Catered or Self Catering

I run a catered chalet and our guests have regularly remarked the price difference is not as great as it initiall seems once you include all the extras you have to pay for self-catered, airport transfers/meals out/wine/etc.

Here's a write up I did for my website
http://www.absolutealps.com/catered-ski-chalet.htm

Regards,
Adam

For us, it isn't a matter of cost any more. We just don't think that it's a holiday to share a place with a bunch of people we've never met before and won't meet again. We like our privacy and doing what we want and not having to make small talk. Worst case scenario is having a bunch of Yahoos in the place who dominate the conversation and make the whole holiday a nightmare. But this is just a personal preference and I appreciate that it's just as likely that you'll enjoy the shared experience. It's just not for us.

For me, it's important to have my own space, to be able to eat exactly what I want, when I want, and not share a bathroom. I'm with msej449 and I'm prepared to pay to do my own washing up! I'm an antisocial old git really :D

A couple of years ago we paid a 'bit extra' to stay in a catered chalet, thinking it would be nice to have some company & that there was a good chance there would be other children for our little boy to play with. We had a 20 bed chalet to ourselves & the chalet host couldn't cook to save her life. I think from now on I'm with msej449 & bandit. (Maybe we could all share a chalet & be grumpy old gits together?) :P