Söll, Austria

The Padmore family from UNITED KINGDOM writes:

Went to soll in 2005 for Xmas so my children could see snow for the first time. We stayed at the Feldwebel hotel in the centre of Soll that was walking distance to the drag lift that took us to the main lift station. The hotel staff were very helpful and the rooms were clean. The food was good and had much to choose from. Plenty to do in Soll considering that it’s only a small village. The bars are good and you don’t get ripped off with the prices like in bigger towns. Soll also has a sleigh ride that goes through the forest and follows the river through the countryside ending up at a house where hot drinks are served and it also gives the horses a rest before the return ride. The children thought it was magical (so did I!). The lift queues can get long first thing in the morning, but you get that at every resort. The ski runs were good, well sign posted and some quite challenging, but I think the blue runs for a beginner can be a little bit to hard in one or two places. The views from the top of the mountains are beautiful and breath taking. We went to France (Meribel) the following year and found that it was not as good as Soll. It was very crowded, expensive and the French could be very rude at times. So this year were going back to Soll where the people are much friendlier and where we know that we’re going to have a good time.

2008-01-27