Abano Ritz Hotel
Abano Ritz Hotel
HOTELS perfect place to relax with a fine Italian wine.
Our base for this trip was the thermal resort city
of Abano Terme, which has several courses on
its doorstep. Take in the sights and enjoy the laid
back atmosphere and bustling coffee shops and
restaurants. A number of Veneto’s golf courses have on-site
hotels, so golfers can stay at one course and play
others nearby as well as taking in the sights and
experiences of the cities. Among those with on-
site hotels is Villa Condulmer Golf Club, its grand
palladian villa now a five-star hotel.
Among hotels in the city are the Hotel Bristol
Buja, a five-star traditional thermal hotel with
three outdoor thermal pools and a luxury
wellness centre as well as a tennis court, mini golf
course and bowling-green, and the Abano Ritz.
It has two interconnecting indoor and outdoor
spa pools with an aqua-fitness corner and
hydromassage area, and a thermae spa offering
treatments including mud-bath therapies.
Our base for this visit was Hotel Bristol Buja, an
elegant house-style boutique hotel with luxurious
furnishings and professional staff. The buffet
lunch is very impressive, offering regional Veneto
flavours and Mediterranean cuisine – offering a
rich selection of hot and cold plates.
At the Bristol Buja you can enjoy health and
wellness in a complete way: in its Thermae, in the
Beauty Farm Maison BB or by the poolside table.
After your dinner, the pool bar or hotel bar is the
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Destination Golf .TRAVEL
Alternatively, staying in a city-centre hotel allows
the option of travelling out to play courses in the
surrounding countryside.
RESTAURANTS
Underlining Veneto’s position as a culinary
hotspot in Italy, chef Massimiliano Alajmo is
the youngest chef ever to have been awarded
three Michelin stars – for his family’s La Calandre
restaurant, in the village of Sarmeola di Rubano
6km from Padua – and is one of eight Italian
chefs to have earned the triple honour. The
restaurant is just a few kilometres from Golf della
Montecchia, where the Alajmo family manage the
main La Montecchia restaurant, also awarded a
Michelin star, and the ABC Montecchia bistro.
Colli Berici Golf Club also has a fine-dining
restaurant.