San Giusto

Duncan G11 years ago

We travelled independently from England for a 6 day family skiing holiday with two kids under 11 and all of us had a great time. The San Giusto is a big hotel which caters for families and larger groups and provides great service from uniformly friendly staff including a full kids entertainment programme in the evenings. While we were there a majority of the guests were Polish families who appeared to have driven to the resort. The huge ground floor lounge is ideal for relaxing after a day on the slopes although it can get a bit noisy when the floorshow is in full swing! There is a bar which is competively priced and offers drinks, ice cream and snacks Our room while unpretentiously furnished was very comfortable and clean and being on the top floor was relatively quiet although we did have kids running up and down the corridor until very late on a couple of occassions. We stayed half board and ate in a very large dining room with a mixture of buffet and table service. On the whole the food was fine although choosing from the daily dinner menus was a bit haphazard as we were given only Italian or a Polish translations which resulted in one or two unfortunate choices on our part. Our youngest (6) stuck to the kids menu which was unadventourous but suited her fine.||We used the wellness facilities on a couple of occasions. The pool is small but is ok for a kids splash about as long as they can swim - there isn't a shallow end. The jacuzzi was ok but could have done with being a bit warmer.||The skiing area (approximately 100km in total of varied terrain) is only 5 minutes away using the hotel's two ageing minibuses which ran constant shuttles at the morning and afternoon peak times - very useful although we sometimes needed sharp elbows to ensure that we weren't out queued by the locals!! The area is good for all levels although the lack of easier runs in the vicinity of the beginners area at the top of the first lift means that it is difficult to get first timers or improvers far afield without risking tantrums!! Eating and drinking on the mountain is cheap compared to almost everywhere else in the traditional alpine locations.||For a family on a fairly tight budget wanting to get their annual snow fix San Giusto and Falcade offered a very enjoyable all round experience. We'd definitely go again!!