Hotel Funivia

The whole concept which hooked me was that this is a hotel for cyclists. The website says „Excursions with George on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays“ and “Daniele, Elisa and Sara will show you hidden places and traditional alpine landscapes”… well it took a week for me to discover who George was and, when I spoke to him, he said he doesn’t work on Sundays - the next tour he was doing was apparently for mountain bikes. I never saw Elisa or Sara. I invited myself on one ride with Daniele (the owner) because I recognized his ride buddy. But there was absolutely no information about guided rides in the hotel. There was an info board for fitness classes, why not have something similar for riding?! The hotel is ideally located for some big name climbs and I did enjoy some fantastic riding but it would have been nice to do some group rides too.

The good: The restaurant and reception staff were very friendly and attentive. The food was generally very good with a wide selection at the breakfast buffet and unlimited coffee. Dinner was 4 courses, plus a salad buffet except for BBQ night, where we were a little surprised that no veggie alternative was offered, but we did not go hungry due to the salad buffet.
The cleaning staff were very hard working, efficient and friendly.
The bike room was a secure place to keep your bike and there was a maintenance corner with ample tools available, as described in the hotel website. There is underground parking available at a charge (10€/day, I think) or outside parking at no extra charge.
Nice to see fitness classes offered daily at no extra charge.

The bad: After a long journey we were pretty disgusted to be met by a very strong smell of cigarette smoke in the landing, which pervaded our room as soon as we opened door. It is a sports hotel and supposedly non-smoking but we experienced this several times during our stay. Perhaps we were just unlucky.
The room can best be described as budget hotel for a boutique price. Cracked sink, tiny, leaky shower, small windows, no balcony, dead wasp in the woodwork (!), one pillow about the thickness of a house brick and about as hard, and one ridiculously fat pillow.
Don’t expect any post ride chilling. There is a bike park and summer Rodelbahn next door where the host continuously shouts through a loudspeaker. Nights are not much better.
The indifferent: The pool/wellness facilities were small but nice enough. My daughter and I often had the pool to ourselves. Opening hours were bizarrely only between 16:00 and dinner time, but they were happy to open earlier upon request.
The post-ride snack bar is a nice idea, but was very limited, especially for non meat-eaters.

Conclusion: For a group of riding buddies, this hotel could work well. But I cannot recommend it for cyclists traveling with their families or anyone expecting group rides or guides. I could have had the same/better experience in a budget hotel where I can keep the bike in my room; for a lot less money.

This was one of five hotels we booked in Italy for a late summer vacation. This was also the ONLY hotel of the other five that refused to refund our deposit even though we canceled 4 months in advance and WELL WITHIN the fine print of the Terms and Conditions. There are other options in Bormio - consider them. As I only support the honest and trustworthy - I will NOT rebook here [within a year - or ever] to reclaim my deposit.