We stayed at the Golden Horse Hotel in Bressanone. They said it was founded in 901 so it's very old. It is a family owned and operated hotel and by that, I mean that the whole family works there and we saw them every time we were there. They were very friendly people and we enjoyed our stay very much. To look at the hotel, I would have never guessed its age but that was true with so many buildings on this trip. Most have all been upgraded and made to look much more modern. In the photo below, we just arrived at the Golden Horse Hotel. I'm not sure about the 1640 date.

There was a lot to like about the Golden Horse but my favorite thing was probably their breakfasts. I rarely post much, if any, about our breakfasts. That's because they are normally a buffet with all the breakfast items that one would expect. Breakfast variations are not usually that remarkable. That was not true at the Golden Horse. These Tyroleans made breakfast an unusual experience for us. They had coffee and an omelette chef and all that, but it was the other items, with their emphasis on 'freshness' that was so impressive.

I'll start with fresh, sliced meat. Everywhere else had dried meats but it was already sliced. Not at the Golden Horse. We sliced our own meat.

We had multiple juice options. In the case of Maddalena, our Italian tour guide, she chose to create her own juice. If I can remember correctly, she added fresh ginger, carrots, and apples. I didn't ask for a taste, but she assured me that it was terrific!

In my case, I'm an orange juice guy but I got to make my own orange juice. It only took two or three oranges to make a glass.

Vicky is working here to "stuff" her croissant. She had three choices: chocolate, vanilla, or hazelnut. Croissant's had a hole in the middle that was made for adding stuff to it...so we did.

Tea was also available and served, but I'm not sure I've ever seen it available like this. Fresh ingredients!