K1 Sporthotel

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• PeterLaughton

  28 diciembre 2013
  Excellent ski hotel

  Visited Oberwiesenthal for a few days over Christmas, The K1 Sporthotel is a budget family option, but has been cleverly modernised and has pleasant, large rooms. Staff were friendly (and several made a real effort to speak English). Service on the whole is significantly better than the Czech resorts just across the border (which we visited two years ago) and far better than anything France has been able to throw at us.. Food needs special mention - we had truly excellent food during our stay, probably as good as we have had at any resort. Breakfast is very European - lost of breads and cheese, but no bacons and eggs. Still, the bread, as anywhere in Germany, is excellent. My major complaint was the 'long life' milk. I guess it is a German thing, but by gosh would I give a lot for proper fresh milk. If only German restaurants could appreciate that a little effort in getting proper fresh milk would make a world of difference to British (and other!) travellers. The hotel is well located right on the slops and within staggering distance of some excellent pubs (recommend Prijut 12 and the Kiwi Bar). It has an attached ski rental station, which was incredibly reasonable. I am slightly nervous about sharing our secret (especially as there are some good opportunities during British school holidays), but Oberwiesenthal deserves more attention from British ski hounds. It is surprisingly good for a relatively low altitude (we even had some snow in what was described as the hottest Christmas in 30 years) and is an unusual alternative to overpriced Austrian/Swiss and French resorts. The price/quality of accommodation is far superior to France or Switzerland (and we have been to 30 plus resorts). The slopes are excellent for beginners and kids, and even a couple of interesting slopes for an experienced snowboarder. Not suitable for mileage hunters, though. Skiing is largely in tree'ed slopes, which is huge plus to those used to the Alps where most decent skiing is above the snowline. Apres ski is excellent, too.