Il Posticino In Cortina d'ampezzo

Would have given this a 5 star review but there was a couple of issues for improvement. In the bar, a local came in and it appeared he was trying to scam drinks from American visitors. It made several uncomfortable. The staff kind of laughed at him, but they probably should have asked him to stop or leave. He eventually left on his own. The safe didn't work and a staff member had to be called whenever it needed opened. Other than these two things, the hotel hit all marks and was excellent.

We were disappointed with our room. The door didnt lock from the inside. The safe was locked and we couldn’t use it. It was very hot in our room and no air conditioning. The bathroom flooded every time we took a shower. The electricity went out for a while.

In the centre of Cortina Village, we now understand that this venue is legendary (there is even a shot of it in the old Bond Movie For Your Eyes Only). We stumbled upon it one evening and slipped into its side bar/café for drinks. Lovely wood panelled ceilings, chic old bentwood chairs and of course white starched linens. What a lovely, charming and kooky , classic Italian experience, made sooo fabulous by its gorgeous Gentlemen staff/waiters dressed in white jackets and black bow ties. The Negroni were generous pours, beware lol! And we were served an abundance of nibbles, fabulous juicy green olives. The Customers: Enter a senior couple with their white fluffy pooch named Max that the “Gentlemen” made a fuss over, clearly a regular and we loved that his chic owners colour matched Max with their outfits. Clearly the staff here are adored and were met with such warmth from Customers and locals. Charming. We love loved this place and even spent an entire afternoon outside people watching, mountain gazing and sipping coffee and of course more Negroni. When the sun started to fade, we were generously moved to another comfortable seat. We are so grateful and will never forget this experience. Thank you so much. Iconic.