We stayed 5 nights mid-June. The hotel picked us up at the train station; our room was clean equipped with a small refrigerator which we had requested. Room had a lovely view of vineyards on the mountainside. Everyone at the front desk was very helpful & friendly; the son spoke excellent English.

The indoor pool was immaculate, warm, large with shower & changing room; it closed at 7:00 p.m. The outdoor pool was not heated and thus too cold due to the late summer.

WIFi was unlimited and free; it was only available in the lounge; no Ethernet in the room.

Breakfast buffet had a broad selection of hot & cold dishes. The dinner salad bar was varied; dinner entrees were limited to 3 choice of which one was vegetarian. There were translation issues with the menu from time to time.

Merano caters to Italian & German guests; the town is not frequented by English speaking guests thus we were not able to chat with other guests. Bus service was a couple blocks away but it was unreliable at times with waits to 45 minutes. This area is more suitable to someone with a car as it takes too long to reach other nearby towns. Tours were all in German.