Flaine

Sorry for all typos in a rush on iPad

krisbateson wrote:Thanks for the replies, we are looking at staying in the Residence de la foret (pierres vacances?) so will be self catering, is eating out expensive ? if we cant be bothered to cook! Also we're not bothered about partying, just a beer or 2 in a decent bar, any suggestions?
Ta.

That residence looked fine, we were next door.
It is less than 200m to the nearest lift. Its a good choice.

Eating out is expensive. Beers are on average 6-7 euro a pint and a decent meal is about 17-20 euro.
As part of the residence there is a small supermarket, pizza restaurant (8-12 euro a pizza). The ski shop is part of the same block.
5 mins walk away is the black grouse pub, we had steak and chips for 18 euro.

don't let the prices put you off, its pretty much standard for france. The skiing is great.

Thx for all the tips - will let you know how we get on in a few weeks

Suggest you ski in Flaine but stay in Samoens - beers are around the same or less, plus there is a decent choice of bars and restaurants to choose from, plus you get the social benefits of staying in a real village with character. Ice rink and evening hockey matches some evenings too.

www.nicetoski.com

Jivebaby, if you are going to advertise your apartment here, then it's a nice gesture to provide a link back to J2ski from your site.

Bandit -Good point and well made: I'm trying to fix that now on my links page (however I use 1and1.co.uk) and it's a really clunky interface so bear with me!

Bandit= done ;o)

Jivebaby, that was quick, well done! Next job is to add your address as a live link in your post sig, or enter it as a web address so it appears on the left of each post you make :D

Anyhoo, Grand Massif, it's nice, go there. Samoens is very pretty, a proper mountain village :D