ADLER Spa Resort Dolomiti — Ortisei, Italy

Sitting between the Seiser Alm lifts and the gondola to Seceda, ADLER Spa Resort Dolomiti plugs straight into the Sellaronda ski circuit, so skiers and boarders stride 150 m from ski room to first chair, passes pre-loaded and edges freshly tuned. In summer, the hotel’s Bike Academy leads guided e-MTB ascents over the 2 239 m Passo Sella, trail-runners rack vert on the Resciesa ridge and paragliders sprint from breakfast to tandem launches that sail above Ortisei’s steeples.

The 9 000 m² ADLER Spa is a calibrated recovery machine: a 25 m sports pool, two outdoor salt-lagoons, a sulphur grotto, Finnish saunas in larch barrels and an ice cave create contrast cycles, while sports-medicine staff handle VO₂-max tests and bike-fit assessments in the subterranean Medical Centre. A glass-walled fitness hall lines Wattbike Pros, Skillmills and Pilates reformers; sunrise yoga unspools atop a cedar deck where the Odle peaks flame pink at dawn.

Families thrive beside performance-minded adults—Kids’ Club instructors run snow-shoe treasure hunts, mini-climbing walls and bike balance courses, freeing parents for muscular endurance circuits or quiet Kneipp walks. After-dark entertainment stays low-impact: cello-piano duos, silent cinema pods and spa-robe tea ceremonies wrap evenings by 22:30 to protect early-rise mileage.

Nutrition merges alpine organics with macro transparency. The Vital-Buffet colour-codes slow-release carbs, lean proteins and antioxidant salads; chef Mario Pederiva’s five-course dinners post calorie counts so endurance athletes can taper sensibly before Dolomites Bike Day. Suites average 40 m² with terraces large enough for stretch-bands, blackout drapes for altitude sleep and gigabit Wi-Fi for instant training uploads. Bolzano airport shuttles arrive in 45 minutes, and ski valet stores boards in ozone-sterilised lockers. ADLER thus delivers a plug-and-play Dolomite camp where spa science, mountain mileage and family fun coexist beneath ever-blue skies.