Well having done lots and lots of research and flip flopped from Belle Plagne, Valmorel, Les Saisies and Chamrousse, I have finally decided on Chamrousse. Mainly for price. Les Saisies was definitley up there in my top picks and would like to go but for price this year I just dont think you can beat Chamrousse.
For 1 week 6 march 2010 going from manchester to Grenoble, it is going to cost £1600 for flights, accomodation, ski and boot hire and lift passes, self catering. i think that is pretty good and dont really think it could be beaten.
Just thought I would let you know. Although still room to flip flop as I havent booked it yet lol.
Karen
Well I think its going to be Chamrousse next year
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karen, I think you are totally correct in these credit crunch times to shop around to see who wants your business you're a very frugal lass :wink:
Hi karen sorry just picked up your thread,I last went to Valmorel back in 2000 we spent a great week there, Francois was ok and the links in January had plenty of snow,Longchamps is mainly french and Dutch and as Bandit has previously stated not many TO's go there but there are a few.There are a lot of self catering apartments so it will be ideal for a DIY.
£1600 for how many people Karen?
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Started by Karen72 in France 16-Jun-2009 - 8 Replies
Karen72 posted Jun-2009
Ian Wickham
reply to 'Well I think its going to be Chamrousse next year' posted Jun-2009
karen72 wrote:Well having done lots and lots of research and flip flopped from Belle Plagne, Valmorel, Les Saisies and Chamrousse, I have finally decided on Chamrousse. Mainly for price. Les Saisies was definitley up there in my top picks and would like to go but for price this year I just dont think you can beat Chamrousse.
For 1 week 6 march 2010 going from manchester to Grenoble, it is going to cost £1600 for flights, accomodation, ski and boot hire and lift passes, self catering. i think that is pretty good and dont really think it could be beaten.
Just thought I would let you know. Although still room to flip flop as I havent booked it yet lol.
Karen
karen, I think you are totally correct in these credit crunch times to shop around to see who wants your business you're a very frugal lass :wink:
Karen72
reply to 'Well I think its going to be Chamrousse next year' posted Jun-2009
Hi Ian
I still havent booked it yet. I am still looking at way I can go to Valmorel for the same price as it seems to have loads of blue runs. Do you know if there is anything in Francois du Longchamps? do tour operators go there or would i have to do it myself? I was thinking as Francois du Longchamps doesnt seem as popular it will be cheaper but you would still get all the runs. We dont need loads of apres ski, just maybe an organised sledging night or swimming pool to break the nightime boredom. we wont be going out every night.
I still havent booked it yet. I am still looking at way I can go to Valmorel for the same price as it seems to have loads of blue runs. Do you know if there is anything in Francois du Longchamps? do tour operators go there or would i have to do it myself? I was thinking as Francois du Longchamps doesnt seem as popular it will be cheaper but you would still get all the runs. We dont need loads of apres ski, just maybe an organised sledging night or swimming pool to break the nightime boredom. we wont be going out every night.
Bandit
reply to 'Well I think its going to be Chamrousse next year' posted Jun-2009
I'm not certain that T.O's go to St Francois Longchamps. Valmorel definitely. Take a good look at the links across on skis, from memory, some of the link pistes are quite low altitude and may not have snow cannons. Valmorel has a good reputation for safe skiing areas for novice skiers.
If you fancy either resort, have a look on here for apartments through J2ski and Interhome. I have used Interhome over many years and found them to be utterly reliable.
If you fancy either resort, have a look on here for apartments through J2ski and Interhome. I have used Interhome over many years and found them to be utterly reliable.
Ian Wickham
reply to 'Well I think its going to be Chamrousse next year' posted Jun-2009
karen72 wrote:Hi Ian
I still havent booked it yet. I am still looking at way I can go to Valmorel for the same price as it seems to have loads of blue runs. Do you know if there is anything in Francois du Longchamps? do tour operators go there or would i have to do it myself? I was thinking as Francois du Longchamps doesnt seem as popular it will be cheaper but you would still get all the runs. We dont need loads of apres ski, just maybe an organised sledging night or swimming pool to break the nightime boredom. we wont be going out every night.
Hi karen sorry just picked up your thread,I last went to Valmorel back in 2000 we spent a great week there, Francois was ok and the links in January had plenty of snow,Longchamps is mainly french and Dutch and as Bandit has previously stated not many TO's go there but there are a few.There are a lot of self catering apartments so it will be ideal for a DIY.
Mel C
reply to 'Well I think its going to be Chamrousse next year' posted Aug-2009
So Karen did you go with Chamrousse in the end?
Tony_H
reply to 'Well I think its going to be Chamrousse next year' posted Aug-2009
karen72 wrote:Well having done lots and lots of research and flip flopped from Belle Plagne, Valmorel, Les Saisies and Chamrousse, I have finally decided on Chamrousse. Mainly for price. Les Saisies was definitley up there in my top picks and would like to go but for price this year I just dont think you can beat Chamrousse.
For 1 week 6 march 2010 going from manchester to Grenoble, it is going to cost £1600 for flights, accomodation, ski and boot hire and lift passes, self catering. i think that is pretty good and dont really think it could be beaten.
Just thought I would let you know. Although still room to flip flop as I havent booked it yet lol.
Karen
£1600 for how many people Karen?
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Karen72
reply to 'Well I think its going to be Chamrousse next year' posted Sep-2009
Not going to Chamrousse after all, we are off to Valmorel.
well just done it today (btw it was £1600 for me, hubby and 2 kids 9&11).
I really wanted to go to Valmorel and felt that even though Chamrousse was my second choice, for the sake of a couple hundred quid (doesnt sound much when you say it quick lol) I would take the first choice.
I had been pricing lots of different ways to go with my first choice of Valmorel including, DIY and tour operators. I found a great deal on the Crystal Website going to Valmorel for 2 adults 2 kids, ski and boot hire and lift passes self catering for £1850. But in the meantime, my sis in law and family decided they were coming, then they werent, then we decided to ask my nephew, who was coming then he wasnt and inthe end it has ended up just the four of us. Unfortunatly when I went back on to the crystal site (about 3 months later) the price had shot up to £2344! This was mainly increase in price of holiday slightly but they had also taken the free boots and skis for kids and half price lift passes off the options - which I thought was a bit sly. I was gutted, so then I decided to go back with my Chamrousse second choice.
However, (sorry I know this is a long story lol) on looking on different forums, I decided to contact Crystal ski today to ask why they had taken the offer of the free ski and boot hire for kids and half price lift passes (which is still on the home page of Valmorel on the crystal site under lift passes etc) and he said he could not explain it. I asked him to price the holiday for me and he came back with the same price as I had - £2344. I asked to be put through to the complaints department as I was so annoyed (really at myself for not just booking it earlier inthe first place, but also for the removal of the offers that are still promised). he put me on hold then came back to me and said "I think I may have found a code, canI ring you back? So he rang me back and gave me a price of £2044 so I decided to snap his hand off. When I went ahead wth the order, for some reason it had went down in price to £1970! So I am happy I think I got a good deal inthe end, the choice i made and that is where we are going! Just have to look forward to it now and study the piste map until my eyes hurt! lol
Karen
well just done it today (btw it was £1600 for me, hubby and 2 kids 9&11).
I really wanted to go to Valmorel and felt that even though Chamrousse was my second choice, for the sake of a couple hundred quid (doesnt sound much when you say it quick lol) I would take the first choice.
I had been pricing lots of different ways to go with my first choice of Valmorel including, DIY and tour operators. I found a great deal on the Crystal Website going to Valmorel for 2 adults 2 kids, ski and boot hire and lift passes self catering for £1850. But in the meantime, my sis in law and family decided they were coming, then they werent, then we decided to ask my nephew, who was coming then he wasnt and inthe end it has ended up just the four of us. Unfortunatly when I went back on to the crystal site (about 3 months later) the price had shot up to £2344! This was mainly increase in price of holiday slightly but they had also taken the free boots and skis for kids and half price lift passes off the options - which I thought was a bit sly. I was gutted, so then I decided to go back with my Chamrousse second choice.
However, (sorry I know this is a long story lol) on looking on different forums, I decided to contact Crystal ski today to ask why they had taken the offer of the free ski and boot hire for kids and half price lift passes (which is still on the home page of Valmorel on the crystal site under lift passes etc) and he said he could not explain it. I asked him to price the holiday for me and he came back with the same price as I had - £2344. I asked to be put through to the complaints department as I was so annoyed (really at myself for not just booking it earlier inthe first place, but also for the removal of the offers that are still promised). he put me on hold then came back to me and said "I think I may have found a code, canI ring you back? So he rang me back and gave me a price of £2044 so I decided to snap his hand off. When I went ahead wth the order, for some reason it had went down in price to £1970! So I am happy I think I got a good deal inthe end, the choice i made and that is where we are going! Just have to look forward to it now and study the piste map until my eyes hurt! lol
Karen
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