I enjoyed staying at this hotel! I have rated them with 5 dots ("Excellent"). There are, however, a few caveats.

First, the good stuff:
1. The owners. The owners of this hotel are WONDERFUL! Roberta and the others are extremely friendly, accommodating and helpful. Their welcoming and always cheery demeanor will more than make up for any short-comings that this hotel may have. In fact, I would choose them over a higher-end, ultra-luxury hotel. Not only do they care about your stay at their hotel, they genuinely want you to enjoy and experience all of Cortina d'Ampezzo to its fullest. They are always ready with excellent recommendations for restaurants, shopping & sight-seeing, etc. They are also a good source for suggestions on where to go skiing for the day based on a combination of your level of skiing, the type of skiing you want to do, and the current weather forecast. Speaking of skiing: if you want an instructor or guide, they will arrange one for you. (Here's a big shout-out to Cristina Bondi -- the BEST instructor/guide in Dolomiti Superski!).

2. Cleanliness. My room and bathroom were very clean and the house keepers kept it that way through-out my week-long stay.

3. The location. This hotel is very centrally located (see also not-so-good stuff). It is convenient to any number of restaurants, bars & shopping. The cable car to Faloria as well as the bus station for the various ski buses is a very short walk from the hotel.

4. The breakfast. They have a great breakfast spread -- lots of baked goods, cereals, sliced cheeses & meats, coffee/cappuccino, teas & juices.

5. The bar. The hotel has a charming little bar off the lobby. It is definitely NOT a nightlife hot spot; instead, it is a nice quiet place to meet up with friends and grab a quick drink before heading out to dinner.

6. The spa area. The have a nice spa area. There is a sauna, hot tub (see also not-so-good stuff), showers & changing rooms, and lounge area. If you are traveling with friends, this is a nice space for relaxing after a day of skiing.

The not-so-good stuff:
1. Location/noise. While the central location of this hotel makes it extremely convenient to bars, restaurants, shopping & skiing (you can easily walk to the cable car that takes up up to Faloria), it is also a noisy location. Other reviews have commented on the noise issue as well. I am a moderate-to-heavy sleeper; so, I was able to sleep through it, but some other members of my group had difficulty falling asleep and/or staying asleep. I think some rooms may have been more noise-prone than others (My room was directly over the main entrance). One night, the screaming & yelling of people in the street was shockingly loud -- especially for a mid-week night (and Europeans think Americans are loud! heh-heh-heh-heh). Unfortunately, this is something over which the hotel has no real control.

2. Room size. Though the rooms are very clean and neat, many of them are quite small by U.S. standards. Even so, they still retain a quaint charm. The bathroom was also very small by U.S. standards. However, it was very clean and that's what counts!

3. Hot tub. As nice as the spa area was. We all jokingly referred to the hot tub as the "tepid tub." It was barely lukewarm.

I would highly recommend this hotel to almost anyone. Unfortunately, if you are a very light sleeper, you might want to consider a different hotel.

Convenient city center location and one street down (so to speak) from the autostazione. Supermercado very close. No car necessary. Roberta & Michele are wonderful, hospitable & engaging people. I plan to visit Cortina again and will definitely stay here. Large toilette with full bath. Friendly, friendly staff. Charming hotel. Still has circa 1950s flavor but has been upgraded with modern amenities. WIFI throughout. Drawbacks = no restaurant; Cristallo nightclub across the street can get noisy until 2am.

My husband and I recently stayed at the Hotel Olimpia for 5 nights at the beginning and end of a long hike we were doing in the Dolomites. From the original email to the very last second we were there, Roberta and the rest of the hotel staff were warm, gracious and incredibly kind and helpful. They arranged for us to leave our main suitcases there for a week while we were hiking, they changed rifugio's for us at the last minute when one was unexpectedly closed. Roberta also arranged a lovely place for us for dinner for our 20th anniversary and put us in one of the newly renovated rooms, that was fantastic. I couldn't recommend them enough, the hotel, especially the renovated rooms are really nice, but the staff, especially Roberta, who was always smiling, warm, and friendly would lead us to always return to the Olimpia whenever we would be lucky enough to find ourselves in Cortina again.