Questions:
- What does the special ¾ -board include?
- Where exactly is the Tratterhof?
- What are the surrounding towns/cities and how far are they from the Tratterhof?
- How can rooms be booked?
- Is there a guided hiking tour every day? If so, are they included in the price?
- What is the closest ski area and how far is it from the Tratterhof?
- Are there any ski rentals and ski schools in the area and can they be booked in advance?
- Can we purchase hiking maps, guide books etc at your place?
- Do you also offer cancellation insurance and if so, how can it be taken out?
- Would you recommend to book treatments like massages in advance or is it enough if we book them at our arrival?
- How does the Almencard work?
- How can I have a gift voucher issued for holidays at the Tratterhof?
- What advantages does a Hiking or Vitalpina Hotel offer?
- Can you explain what the Holiday Check Awardard 2010 is about?
Answers:
1. What does the special ¾ -board include?The special ¾ -board includes:
- Breakfast buffet with Vital corner, tea bar and various local products
- Daily lunch snack from 1 pm – 2pm ( alternately some pasta or soup dish)
- Daily, from 3 pm – 5 pm cakes in the afternoon with delicious home-made cakes, gateau and “Apfelstrudel” (special kind of cake made with apples)
- Dinner: salad and appetizer buffet with at least 25 different products, successively 4-course-menu (with various dishes to choose from) with traditional South Tyrolean and mouth-watering Italian delicacies
- Weekly live music
- Sunday aperitif with presentation of the week’s programme
- Speciality dinners: culinary hike, South Tyrolean evening, Italian evening (different programme every week)
- Informative evenings with the owner of the house Franz Gruber (about topics like: historical background of South Tyrol, hiking tips, recommended excursions, …)
2. Where exactly is the Tratterhof?
The Tratterhof lies in Maranza/Meransen, the sunny village that is situated on a 1,400 –metre-high plateau, exactly where the Val d’Isarco/Eisacktal and the Val di Pusteria/Pustertal meet. It offers a breathtaking panoramic view on the basin-shaped valley of Bressanone/Brixen and the historical shopping town bearing the same name.
Distances from Maranza/Meransen by car:
- Munich 2,5 Stunden
- Zurich 3,5 Stunden
- Salzburg 2,5 Stunden
- Vienna 5,5 Stunden
- Frankfurt 6,5 Stunden
- Berlin 8,5 Stunden
- Hamburg 10 Stunden
- Rome 8,5 Stunden
- Milan 3,5 Stunden
- Verona 2 Stunden
- Venice 3,5 Stunden
3. What are the surrounding towns/cities and how far are they from the Tratterhof?
The Tratterhof lies about 20 km from Bressanone/Brixen, 30 km from Vipiteno/Sterzing, 32 km from Brunico/Bruneck, 51 km from Bolzano/Bozen and 80km from Merano/Meran, i.e. it is not far from any of the South Tyrolean centres. The surrounding towns and cities attract many visitors because of their picturesque old town centres, their small and nice shops and cafés – which are characterised by the famous South Tyrolean hospitality – and their Mediterranean flair.
4. How can rooms be booked?
Would you like to spend your holidays with us at the Tratterhof and book a room? Then simply write us a short message and send it either via e-mail to info@tratterhof.com or fax it to the number 0039 0472 522 396. We will then answer your request, send you the confirmation of the booking and give you the bank details for the transfer of the deposit amounting to € 300.
As soon as your deposit is on our bank account (which usually takes 3 to 4 days), we will immediately send you the confirmation. After that all that remains to be done is to look forward to your holidays in the Bergidyll Hotel Tratterhof and to enjoy your stay when the time for the holidays has eventually arrived.
5. Is there a guided hiking tour every day? If so, are they included in the price?
With the help of the Almen Card we can offer our guests a highly varied hiking programme. The guided tours take place from Monday till Saturday. All hikes are included in the price and do not cause any additional expenses.
The Bergidyll Hiking Programme 2010:
Monday:
- Easy guided tour starting from our house with our professional hiking guide Andreas
- Tour to the panoramic platform and the summit of the Gitschberg
- Easy hike focussing on the topic of bees and their important role for nature
- Herbal hike around the Tratterhof
- Hiking from one alpine farm to the other in Fundres/Pfunders; visiting South Tyrolean alpine farms as well as tasting genuine South Tyrolean products
- Nordic Walking with instructor Andreas
- Historical-cultural hike in Spinga/Spinges with visit of an air-raid shelter from wartimes
- Sun-rise hike to the “Stoanamandl” inValles/Vals
- Hike of medium/difficult level with our professional guide Andreas
6. What is the closest ski area and how far is it from the Tratterhof?
The nearest ski area is about 1.5 km from the Tratterhof. It is the ski area Gitschberg-Jochtal.
The ski area around the “Gitsch” - that’s what the beautifully shaped mountain is called by the local people - lies above Maranza/Meransen at an ideal altitude of 1,400 to 2,500 metres. Best snow and slope conditions to both ski and snowboard fans are guaranteed from the beginning of December to Easter due to modern snow grooming machines and artificial snow.
In the ski area Gitschberg-Jochtal you find about 44 km of white slopes. Other ski areas near Maranza/Meransen are:
- Plose – about 40 km of slopes (35 minutes by car)
- Plan di Corones/Kronplatz – about 105 km of slopes (40 minutes by car)
- Sellaronda (50 minutes by car)
7. Are there any ski rentals and ski schools in the area and can they be booked in advance?
In Maranza/Meransen there are two ski rentals which both rent ski equipment of the best quality and which always offer their clients a great choice of the newest skis and boots.
Sport Mode Peppi
Rent a Sport
Both rentals are situated at the lower terminus of the Gitschberg cablecar. Guests of the Tratterhof get a reduction of 10%. Our skischool Gitschberg consists of professional and certified ski and snowboard instructors. The ski kindergarden can be warmly recommended. The ski school can be booked right there or already in advance dialling the number 0039 0472 20 202 or by sending an e-mail to skischule.gitschberg@rolmail.net . You can get additional information on www.gitschberg-jochtal.com
8. Can we purchase hiking maps, guide books etc at your place?
At the Tratterhof we are well-equipped in matters of hiking. You can either borrow or buy hiking maps of our holiday region or of other popular hiking areas in our surrounding. Furthermore, we’ll lend you ultra light hiking poles made of carbon, Salewa-rucksacks and Salewa drinking bottles.
In short, our house offers you everything the hiking soul may wish for.
9. Do you also offer cancellation insurance and if so, how can it be taken out?
We warmly recommend all our guests to take out cancellation insurance as a lot may happen before starting and also during your holidays. Think ahead and take out our cancellation insurance. The price of the European Cancellation Insurance recommended to us amounts to 5 % of the overall cost of your stay.
And purchasing it is as easy as this: You simple click here once and open a link, fill in the opened form, transfer the premium and then get the confirmation via e-mail or telephone. That’s all you need to do.
10. Would you recommend to book treatments like massages in advance or is it enough if we book them at our arrival?
We recommend you to book massage and beauty treatments from home as you can then determine the day and time of the day you prefer.
Here you find our offers of massages and beauty treatments.
Should you prefer to book our treatments during your stay, you can certainly do so, but you will need to be slightly more flexible as the appointments, especially those in the afternoon after 3 pm, are often booked up.
11. How does the Almencard work?
On your arrival you get your personal Almen Card. It is valid until your departure and enables you to use all three cable cars of the holiday region Gitschberg-Jochtal for free, to take part in an exciting hiking programme and to enjoy discounts in various shops of the area. There is a varied programme for kids, too.
The hikes offered take place from Monday to Friday. They mainly focus on certain topics like: hiking to the summit of the Gitschberg; hiking from alpine farm to alpine farm in Fundres/Pfunders and visiting one of them, historical-cultural hikes with guided tour through an air-raid shelter dating from wartimes, sunrise-walks and … much more ( the programme depends on the weather and may therefore be changed or adapted)
We warmly recommend our guests to always carry their Almen Card with them in their rucksack.
12. How can I have a gift voucher issued for holidays at the Tratterhof?
What a nice idea to think of relaxing hours at the Tratterhof as a present. On our homepage you can quickly and without any problems issue a voucher for holidays at the Tratterhof. All you need is a valid credit card number and ten minutes of time. Click here to get to the vouchers.
Choose one of the templates prepared for the voucher and fill in your personal message as well as the value of the voucher. Then type your data including your credit card number and you will immediately be sent the voucher via e-mail.
In this way you can give a special and unique gift which will most certainly be appreciated.
13. What advantages does a Hiking or Vitalpina Hotel offer?
The Vitalpina Hotels South Tyrol and the Europe Hiking Hotels are a hotel group which aims at reviving the topic of hiking. The Vitalpina concept focuses on the topic of hiking as well as on the topics of healthy food and wellness based on local and natural products. The Bergidyll Tratterhof has certified hiking guides and Nordic Walking instructors who will accompany you on guided walks and give you the best tips for tours and excursions.
The quality criteria of the Europe Hiking Hotels:
- Individual care – wonderful landscape: you stay in a family-run hotel in one of the most beautiful natural landscapes in Europe- the Alps
- Holiday with hiking professionals: We are the competent partner for your holiday experience in the mountains. We love hiking ourselves and invite you to come hiking with us.
- Walking and tour programmes: Every week we accompany you on exciting and adventurous mountain tours, educational and relaxing walks. All dates and programmes are displayed in your hotel well in time.
- Rental of equipment: You can borrow hiking rucksacks, hiking poles and hiking maps for free.
- Hiking info centre: In our hiking info centre you find all maps, nature guides, plant guides, cultural guides and road maps you will need for your hiking holiday.
- Hiking and Vital shop: We offer you hiking rucksacks, telescopic poles, drinking bottles, t-shirts etc at reasonable prices.
- Hiking taxi & bus: We offer you a taxi service from the train station of Fortezza/Franzensfeste or Bressanone/Brixen.
- Chilling and relaxing: After the walks we offer you relaxation in the Finnish sauna, aroma grotto, infra-red cabin and in the indoor pool; you can also allow yourself to be spoilt with a beneficial mountain bath or a relaxing massage.
- Delightful, healthy cuisine: We spoil you with culinary delicacies from our region, hearty wholefood and vegetarian specialities.
- Protection of nature and the environment: We are close to nature and care for our environment.
14. Can you explain what the Holiday Check Award 2010 is about?
The Holiday Check Award 2010 was awarded on the homepage www.holiday-check.com based on the hotel evaluations of the year 2009. Here the only thing that counts is the opinion of the guests! The 99 most popular hotels worldwide are determined with the help of a formula which sets the number of evaluations, the rate of recommendation and the suns awarded in the single categories in proportion to each other.
The Tratterhof is proud of being among the winners of the Holiday Check Award 2010 and so – based on the opinion of more than 300,000 guests - one of the 99 most popular hotels worldwide.
