Archive Hotel Cristallo Cortina 5 stars luxury hotel in cortina d'ampezzo

April’s perfumes and scents welcome spring back to the Ampezzo valley, hinting at the imminent arrival of the Easter holidays. For those who dream with a break somewhere special, the Cristallo Spa & Golf Hotel has lots of news to share: be seduced by the breath-taking views over the Tofane mountains, cuddled in the comfortable setting of one of the most famous 5-star hotels of Cortina d’Ampezzo, while enjoying sports, relax and a wide range of blissful treatments. Here in Cortina, the Gioiello della Regina, you can enjoy low instead of middle season rates, for a minimum of 3 nights between Holy Friday and Easter Sunday. After all, in four days you can barely appreciate the wide range of options available at the Cristallo...

Easter also means flavours. Chef Marco Badalucci’s Easter lunch at Il Gazebo restaurant boasts a hand-crafted, delicious menu, in a mix of creative and innovative solutions - strictly using spring produce like asparagus, fava beans, quail eggs and lamb. For starters, the menu presents a traditional Easter plate of cold meats, eggs, fava beans and pancetta; this is followed by a pasta dish of veal fillet ravioli with summer truffle and 36-month aged Parmesan or an artichoke and smoked ricotta risotto. As a main course, the menu includes tender kid grilled in a coriander sauce with tempura-style vegetables. And of course, last but not least, a sweet touch: here, the classic Easter chocolate egg is reinvented and presented as a dessert. ‘The secret lies in carefully selected ingredients, mixed in the right way so to enhance their simple yet truly unique flavours”, chef Badalucci confesses. This secret will be exclusively shared with our guests over the Easter break, for a truly unforgettable experience.

For further information regarding the easter package please visit  www.cristallo.it/offerte-cristallo or contact our booking office at tel: +39 0436 8811618/629 or booking@crsitallo.it

The Cristallo Hotel is preparing to celebrate the most amusing and entertaining time of the year with a party in the halls of the hotel's restaurant on Saturday 18th February.

It is time to laugh and be merry at the foot of the Tofane Mountains. Everything is ready – this is no dream or carnival joke. Once again, the Cristallo Hotel is organising a Carnival party for its guests. The party is dedicated to people who want to enjoy themselves and make the best of all Cortina d’Ampezzo can offer.

The evening will start with a Sangria aperitif served in the Veranda Bar and will continue with dinner. For the occasion, Marco Badalucci, the chef, has thought of a special menu. As in every self-respecting Carnival party, there will be an amazing buffet with traditional Carnival cakes such as “chiacchiere”, pancakes, "nighele", "gaffe”, to sweetly enjoy the occasion.

Can there really be a party without music? No, so that is why part of the restaurant hall will be reserved for the people who, carried away by the music and the party atmosphere, want to dance. Here is an infinite series of musical notes to enjoy, relaxing and savouring delicacies of all kinds.

For Carnival week the Cristallo Hotel is offering a special holiday package. People booking a seven-night holiday (minimum) between 12th and 21st February will be offered two free nights. Here is yet another opportunity to enjoy a week in Cortina, practicing sports and relaxing, spoilt by the services offered by the Cristallo Hotel
For further information and reservation please contact: tel +39 0436 881618/629 or booking@cristallo.it, or visit the web site www.cristallo.it/offerte-cristallo

To have the splendid view of the Tofane Mountains covered in snow during a candlelit dinner, or to look straight into the eyes of your beloved during a relaxing massage - these are not just dreams, they are one of the ways to spend an unforgettable Valentine’s Day.

The Cristallo Hotel Spa & Golf has planned the “Love is in the air” event, an entire week dedicated to love, with specially selected menus and activities for couples. From 11th to 17th February couples can dine in the Gazebo Restaurant admiring the view. The hall will be decorated to make the occasion even more romantic. During that week there will be two different menus, one for ladies and one for gentlemen.

A truly special menu is planned for Valentine’s Day. All the dishes will contain a special ingredient, which symbolises love more than any other - chocolate. Live music will make the evening truly magical and perfect for exchanging loving promises.

The week of love is not just a matter of food. Couples can treat themselves to relaxing massages for two. They will be able to enjoy an innovative range of body and facial treatments together in the specially set-up “Serendipity spa room” in the Transvital Swiss Beauty Center. The treatments, specifically designed for men and women, can be adjusted to suit individual tastes and needs, as they can be relaxing, regenerating or toning, in line with the latest results of Swiss research.

For lovers who want to celebrate Valentine’s Day in a truly unique setting, the Cristallo Hotel has prepared a special package that includes two romantic nights, a treatment for couples in the Serendipity spa room and Valentine’s dinner. Starting from Euro 595, per person in double room. For further information and reservation please contact: tel +39 0436 881618/629 or booking@cristallo.it 

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The Cortina Winter Polo Audi Gold Cup, to be held from 19th to 25th February, is a yearly rendezvous not to be missed.

The most awaited international polo tournament of the year has now reached its 23rd edition, and its sponsor, the Cristallo Hotel Spa & Golf, will participate in the event by hosting an exclusive cocktail for the leading Cup protagonists on Thursday 24th February.

The Cortina Winter Polo will take place on the frozen lake of Misurina, at a height of 1800 metres. The spectacular frozen lake is the stage on which six international teams are to challenge each another. The breathtaking landscape encompasses the snow-clad summits of the Cristallo mountains, the Sorapis and the Lavaredo.


For further information please visit the web site www.pologoldcup.org 

New Year’s Eve at the Cristallo Hotel seems set to be very lively. Nothing is missing - a great party atmosphere, an excellent meal prepared by an amazing chef, entertainment for younger guests (so they can enjoy themselves as well) and, most importantly, a dance evening with the Smoma musical trio, which provided the music for the Grand Gala event in celebration of the Hotel's 110th anniversary. The collaboration has culminated in an exclusive Music Collection that the Cristallo will present to its guests for the New Year's Eve party.

New Year’s Eve programme

For further information and reservation please contact: tel +39 0436 881630 or restaurant@cristallo.it

The  Cristallo Hotel and the Smoma trio present the “Cristallo 110th Anniversary Music Collection”, a collection of rearranged celebrated pieces presented in a special boxed set. The group will play the pieces live at the Cristallo’s New Year's Eve party. This holiday season, the picturesque and exciting atmosphere of the Cristallo will be colourfully enhanced by an exceptional soundtrack, featuring reinterpretations of international successes and sophisticated, uncommon arrangements. Under the aegis of style, attention to detail and Italian tradition, the well-established collaboration between the Cristallo and the Smoma musical trio, which provided the music for the Grand Gala event in celebration of the Hotel's 110th anniversary, has culminated in an exclusive Music Collection that the Cristallo will present to its guests for Christmas. It is a collection of famous pieces, reinterpreted through the group's original arrangements to evoke the enchantment and emotion felt during moments of festivity. In addition to the CD, the elegant collector's box will contain a booklet narrating the history of the only 5 Star Luxury Hotel in the Dolomites, illustrated with historical and recent photographs. Interpreting an eclectic collage of well-known pieces with taste and style, Smoma touches on all possible musical genres, from Madonna, Bob Marley and George Benson to Nina Simone, Donna Summer and Diana Ross, creating a fascinating genre unto itself. The colourful variations of the female voice meld with the elegance of the guitar, bass and trumpet, to create an original and entertaining sound.

The veranda del Cristallo Restaurant is to offer its room, with a breathtaking view of the Tofane mountains, for the fine wine and food event, Saporitaliani. Chef marco Badalucci is to prepare a celebration characterized by creativity, with recipes from every Italian region and delectable themes to excite the senses. Ampezzan Luxury conquers the palate.
Closed last August, having left unforgettable tastes in the mouths of its happy guests, the fine wine and food event Saporitaliani is reopening the winter season to delight those who have not yet had their fill. Starting in December, the celebration will stage four months of all-Italian theme-based events where one may enjoy dishes created with inspiration and creativity by the celebrated chef Marco Badalucci. The Cristallo's La Veranda Restaurant will host the event in its splendid rooms, with a view of the stunning panorama of the Cortina d’Ampezzo Tofane Mountains. A renowned chef, ingredients of exceptional quality and recipes from the Italian tradition. A perfect mix of experience, art, creativity and taste will bring to life sophisticated and appetizing dishes that exalt each individual ingredient and stimulate the senses. Each evening will focus on a particular flavour, aroma, ingredient or Italian region, becoming an occasion to get to know cultures and customs beyond the area of Cortina.

Highlights winter 2011/2012

For further information and reservations: tel +39 0436 881630 or restaurant@cristallo.it

On Christmas Eve, the atmosphere at the Hotel Cristallo will be warm and joyful. The hotel’s restaurants will offer the delights developed by Executive Chef Marco Badalucci, including tempura seafood en papillote with a dash of lemon, potato dumplings with squid and squilla mantis fresh from the lagoon, and an irresistible nougat and chocolate Semifreddo ice cream. However, this riot of flavours will reach its climax at the Christmas lunch. For the occasion, the Gazebo restaurant, suitably decked out and offering a splendid panorama of the Tofane Mountains, will provide breathtaking views and flavours. Not to be missed are the Maltagliati pasta with duck ragout and white truffle, the Alpago lamb in artichoke cream sauce with Taggiasche olives, and the Sicilian almond sorbet.
Santa Claus is coming to town. Santa Clause will be making a stop at the Cristallo Hotel. In the meantime, younger guests can while away the time at the KID'S CLUB, in the care of highly qualified staff. Games, crafts, drawings and all kinds of entertainment guaranteed. Then, finally, on Christmas Eve, under a large, richly decorated tree in the hotel hall, Santa Claus himself will distribute gifts to all the children, raising one last smile before bedtime.

The Cristallo Hotel has been chosen as one of the symbolic settings of Vacanze di Natale a Cortina, the latest in a series of Italian Christmas comedy movies (known as cinepanettone) produced by De Laurentiis and once again (for the third time) filmed in the shadow of the Tofane Mountains. Twenty years on from the first unforgettable cinepanettone (filmed in 1983), there is eager anticipation for the latest work by the Italian cinema production and distribution company, Filmauro. Under the guidance of Luigi De Laurentiis, who spent the autumn in Cortina following the shooting, the film, directed by Neri Parenti and written by Carlo and Enrico Vanzina, boasts an exceptional cast, including Christian De Sica, Sabrina Ferilli, Ricky Memphis, Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, and many VIPs playing themselves. The film opens in 800 Italian cinemas on December 16th.

For further information: www.filmvacanzedinataleacortina.it

The hotel has devised a wealth of offers and surprises for the month of December. For lovers of alpine skiing, the Cortina ski-lifts are to reopen on November 26th, offering a host of truly thrilling activities to all those with a genuine passion for snow sports. With activities such as slow skiing, snowshoe walking, telemark skiing and sledging, those choosing to holiday in the Dolomites will be simply spoilt for choice. And of course, Cortina is not just about sports. The town offers may opportunities to relax with a good book and enjoy the warm welcome of a crackling fire. The traditional cultural festival “A mountain of books”, which the Cristallo has sponsored since day one, is to open on December 10th and run until April 9th, presenting the most interesting works of the year. Do not miss the many opportunities for sport and relaxation offered this December by the Cristallo Hotel Spa & Golf.
For further information regarding events in Cortina: www.dolomiti.org , for Cristallo Hotel’s special offerts and events please visit the offer- and the news sections.

The Cristallo Hotel Spa & Golf has prepared a whole range of offers not to be missed, designed to satisfy even its most demanding customers. Up to December 23rd, guests may avail of special packages: 3 nights for the price of 2, or 7 for the price of 5. This is an excellent opportunity to discover the hotel’s 74 delightful rooms, including 22 splendid suites, which shall accommodate guests with every attention possible to detail. For a day in the snow, guests may avail of the hotel’s Cristallo Fitwell Club, an exclusive, ultra-luxury fitness club offering an exceptionally high level of service, through latest-generation equipment and comprehensive, flexible, customised training programmes, specifically studied for each guest by a personal trainer. Those wishing to treat themselves to a day of complete relaxation can make use of the Cristallo Ultimate Spa, with an indoor heated pool with whirlpool, sauna and Turkish bath, or indulge in one of the many types of massage that only the Transvital Swiss Beauty Centre can offer. For further information and reservation: tel +39 0436 881 618-629 or booking@cristallo.it

Preparations are already well underway for the winter season scheduled to start on 2nd December 2011. The hotel will be greeting its guests with beautifully prepared Christmas decorations and on Christmas Eve the rooms of the hotel will be buzzing with anticipation for the imminent arrival of Father Christmas, much to the delight of the children.
Then there is New Year in Cortina. The most popular place to spend the craziest night of 2011 and the Cristallo too will be staging its New Year’s Grand Gala evening on 31st December with its not-to-be-missed dinner in the Hotel’s restaurants and dance music in the Bar and Living areas. Our younger guests can have fun just like their mums and dads, thanks to an entertainer, they can get involved in so many games, following the buffet dinner and invent things to do in the company of the baby sitter in the refurbished Squirrel Kids Club. The ancient Romans used to say that going crazy once a year is permissible - the Cristallo does this but without giving up on its style.

Following the New Year’s Eve fireworks, the festivities just go on and on. There is the sweetest, most romantic Saint Valentine’s on 14th February, a day for lovers. Taking advantage of its unique location, breathtaking views of the Tofane Mountains, and magenta coloured sunsets over the snow capped peaks; the Cristallo will be offering its guests an enchanted atmosphere. The Hotel’s chef will prepare a theme dinner to enchant even the most demanding of palates and between one serving and a sigh, guests can look into each other’s eyes to the company of violin music .

Venetian style masques will reappear during Carnival time at the Cristallo on the evening of 18th February 2012. It is a theme evening that promises to be above all tasteful. The Chef will be delighting guests with a traditional dinner and surprising the palate with an abundant buffet of traditional desserts.

Christmas with your loved ones and Easter with… the Cristallo. It is first and foremost an opportunity to celebrate and enjoy the winter snows as they melt into spring. An unmissable opportunity for one last ski on Cortina's snow through the stunning scenery of the Queen of the Dolomites before the onset of the summer season.
Chef Badalucci is already hard at work preparing a very special menu for 8th April that will include the traditional serving of a celebratory lamb. Sticking with the culinary theme, SaportItaliani returns once again. This is the food and wine event that endeavours to introduce the delicacies of our beautiful country as prepared by the creative genius of Chef, Marco Badalucci.

For further information please contact: tel: +39 0436 881111 or booking@cristallo.it
 

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Cristallo Ultimate Spa has extended its portfolio of services with a new medical and aesthetic treatment: pressotherapy. This massage, performed using a special machine, is effective in reducing blemishes such as cellulite but also for the treatment of circulatory diseases, like lymphostatis, that usually require manual lymphatic draining massages.
Because of its intensive action, pressotherapy enables to obtain more immediate and long-term results as compared to ordinary aesthetic massages. At the end of the treatment, which is performed with a special machine, the affected body parts are treated more intensively, either with an aesthetic bandaging using bandages soaked in substances with a strong reducing and anti-cellulite effect or with natural muds that enhance the draining effect of pressotherapy. The final result is a firmer and more elastic skin, a remodelled silhouette and immediately visible results in the treated areas.

For further information and reservations: tel +39 0436 881730 or transvital@cristallo.it
 

A lifting treatment that gives intensive and immediate results without the need for any surgical incisions or stitches. Once again the Cristallo Hotel Spa & Golf stands at the cutting edge of anti-ageing beauty treatments. Known as Oxygenating Experience for face, it is the latest process available to clients of the Transvital Swiss Beauty Center, the wellness centre located in this 5-star luxury establishment in Cortina. A totally innovative facial treatment that combines the intense regenerating effect of Regenerating Experience for face – a regenerative facial massage which uses the Regenerating Line, the latest and most advanced product range from Transvital that counters the signs of ageing on the skin – with hyperbaric oxygenation sessions. It is a new generation of non-invasive lifting treatments that has already found popularity amongst some very famous names. The first of these to praise its benefits was none other than the queen of pop herself.... Madonna.

For further information and reservation: Tel 0436 881730 or transvital@cristallo.it
 

Which is the best location for the most exclusive shopping? The Cristallo Hotel Spa & Golf. Just like the most popular streets with luxury stores, the hotel’s Living area is the stunning background for some of the most prestigious brands and the most glamorous boutiques in Cortina d’Ampezzo.
The Hotel will transform the concept of shopping experience. The brands exhibited in elegant windows will be in Cortina’s most unique setting. The hotel will provide its guests with an exclusive Shopping Guide (i.e. a complete, detailed guide for guests looking for must-have cult-items). This is a unique occasion to move among the stores in the “Queen of the Dolomites” without making mistakes.
This made-to-measure shopping experience tailored by the Cristallo Hotel will never lead guests to buy boring items. The Guest Relations staff will always be available to provide information to customers and to contact the boutiques and services that are included in the luxury, five-star hotel’s shopping circuit. They will provide advice (including sales advice) and arrange meetings with retailers in the hotel. The guests who want to go shopping in town will be able to use a free shuttle service, which is always available – this is the best, stress-free way of enjoying Cortina.
 

Having mum and dad all to themselves, without having to share their time with work, is every child’s dream. To enjoy a break with the entire family in the comfort of a luxury five-star hotel, the Cristallo Hotel Spa & Golf offers the special fun for family package deal, with which to spend endless, carefree days together. This includes the option of taking a tour around Lake Misurina in an off road vehicle, or a mountain bike ride in the company of an expert alpine guide. Luxury caters for the family in the special package deals for families -  an extra room, possibly communicating with that of the parents, where children stay with a 20% discount.
With these special family offers Cortina’s “jewel” meets the needs of all its guests who are seeking a holiday with the utmost in comfort and discretion.  Our smaller guests will be greeted by some exclusive services devised to make even their stay truly unforgettable, beginning with a small gift waiting for them in their room when they arrive.

Mindful of the fact that being a child is synonymous with playing, discovering and experimenting, the Cristallo Hotel, for this summer season, has totally refurbished its outside play area where children can have hours of fun in the exclusive Squirrel Kids' Club under the watchful eye of mum, dad or even a baby-sitter.

For further information or to make a booking, email us at booking@cristallo.it or visit www.cristallo.it/offerte-cristallo
 

The timelessness of the mountaintops and the undying charm of certain cars. The unmistakeable shape of the Pallidi Mountains and the distinctive growl of a classic Porsche. The Cristallo Hotel Spa & Golf plays a leading role in the Dolomites Gold Cup held in Cortina from the 1st to the 4th September 2011. Those taking part in this festival of motoring will gather on the panoramic belvedere, one of the favourite haunts for Ampezzo’s undying fun seekers, to toast the next day’s competition and enjoy the much sought-after specialities prepared by Chef Marco Badalucci. What is more, Michele Gualandi, member of the family that owns the hotel, will take part in the Gold Cup in a classic Porsche 1600cc Roadster sporting a plate bearing the name of this prestigious resort.

The inaugural dinner, on the eve of the competition and the Cristallo’s involvement in the race, is an event that acknowledges the close tie that exists between Cortina’s “jewel” and luxury cars. Such a close bond in fact, that the Club House of the Cortina Car Club - an exclusive group of car collectors chaired by Count Umberto Marzotto – is actually based in the Cristallo Hotel.
 

The Cristallo Hotel Spa & Golf accompanies its guests to the 68th Venice International Film Festival.
Being in the front row whilst the greats of the movie world visit Venice, or at the screenings of those films destined to become next year’s box office successes and at the award ceremony of the world’s most awaited festivals is an emotion without equal. Even more so when combined with the comforts and facilities of a five-star luxury establishment such as the Cristallo Hotel Spa & Golf in Cortina d’Ampezzo that in 2011 celebrates its 110th anniversary. During the International Film Festival - from 31st August to 10th September, organised by the Venice Biennale, chaired by Paolo Baratta and directed by Marco Müller – guests of the Cortina’s “jewel” can request a convenient and elegant transfer service.  This consists of a return journey from Cortina to the Lido of the city of gondolas by limousine and motor-boat, to visit the magnificent Venetian locations and take a closer look at what’s going on at the next edition of the festivities.

For more information or to make a booking email us at booking@cristallo.it 
 

The Mario Rimoldi Museum of Modern Art in Cortina d’Ampezzo has organised a special evening in honour of the Cristallo Hotel and its legendary ballroom “Il Covo Fiorito” - designed by the legendary architect, Edoardo Gellner - that was the setting for those unforgettable parties of the thirties and forties.
Beauty attracts beauty and this is undoubtedly true of Cortina that is accustomed to the splendour of its landscapes and locations such as the Cristallo Hotel Spa and Golf.  The resort has always taken a keen interest in the cultural life of Ampezzo, organising special events such as a visit to the exhibition ““Il Bello chiama il Bello - da de Pisis a Sironi: grandi maestri del Novecento nella collezione Rimoldi” (Beauty attracts beauty – from de Pisis to Siron: the great twentieth-century masters of the Rimoldi collection) at the "Mario Rimoldi" Museum of Modern Art. The highlight for connoisseurs and enthusiasts alike will be an exhibition of some the design sketches for the legendary ballroom of the Cristallo Palace, the “Il Covo Fiorito", drawn by the architect Edoardo Gellner, as commissioned by Leo Menardi. On Wednesday 23rd August the Cristallo Hotel Spa & Golf will be offering a cocktail to all those who visit the exhibition.

The opportunities to celebrate the 110 years of the Cristallo Hotel Spa & Golf continue.
It will be just like Ascot,  with bizarre hats parading around the luxuriously prepared terrace, just as they did once upon a time when afternoons were long and gentle and enlivened by live music. The perfect opportunity for those wishing to turn up in period costume.
Musical memories, revived by an orchestra on the terrace of the Cristallo Hotel, that will evoke the images and spirit of a bygone era, helped along by the exquisite haute patisserie desserts served to the holidaymakers.  All of this is to be found in the Five O’clock Tea Dance on Wednesday 17 August on the Hotel's bar terrace.

Further information is available from: marketing@cristallo.it
 

The Ferragosto bank holiday is an opportunity to enjoy gourmet food against the backdrop of the Dolomites. The 15th August has come round again and with it the most stylish food and wine event of the summer, set in the shadow of the Tofane Mountains. Ferragustando welcomes all those who love good cooking and is open to guests and non-residents of the Cristallo Hotel Spa & Golf. The entire terrace and garden of this five-star luxury establishment will be laid out with a large buffet area. There will be six “counters” in the corners of the magnificent belvedere offering offer a veritable exploration of five-star culinary delights in which to enjoy the best in Italian made produce and dishes.
There will be a mouth-watering lunch, from 12 noon, where attention has been paid to even the minutest detail, in the traditional Cristallo Hotel way.  The event will be accompanied by a performance of live folk music.
The crowning glory will be the mixed grill that will have a corner all of its own. This is an unmissable and respectable dish at every Ferragosto holiday and offers an ideal opportunity for tasting tender meats of the highest quality cooked on the spot.

For more information or to make a booking telephone +39 0436 881630 or email us at restaurant@cristallo.it
 

Once again the picturesque veranda of the Cristallo Hotel plays host to Saporitaliani (Italianflavours), the food and wine event that introduces us to the tasty delicacies of our beautiful country as prepared by the creative genius of Chef Marco Badalucci.
A celebration that will leave everyone with their mouths wide open, but most certainly not empty.
Following the success of the previous edition, “Saporitaliani” prepares to return to the table during the months of July and August with four not to be missed events.
The first of these, on Friday 8th July, will feature a mouth-watering encounter with pasta, an iconic symbol of our country. The skewer will be crowned "king for a night" on 5th August when it will be tastefully done according to different moods for tasting all the nuances of cooking on the grill. A not to be missed event for all those who prefer a taste of the Orient is the "sushi" moment, prepared in an Italian way. On the 19th August the rooms of the La Veranda restaurant will be serving cooked, but above all, raw food. The last and truly most mouth-watering evening, on 26th August, is one that is dedicated to the Amouse-bouche or bite sized appetizers, during which a variety of delicacies will be served to tantalize everybody’s tastebuds.
A gastronomic adventure dedicated to the delights of our national traditions in the year in which Italy celebrates the 150th anniversary of its unification and the Hotel Cristallo Spa & Golf its 110 years of elegance and sophistication.

For further information or to make a booking telephone us on:  +39 0436 881630 or email us at restaurant@cristallo.it
 

A longstanding partnership between Cortina d’Ampezzo and Fiorentina Football Club is renewed once again when the club returns to the Dolomites, for the third consecutive year, for its summer pre-season training from the 14th to the 29th July 2011. As excellence demands excellence, Fiorentina has decided, yet again, to stay in the revitalising surroundings of the Cristallo Hotel Spa & Golf.
The players will be able to reinvigorate themselves in the five-star luxury establishment following their training sessions held at the traditional venue of the Antonella De Rigo di Fiames Sports Centre.

The Cristallo Hotel Spa & Golf will delight its Fiorentina guests with a fruit cocktail artistically concocted by its multi-award winning bar lady, Ursula Chioma. The ‘Violet’ and the ‘Lily’ represent the symbols of the team and have been created especially in honour of the Tuscan football club. Shaken and served in a twin cup, the ‘Lily’ is a cocktail that can be enjoyed any time of the day. The ‘Violet’, on the other hand, is slightly alcoholic and makes a perfect aperitif.
 The team and the coaching staff will also be able to refresh both their minds and bodies by taking advantage of such exclusive services as the hotel’s Spa and the Cristallo Fitwell Club.

Out of this world. The Cristallo takes the excellence of its cuisine beyond the Hotel grounds. At the Club House, Cortina Golf's new attractive mountain chalet, all guests can get in touch again with nature in the peacefulness of the informal surroundings, without renouncing the quality of the ingredients, the gastronomy and the great service that are characteristic of the Hotel's culinary
experience.

For further information and reservations: tel: +39 0436 860952 or golfcortina@cristallo.it
 

One of the greatest thrills an expert hiker can get is to walk a Via Ferrata. Few areas can compare with the Dolomites in terms of number, variety and sheer beauty of its “iron paths”. To help you discover these breathtaking routes, the Cristallo Hotel Spa & Golf has created a unique 3 night stay package that includes:

3 night stay for 2 persons in a Superior Double Room at a discounted price, Fruit and Sweet Delights upon arrival, Grand Buffet Breakfast, access to the indoor heated swimming pool and Fitwell Club, Shuttle bus to and from the centre of Cortina, a unique excursion on a Via Ferrata with an alpine guide (including technical equipment).
Prices starting from 424,00 Euro per night (3 nights minimum stay) for 2 persons.

For further information and reservations: tel: +39 0436 881629 or booking@cristallo.it
 

Preparations are well underway for the summer season. On Friday, July 1 the Cristallo will usher in the summer, ready to welcome guests wanting to enjoy the impeccable service that Cristallo Hotel Spa & Golf has reserved for the holidaymakers who choose it for generations. 2011 promises to be an even more unforgettable year as the hotel celebrates a very special anniversary.

Opened in 1901, the Cristallo is 110 years old this year! 110 summer seasons of holidays with a glamorous international crowd. The hotel is preparing to celebrate this important anniversary in style all summer long, magically transporting guests into the charming, enchanting atmospheres that have helped make Cortina one of the world’s most famous, elegant holiday destinations. Numerous special events will be held to celebrate more than a century of great successes, culminating in an exclusive party in perfect Dolce Vita style on Saturday, August 27.
 

The choice of wedding location is essential in determining the character of an event that will be a treasured memory for the bride and groom and their families for the rest of their lives.
Every detail of your wedding can be organised in perfect “Cristallo style” – from the welcome to the accommodations, from snacks to banquets and celebrations, from decorations to personal care – overseen by a well-trained professional staff offering the unforgettable service the Cristallo is renowned for.

To dispel the inevitable tension prior to the ceremony, the Cristallo Hotel offers the bride and groom relaxing, regenerating treatments designed to make sure they are truly in top form on their wedding day. A vast range of treatments by the Transvital Swiss Beauty Center, the pulsating heart of the Hotel focusing on wellness, passport to a world where health and beauty are synonymous with advanced beauty programmes. And the Cristallo Hair Stylist is available to provide a consultation with beauty experts to make sure the bride arrives at the altar in truly perfect form.

For more information: tel: +39 0436 881603 or events@cristallo.it
 

To have the full range of beauty and wellness treatments, the Cristallo is offering a hairdressing service in the Hotel's wellness centre. Hair-styling experts, who know all about the latest trends, will be able to offer advice on cuts and perms to customers wishing to look perfect when they go out to enjoy Cortina’s lively night life. After a day’s skiing, is there anything better than a quick swim in the pool, a relaxing massage and some quality time in the most glamorous hairdresser’s salon in Cortina?

For further information and reservation: 0436 881730 or transvital@cristallo.it
 

There is a big change in the Cristallo Hotel Spa & Golf as it opens this year - Giorgio Borgonovo is the new general manager of the five-star luxury hotel who returns to Cortina after having worked in some of the world’s most famous hotels. “My aim is to persevere to maintain excellence standards,” said the newly appointed manager. “In this way the Cristallo Hotel will remain the landmark of luxury tourism in the Dolomites, keeping the town’s profile high.” The hotel’s owners, the Gualandi family, gave the new manager a warm welcome as they look forward to a mutually profitable collaboration. 

Many guests will find that the Cristallo Hotel's new initiative - a gift for Christmas or other special occasions (such as birthdays and anniversaries) - will be greatly appreciated. Gift vouchers are delivered directly to the recipient and can be completely customised according to the requests of those who choose this exclusive gift.
When choosing a Cristallo Gift Voucher one can decide in detail what kind of holiday or hotel service to offer. An original gift idea would be to offer someone a unique Christmas holiday at the Cristallo Hotel, or Christmas lunch (or dinner) in the magical Veranda restaurant or a holiday package, such as “Coccole e delizie” [pampering and delicacies] and “Neve & Relax” [snow and relaxation].
Gifts with even a tiny “Cristallo touch”, such as a romantic dinner in the “Stube” on anniversary occasion, a Transvital treatment for people who need to unwind on their birthday, an entry to the Fitwell Club for a day of sport with a view of the Dolomites or an aperitif in the hotel’s elegant Cocktail Bar, are truly unforgettable.
 

Excellence has been appreciated again. The Cristallo Hotel Spa & Golf in Cortina d’Ampezzo has just won the Leading Ski Resort award in the 2010 edition of the World Travel Awards. This is yet another brilliant achievement of Cortina’s luxury five-star hotel, which has once again proven to be one of the most exclusive, luxury hotels in the world. 
There were not many other Italian candidates competing for the World Travel Awards, the most prestigious awards in the sector of international luxury tourism. Despite the increase in the number of candidates compared to last year, the Cristallo Hotel won the Leading Ski Resort award.
The most chic hotel in Cortina was once again one of the winners that received an award in the prestigious ceremony that was held last Friday (Oct 1st) in the Rixos Premium Belek Resort, in Antalya, Turkey. This award in itself is proof of the excellent standards of Italian tourism and of the perfect elegance of the tourist resorts in Veneto. They impressed the world’s tourism experts who assigned the coveted prize, according to the votes given by globetrotters from all over the world (voters used the www.worldtravelawards.com website).
 

A new Kind of Ski-in Hotel.

Thanks to the new exclusive SHUTTLE service, the Cristallo becomes the only hotel in the Dolomites with direct access to the ski runs. Guests will be able to reach the faloria cableway, which takes them to the Faloria-Cristallo sports complex and ski slopes, in only 4 minutes.
Less trouble, less time to get to the slopes, more fun!

Does this service have an environmental impact? No, because the shuttle car to the Ski runs is electric.

For further information: +39.0436.881111

 

The summer season has started and it is time to prepare your skin to receive to the exposure to sun. For this reason, the Cristallo Palace Hotel & Spa, offers its customers a new and exclusive treatment: The Revitalizing Experience for Face. It is a beauty and wellness ritual, based on a beneficial and revitalizing action that enhances the beauty of the face adding tone and radiance to its complexion. The innovative Transvital Massage, that is performed on the face, neck and neckline area using a special Massage Cream with oxygenating properties and a soft and creamy texture, has a regenerating and revitalizing action. The next step consists in moisturizing the deepest skin layers through the application of Hydro Intensive Mask and in then focusing on the delicate eye contour area, which is massaged with draining and gentle relaxing sweeping movements. The treatment ends with Hydra All Around Cream, Transivital's fresh cream is applied: facial features become firmer, more relaxed and radiant.
For further information please contact: +39.0436.881111.

Dal cuore delle Dolomiti la nuova frontiera dell'ospitalità del Cristallo Palace Hotel & Spa conduce i suoi ospiti tra più suggestivi gioielli incastonati tra le coste del mediterraneo: questo sogno prende il nome di Cristallo Luxury Yachting & Spa, un prestigioso servizio di noleggio Yacht personalizzati Cristallo, che trasferisce a bordo di eleganti e moderne imbarcazioni l'inconfondibile stile da sempre contraddistingue lo storico 5 stelle Lusso. A rendere ancora più esclusiva questa vacanza è la preziosità di speciali trattamenti Transvital eseguiti a bordo degli yacht dalle mani esperte di un professionista del benessere. Tre gli itinerari previsti, personalizzabili e modulabili secondo i desideri e le preferenze dei ospiti. Da Saint Tropez a Portofino, per immergersi nelle affascinanti suggestioni di luoghi ricercati come Cannes e Nizza, da Porto Rotondo alla Maddalena, attraverso bianche spiagge e meravigliose calette, ma vivendo anche il meglio della vita mondana di Porto Cervo e della Costa Smeralda. Un viaggio lungo la costiera Amalfitana fino a Capri, passando per rinomate località come Positano e Ravello, con le loro scogliere e le loro celebri piazzette.
Per maggiori informazioni e prenotazioni contattare il numero +39.0436.881.111 oppure scrivere a booking@cristallo.it