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Has anyone stayed in the Club Med in Les Menuires? Appreciate feed back on rooms, food, overall ambience of bars, restaurants. thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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There is a thread somewhere on here about Club Med skiing somewhere. Bit vague, I know.
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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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| buttery wrote: |
| Has anyone stayed in the Club Med in Les Menuires? Appreciate feed back on rooms, food, overall ambience of bars, restaurants. thanks |
Stayed there last year (during Parisian Half Term)  We did not have children at the time!
Rooms - we stayed in a Double Room. It was very small and you could not shut the toilet door when sat on it (you banged your head).
Food - was of reasonable quality with plenty of choice. Could be a bit of a scrum at certain times. Children going in all directions with food spilling offf the plates.
Restaurant - they have a 'quiet' seating area for those more intimate / adult meals (this gets full up early on!). Otherwise you end up on a table that seats 10 /12 and share with others.
Bar - only 1 bar that was the centre for the Kids Entertainment! Got very noisy in the evening after dinner
Staff - very helpful and friendly.
Location - great location with ski in / out - even with the slim amounts of snow that was around at the time.
General - we were the only English people there. Not a problem for us, but did mean I didn't bother with the Ski Lessons (no English speaking instructors).
Hope this helps.
Feel free to ask anymore questions if you want !
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carlt - many thanks - sounds like a bit of a scrum but the exchange rate means you can't beat the all inclusive rate - we are a party of 8 with 3 teenagers in tow - the thought of how much we might run up for lunches takes the shine off things a bit, so liked the idea of being able to ski to the other club meds for that - there for the skiing mainly, which I understand to be really good up by VT?
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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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| buttery wrote: |
| carlt - many thanks - sounds like a bit of a scrum but the exchange rate means you can't beat the all inclusive rate - we are a party of 8 with 3 teenagers in tow - the thought of how much we might run up for lunches takes the shine off things a bit, so liked the idea of being able to ski to the other club meds for that - there for the skiing mainly, which I understand to be really good up by VT? |
No worries. The full inclusive was certainly a good deal. We are going back to Les Menuires this weekend - staying in a hotel we stayed at in 2007. By the time we have added it all up - it would probably have been cheaper to go to CM.
As you are a bigger group - you will be fine. It was just the wife and I last year!
Les Menuires is a great base to explore the 3V from - not as convenient as Meribel, but a lot cheaper and not full of British people.  Skiing is great in VT and I highly recommend it.
When are you planning on going? Are you driving down or going with Club Med?
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Stayed there last year (during Parisian Half Term). We did not have children at the time!
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CarlT, Why? Are you mad? And do you have them now (children, that is)?
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thanks again carlT - have got really cheap (but civilised time)flight Bristol/Grenoble and organised private transfer for the 8 of us - 29th March - 5th April - which I don't think is a holiday for any region in France and not all UK schools have broken up by then, so hoping it will be a quietish week - looked at a couple of hotels in VT - Val Chaviere for one - and Les Menuires, as would rather stay somewhere with a bit more character but frankly can't make the sums add up to as little as CM..also they are not charging single supplements which we need.. I know I sound like I'm trying to persuade myself - last question (from my husband) was the wine drinkable?
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Did look at L'Ours Blanc - thought it looked really nice and apparently food is rather good - run by a French man and English wife? - interested to hear reviews - BUT I'm afraid this year it's the economy option or nothing. I've managed to bring the trip in for under £850 a head all in. Also the teenagers get a bit itchy after supper (unlike the rest of us happy to crash) and the website says there is a disco. Thanks again for all your help - nice to get such detailed feedback. I'm prepared for the drawbacks but I think not having to worry about food/wine intake plus ski in/out will hopefully make up for those.......
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| buttery wrote: |
| Did look at L'Ours Blanc - thought it looked really nice and apparently food is rather good - run by a French man and English wife? - interested to hear reviews - BUT I'm afraid this year it's the economy option or nothing. I've managed to bring the trip in for under £850 a head all in. Also the teenagers get a bit itchy after supper (unlike the rest of us happy to crash) and the website says there is a disco. Thanks again for all your help - nice to get such detailed feedback. I'm prepared for the drawbacks but I think not having to worry about food/wine intake plus ski in/out will hopefully make up for those....... |
No worries - L'Ours Blanc is nice, but a bit costly.
Enjoy Les Menuires - If I have any top tips after next week, I will post them here !
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