You could not fault this hotel for its position - the views are magnificent from every room. If you dont mind the 20 min drive into Merano below then it is in a perfect position. We stayed for 5 nights from the 30th of Dec to the 4th January 2011 with our nine year old daughter. The new years eve menu in the restaurant was magnificent and well worth the 120 euro per person including plenty of wine ( or daughter ate from the childrens menu). Viewing the fireworks in the valley at midnight was a rare sight. But it is best to book a table in the restaurant as the other 2 restaurants on site are not a patch on the main one. Having said that the menu is the same whichever room you eat in and this is something that the hotel needs to address because it is not true to say that there are 3 restaurants at the hotel, there are just three rooms to eat in and one of them has no windows. this hotel really needs to provide a more relaxed snack based menu to compliment the main dining room. During our visit we all suffered very badly from a bout of flu. My husband asked if it was possible for us to just have a sandwich or something very simple sent to our room as non of us were feeling up to eating much, neither did we want anything too complicated. The answer was that all they could provide to the room was one dish from the normal restaurant menu and that we would all need to have the same dish - even our nine year old. They would not make up a sandwich even though we were all unwell. The next problem i found was with the breakfast. A hotel of this calibre really should provide fresh juice at breakfast and i think they should provide at least a choice of freshly cooked eggs. There was nothing warm to eat at breakfast. we ordered afternoon tea one day in the bar and i would have expected a little something to nibble to be served with that as in most places in Italy but it came with a little square of chocolate and nothing else. These are small things but all go to creating a less than perfect experience which in my opinion would not take a lot of effort or cost to include.

We spent one night at the GranPanorama Miramonti while travelling south and stopping in at some of the local wineries in the Alto Adige. We consider this hotel to be the real hidden gem of our vacation through Europe. The scenery is amazing, with every table in the restaurant having a terrific view of Merano below. The rooms were nice and the beds very comfortable.
We would definately return.

We stayed 3 nights.

1) We had a very nice and big room with a nice view on the valley.
2) The minibar was free of charge... Great!
3) They have a very nice swimmingpool and spa area.
4) For those interested: There is a very cosy smoking room + a small (and nice) selection of cuban cigars.
4) The restaurant was decent but not spectacular for a fine dining restaurant.

CCL: Nice place and we will come back if we are in the area.

One of the beauties of driving rather than training through Europe is that you can get to out-of-the-way gems like the Miramonti. Perched high on a hill with spectacular views over the South Tyrol mountains and valleys, this hotel offers spacious modern rooms and a restaurant offering modern cuisine in an all-glass restaurant where every table has a great view. The restaurant staff in particular were cheerful and knowledgeable and keen to explain local foods and wines. The town of Mareno (10 mins down the mountain) is well worth a visit, being a little slice of the Austrian Empire nestled in the Italian alps.