Paradiso Pure Living Vegan Hotel

I never write reviews but our stay at Paradiso was so incredible that I had to write about our experience. We are from the States, and when we got invited to a friend’s wedding in Morcote, I knew I wanted to spend some time in the Dolomites while we were there. I was about to book a hotel when I serendipitously came across an Instagram reel for Paradiso. As a vegan, I was excited by the idea of an entirely plant-based hotel and decided to book a room there instead. I am so thankful to my social media algorithm for bringing us to Paradiso. In between the breakfast buffet and 5-course dinners, I have never eaten so well in my life. Even my non vegan partner was impressed by how good the food was. The hotel also has many amenities with my personal favorite being a heated whirlpool with a stunning view of the Dolomites. We didn’t have much time to take advantage of these though due to the abundance of incredible hiking, climbing, and outdoor recreation accessible right from the hotel. If you’re ideal vacation includes a day of beautiful hiking followed by a quick dip in the pool before some vegan fine dining, this is the place for you! On top of the food and activities, the staff were super friendly and made us feel like home instantly. Alexander especially went above and beyond for us. When we arrived, he helped us create a personalized itinerary based on our interests. When we asked about trying a ferrata, he spent the next morning calling guides and finding us gear. We were greatly appreciative of all of his help. If you are vegan, love the outdoors, or are looking for a memorable experience in the Dolomites, you HAVE to check out Paradiso. We felt the cost of our stay was more than reasonable given the food, location, and amenities. I’m telling all of my vegan friends in the US to come here for their next getaway.

What an absolutely lovely hotel and experience - start to finish. We are vegan, and we were so lucky to have found Paradiso. From the excellent and helpful management to the staff (Tommy became a friend!), we were truly enthralled by our experience. It is a small hotel, and it feels like a truly intimate vacation. The pool area is warm and heavenly, Marnie's yoga classes are excellent, the rooms, esp the larger ones, are lovely and comfortable, and the food - it is absolutely a dream for vegans. The buffet breakfast is heavenly, and includes ample amounts of both sweet (croissants!) and savory options, excellent coffee, fresh juices, and fresh breads. There is a la carte lunch available, right on the slopes - we loved the brick pizza offerings! And dinner - 5 courses of the most sophisticated and delicious vegan dishes. If you are vegan - or not - you will love your stay at Paradiso.

Where to start...firstly the beautiful, recently retrofitted hotel sits at 2000 m altitude next to a lovely piste in the middle of the Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage Site. The skiing is gorgeous: wide, well kept pistes under impossible blue skies are a reason enough to be here. The hotel is run by a family that also owns two other vegan hotels in Italy and is as serious about hospitality as they are about sustainability and, of course, food. The team is lovely, friendly and helpful, rooms are comfortable without being ostentatious and the hotel is filled with contemporary art including by a number of artists who have taken residence here since it reopened. And then the food. Impossiblytalented chef Aggeliki Charami who also runs the kitchen at the Koukoumi hotel im Mykonos in the summer, has been in charge since last year as Paradiso transitioned to fully vegan - no mean feat in South Tyroll (or mountains in general!). Aggeliki and her team produce food of impossibly high standards, inspired by her native Greece, Italy and everywhere in between. Half board includes buffet breakfast (pumpkin porridge was a revelation), filo pastries stuffed with everything from herbs to peppers, excellent tofu scramble, fantastic selection of pastries (cream filled croissant anyone?) and a desert table heaving under crumbles, creamy tarts and chocolate delights. Alo included is the dinner: a five course symphony of high end cooking mastery that changes daily with a 9 day rotation: last night there was a delicious cheesy foccacia to start - probably the best I ever had, followed by a version of the Ceasar said after which there were chickpeas in celery broth and the most sublime seitan lasagna i have ever tasted. Finished of by millefoglie with pistachio ganache and yuzy cream. It is insane. There is also a la carte lunch available that has pizzas, vegan fried egg, bao buns and my personal favourite, gnudi pasta a la carbonara - so good I had it twice in a week. Which is 2 out of 3 lunches I actually managed to squeeze into my seriously expanded waistline. I absolutely enjoyed everything and so did the non vegan guests who were certainly the majority last night. The very much non vegan people aplauded the chef as one would a rock star. And this evening I am looking forward to my Omnia fine dining (as if everything else wasn't) 9 course experience that I will write about separately. I could not be happier - thank you Paradiso and Chef!

It took me 10 hours train from Berlin to Bolzano by myself. What's the point to come to the aples in Italy. Not only because of the most beautiful snow view at the alps, People, family, passion and love make Paradiso hotel as the best hotel must stay in Europe. All the customers are the returned customers who booked one year ahead and continued coming to this hotel for more than 9 years. enjoy the time, the paradise scenery, best family Italian food and the bounding of every customer in this hotel. Guests from the celebrity, politician, professional, couple and single people like me are all attracted to this spot as the highlight of the new year. These did not happened one day. I spoke with the owner Alex Spögler and his mother. They ran this hotel for more than three decades. What made them non stop serving the customer 24x7 from pick up, breakfast, lunch, dinner, arranging ski activities to check out with the best human touching holiday experience. They only have one passion in their heart is to make the hotel where the guest feel like their home-that can only achieved through the best team. Treating everyone like your family and friends and offered the best to them. To be the top hotel in the world, it doesn't need to have luxury decoration and Michelin star hotel. It's the people and the passion which made the holiday difference. It's the first time I will miss the hotel, people and things happened and i can't wait to share with all the readers.

Fabulous hotel in an impressive part of the world, full of fun outdoor activities, brilliant spa, sauna, steam rooms, pool and delicious food!!!! Love all the eclectic art, the yoga classes and the friendly staff. Will definitely go back.

This is place is unique for eat vegan and enjoy on the dolomites . Perfect location in the middles of the Mountains with so many beautiful hikes. The hotel have an amazing swimming pool and wellness area. Hot tube outside and a gym . The Staff is really nice and helpful. Breakfast buffet is incredible full and the dinner menu are so delicious . Definitely I will come back next year for longer !