Pila 2000 Hotel, Pila, Italy
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Situated right in the centre of Pila, the hotel provides good value accommodation in an excellent position adjacent to the slopes. loading...
Pila 2000 Hotel Reviews
" Hotel was what was expected for a 3... "
Submitted By: Mr J O''Neill
Hotel was what was expected for a 3 star in Italy- clean and tidy.
Resort was excellent for skiing.
Ski in ski out complaints, if you can't walk 20 yards should you be skiing.
Food in hotel was below average for Italy but then you should be out on the mountain where there are plenty of good places to eat and chill out.
As for night time entertainment the reviews that said it was poor could not have skied hard enough during the day ( tired ) or missed the opportunity to enjoy the company of the friendly locals, which begin Italy is something of a novelty.
In summary if you enjoy skiing for a good price you wouldn't be disappointed in Pila.
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Resort was excellent for skiing.
Ski in ski out complaints, if you can't walk 20 yards should you be skiing.
Food in hotel was below average for Italy but then you should be out on the mountain where there are plenty of good places to eat and chill out.
As for night time entertainment the reviews that said it was poor could not have skied hard enough during the day ( tired ) or missed the opportunity to enjoy the company of the friendly locals, which begin Italy is something of a novelty.
In summary if you enjoy skiing for a good price you wouldn't be disappointed in Pila.
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- Date of Holiday:Jan 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Crytal
" We traveled with Crystal and on... "
Submitted By: Mr A Burnley
We traveled with Crystal and on arrival at Pila 2000 we were greeted with the receptionist and a number of staff. Once checked in one of the staff members showed us to our room, which was in the old stone building across from reception, and was accessed by underground passage. We had booked a family room. This consisted of a small bathroom complete with shower, WC, basin and b’day. The main room had a double bed in with double wardrobe and shelving. Enough space for all 4 sets of Ski clothing. The kid’s beds were up some steep stairs to the Mezzanine floor, which was great and gave them their own space. The room was warm at all times and the shower was lovely and hot.
The location was great, 50 Yds to the slopes and to the Ski hire shop. The Ski/Boot room was also housed in the same building as our room and had ample of space. Once skis were fitted it was a ski down to the Gorraz Chair lift and at the end of the day we could ski back to 50yds of the hotel.
The hotel itself advertised a DVD room and a sauna, both of which no longer exist!!!
The breakfast 0730 – 0930 was just the job and there was plenty of selection. However, the evening meal, 1930 – 2130, was a let down. You selected at breakfast from the menu of 3 starters and 3 mains. The actual meal was 4 courses. The food for us as a family we found disappointing and was the only let down.
There are a couple of bars, pizzerias and shops near by and a cash machine that takes Visa.
All in all a good spot to ski to and from and good family accommodation.
The location was great, 50 Yds to the slopes and to the Ski hire shop. The Ski/Boot room was also housed in the same building as our room and had ample of space. Once skis were fitted it was a ski down to the Gorraz Chair lift and at the end of the day we could ski back to 50yds of the hotel.
The hotel itself advertised a DVD room and a sauna, both of which no longer exist!!!
The breakfast 0730 – 0930 was just the job and there was plenty of selection. However, the evening meal, 1930 – 2130, was a let down. You selected at breakfast from the menu of 3 starters and 3 mains. The actual meal was 4 courses. The food for us as a family we found disappointing and was the only let down.
There are a couple of bars, pizzerias and shops near by and a cash machine that takes Visa.
All in all a good spot to ski to and from and good family accommodation.
- Date of Holiday:Feb 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Crystal
" Just returned from very enjoyable Feb... "
Submitted By: Mr A Chara
Just returned from very enjoyable Feb 08 holday. Excellent ski resort for intermediates. Sunny conditions every day for the week, all runs except for one were open. Few minutes walk to the piste. Varied pistes, well marked out. Excellent ski school. Food average, but plentyful catering more for the Italians than Brits. 4 Courses on offer (with choice) plus good salad bar. Food not ideal for kids. Pila generally, and hotel in particular lacked evening entertainment. Hotel clean and staff friendly and helpful.
- Date of Holiday:Feb 2007
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Crystal
" Visited New Year 2007/08. Pila 2000... "
Submitted By: Mr A S Downham
Visited New Year 2007/08. Pila 2000 is a little above the Pila-Gorraz chairlift (effectively the bottom of the pistes). Virtually ski-2-door but tight and steepish turn-off from busy section of piste. Pila 2000 complex has doctors, pharmacy, ice rink plus a few other shops. Cashpoint (which did not take any of our cards – had to go down to Aosta) and other shops 250m downhill.
Hotel in 2 parts: we stayed in the (nice looking from the outside) old barn, connected to main part by corridor (flight of stairs at each end, lift at 1 end only). Our rooms were part basement, with small windows high up. The rooms were quite small but warm with good beds. However walls were very thin so could hear everything in adjoining room. Had problems with light (eventually fixed) and noisy cistern (not fixed).
Staff were very helpful but only limited English spoken.
Lots of excellent (very Italian) food – 4 courses plus salad, also 250ml free wine per adult. New Year’s Eve there was a special menu but started late and dragged on (no fun for kids).
Hotel in 2 parts: we stayed in the (nice looking from the outside) old barn, connected to main part by corridor (flight of stairs at each end, lift at 1 end only). Our rooms were part basement, with small windows high up. The rooms were quite small but warm with good beds. However walls were very thin so could hear everything in adjoining room. Had problems with light (eventually fixed) and noisy cistern (not fixed).
Staff were very helpful but only limited English spoken.
Lots of excellent (very Italian) food – 4 courses plus salad, also 250ml free wine per adult. New Year’s Eve there was a special menu but started late and dragged on (no fun for kids).
- Date of Holiday:Dec 2007
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Crystal
" Fabulous holiday, the hotel gets... "
Submitted By: Mrs V Shedden
Fabulous holiday, the hotel gets better each time we visit.
The rooms are warm and clean and the food was fantastic, one of our party has a food allergy and the staff were extremely helpful.
The skiing was perfect, quiet runs apart from Saturday, no queues if you get started early enough.
Day trip to La Thuile and Le Rosier well worthwhile.
There is a wonderful blue area at the top of the cable car, the mountain cafes are all good, you must try a Bombardino - be careful one is enough if you intend to ski back to the hotel.
The rooms are warm and clean and the food was fantastic, one of our party has a food allergy and the staff were extremely helpful.
The skiing was perfect, quiet runs apart from Saturday, no queues if you get started early enough.
Day trip to La Thuile and Le Rosier well worthwhile.
There is a wonderful blue area at the top of the cable car, the mountain cafes are all good, you must try a Bombardino - be careful one is enough if you intend to ski back to the hotel.
- Date of Holiday:Feb 2007
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Crystal
" Having just returned from Pila, I was... "
Submitted By: Dr D Cooper
Having just returned from Pila, I was surprised by some of the reviews of the hotel and food.
Our room certainly didn't have plaster falling from the walls, nor was there any shortage of wall sockets (we had at least 5).
The food was of excellent quality, massive quantity and was served extremely efficiently, mine was always at the appropriate temperature.
As one should expect given that the vast majority of guests in the resort are Italian it was suited to Italian tastes, with antipasto, pasta, meat and dessert courses and salad buffet.
Veal certainly appeared as a regular choice, but along with beef, ham, pork, lamb and vegetarian options. The salad buffet was amazing in its range and the free wine of surprisingly good quality.
I certainly haven't come across friendlier staff in a hotel over the past 20 years that I've been taking skiing holidays across Europe.
The bedroom was at a constant 22 C, but you can always open the door if it gets too hot.
The sauna and gym are free and overall the hotel seemed excellent value for money.
Our room certainly didn't have plaster falling from the walls, nor was there any shortage of wall sockets (we had at least 5).
The food was of excellent quality, massive quantity and was served extremely efficiently, mine was always at the appropriate temperature.
As one should expect given that the vast majority of guests in the resort are Italian it was suited to Italian tastes, with antipasto, pasta, meat and dessert courses and salad buffet.
Veal certainly appeared as a regular choice, but along with beef, ham, pork, lamb and vegetarian options. The salad buffet was amazing in its range and the free wine of surprisingly good quality.
I certainly haven't come across friendlier staff in a hotel over the past 20 years that I've been taking skiing holidays across Europe.
The bedroom was at a constant 22 C, but you can always open the door if it gets too hot.
The sauna and gym are free and overall the hotel seemed excellent value for money.
- Date of Holiday:Dec 2006
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Crystal
" Well what can I say, if I don't see... "
Submitted By: Mr A Saunders
Well what can I say, if I don't see another bit of veal for the rest of my life it'll be too soon.
The resort is okay as in not that big but there are a range of slopes for differing levels and with the folk complaining about the lack of the slopes being open this was probably the best part of our holiday as there was runs that had not been opened before and therefore were great off piste. It was a little icy when I was there and found that at some areas of the slopes got very over crowded at the end of the day and were a bit of a nightmare to dodge the beginners and advanced fighting for a bit of snow.
The resort itself wasn't over flowing with bars and clubs (well we only really found one that often had more than 4 or 5 folk in it) and the hotel lounge isn't really big enough for that size of place.
So to finish off the reason I am marking the hotel down is that the room I had, had mould on the wall and the heating being non-adjustable(unless you have a trusty multi tool) and the fire exit stairwell blocking any view of daylight, but I was unlucky as friends rooms were nice with none of the above.
Oh yes and the rooms were cleaned every day which is a very good point.
The veals gonnae get ye!
The resort is okay as in not that big but there are a range of slopes for differing levels and with the folk complaining about the lack of the slopes being open this was probably the best part of our holiday as there was runs that had not been opened before and therefore were great off piste. It was a little icy when I was there and found that at some areas of the slopes got very over crowded at the end of the day and were a bit of a nightmare to dodge the beginners and advanced fighting for a bit of snow.
The resort itself wasn't over flowing with bars and clubs (well we only really found one that often had more than 4 or 5 folk in it) and the hotel lounge isn't really big enough for that size of place.
So to finish off the reason I am marking the hotel down is that the room I had, had mould on the wall and the heating being non-adjustable(unless you have a trusty multi tool) and the fire exit stairwell blocking any view of daylight, but I was unlucky as friends rooms were nice with none of the above.
Oh yes and the rooms were cleaned every day which is a very good point.
The veals gonnae get ye!
- Date of Holiday:Feb 2006
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" On the minus side we felt the food at... "
Submitted By: Mr P Thomas
On the minus side we felt the food at this Hotel was unsatisfactory although there were some exceptions. In the evening you would have four courses with one of them being a salad/buffet table, consequently there was always something to fill yourselves up on. Veal was on the menu most evenings.
The staff were friendly and efficient. The rooms are very hot, which made it uncomfortable and you could not adjust the heat. The only way of cooling the room down was to open a window, which at night with temperatures below -5 etc was not ideal. Our rooms (we had two) were spacious, clean and in a reasonable condition.
The great advantage of this hotel is the ski locker room which is only a short walk from reception and from their a short walk to a blue run which takes you down to the main lifts and a meeting point for ski school. Pila is a great place to ski for beginners and intermediates, for more advanced skiers it would be limiting.
The staff were friendly and efficient. The rooms are very hot, which made it uncomfortable and you could not adjust the heat. The only way of cooling the room down was to open a window, which at night with temperatures below -5 etc was not ideal. Our rooms (we had two) were spacious, clean and in a reasonable condition.
The great advantage of this hotel is the ski locker room which is only a short walk from reception and from their a short walk to a blue run which takes you down to the main lifts and a meeting point for ski school. Pila is a great place to ski for beginners and intermediates, for more advanced skiers it would be limiting.
- Date of Holiday:Apr 2006
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" We found Hotel Pila 2000 to be very... "
Submitted By: Ms H Rhoades
We found Hotel Pila 2000 to be very disappointing. The staff were courteous but the room was very hot, plaster falling off the walls, no plug sockets and very cramped.
We went half board but ended up eating elsewhere due to the very poor food standard.
The skiing in the resort was fantastic due to great snow conditions and lots of sunshine but if we had paid full price for the hotel we would have been very unhappy.
This was the first time skiing in Italy and we certainly wouldn't go back to the hotel!
We went half board but ended up eating elsewhere due to the very poor food standard.
The skiing in the resort was fantastic due to great snow conditions and lots of sunshine but if we had paid full price for the hotel we would have been very unhappy.
This was the first time skiing in Italy and we certainly wouldn't go back to the hotel!
- Date of Holiday:Mar 2006
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" At the start of the week food was... "
Submitted By: Not Specified
At the start of the week food was quite poor (luke warm, not a great selection) but picked up extremely well the last 4 days, watch out fore the veal!!!!
Skiing conditions the best ever, perfect and as to the person talking about ski in ski out was a joke, he must want someone there to retrieve him of his skis and boots also, it was about a 20-30 yard walk then you could ski down to the chair lifts.
And as for the lifts being closed they were all open and there is more than one lift up to the black runs so he obviously didn’t explore very well!!!!!!!
Excellent holiday, conditions, accommodation, service & food.
Skiing conditions the best ever, perfect and as to the person talking about ski in ski out was a joke, he must want someone there to retrieve him of his skis and boots also, it was about a 20-30 yard walk then you could ski down to the chair lifts.
And as for the lifts being closed they were all open and there is more than one lift up to the black runs so he obviously didn’t explore very well!!!!!!!
Excellent holiday, conditions, accommodation, service & food.
- Date of Holiday:Mar 2006
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" Just returned from Pila, 4 lovely... "
Submitted By: Mr A Stansfield
Just returned from Pila, 4 lovely sunny but cold days, 2 with Snow. Hotel is comfortable, rooms well heated (if not excessively so, and we couldn't turn the radiator off!).
Food is good but Italian menu, so expect Pasta course and then meat with no veg, but there is a salad buffet. You have to select from menu at breakfast for dinner that day.
If previous reviewer considers it is not Ski In, he must want to be able to hit the door of the ski locker room, it only 10 to 20 yards. But note that the picture shown above is not the actual hotel but another residential block in the Pila 2000 development, the actual hotel is just behind.
Food is good but Italian menu, so expect Pasta course and then meat with no veg, but there is a salad buffet. You have to select from menu at breakfast for dinner that day.
If previous reviewer considers it is not Ski In, he must want to be able to hit the door of the ski locker room, it only 10 to 20 yards. But note that the picture shown above is not the actual hotel but another residential block in the Pila 2000 development, the actual hotel is just behind.
- Date of Holiday:Feb 2006
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" Actually we found the food in the... "
Submitted By: Not Specified
Actually we found the food in the Pila 2000 the best we have ever had on a ski holiday! The rooms were well-heated and spacious and although the TV did not have any English channels, there is a separate room for DVD viewing.
The staff were friendly and helpful and any lack of atmosphere in the hotel lounge can be compensated for by visiting the fantastic pizza bar located 2 minutes away (up the stairs and towards the ice rink).
The boot room is linked to the hotel by tunnel, and from there it is about ten yards to the piste!! Wonderfully quiet slopes during the week, but can be busy at weekends. Enough skiing in a week for all but the most demanding skiers.
The staff were friendly and helpful and any lack of atmosphere in the hotel lounge can be compensated for by visiting the fantastic pizza bar located 2 minutes away (up the stairs and towards the ice rink).
The boot room is linked to the hotel by tunnel, and from there it is about ten yards to the piste!! Wonderfully quiet slopes during the week, but can be busy at weekends. Enough skiing in a week for all but the most demanding skiers.
- Date of Holiday:Jan 2006
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Crystal
" Food was very poor quality.... "
Submitted By: Mr AP Howes
Food was very poor quality. Facilities are not as listed in brochure (large DVD room was a small TV). Although very close to the slopes it is not ski in ski out.
3 out of 12 lifts closed for no other reason than it being low season, including the nursery slope and the only lift that gives access to the black runs.
Aosta is also not worth the visit.
3 out of 12 lifts closed for no other reason than it being low season, including the nursery slope and the only lift that gives access to the black runs.
Aosta is also not worth the visit.
- Date of Holiday:Jan 2006
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Thomson
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It is amazing how they can get different types of food to all taste the same....got the impression it was all tinned or reguritated from the night before. 3 nights out of 5 was enought for us....
Wine was cheapish....breakfast was OK/good....room was better than average...ski boot room was good...this is a clean typical 3 star Italian hotel let down by worst than average (non italian) food. The waitresses were lovely. Our TV didn't work either but this happens when the aerial is not plugged in...lol
Perfect skiing for 3/4 days max...even for beginners
Don't expect night life....and I would guess nothing to do for non-skiers.
Restaurants on the mountian were quaint and cosy.....but totally lacking in proper toilet facilities, most had a max of 2
all in all we had a great time and the food gave us a laugh if nothing else..