Is the stress build-up level above the warning level? Need to disconnect, not to have the car, the connection, the cell phone to the ear 24 hours a day? Then you are ready for Cheneil, a handful of buildings in a hollow of green meadows in the mountains, overlooking the Cervino, away from it all but with plenty of comfort and atmosphere. The proposal is to take a holiday or at least a weekend in this microscopic settlement in the Aosta Valley, just above Valtournenche, where you can only get there on foot, the car remains underneath, in a lonely parking lot. The Panorama Hotel al Bich provides with a small cableway to pick up the luggage; the hotel is in a stone house typical of the area, with slate roofs, wooden balconies full of flowers, traditional peasant objects hanging on the walls.
It is very comfortable and "mountain" with rooms with small windows that are eyes projected on beauty, telescopes that look at the Matterhorn or other mountains. The reception standard is not such as to find SPA or wellness centers, indeed the bathroom is on the same floor; however the dimension is that of a welcome in the family, perhaps because of the slow and quiet life of being in the mountains, perhaps because there is a fraternity between guests, and even the owners are willing to give advice and suggestions. In the evening, when darkness falls, we find ourselves at the bar drinking and playing cards, reading or planning excursions for the next day.
In fact, in addition to resting the activity that you can do, in summer, are the walks: from the hotel there are many paths of different difficulty. An easy and very popular walk is the one that leads to the nearby village of Chamois, also without a car as it is accessed via the cable car.
THEPanorama hotel al Bich it is family run and has among other things a very good cuisine and all the desserts are homemade. Half board is around 40 euros each; not far from the main building the owners also rent a house, for larger groups.
