Sport Village Hotel ****
Excellent 4* hotel
Family friendly with kids entertainment
Ski shuttle to the lifts
Superb wellness spa facilities
The Sport Village Hotel is great for family ski holidays with a kids’ club and lots of large bedrooms. Situated in the quiet outskirts of Castel di Sangro (800 m.) about a kilometre from the town centre, the hotel has many guest facilities including the superb Fluentia Spa and Wellness Centre. A complimentary ski shuttle is available to take guests to the ski slopes of Roccaraso, about 15 minutes away.
The Fluentia Spa Centre and fitness room are undoubtedly a big draw for this hotel. Facilities include an indoor warm pool, Kneipp, mood showers, sauna, steam room, salt room, rest room with a tea corner. There is a large selection of treatments available at an extra charge.
Under 16s are not permitted to use the spa. Entrance to the spa is extra and costs €35 per person per session.
Families
A programme of optional organised guest entertainment (animazione) is available for most of the season, for adults and children alike. Animazione is very common in Italian hotels and is provided for the Italian guests, although everyone is welcome to participate.
The Sport Village Hotel is very family friendly with facilities such as the supervised playroom for children equipped with toys.
A scheduled free ski shuttle bus takes guests to and from the slopes of Roccaraso.
There are several room categories to choose from:
Economy rooms
Superior rooms
Junior Suites
Suites
There are double/twin, triples and 4-bedded rooms available in most categories.
All rooms have either bath tub or shower, wc and hairdryer.
Television (Italian channels only)
Fridge
All meals are taken in the spacious restaurant on the ground floor.
Breakfast is a rich continental style with freshly baked bread and cakes, cereal, hard-boiled eggs, cheese, cold meats, yoghurt, biscuits, fette biscottate (like Melba toast), honey and jams plus fresh fruit and fruit juices.
Coffee, tea or hot chocolate are available from the self service machines.
There is a corner where guests can cook eggs and Italian bacon if they wish.
Dinner is three courses with a choice of first and second course plus dessert. There is also an extensive salad and antipasto buffet. The wine list features a wide choice of excellent Abruzzo and Italian wines. There is usually a special ‘Abruzzo’ dinner each week featuring traditional dishes from the region.