The house of the Rabanser family with 4 apartments is perfectly situated, some 4 km down the valley from Ortisei, in St. Peter im Tal. Me and my wife spent 8 nights in a 2-bed apartment. The apartment was spacious: kitchen/dining room of about 12 m2 (4x3), bedroom also about 12 m2 (4x3), a large balcony along both the kitchen and the bedroom (accessed from the kirchen), and a spacious bathroom (incl. shower, toilet, bidet and a sink). The kitchen, apart from all necessary crockery, the fridge and electric stove, is equipped with a microwave oven and the dishwasher. The bathroom is equipped with a hair dryer. Heating is excellent (floor type), and it is quite warm at all times, especially in the bathroom.

Another great thing is the garage and ski storage in the basement, as well as free use of all buses (skibuses and public buses) with the Val Gardena Mobil Card which we got from our landlords Daniela and Ossi Rabanser. Our car remained in the garage throughout the whole stay in Val Gardena, and the stop of the public bus (line 350) is just outside the house. The public bus to Ortisei, St. Christina and Selva passes once an hour (13 mins after the full hour according to the time schedule which is followed strictly), and we used it every day for reaching the skilifts in the valley (14 mins by bus to Ortisei, about 40 mins to Selva - we were on the lifts in Ortisei at about 8.40, and in Selva for instance at about 9.00). There is a bus once an hour also back to the house from Ortisei, St. Christina and Selva - just follow the schedule (which you will get from Daniela and Ossi, also available on valgardena.it and on the stops) and you won't miss it. There are numerous skibuses in Ortisei, St. Christina and Selva, as well as the skibus express line 352 running through the valley down to Ortisei, so you don't have to wait for the bus back home for long - if you are in Selva or St. Christina after skiing, you can use the skibus 352 to reach Ortisei, and wait there for the 350 bus to St. Peter im Tal.

The ski storage is also in the basement of the Rabanser house. Heaters for ski boots are also available, and every morning you get into warmed ski boots. Bread service at the house is available every morning except Sunday. Supermarkets are in Ortisei, and we used the time while waiting for the bus back home to buy what we need. We loved every minute in Val Gardena,not only for the skiing which was perfect, but mostly for the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Rabanser.