 Poster: A snowHead
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So got a pass out from the better half to take MHskier junior out with me over new year. Looking around and it seems slim pickings on the package front for where I fancy in the budget I have. Fancy a change so Dolomites or 3V or maybe Paradiski.
Are there any companies that are aggregating and listing 1 room left overs in shared chalets?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Does it have to be New Year, where pickings will indeed be meagre and expensive?
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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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It’s very early for any giveaways. It’s probably the second most expensive week of the year so companies will hang on to sell their own offerings before opening up to folks taking a commission.
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| MHskier wrote: |
So got a pass out from the better half to take MHskier junior out with me over new year. Looking around and it seems slim pickings on the package front for where I fancy in the budget I have. Fancy a change so Dolomites or 3V or maybe Paradiski.
Are there any companies that are aggregating and listing 1 room left overs in shared chalets? |
Not touting for business but we at Snowfinders do this for you and will find a room in a shared chalet for you across all package suppliers and most catered chalet owners. However, this new year is virtually sold out bar the odd chalet here and there. For a package including flights I am afraid that you will be looking north of £2,000.00 pp. There are maybe half a dozen chalets left between £2k to 3k.
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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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| chocksaway wrote: |
| It’s very early for any giveaways. It’s probably the second most expensive week of the year so companies will hang on to sell their own offerings before opening up to folks taking a commission. |
The week is virtually sold out in catered chalets but all suppliers that deal with agencies will allow agents to sell on all dates as it is written into agency agreements. There will not be any giveaways this new year in catered chalets to be honest.
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@MHskier, Is driving an option? if so that will keep the cost down a bit.
In 3V it might be worth looking at a small 2/3 person apartment with Meribel being the cheapest main village (about 1000 Euro if you are lucky) if you want to stretch your budget further Brides Les Bains will be a couple of hundred Euros less.
You could also check out Orelle for 3v.
For Les Arcs it'll be a similar story with 1600 being the cheapest main village and Bourg St Maurice being the budget option.
I'm unsure about the Dolomites but I'd expect you to need to fly and find a B&B on the resort website.
If you did self cater then you could always get takeaways if you want to avoid cooking. I'm doing something similar at Feb half term with my son in Ischgl where the half board hotels are expensive but I found a well located B&B on the resort website within my budget.
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@MHskier, if driving is an option try posting your requirements on www.chaletsdirect.com Solutions Room. Lots of independent and individual chalet owners there, and they’ll post any relevant offerings.
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| MHskier wrote: |
So got a pass out from the better half to take MHskier junior out with me over new year. Looking around and it seems slim pickings on the package front for where I fancy in the budget I have. Fancy a change so Dolomites or 3V or maybe Paradiski.
Are there any companies that are aggregating and listing 1 room left overs in shared chalets? |
Have a look at this place in Paradiski - it's in the little village of Montchavin, and the smaller of the two apartments looks to be available over New Year week.
http://www.notrereve-apartment.com
We've stayed in the larger of the two four times now and it's a great place with brilliant owners. Yes it's self-catered so not a chalet, but well-priced and easy access to La Plagne and Les Arcs.
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I get quite a lot of offers like this through from companies I’ve used in the past. DM me your email and I can forward them on to you if relevant. I doubt you’ll get any decent offers before early/mid December though as said above
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@rickboden, mind if I PM you my email too? In similar boat to OP so very interested in any single room
Chalet recommendations, but looking in March 2025
Sorry can’t offer any useful recommendations to OP myself
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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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| skidude300 wrote: |
@rickboden, mind if I PM you my email too? In similar boat to OP so very interested in any single room
Chalet recommendations, but looking in March 2025
Sorry can’t offer any useful recommendations to OP myself |
No probs though you will have an huge range of choices at that time of year
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| rickboden wrote: |
| skidude300 wrote: |
@rickboden, mind if I PM you my email too? In similar boat to OP so very interested in any single room
Chalet recommendations, but looking in March 2025
Sorry can’t offer any useful recommendations to OP myself |
No probs though you will have an huge range of choices at that time of year |
I wish! We go the same week every year in Meribel and shared options have reduced dramatically. I missed a bullet in not booking as soon as we got back this year as the company went under with all the deposits. I guess we are looking at higher end stuff - good food, hot tub etc - but huge difference compared to pre Brexit and Covid.
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You know it makes sense.
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Obvious question: are you particularly against a self-catering apartment? I understand that this isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but it can significantly reduce cost/broaden availability. It also gives you a fair bit of living space compared to a room in a chalet.
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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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Thanks for all the tips - got a reasonably priced apartment in cervinia 
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Poster: A snowHead
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@Rhoobarb, Over the last couple of years I have found half board hotels to be better value than catered chalets. In 2023 I stayed in a lovely 4*+ place in Ischgl for the same price as a standard chalet in a French mega resort. Food was a different level with pro chiefs and it had a pool and spa.
This year I'm taking my son at half term so I'm in a budget B&B.
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