Cortina d'Ampezzo reviews

Cortina is located in a beautiful valley with a very special view of the cliffs and peaks of the Dolomites, really stunning! You can feel the faded glory here since the Winter Olympics in 1956 ... The prices are somewhat higher than in other Italian ski resorts and in the village there is a lot to see and you can be seen too if you're wearing your fur coat! Not my case I state! Beautiful ski resort but the three ski areas are not connected to each other, which is not so great as you have to take the bus.

• beautiful surroundings
• Nice atmosphere

• quite expensive
• 3 ski areas not connected by slopes

We certainly learnt a lesson from our last ski holidays in Cortina - read ski resort reviews before choosing a ski resort! Cortina sounded like the perfect ski resort and it certainly is IF you're rich! EVERYTHING from ski hire to a hot chocolate to a can of coke is just extortionately over priced! We're used to skiing in medium sized french resorts and this is the first time we skied Italy. Don't be put off though, everything is just perfect, service, snow, food - you just need to take a LOT of spending money.

Cortina is to be experienced at least once in your lifetime. We're talking about the most beautiful ski resort in Italy in my opinion. Everything is just lovely: beautiful pistes (the three sectors each have their charm), superb panoramic views and an unusual, classy but sporty ambience. Do not be fooled by the superficial reputation of Cortina, it is there for real, with great skiing on the slopes and superb snow throughout the season. We would go back again without doubt!

• Classy and charming
• Excellent snow

• Expensive

What a wonderful ski resort for people spotting - we spotted Madonna (not sure though as she had scarf, goggles, helmet etc) and her kids! This is a pretty pricey resort but certainly no more than Courchevel in France - you pay for the amazing skiing but you don't necessarily have to get involved in all the other expensive stuff like lunch up the mountain or glitzy nightlife. We spent a great week here rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous and only went a little over our budget!

• Great nightlife if you can afford it - we went out only 1 night!

• Expensive and a bit pretentious