Rifugio Le Chevalier

Less than a kilometer outside of Roccaraso just before the turnoff to Rivisondoli if you look carefully will see a small sign for Rifugio Le Chevalier. A modest inn converted from stables, Le Chevalier offers one of the best choices in Roccaraso for comfort, hospitality and price. For 35 euros including a huge breakfast I got a spotlessly clean room with a king-size bed, another small room with bunkbeds and a small but adequate bathroom. In the morning Anna, the proprietor laid out a breakfast of a homemade apple cake, a homemade apricot cake, fruit, juice, cereals, coffee or tea. When I sat down to drink my coffee she said, "Here's your warm cornetto". Le Chevalier also has a small bar for an apres-ski nightcap. All this and only minutes from 3 or 4 ski areas. What a fabulous find.