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Thinking/trying to convince the other half to do either Christmas week/New Years week skiing this year! Which is going to require somewhere comfy with good food and some nice spa/pool facilities..
Never been before but fancy trying Ischgl. (Zermatt bit expensive, EK etc a bit crowded plus not much non chalet accomm). Any recommendations on 4* hotels? Couldn't find much by searching the archives..
Cheers!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hopefully you have deep pockets
Most hotels in Ischgl are 4 or 5 star so there are plenty to choose from. I suspect you may be more limited by who still has accommodation available that week - the area is very popular and they do get booked up. I've definitely posted on this before, I'll see what I can dig up for you.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Pretty much what @Scarlet, says although there is only 5 star. Lots of 4 and 4* plus to choose from. A number of tour operators go there but don't cover all hotels. To get a comprehensive view have a look at:
www.ischgl.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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You might need to book soon, the first time I went skiing there with a largish group admittedly for xmas /NY Ischgl was full and we had to stay in Galtur though that was over twenty years ago.
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Stay for both weeks....Hotel Elizabeth (4*) have two rooms available still from 20th Dec for two weeks.... each at £19,399 (discounted from £22.461) according to booking.com
There are cheaper and more expensive alternatives
Good luck.
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Here are my tips for finding the best hotels and good prices:
www.booking.com
The map feature is especially good, so you can see exactly where the hotel is. But sometimes you have to zoom in to see all hotels in a given area.
Hotels may show as fully booked; but often they are not, and/or just the www.booking.com allocation has been used up. Try calling the hotel direct.
If you do want to deal with the hotel direct; then ask them for a discount as they are not paying the www.booking.com fee.
Note that in Austria, by law, hotels must refund all your money if you cancel with more than 90 days notice.
GoogleMaps
Find the resort you want to search, and then click the "hotels" link to show them.
You will find many hotels here that are not on www.booking.com. Some hotels don't like paying the fee (10% or more?) to www.booking.com; but GoogleMaps is free.
You call the hotels directly in this case. Again, you need to zoom in and out.
Resort Websites
These can be a gold mine of available hotels at great prices.
For some smaller, local, hotel owners, this is all they really know, and you will find hotels on such sites that are not on www.booking.com, nor on GoogleMaps.
Tour Operators
These folks buy rooms in advance, and sometimes, can be cheaper than booking direct.
They might also have availability; whereas the hotel will be fully booked. i.e.: The tour operator my not have sold all their rooms.
Good luck and have fun!
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i always stay in galtur, nice hotels and ok town but you dont need a mortgage to pay for the hotel
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Stayed in the hotel Alpina last year, close to lifts, rooms ok but no bath. Food good but you had to pay for water with your dinner ! Very close to lifts and the Après action
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