared sauna, Finnish sauna, Laconicum (65°C), Frigidarium (12°C with a Kneipp path and ice), a leisure room, and tea bar.
Spa Remedies
The spa aka Wellness Farm provides a variety of therapies, from bespoke peelings and facials to fashionable favorites like sports activities and stress-free massages.
Throughout our keep, Kati and I attempted a number of therapies, together with the Mei Detox facial and Dolce Vita peeling. The spa practitioners are extremely skilled {and professional}. And, all therapies are carried out utilizing 100% pure wellness merchandise from Mei.
Good to Know | Outdoors visitors can e book spa therapies. Nonetheless, entry to the wellness space (sauna and pool) is reserved completely for lodge visitors.
LNB Painless Remedies
Along with its vary of massages and wonder therapies, the Posta Zirm Resort additionally provides LNB Painless therapies. In actual fact, it’s the first lodge in Italy to offer this holistic remedy, designed to ship long-term ache reduction with out remedy or invasive procedures. The strategy is predicated on the precept that the majority ache originates from muscular and fascial pressure.
Throughout our keep, Kati had an exquisite LNB Painless therapy with resident LNB therapist Helga. Along with the therapy, she supplied Kati with a customized stretching program designed for her particular ache and harm.
Eating
Dinner
Dinners on the Posta Zirm Resort are elegant but relaxed, with attentive workers offering flawless, completely timed service all through, making each meal a very pleasurable expertise.
Dinner begins with a salad and antipasti buffet, adopted by a soup, first course, second course, and dessert. For every course, there are two or three choices, one among which is at all times vegetarian. Vegan dishes can be found upon request. We particularly appreciated having the ability to select our night programs within the night relatively than within the morning, as is frequent in lots of motels.
We additionally actually appreciated the pacing of dinner. After every course, we had been requested if we had been able to proceed, which meant the meal at all times moved at a tempo that suited us. I usually discover lengthy, drawn-out two-hour half-board dinners fairly exhausting, so it was an actual pleasure to dine at our most well-liked rhythm, by no means as soon as questioning, “Did they neglect about us?”
The Posta Zirm Resort takes pleasure in its delicacies, with dishes ready recent every day utilizing regional substances each time doable. The menu is basically impressed by Italian delicacies.
Consuming Water | A carafe of BWT-purified consuming water is ready for you at your desk and replenished as wanted, utterly freed from cost.
Costume Code | Sensible informal and even dressy informal. No flip flops, shorts, sandals, baseball caps, and many others…
Dinner Credit score | If you wish to dine some other place throughout your keep, simply notify the reception within the morning, so you may obtain a dinner credit score.
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Breakfast
A beneficiant breakfast buffet is laid out every morning. I cherished the delectable choice of truffles and the orange juicer, accompanied by a basket of freshly minimize blood oranges for straightforward juice-making.
Whereas I often favor made-to-order eggs, the soft-boiled eggs right here had been completely satisfactory. Moveable timers are supplied to make sure you by no means overcook them.
Espresso is served on the desk, rounding out a pleasant breakfast expertise.
Bar
The Posta Zirm bar is an inviting house, enlivened by dwell music throughout the week. Friends circulate out and in of the house earlier than and after dinner. It’s an important place to unwind on the finish of the day.
Included Providers & Particular Perks
Guided Hikes | Friends can be part of guided hikes all year long. In winter, guided hikes are organized by the Alta Badia vacationer workplace. To affix these hikes free of charge, merely register on the reception.
Mountaineering Shuttle | Automotive-free vacationers may have an easy time getting round Val Badia. The Corvara Bus Station (Corvara Busbahnhof/Autostazione) is situated simply throughout the road from the lodge. Whereas most trailheads and locations are accessible by bus, hikers who want a shuttle drop-off or pick-up to or from a trailhead can request one at no further cost.
Ski / Bike Room | Throughout your keep, you may retailer your ski gear or bikes in a safe room, which is accessible utilizing your room keycard.
Alta Badia Day by day Information | For info on upcoming occasions, guided excursions, and even attention-grabbing info on native legends and historical past, seize the Day by day Information paper accessible on the reception.
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This evaluate was created in collaboration with Posta Zirm Resort. All opinions, experiences, and impressions expressed are solely my very own.
