After more than 10 years of planning, Adler Resorts is preparing to open its fourth property this July.
Mountain Lodge, located in the heart of the Dolomites at an altitude of almost 6,000 ft (1,800 m), occupies the site of the former Hotel Mezdi. Hotel Mezdi was built in 1938 within walking distance of the region’s first cable cars.
The Sanoner family, which owns Adler resorts, acquired the property in 1999 and replaced the existing hotel with a central wooden lodge and 12 small chalets modeled after old Tyrolean mountain huts.
Local architects Hugo & Hanspeter Demetz worked with Rudi Parathoner of Selva to create the 30-key hotel, using sustainable construction methods and local raw materials.
The central lodge has 18 guest suites with panoramic views (including two family suites with two bedrooms each), as well as reception, a lounge with an open fireplace, a sun terrace, and a restaurant. On the top floor, a wellness area offers a sauna, a relaxation area, three treatment rooms, and a wrap-around infinity pool.
Higher up the slope, 12 two-story guest chalets made of local spruce offer privacy. The ground floor comprises a terrace and a living room with a glassed-in fireplace and sofas, with a sleeping area and a bathroom with private sauna as well as a balcony on the second floor. Two larger family chalets have an extra bedroom and a separate bathroom on the ground floor.
All guests will have full board prepared with locally sourced ingredients, consisting of a buffet breakfast, light lunches served on the sun terrace or packed for day trips, a South Tyrolean afternoon tea and dinner. The room rates include mineral water, soft drinks, and an array of local wines and liqueurs.
The seventh generation of the Sanoner family currently manages Adler Dolomiti, Adler Balance (a wellness-focused annex to Adler Dolomiti), and Adler Thermae in Tuscany. Josef Anton Sanoner started the business with the acquisition of a small tavern called Daverda (now Adler Dolomiti) in 1810.
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