Frequently asked questions
Here you will find answers to frequently asked questions about your stay at Hotel Dosses in Tiers am Rosengarten.
General
Hotel Dosses is located in South Tyrol, in the village of St. Zyprian (San Cipriano), part of the municipality of Tiers am Rosengarten (Tires al Catinaccio), at the end of the Tiers Valley, in the heart of the Schlern-Rosengarten Nature Park. The exact address is St. Zyprianstr. 61, 39050 Tiers / St. Zyprian, Italy. The hotel sits at an altitude of 1,120 m.
Hotel Dosses is a 4-star active and hiking hotel and is regarded as one of the best-known active hotels in South Tyrol.
The hotel is run by the Schroffenegger family. Its history goes back to great-grandfather Franz Schroffenegger (born 1880), a renowned South Tyrolean mountain guide who travelled with names such as Hans Dülfer, Tita Piaz and Franz Wenter. He had a fatal accident on the Grasleitenturm on 2 August 1920.
The hotel has been welcoming guests since 1976.
- Phone: +39 0471 64 21 95
- Fax: +39 0471 64 22 00
- E-mail: via the website
- Website: dosses.com
Rooms & Suites
The hotel offers 7 room types in 9 categories overall:
- Suite Dosses – approx. 40 m², for 4 people, from € 180.00
- Suite Franz Schroffenegger – approx. 33 m², for 2 people, from € 173.00
- Suite im Juché – approx. 45 m², for 4 people, from € 161.00
- Tower Suite – approx. 40 m², for 4 people, from € 153.00
- Room Plafötsch – approx. 15 m², for 1 person, from € 152.00
- Room Zyprian – approx. 37 m², for 4 people, from € 146.00
- Room Tschamin „NEW" – approx. 32 m², for 3 people, from € 138.00
- Room Franz Schroffenegger – approx. 24 m², for 2 people, from € 134.00
- Room Rosengarten – approx. 24 m², for 3 people, from € 122.00
The rooms are furnished in country style with natural materials such as wood and stone. Each room has at least one balcony with a mountain or valley view. Amenities include a sitting area with couch, satellite TV, radio, telephone, Wi-Fi and a safe. The bathrooms feature a shower, WC/bidet, hairdryer and cosmetic tissues. Some rooms have a separate bathroom and WC as well as walk-in closets.
The furnishings of individual rooms may vary slightly. A binding guarantee for a specific room is not possible.
Cuisine
Hotel Dosses is a gourmet hotel with a cuisine that combines lovingly preserved local recipes with the flavours of Italy. Carefully selected ingredients from the region and the Mediterranean are used.
Breakfast is served from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. A buffet is offered with home-made baked goods, fresh fruit and vegetables, regional cured meat and cheese specialities as well as egg dishes freshly prepared at the show kitchen. On warm days breakfast can also be enjoyed on the terrace.
Yes. Every day from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. the afternoon Merende is served, with home-made cakes and fresh salads.
In the evening, a finely balanced selection of dishes is served in the newly designed dining room, inspired by traditional South Tyrolean recipes and Mediterranean lightness. They are accompanied by a selection of South Tyrolean and Italian wines.
Yes. The hotel is part of the joint project „Bergler Acker", an initiative of committed Tiers businesses for sustainable agriculture and regional supply. Fresh vegetables are grown in an organically managed community garden following the zero-kilometre principle and delivered directly to the kitchen.
Wellness
The wellness retreat includes:
- Indoor-outdoor pool – available all year round, with 32 °C warm water in winter, panoramic view of the Rosengarten, large glass fronts, terrace and relaxation room
- Herbal steam bath
- Brine grotto
- Experience and aroma showers
- Finnish sauna and infrared cabin
- Kneipp facility
- Relaxation room with a view
- Vital bar with tea and Tschamin water
In the hotel garden there is an alpine wellness garden with a fragrant herbal promenade. It features a spring fountain made of larch wood, a Kneipp pond, a rock shower, a barefoot path as well as comfort loungers and a large panoramic lounger made of spruce wood.
Winter & Skiing
The modern Tiers cable car is just 500 metres from the hotel – a short walk away. A hotel shuttle is also available on request, taking you directly to the valley station. From the valley station you reach the Carezza Dolomites ski area in 7 minutes.
The Carezza Dolomites ski area offers 42 kilometres of perfectly groomed slopes and, with 300 sunny days per year, is one of the sunniest ski areas in South Tyrol. The slope distribution is 55 % easy, 30 % intermediate and 15 % advanced runs.
Yes. There are child-safe lifts with special safety bars, the König Laurin children's land on the Frommer Alm and a new ski school directly at the beginners' lift. A modern snowpark is available for freestylers.
- Cross-country skiing on well-groomed trails
- Snowshoeing and ski tours (also guided)
- Tobogganing and ice skating on natural toboggan runs and ice rinks (ice rink in Tiers at the Kantun power station)
- Two children's ski parks with supervision and a practice slope right at the gondola station
Ski passes can be purchased online in advance with a 5 % saving. On request they will already be waiting for you in the hotel upon arrival.
Yes. The hotel has a ski and boot room with a drying system. Ski rental and depot are located at the mountain station.
When the village square of Tiers shines in festive lights, the Bergler Advent begins – with regional specialities, handcrafted gifts and music against the backdrop of the Rosengarten.
Summer & Hiking
The hiking season in Tiers begins in early May and lasts until early November.
300 km of hiking trails are accessible directly from the hotel. The trail network around Tiers, the Rosengarten and the Seiser Alm covers around 450 km in total.
Yes. From early May to early November, the certified hiking guides Paul Psenner and Martin Pattis take guests on guided tours – 3 guided hikes per week. On Sundays the tours of the week are presented. On request, the hotel can also organise guided tours with mountain guide Thomas Zelger.
Yes. Telescopic poles, hiking maps and guidebooks can be borrowed at the hotel. The hotel also has an extensive hiking library available.
- Mountain biking and e-biking (Rosengarten area, Latemar, Seiser Alm, Eggental)
- Climbing and via ferratas
- Horseback riding on Haflinger horses
- Swimming at the Völser Weiher
- Paragliding above the Seiser Alm
- Golf on South Tyrol's oldest golf course
- Trail running
Yes. Guided hikes with children (e.g. to the witches' sites or along the Oswald von Wolkenstein trail), via ferratas and mountain bike trails for children, as well as special children's afternoons at the Nature Park Visitor Centre.
Booking & Offers
Bookings can be made via the website („Book" section) or by request. Gift vouchers can also be given.
Reservations can be made in writing by e-mail. The reservation becomes valid as soon as the deposit of € 400.00 per week has been paid.
Yes, Hotel Dosses offers a best-price guarantee for booking your holiday.
- 7=6 opening week at Dosses: 13.05.–24.05.2026
- Hiking adventure at Dosses 3 in 7: 13.05.–25.10.2026
- E-biking | leisurely cycling in the Dolomites: 13.05.–25.10.2026
- Family Weeks at Dosses (one child free): 15.05.–06.06.2026, 25.07.–01.08.2026, 05.10.–24.10.2026
- Spring gourmet hiking week: 23.05.–12.06.2026
- Hiking in the heart of the Dolomites / Törggelen: 27.09.–25.10.2026
- Returning-guest weeks -10 %: 11.10.–25.10.2026
The package includes 7 nights with three-quarter board (breakfast buffet, afternoon buffet with salads and cakes, 5-course evening dinner with a salad and vegetable buffet), a Dosses grill evening with antipasti, twice a week a 6-course pampering menu, a dessert buffet, an information evening on Sunday with hiking guide Paul as well as 3 guided hikes.
Prices & Conditions
The prices listed on the website apply per person per day, including three-quarter board. In addition, a municipal tourism tax of € 3.90 per person (from age 14) per day applies, payable on site.
Yes. Guests choosing bed & breakfast instead of three-quarter board receive a reduction of € 15 per person per day.
Cosy alpine rooms with wooden furniture, balcony, sitting area with couch, satellite TV, radio, telephone and safe. The bathrooms are equipped with a shower, WC/bidet, hairdryer and cosmetic tissues.
Children's discounts
Discounts on the board price in the parents' room are:
- 0–2 years: –80 %
- 3–5 years: –60 %
- 6–12 years: –40 %
- 13–16 years: –30 %
- From 17 years and adults in an extra bed: –20 %
Check-in & check-out
The room is ready from about 3:00 p.m. on the day of arrival.
If arrival by 7:00 p.m. is not possible, we kindly ask you to let us know the day before.
The room must be vacated by 10:00 a.m. at the latest. Other times are possible on request.
Cancellation policy
- Up to 60 days before arrival: no cancellation fees
- 59 to 30 days before arrival: 20 %
- 29 to 15 days before arrival: 40 %
- 14 to 5 days before arrival: 60 %
- 4 to 2 days before arrival: 80 %
- From 1 day before arrival, in case of no-show or early departure: 100 %
The hotel recommends taking out travel cancellation insurance with Europäische Reiseversicherung, so that you do not have to bear cancellation fees in case of cancellation for health reasons or other justified reasons.
Payment
The hotel bill can be settled with:
- Cash in all currencies (up to € 1,999.99 or, for foreign currencies, at the respective daily exchange rate)
- Bancomat
- EC cards
- Credit cards
American Express, business cards and postal cheques are not accepted.
Pets
No. Hotel Dosses is a pet-free hotel. As much as dogs are part of holiday happiness for many guests, the hotel also respects those guests who wish to spend their holiday in a hotel without pets.
Arrival & services
A lockable bike garage, tours directly from the hotel, a drying room for equipment and a laundry service (for a small fee). In addition, personal advice and maps for panoramic tours, single trails as well as freeride and downhill routes.
Yes. In winter a hotel shuttle is available on request, taking guests directly to the valley station of the Tiers cable car.