At 10am we were picked up for our transfer to Sensoria Dolomites, an adults only all-inclusive retreat marketed as "luxury for the soul". We were more than ready for some bougie and a change of pace for the next 3 nights. The initial impression, if I were to be honest, was a little underwhelming. The exterior entrance where one pulls up looks small and cramped with buildings next door and the gondola station visible. The check-in process was also not as smooth as I would have expected for a property billing itself as luxury. We were welcomed and invited to sit down for our welcome drink but was then left there for quite a while. When I enquired at the front desk if there was perhaps as misunderstanding, the staff member was rather defensive. But yes, we were supposed to get a tour of the facilities and a run-down of what is available. After the initial hiccup, everything was lovely. Once you're in the property, the setting really was very calming, with welcoming but clean line decor. It did feel like a little oasis of sorts. We had walked around a little as the initial plan was to explore the village, but we dropped that to enjoy the resort instead. This post and the following ones will be brief to spare you the list of places where I took a nap...
The photos are in somewhat random order so apologies!
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| The drinks/bar area |
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| Our welcome drink. Non-alcoholic aperol. I was glad to see a good selection of non-alcoholic offerings beyond soft drinks and juice |
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| Excellent tea selection |
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| Hey I know that brand! Their choice of toiletries |
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| Extensive library |
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| And other reading material |
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| It looked cool to have a library arranged in colour...but I have serious questions about practicality. It was a pain to look for books! Especially when the selection included German, Italian and English books |
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| The interior was a vast contrast to the exterior |
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| I love all the quiet relaxing nooks and corners |
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| My favourite. Pillow, blanket, table, view but protected from wind |
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| Add a bit of Chopin and the sound of gurgling water...Bob's your uncle |
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| More spaces |
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| Our room |
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| Our view from our balcony |
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| Malcolm Albany would be jealous of these robes |
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| Slippers to use and then take home |
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| Our bathroom |
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| Mini bar is included. One of many local apple juice varieties |
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| One of the included activities. I'm so intrigued... |
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| The "buffet" area. This is "healthy snacks" served from 2-5pm. Really just a name for late lunch |
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| Extensive selection |
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| Lots of sweet and savoury options |
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| Dinner is a 5 course meal. 6 if you count the bread like they did |
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| Non-alcoholic grapefruit aperol |
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| "False" tomato was what was listed on the menu |
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| Cauliflower veloute |
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| Potato mezzelune. A dish which I did not like! |
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| Hake. Almost Asian fusion |
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| Amazing dessert. Mango cheesecake with coconut gelato |
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