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I'm looking for some accommodation in Val d'Isere for New Year's (not a lot available) and Ski Amis have 2 large apartments available. Has anyone used this company before and willing to share their expereience?
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where are the apartments? If it's Jardin Alpin, be prepared for your typical french "rabbit hut" accomodation. Not used Ski Amis though
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nbt,
One in Residence Portillo (70m2) and one in Resicence Cacholet (80m2)- both sleeping 8 people. snowHead
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sureley that's a bit small for eight people
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I've seen French 'Shoebox' aparts as small as 23m2 billed as 4pers.

There is usually a certain economy of scale due to the space of the communal areas increasing. So 60m2 between 8 will not seem as cramped as 30m2 between 4.

Actually 80m2 for 8 isn't too bad by French standards: quite adequate.
One thing to bear in mind though, that the number of occupants they quote almost always involves 2 on the sofa bed in the lounge. I find that using the sofa bed often makes u feel as if your apart is crowded.
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The French also have a very different attitude to space on holiday. Our apartment is 30m2 and also has a mezzanine. We have three double beds (one being the sofa bed) and a single AeroBed (excellent by the way). We only recommend that friends have four people in the apartment for a week and only consider having five or six if they're only staying for a weekend.

The studio apartment next door is 18m2 and owned by a French family. Officially is sleeps 6 Shocked Shocked Shocked - 2 in bunks in the hall and 2 on 2 double sofa beds.

We counted 9 French people coming out of there one morning - although 5 were smallish children...
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70m2 for 8 people sounds quite unpleasant. Our apartment is 38m2 and I wouldn't want more than 4 people in it (in fact, we decided not to have a sofabed as trying to squeeze an extra one or two people in the living area was just too much).
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Hywel, does it have to be Val d'Isere. If you want something luxurious, try this . This is the apartment that our builder has kept for himself, and it is fabulous.
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We stayed in a 90m2 apartment in Courchevel and that had plenty of space. Most of the shoe box apartments that sleep 4 are about 26m2. The apartment in Residence Cacholet has the advantage of not having beds in the living area. I should also clarify that four of our party are children which possibly makes things less cramped.

On a side note I've today seen these two apartments on a Val D agency website and their prices are significantly cheaper Puzzled

Helen Beaumont, Luxury, sheer luxury......probably out of our reach....I'm only a poor pharmacist after all wink
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Hywel, wink . Re the agency prices, if you can find an independent apartment owner, you'll probably pay even less.
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Helen Beaumont, cooooo - that is nice.
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70-80 sq metres is palatial we had 7 in 55 metre last year in courchevel. I am trying to persaude the other to give up on crystal and DIY
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