Soll resort guide - a general overview
Soll is a small, pretty but lively resort, linked to the extensive Ski-Welt area. Ski holidays in Soll suit beginners and intermediates best, however, the fact that the slopes are a bus ride away from resort, hinders its attraction to families.
Söll is a pleasant, friendly village and is bypassed by the main valley road. The chalet-style buildings do spread quite widely, but the main core is compact, and you can explore it on foot in a few minutes. The centre is where you will find the best restaurants, shops and bars so we recommend staying here in one of the family-run hotels, despite the walk required to get to the lifts. The resort is also famous for its après ski bars, which are lively even by Austrian standards. Prices here are also lower than at some other resorts - especially the likes of Ischgl or St Anton.
We would recommend Soll for adult groups on a budget as the skiing suits intermediates and the après ski suits experts!
Resort stats
284km
700m - 1,955m
Level of skiing
- Beginners
- Intermediates
- Experts
- Snow sure
- Off-piste
- Ski area
Qualities
- Charm factor
- Non-skiers
- Nightlife
- Resort layout
- Fine dining
- Short transfer
- Resort value
Airports
- Innsbruck
- 1hr 30mins
- Salzburg
- 2hrs
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Pros and Cons
Pros
- Part of the Ski Welt ski area - Austria's largest inter linked ski domain
- Lively resort with some very good après ski entertainment
- Pretty traditional village and some lively apres ski
- Some much improved snow making facilities that keep lower slopes open later in the season
Cons
- The Ski Welt area is reasonably low lying and does not have a lengthy ski season
- A decent walk or short bus ride to the main access gondola
- There are few challenging pistes (although the off-piste terrain of the Hohe Salve is great)
Restaurants
Soll Resort Restaurants
As Soll has a nice compact centre you are likely to be able to explore the resorts restaurants at just a short stroll from your hotel or chalet. Soll has a fair choice of restaurants with some of the best actually being located in Soll's Hotels. Giovanni and Venezia do huge tasty pizzas. A very popular dining choice is Auf da Muhle in the Schindlhaus building. Also in the Schindlhaus is the Dorfstub'n, which has a good range of cuisine in a traditional atmosphere. The Postwirt keeps up its good name for Austrian and international dishes, with a fine wine cellar, and Soller Stube is a traditional Tirolean restaurant.
Soll Mountain Restaurants
You will not find it difficult to grab a bite to eat on the mountain in Soll. There are over 70 restaurants scattered across the mountain to choose from. There is a good mix of small cosy mountain huts as well as large sunny self-serve restaurants. Gasthof Grundalm gets great recommendations, as does Gipfelrestaurant Hohe Salve. Everywhere gets very busy at peak lunch time so try and head for lunch a little earlier or later to avoid the manic lunchtime rush ( normally between 12pm and 2pm). Most places here serve the traditional Austrian mountain specialities alongside the usual dishes of sandwiches, omelettes and pasta.
Soll Apres Ski
Many of Sölls bars begin their après-ski in mid-afternoon and the fun carries on until the early hours. It can be hard to tear yourself away to go back to your hotel for dinner. The places to go are in no particular order; Salvenstadl, Hexenalm, Whisky Muhle, Moonlight bar as well as The Red Horse Sports bar.
Soll Nightlife
Most of the apres bars are open late into the night so there is no shortage of options.
Funicular
Cable Car
Gondola
Chair lift
Drag lift
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