Staying at the Hotel Villa Kastelruth was one of the most spectacular hotel experiences in a lifetime of travel. To start, the staff are top shelf. They were friendly, polite, conscientious, and accommodating. They were all quite good at communicating with our American English and tolerant of our anemic efforts at Italian and German. We also received excellent local travel advice from the staff. Second, the breakfasts and dinners were far beyond our expectations, especially in light of the affordable cost. The breakfast menu was perfect offering both a robust selections of breads, eggs and meats for a day of hiking in the Alps, but also perfect for eating light and healthy with ample fresh fruit, yogurt and healthy granolas. The dinners were something special. We were leery the first night about whether we would sign up for dinners for our entire stay. However, after the first dinner, a multi-course, multi-choice menu prepared by a kitchen staff with considerable culinary skill, we were hooked and had all of dinner meals in the hotel. We particularly appreciated the novelty of many menu items (e.g., anchovy ice cream with pasta), but equally impressed by the quality of standard dishes. Finally, our room was stunning. It was spacious, impeccably clean, well appointed, with comfortable mattresses and linens, as well as, with a dreamy, skylit bathroom. Our room also offered beautiful views of the Dolomites, as well as, the town of Castelrotto/Kastelruth. We will definitely return.