 Poster: A snowHead
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Feels wrong to be booking a ski holiday in June but I like to be prepared. We are looking at going later than normal for us on 2nd April next year and looking at Arc 1950.Anyone stayed in the P&V apartments there? We stayed in Peisey at Oree des Cimes this year so am wondering if the accomodation is similar in standard? We're going in a group of 4 or 5 families and hoping to get apartments close together.
All thoughts/opinions/experiences welcome!
Edited for appalling fat finger typing
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Mon 15-06-15 16:33; edited 2 times in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I've been about 10 times now and I've re-booked already for the same week as you. I'm sure P&V will do their best to accommodate everyone but I think just being in the same building will be fine. Kids seem to like mucking about in lifts anyway! I would say the standard is on the whole 4* with a few 3* star bits.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thanks, the price seems very reasonable compared to what we paid in Peisey at half term this year. Will just have to pray for snow althought to be fair it wasn't great this half term until the day we left!
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Yep, it would be v unusual if snow cover wasn't good enough. This season there was plenty of snow at Easter but lots of lifts were closed due to high winds and blasting, and visibility wasn't great at the start of the week either. There was however one epic day (the friday I think) when the weather broke and the wind dropped. It was powder absolutely everywhere, I've never heard so many people 'whooping' and laughing pretty much everywhere on the slopes.
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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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@bagginsmum, am an owner of one of the apartments in 1950. The ones that could possibly be considered "slightly scruffy" are considerably better than most places anyway, but the two eldest buildings (11 years old) Hameau du Glacier, and Refuge du Montgnard are being refurbished this winter in any case (as the re-lease kicks in). And we've had considerable input to that process, so it's not just a lick and a promise.
You should be able to get a group of apartments together , cetainly booking this early - but if you are suffering from "we'll let you know" customer service, drop me a PM, and I'll have a word.
With regards snow, we'll be out there that week ( 2nd of a fortnight) and are not expecting any snow issues - I think only once in the past 12 years of visiting at Easter/April that we've had to occasionally 'grass-ski' beween patches, and that was down into 1800.
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@bagginsmum, I have stayed in Arc 1950 and also in some CGH residences but not L'Oree des Cimes itself (but have skied past it so know the location).
Arc 1950 is ideally situated for April skiing, everything is close at hand and the ski lifts stay open to 5pm or later. We stayed in Manoir Savoie (Radisson blu) and the appartments were slightly more spacious than CGH and the furnishings were slightly different as Manoir savoie was carpeted. Bathrobes were also included and reception was 24 hr which was a bonus.
The things that were not so good as CGH were the pool and spa. There are various small pools in arc 1950 and some Jacuzzis/steam rooms but it is not as extensive as the spa set up in CGH residences. You can pay extra for the deep nature spa but I recall it is adult only. There are several restaurants in Arc 1950 and one or two are very good but not all. Arc 1950 appears geared for Brits and Russians with all menus in three languages. I prefer going slightly off the beaten track and speaking more French. Nevertheless I was certainly glad to have tried Arc 1950 and we had a really good time there.
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