 Poster: A snowHead
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On behalf of a mate, any opinions out there about whether to stay in Cham Sud vs. Brevents?
Cheers,
DM
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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David Murdoch, I like Brevent over Cham Sud. Sud can get rowdy, parking is a pig, and unless you are heading up the Aguille du Midi, getting to the lifts is a bus/car ride. 
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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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David Murdoch,
Brevents as Sud is Swede city.....!!! One or two funky bars and cheapo eat houses but otherwise as snowbunny says.
Anywhere near Bacons is good as they will mostly be heading up the valley to Argentierre, Flagere etc anyway. And for the trips down to the midi...which is a must at least once or twice a week.. the bus will work out... But if there is one resort where a car is ness' it is this town IMV.
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Stayed in the Sud ghetto back in Feb, had a great week apart from getting my hotel room burgled on the last night whilst sleeping in the room. Possibly too much to drink and left the door open, but not too sure. Woke up in the morning and started packing, taking an age to realise we had been robbed as item by item was found not to be there, first the camera was gone, then some cash, then watch, then mobile phone.
After 30 mins of not finding anything, and what with the door open my spider sense told me we had been robbed........ quick eh
Would go back again though, just taking more care when locking up for the night.
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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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The burglary story starts to ring a bell with me from someone else a while back. Is this a major problem as I'm taking a group to stay in a couple of Cham Sud appartments & almost inevitably there will be people with varying appetites for nightlife & only 1 key per appartment. Any view?
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fatbob,
Well, lots of ski bums with little money ...!!
I know that is a generalisation but I think it would be very prudent to keep an eye on possesions in any large ski town...
We don't stay in Sud because it can be too rowdy too late at night and we are always headed up the valley mostly so anywhere the other side of town suits us best. The high road between Brevents and Flagrere lifts is best for us...and not too much traffic for the car..
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fatbob,
It's not the key that's the problem, as various chalet staff/reps/cleaners/friends will have copies.
I was burgled in La Tania, our chalet had a combination lock... which hadn't been changed since at least start of season, and was known to umpteen people.
At least my travel insurance did not specify 'evidence of forced entry' as a pre-requisite to my claim.
However, petty crime is generally opportunist (in our chalet, only the bottom 2 floors of rooms were rifled thro')
There are no easy answers (although hotel safe's are usually pretty secure)
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