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Hi All,
Frequent browser, first poster I think!
I'm in need of some advice for a ski weekend in Austria - seasoned skier in France but can't really make head nor tail of the country and airports etc.
We are looking at 6th to 10th of March for between 10 and 12 people but I'm really struggling to find accommodation, ideally catered for no more than 100euros a night. The ones I can find are astronomical!
Open to location but ideally near innsbruck in a resort with good apres/nightlife.
Any advice would be much appreciated!
Bevan
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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bevanuk, Fasching may be causing you problems.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Try skiwelt. i found some there last year. we eventually went to saalbach to meet another group but i did find some accomodation. took a few e mails and may have to offer to pay for an extra night but there are places iut there.
Jus trying to do a second saalbach trip for this year. it will be easier to go self catered but the apres and good food are reasonable and would go that route everytime.
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nozawaonsen, yep, Fasching ends on the wednesday 5th March but people will be there for the week of course. Also, bevanuk, your dates are over a saturday night - the Austrians like things nice and tidy sat-sat so, effectively, your booking would block out two weeks. You may also be trying to book too early - September/October time they'll be thinking about winter.
I know one ad-hoc place that will come in well under your budget. British run - http://www.stafflerhotel.com/
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Bode Swiller, Yep, I was going to suggest the Staffler as well!
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a resort with good apres/nightlife
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Niederau 
If you're looking for catered, you might have to go through a UK specialist tour op that does long weekends. As others have said, most Austrian accomodation tends to be 7 days, Sat to Sat. Resorts with good apres near Innsbruck inlcude, St Anton, Ischgl (Kappl down the road may offer cheaper rooms), Saalbach/Hinterglemm, Soelden and Mayrhofen. €100 a night will get you very little in St Anton or Ischgl if you're only looking for a long weekend. Dig deep enough and you will find them.
http://www.bergfex.com/ is a good starting point
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bevanuk, as that is the highest of high season weeks you will struggle to find anything for a part week. Your best bet is to fly into innsbruck (which it looks like you are thinking of any way) and stay down in or near the city if you want to book for that number of people. The chances of getting any part week accommodation for that number of people last minute is not impossible but you may be looking for a minor miracle.
Getting touch directly with the hotels may get you somewhere - look at the outlying villages in the Zillertal for example and use the free buses and trains to get from place to place.
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Was there last year for a week. Must have missed something but the après was lame.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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The Zum Hirschen in Zell am See will take 10 people, currently £614 for 2 people B & B (only 2 rooms left, other options are a bit dearer), dinner is £15 a head.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Thanks all for your help! I will return the favour when I have a good browse through.
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bevanuk, One good resource if you are looking for accommodation for a period of only a few days is www.tiscover.com
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You know it makes sense.
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I had a bit of a mare last year booking flights for Friday to Monday from Munich over the first weekend in March, and then sorting out accomodation a couple of weeks in advance.
I got lists off the tourist offices and emailed literally every place within lift-station walking distance in Soll, Ellmau, Scheffau & Westendorf. Absolutely no luck.
The problem was going over 2 Sat-Sat weeks. Probably a quarter of places replied with "We can do Sat-Tues no problem, can you shift your dates?"
In the end I went to Niederau (steered I think from a recommendation by Bode Swiller who I forgot to thank - "Thanks Bode") , where there were several hotels which would still do Fri-Mon.
But the trick is to start with Sat-Tues and not give yourself the problem!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Or Sat-Wednesday 
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