Frequently asked questions about Hotel St. Veit

You will find Hotel St. Veit at Europaweg 16, at the end of the village of Sexten in the Upper Puster Valley, South Tyrol. The five peaks of the Sexten Sundial rise into the sky in front of our hotel, and in winter you stay right on the ski slope.

¾ board at Hotel St. Veit includes the breakfast buffet, a small sweet or savoury snack in the afternoon and, to crown the day, a five-course gourmet menu. On four evenings a week this menu follows a culinary theme.

Our Alpine Wellness at Hotel St. Veit includes the rustic mountain village sauna with Swiss stone pine sauna, Tyrolean bio sauna, steam bath and infrared cabin, the indoor pool with mountain views, an outdoor pool, heated all year, with outdoor sauna, the whirlpool in the garden and an 80 m² gym. Wellness is a tradition here: as early as 1977 our grandfather added a wellness area to the house.

Hotel St. Veit is right on the slopes of the 3 Zinnen Dolomites ski area, so you can ski in and ski out. The valley station of the Mount Helm cable car is just a few metres away, and you can buy your ski pass conveniently at our reception.

Yes, we have a soft spot for animals and are happy to welcome your dog, as well as other pets. We charge 30 € per day. Out of consideration for our other guests, we ask you not to take your pet into the dining room, the wellness area or onto the lawn in the garden.

At Hotel St. Veit your room is ready for you from 2 pm on the day of arrival, and if it is ready earlier, you are welcome to check in earlier. On the day of departure we kindly ask you to vacate the room by 10 am.

Without a car, you travel by train to Innichen (San Candido) and continue from there by bus to Sexten. It is even easier if you let us know beforehand, because on request we will pick you up at Innichen station and bring you straight to Hotel St. Veit.

Yes, of course. You can book Hotel St. Veit directly with us, online through the booking form on our website, with a no-obligation enquiry or by phone on +39 0474 710 390.

Hotel St. Veit in Sexten is a 4-⁠star hotel and has been a member of Vitalpina Hotels Südtirol since 2006.

We, the Karadar family, run Hotel St. Veit in the third generation. In 1969, grandfather Franz Happacher welcomed his first guests here.

Yes, Hotel St. Veit has its own car park. Parking there is free of charge.

Yes. When children stay in their parents’ room with at least two full-paying guests, they pay 30 € up to 1 year and 45 € from 2 to 5 years, per day. From 6 to 11 years we give a 50 % discount, from 12 to 17 years 30 %.

In the children’s playroom at Hotel St. Veit, the little ones build with giant Lego bricks, play table football or curl up with a book in the reading corner. On cinema evenings they watch a film together, and at dinner there are colouring sheets and pencils ready.

The Family suite residence at Hotel St. Veit has 52 m², two separate bedrooms, a kitchen-living room and a panoramic terrace. The Eagle’s nest suite has 45 m² and sleeps three to five people. The Sun suites and the apartments in the annexe also sleep up to four or five people.

Yes, on request we are happy to arrange childcare for you at Hotel St. Veit, which is charged separately.

Yes. At Hotel St. Veit, the mountain village sauna, indoor pool, outdoor pool, whirlpool and fitness room are among our included services. You pay nothing extra for them. Massages and treatments can be booked in addition as you wish.

Yes, the outdoor pool at Hotel St. Veit is heated all year round. Even in winter you can swim your lengths here while snow lies all around.

No. For the whole of your stay, we give you a spa bag with a bathrobe as well as bath and sauna towels.

Yes, through our Day Spa: daily by reservation between 9 am and 7.30 pm, from 55 € per person.

Yes. Our head chef at Hotel St. Veit has specialised in gluten-free and lactose-free cuisine. Please tell us about your intolerances when you make your enquiry or booking, so that the kitchen team can plan for you in good time.

Yes. Guided hikes are part of the weekly programme and start right at the hotel.

Yes. You can borrow mountain bikes from us at Hotel St. Veit free of charge, and hire high-quality e-bikes for a fee.

Allow about two and a half hours. From the Talschlusshütte in the Fischleintal valley you hike up through the Altensteintal valley to the Drei Zinnen Hut (Rifugio Locatelli) at 2,405 metres.

You can buy your ski pass directly at the reception of Hotel St. Veit.

Yes. Your skis are kept in a lockable ski room with a waxing station and a rack for cross-country skis.

From the Fischleinboden car park, it is about a 30-⁠minute walk of just under 2 km to the Talschlusshütte at 1,548 m, on a wide path that rises only gently.

Yes, in winter a 6 km cross-country trail runs through the Fischleintal valley between Moos and the Talschlusshütte, and on the groomed winter path you can walk all the way to the hut. Horse-drawn sleighs travel the same route.

You can get up Mount Helm in Sexten on the Helmjet Sexten gondola lift, whose valley station is a few metres from Hotel St. Veit. On foot, the hike up from Sexten takes about four hours, and from winter 2026/27 the new “Helmissimo” gondola lift also runs up Mount Helm from Vierschach.

A herd of reindeer from Finland lives on the Rotwandwiesen meadows in Sexten. You can reach it by the Rotwand gondola lift from Bad Moos.

Olperl’s Mountain World is a themed trail for families on Mount Helm in Sexten. The 1.5 km circular route with ten stations starts at the mountain station of the Mount Helm cable car and is easy to manage with a pushchair too.

In Innichen (San Candido) you can visit the Romanesque collegiate church, stroll through the pedestrian zone, explore the DoloMythos museum or take the chairlift up the Haunold. For swimming and sauna, head to the Acquafun leisure pool.

The Fun-Bob summer toboggan run on the Haunold in Innichen (San Candido) is 1,739 m long and covers a 314 m difference in altitude. The four-seater chairlift takes you to the start at 1,500 m.

You can get from Sexten to Innichen (San Candido) by public bus, by car through the Sexten valley or by bike on the cycle path between the two villages. Innichen is just a few kilometres from Hotel St. Veit.

Hotel St. Veit, a 4-⁠star wellness hotel, is not on the lake but in Sexten in the Upper Puster Valley. From there, you can reach Lake Braies (Pragser Wildsee) on a day trip by car or by bus and train via Toblach (Dobbiaco).

The circular path around Lake Braies is about 3.6 km long, and the walking time is about one hour. The path is easy, but in places it involves steps.

In the summer months, you can only drive to Lake Braies during the day with an online reservation. Without a car, you can get there by bus, which must also be booked online during this period, on foot or by bike. The period and conditions change every year and are published at prags.bz.

Without a car, you take the public bus from Sexten via Innichen (San Candido) to Toblach (Dobbiaco) and change there to bus route 442 to the lake. In summer, this bus must be booked online in advance.