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Fiocco di Neve experience the Dolomites mountain

House • Padola Italy

    8 Guests   
    3 Bedrooms   
    1 Bathroom   
    Pets welcome
  Secondary home

Exchange types accepted

  Simultaneous  
  Non-Simultaneous  
  Non-Reciprocal  

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Listed  March 2024
Views  2632

General Overview

Apartments: Fiocco di Neve and attic Il Nido Padola di Cadore. The Fiocco di Neve ❄️ apartment is located in a historic building from the end of the last century. It is 300 meters from the town square, not far from the ski slopes which can also be reached on foot. Fiocco di Neve is very comfortable, a typical mountain apartment completely renovated and furnished with fir wood from the Dolomites. It has 3 bedrooms, two of which with a double bed and one with a bunk bed, plus a camping cot for babies. We provide the mattress cover and pillowcase cover and the goose down duvet. The kitchen is equipped with crockery, pots and various utensils. In the kitchen there is a fridge, a microwave, a washing machine, a 4-burner hob, a dishwasher and a wood-burning barbecue to make magnificent barbecues even if the weather doesn't allow it. The newly renovated bathroom has a comfortable shower. There is a small relaxation corner attached to the kitchen where you can relax on the sofa in the company of a good book or watch TV. Board games for children and books are also available. The apartment is heated both with radiators and with the traditional wood-burning Stube stove which spreads an enveloping and homogeneous heat. We also have a delightful attic Il Nido 💚 intimate for couples or families with 3 people. It is also furnished in fir wood and located in the attic on the 3rd floor with 3 beds, an equipped kitchen and a small bathroom with shower. There are 3 bicycles available to our guests. 🚲 The location of the house is strategic, in the heart of the Dolomites which are a UNESCO heritage site, famous throughout the world for the particular rock which can take on pink colors at sunset. You can easily reach and visit S. Candido and the Pusteria Valley, S. Stefano and Sappada, Auronzo, the Tre cime di Lavaredo, Lake Misurina, Cortina, Lago Braies and other lakes, Lienz and Sillian in Austria. In Padola with its 1215 meters it is an ideal destination for families, without moving by car you can take magnificent walks on foot, on horseback, with snowshoes, there are numerous routes to take and enchanting naturalistic sites such as the Sant' Anna lake and the Danta peat bogs with its splendid blooms, the Dosoledo barns with the walk accompanied by typical wooden sculptures, the Coltrondo mountain hut and the walk to the Lunelli refuge and further up to the Berti refuge up to the Sentinella pass, where you they find routes and places of the first war. Padola is an enchanting village, set in the backdrop of the Dolomites, it has all the necessary services, a well-stocked supermarket, a butcher's shop, a bakery, old-time shops with ancient flavours, a dairy with products made with mountain milk, a pastry shop and small local craft shops, for younger guests there is a beautiful playground equipped with wooden games, pulleys, sports field, climbing, skating track In Padola there are excellent downhill, cross-country and mountaineering ski school teachers for every technical level. Those who come to Padola come to unplug and immerse themselves in truly uncontaminated nature where they can breathe deeply, a journey outside the classic itineraries but full of adventures, peace and relaxation. For our guests we have agreements with 2 wellness centers (Caravan Park and Bad Moos) for which a special discount is reserved for the choice of wellness treatment or the use of the spa centers and swimming pools. Cadore is home to the best factories for the production of glasses from the most fashionable Italian brands, a sign of high quality for both prescription and sunglasses. The De Lorenzo optical center reserves a special discount for our guests. In our apartment Fiocco di Neve ❄️ and the attic Il Nido 💚 four-legged friends are welcome 🐾 We ask our kind guests for a cleaning fee of €100. The Fiocco di Neve apartment ❄️ and the Il Nido attic are 💚 part of my life, especially of my childhood. Padola is the place of my heart ❤ where I feel at home, I manage remotely and I make use of Giorgia, our precious collaborator, to prepare the apartments to best welcome the guest. My desire is for my guests to have the same feeling, the house was designed to be a holiday destination for my family too and its warmth shines through in the care taken in the choice of materials and details. If you are well, we are with you too. We hope to be able to welcome you soon to this little village which is the pearl of Comelico. See you soon! 😉 Silvia De Martin Topranin & family

The Space

The apartment is very charming. It's a typical mountain apartment, completely renovated and furnished with Dolomite fir wood. The living area is in the basement with a French door and a bright window, allowing you to enjoy the pleasant coolness on summer days and the warm stube on winter days. The entrance to the apartment is separate from the shared entrance of the house. The sleeping area on the first floor has three bedrooms, two with double beds and one with a bunk bed. The Fiocco di neve ❄️ apartment is heated by an independent system with an easy-to-use touchscreen thermostat. The radiators have valves to allow for temperature regulation in the bedrooms and kitchen (recommended: level 2 bedrooms and level 4/5 kitchen). In addition to the radiator, the living area features a heated mirror panel and a traditional Tyrolean stube stove.We invite you to use the stube right away to promote environmental comfort, as being in a mountain home often means outside temperatures are low. The stube is an ancient yet modern and eco-friendly method of enveloping yourself in radiant heat. You will be provided with all the information you need to start it, and we will provide you with wood. Those who are unable to light a fire are advised to come during the summer or consider other locations. The information provided for heating the home is clear.

Guest Access

The apartment is located in a bright basement with LED lighting for the kitchen and living area and the three bedrooms with bathroom on the first floor. A convenient, easily accessible spiral staircase connects the living area and the sleeping area.

Notes

To access the apartment, we will give you an access code so that you are as independent as possible.

Features


Washer
Washer
Dishwasher
Dishwasher
Microwave
Microwave
Fridge
Fridge
Hair dryer
Hair dryer
Heating
Heating
TV
TV
Fireplace
Fireplace
Toys
Toys
BBQ
BBQ
Bikes
Bikes

Travel Styles

    Weekend
    Adventure
    Family
    Romantic
    Sport and leisure
    Foodie
    Relaxing
    Eco
    Mountains
    Skiing
    Hiking
    Cycling
    Cross-country skiing

Accessibility

Accessible stairways 
Wide hallways 
Accessible switches 
Accessible door handles 
Accessible tap hardware 
Accessible windows 
Accessible height bed 
Accessible toilet 
Handheld shower 
Accessible kitchen access 
Accessible benchtops (counters) 
Accessible laundry access 

House Rules

    Suitable for infants under 2
    Suitable for children ages 2-12
    Pets welcome
    No smoking

Dates of Availability

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Getting to my home

You can get to Padola by car, or by bus or train to the S. Candido station and continue by bus.

Nearest airport

The nearest airport is in Venice about 1 hour away

Getting Around

The shops are all within walking distance. The apartment is located in a late 20th-century building. It is 300 meters from the town square, not far from the ski slopes, which can also be reached on foot. Padola, at 1,215 meters above sea level, is an ideal destination for families. It is a small village nestled in the Dolomites with all the necessary amenities: a well-stocked supermarket, a butcher, a bakery, traditional shops with their traditional flavors, a dairy with mountain products, a pastry shop, and small shops selling local crafts.

Map of Approximate Location


Feedback

  • Silvia was very helpful and communicative prior to or exchange, willing to respond quickly to all our questions about the areas and hiking routes. Padola is a super cute village. We were supposed to stay för a week but decided to leave after 12 hours due to a few things that I believe could be helpful for other potential guests to know, in order to manage expectations:: - the entrence, kitchen and tiny room with sofa is in the basement/cellar, ie under ground floor. This gives this part of the appartment (where you also spend most of your time) a damp side with a distinct smell of mold and damp. People with allergies or who are sensitive to mold should be careful. This smell is also distinct in the main bedrooom which is close to the small, steep stair that takes you to the bedroom floor. Two bedrooms and the bathroom is fine. - What is described as a ”relaxing corner” is a small sofa in a corner of a room without windows, also damp and mold smell. - It is an old house, and for everyone who have traveled in Italy, this is part of the charm. The profile states that this basment/apartment has been ”completely renovated”, which is true for the first floor but not for the kitchen. - A suggestion to any guest would be to bring kitchen utensils such as a new dish brush or any cleaning items, as the ones found in the kitchen were old/dirty.. - Bring toilette paper - Bring wine glasses if you love enjoying Italian wines Once again, Silvia is a super helpful and communicative host and I really want to highlight all the support we received prior to our stay. However we feel the description in the listing doesn’t match reality so just want to highlight a few of those things so that the next guest has realistic expectations.
    Home Feedback: Malin stayed with Silvia De Martin 4 months ago
  • Good morning Malin and Martin, first of all, we'd like to say we're sorry you had to leave early, but we understand that if you felt uncomfortable, it wouldn't have been appropriate to stay. Padola is a small but charming village located in the heart of the Dolomites, filled with historic houses, including our apartment, which dates back to the late 1800s. The various renovations carried out on our apartment comply with the strict regulations we have in Italy for historic houses under the superintendence of Venice. We recently redid the flooring and kitchen tiles, as well as the completely new bathroom and the relaxation room with real solid wood. The furnishings are all made of genuine fir, and in the kitchen area we chose to keep the original furniture because, in addition to being well-maintained, it is a family heirloom. We also felt it unnecessary to replace existing furnishings with new ones, so as not to impact deforestation and to promote a broader ecological concept. We've added a specification to the apartment description to clarify the layout of the apartment and its access. We hope this is now clearer. Regarding the mold issue, we disagree with this observation as there are absolutely no traces or stains. We had stayed in the apartment for our vacation the previous few days, and some friends we hosted came to visit. Since we have our cat we did't open the windows for fear of it getting out, and the first bedroom where the guests slept was left closed. This probably caused a slight musty odor, but it's not mold. Furthermore, since we're in the mountains, even in summer when it rains or is cold, we always recommend turning on the stove a couple of times, given the thick stone walls, to acclimatize the environment. The relaxation corner, as we wrote in the description, is a truly intimate space we created for reading a book or watching TV. We didn't write "large living room," and the photos published are real; there's little to the imagination. Sometimes i
    Silvia De Martin replied 4 months ago
  • We had a great time at Silvia's, it was fabulous to visit the Dolomites with our friends. A moment out of time in a fabulous village off the beaten track but which has everything you could need! From the baker, in the morning, to the butcher to the dairy! Everything was a joy.. until the village festival on the last evening. We can't wait to show Silvia and her family Kenya!
    Home Feedback: Nadege stayed with Silvia De Martin 1 year ago
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Silvia De Martin

Hi, our family is made up of Silvia, Maurizio and our 2 splendid children Aurora and Alberto. We are cheerful, sociable, we like art, music, theatre, sport, visiting other cities and meeting other cultures and new friends. We hope to get to know your country and your family soon too! 🤗🏡
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