Sporting Clubresidence

We stayed in an apartment, self-catering, as a family of four, for a week of skiing. The apartments are a bit small, as other reviewers have commented, but we were organised with our use of space and coped with this, even with all of our skiing gear. The kitchenette is small, just two hobs, a fridge/freezer, and a microwave. However they do provide enough pots and pans and crockery/cutlery so we managed to cook a few simple evening meals. Luckily we had read previous reviews about no kettle in the kitchenette, we brought our own travel kettle, which was very useful. The bunk beds and sofa beds were fine, very comfortable for us, we slept very well, the hotel was quiet at night. The hotel swimming pool was lovely to relax in after a day of skiing. There were a lot of children in the pool at times, but at other times it was quiet. The wellness/sauna area is nice also. You really don't have to hire the bathrobes from the hotel, which are costly, there is a changing room at the pool. The hotel bar area is a bit basic, just a cluster of tables and chairs in the hotel foyer, we did not use it much. The games room was OK, you can play table tennis but the table football is out of order. The hotel is generally clean and the staff are mostly friendly and helpful. However we did have to ask for a second room key (four of us sharing the room) and also ask for the ski storage locker key, it would be better if they just offer these things to guests. San Martino is a lovely town and Residence Sporting is located right in the centre. Lots of nice cafes and restaurants, trinket shops, bookshop, very nice atmosphere. The Dolomite peaks seem to surround the town like it is in a bowl. The only downside is that the ski slopes are quite spaced out, you really have to use the ski bus service to get from the hotel to the slopes. However once on the slopes there are a variety of red and blue options in particular, excellent for intermediate skiers like ourselves.