We have just returned from spending 10 fantastic days at the Hotel Monika in Sesto. We love walking and wanted somewhere in the Dolomites that had fantastic scenery, plenty of walking opportunities and a lovely hotel to pamper ourselves in and the Hotel Monika provided all of this.

The hotel is based in Sesto/Sexten in South Tyrol which is a small town/village which is a ski resort in the winter but a great place to base yourself for walking and cycling in the summer. The hotel is a 5 minute walk into Sesto. There is a gondola/cable car up into the mountains virtually opposite the hotel. We hired a car for 10 days to get out and about but there are plenty of buses that can take you around. Also, as you'd expext with the Dolomites, loads of walks you can do right from the hotel door.

The hotel itself is fantastic. It is family run and is very welcoming. Most of the staff only speak german or italian but a few can speak some english. We stayed in the Alpine Suite which was really spacious with great views from the balcony. The food is fantastic. A really good choice every night with between 5 and 6 courses not including cheese!. They also provide an afternoon snack every day between 3-5pm as part of the HB option which is great when coming back from a walk and you are hungry and can't wait for dinner!. The hotel has a spa and the massages and mud treatment are recommended! There is also a gym and an indoor swimming pool.

Overall I would rate the Hotel Monika extremely highly for its welcome and friendliness, helpfulness, food quality, quality of ameneties, location and value for money. We will definitely be going back.

We stayed here for a couple of nights to meet up with some friends.

The rooms are very nice. Nice beds. The bathroom had a huge shower, two basins, with a rather odd strip of glass when if your kids are sharing a room they try and cover.

The communal rooms of the hotel are excellent, again very clean. The spa is lovely. The pool is a really decent size, and very recently refurbed. Breakfast was perhaps the best we had all holiday..and if you like tea there are about 25 to choose from.

The food was very good, if a little overwhelming.

The staff are very friendly and helpful, beware the recommendation of an easy five hour walk however!

Lots of walks and the scenery is stunning.

Downsides. The sunbeds at the front are right on the road, which feels a little odd with people tramping by the other side of the very thin hedge. The room was very hot so we slept with window open. However, the cars are all parked at the front of the hotel so if someone's car alarm goes off, that can be irritating. Also there was some river party the first night with music til 1am, so not really the relaxing stay we had planned.

I had tried to book direct with the hotel and never once got a response from the five emails I sent. In the end I booked with booking.com.

They wouldn't put our tables together in the restaurant with the other family we knew.

But overall very good, if a little pricey.

We stayed here for a few nights in June - the location is beautiful with mountains rising up in the valley behind.

The food was absolutely delicious! The restaurant staff was not only friendly but on top of every detail. The flow of the dinner was smooth.

The staff was incredibly helpful (we ended up with a flat tire on a Friday afternoon, the desk staff was able to call and find a place that was open on Saturday and was able to arrange an appointment to help us out since we don't speak Italian). They went above and beyond.

The rooms are beautiful, modern and huge!

The price is high, but the quality of everything was excellent. This has been one of our favorite places anywhere.

We will absolutely try go back to stay again!!

We spent a week in Monika in early July. Everything was perfect. The hotel is situated in very peaceful area between Sesto and Moso. You can easily reach both cable cars (Monte Elmo and Croda Rossa) on foot.
Excellent family Tiroler hotel lies in an idyllic and quiet position between large meadows and the Sesto river. From the hotel Monika and most of the rooms you enjoy a view to the Fiscalina valley and at the top of Monte Elmo.
The rooms are tastefully designed, unusually spacious, fully equipped and spotlessly clean. The same is true for the swimming pool and sauna area, which are also beautifully designed.
All of the staff members are very friendly, while the young and charming hotel manager is extraordinarily helpful and eager to please.
The great surprise though was the dinner. We had booked half board. The dinner was a five or six course gourmet dinner of world class. Every course was inventive, fresh and just amazingly delicious.
The hotel offers additional services such as Shuttle Bus service, free parking, SPA, Spa Active gym, guided nordic walking tours and other special activities free of charge.
With the Three Peaks Card you may use all public buses, trains, and cable cars.
The ideal and quiet position of the Hotel Monika, very close to walking, hiking and cycling trails in summer, cable car to the Monte Elmo (just at a few minutes walk from the hotel Monika) .
Massive rock formations such as the Cima Nove, Dieci, Undici, Dodici and Uno, renown as the Sesto sun dial, await you! Above this unique mountain sun dial the Cima Tre Scarperi towers. The wonderful val Fiscalina leads up to the rock faces, and is a comfortable entrance to the Nature Park Sextener Dolomiten, the location for hikes and climbs in the Dolomites.The peaks and alpine plateaus can also be reached with cable cars. The Monte Baranci cable cars near San Candido, the Monte Elmo cable cars near Sesto , and the Croda Rossa cable cars near Moso. During our hikes we can not only enjoy the fantastic view, but also a tasty snack in one of the huts.
After a demanding mountain hike of relaxation in the swimming pool was the best reward. A nice swimming pool with an outside jacuzzi are close to sauna area.
Sesto is a paradise for people who look for relaxation and still wish to be active.
This hotel does not need advertising, it´s Top hotel !
We would like to thank Egarter family and the team of the Hotel Monika for a a relaxing and very delightful stay at our Hotel.