Bear with me on this one, you need to picture the situation first. We first arrived in Arabba (4 lads on a walking/via ferrata trip) late on a Thursday night, without a hotel to stop in. We planned on sleeping in the car as we thought we would not arrive till around 3am. We stumbled earlier than planned, at 12.30am, into the only bar open in the area and the friendly barman served us a few beers. After explaining that we were only booked into the Mesdi from Friday till Tuesday, he called some bloke at the Olympia Hotel who put us up for the night for €25 each inc breakfast. Miles better than cramped in a obnoxious smelling Fiat Punto. Breakfast at the Olympia was not fantastic but the usual continental breaky with a nifty egg boiling pan that made perfect boiled eggs. Happy days. Then we checked out and went to The Mesdi. Our rooms werent ready but that was acceptable as it was only 10am so we scooted off and came back around 4pm.
The first night in the Mesdi was fine, €48p/p/p/n inc evening meal which was fine, as were all the evening meals. Rooms ok, cracking view and in a good spot. Arabba's on a hill as are most of the towns in the area, so if your not a hill type person stick to beach holidays to save your little legs. The spa area was great, though the changing facilities were a bit odd, just one room without a doorlock. Still ok though. Breakfast Saturday morning was ok but not an egg in site, nor any fresh fruit an the toaster was on the blink, still managable though. On the Sunday morning toaster was goosed. 'Packio upio' the lady said. We also noticed that as there were only a few guests the less choice of food we had to eat. I just had a bowl of muesli. There was bread in the bowl but no butter. Couldnt be bothered complaining as it wasnt a massive issue. Mondays breakfast was the same so Tuesday I stopped in bed to aviod it.
All in all, the staff were great, rooms ok, eve meal really tasty, sauna fine, location fine, but breakfasts dreadful. And its hard to do a dreadful continental breakfast as they are usually rubbish anyway. I would give them the benefit of the doubt though and would recommend this hotel. Cheers kids.....!

We stayed here for 5 nights in August. We arrived in a bad mood in the rain after a long journey from southern Italy but spirits rose as soon as we saw Arabba and the hotel, and stayed high thereafter. The other reviews are correct: this is an excellent example of a small hotel. It's very clean and neat with friendly and very professional staff and good food. We were very pleased with our room and its large balcony, though it gets only the morning sun.
We had half board which was good value. Arabba is a good centre for a summer holiday and not as crowded and 'trippery' as some other resorts appeared.
Two tips; GOOD do try the cable car up from the village. There's a very good contour walk with fantastic views of the Marmalada range. BAD don't aim to travel on the weekends straddling the feast of the assumption (known as Ferragosto in Italy). Traffic is horrendous.

What can i say that has not been said before! We read the reviews and were not dissapointed. All that was said about the food, the rooms, the staff was spot on and even better than expected.
Mickeys bar & grill under the hotel was a perfect spot for an after dinner drink and a place to meet new friends.
The terrace at the front was a wonderful place to sit, chill, and enjoy watching the motorbikes negotiating the corner lol!!
And the lovely sitting area inside the hotel was perfect for a quiet drink and chat.
The wellness area was wonderful, the waterbeds especially!
The hotel is an excellant base for exploring the Italian Dolomites, especilly by motorbike (although it is also brill for walkers and cyclists to). The town is small, but still has enough bars and restaraunts for a good night out.

We have just returned from a fabulous 5 night stay at Hotel Mesdi . This hotel is truly a gem!!!!! The rooms are spacious, inpecably clean and modern since this hotel is just a few years old.....we have stayed in other mountain resort hotels which have had that musty, damp smell so staying in this practically brand new hotel was an absolute joy!!!! The hotel is small so you never get the crowded feeling you get in a larger hotel, which made it totally relaxing. We had breakfast and dinner included....the food was fantastic...a buffet breakfast and a 3 course dinner PLUS a fantastic sald bar!!!! There was a choice of 3 or 4 main course and appetizer items which were all top-notch (homemade soup, rolled veal, beef and grilled chicken were all so delicous!) and it varied every day so you didn't get bored with the same food!!! We had the house wine with dinner which was fantastic! The staff were all extremely helpful and polite..gave us an area map with suggestions and routes to various activities. This is a top-notch hotel which we highly recommend!!!!