Self Catering: is it worth it?

Thanks folks, top advice once again!

Hi Steve,

As with some of the other replies I do nothing else now (in all fairness though having brought a small apartment a few years back, there is no need for me to use TO's anymore)...

I suppose in the last 16-18years and around 40-50 ski weeks/holidays in that period i have maybe spent 8- 12 going with a tour operator,one of the main reasons is that the people i started skiing with had skied two or three times before me and had gone self catering to keep down costs.

A couple of To's i have used over the years were Crystal and my favourite Ski Miquel, the thing which appeals to me about S/C is that you deal directly with the people who's property you are using and they are more often than not very flexible about arrival and departure days and times (and not just saturday to saturday) so you can go midweek to midweek if you like to take advantage of the cheaper flights,also you can take earlier flights in the morning so can arrive at your accommadation mid-day and not late afternoon or early evening.

Saying all that though ,there are still some great deals around where you can get a weeks skiing full/half board for under £350- £400 p/p you just have to spend the time looking ( the Daily Mail Ski & SnowBoard Magazine organized trips are great value,but places do get snapped up).On the S/C an apartment for 4-6people can be had for between £300 - £500 for the week, with flights as low as £60 return, and a weeks car hire at the £140 - £190mark + fuel and tolls so four people could have a weeks skiing from around £220ish p/p plus their lift pass and food/drink(which when brought from a good supermarket is good wholesome and quite cheap)


jon. :D