 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all,
Do any of the bars in meribel do happy hours?? I booked the lads ski trip there and with the euro and the economy things are little tighter cash wise for everyone, so how do we get the most out of limited budgets???
If anyone can recommend cheaper bars, or happy hours it would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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first port of call should be the cactus right at the Chaudanne, i think happy hour is 5 til 6 but someone will confirm i'm sure!
last time i was there (2007) bottle of wine was 9euro for happy hour and beer was half price
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jacks do one and the taverne as well....
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thanks guys, much appreciated
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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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I was amused at the "Cactus" happy hour when I popped in there for a coffee one morning in January sometime. First, because the notice about it was only in English (!). Second, because there seemed to be a "happy drink" of the evening (e.g. vin chaud on a Wednesday, but not other days). Third, because their "happy hour bargain" prices were about what they are all the time in less expensive resorts. Can't remember the time, as I was going to be gone by 5 pm.
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pam w not being funny but the cactus has possibly the best/most convenient location in meribel for apres so it's going to be more expensive than a beer in your local!
your right about the clientele though, i dont think i've ever heard a french voice in there 
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pam w, it might be because the British TO Inghams own the Cactus as well as the chalet hotel next door called Les Grangettes. I should imagine 99% of the clientele in the Cactus are probably Inghams guests therefore, because a lot of them nip next door after they've dropped their skis off. I'm sure plenty of them will be more than capable to order a drink in French if they wanted to or needed to, however the staff in the Cactus probably do the menus and notices in English for simplicity I suspect since they know practically everyone in there is British anyway. I don't doubt it that the Happy Hour prices are about the same as they are all the time in less expensive resorts, the thing is they know they can charge more because it's a huge ski area and year after year people want to go skiing there and will keep on going skiing there, and those that go elsewhere will be replaced by new people wanting to try the area for the first time. Either way, they win so........
begsski, I've stayed with Inghams next door in the chalet hotel I mention and must say, the bands at the Cactus are cracking between 5pm and 6pm, you can hear them in the lounge area so you don't even have to go next door (unless you want a drink of course!). I thought the noise might have been annoying but actually it was good you could hear the bands without going next door sometimes. As far as I know it's quite cheap, but I didn't go in there hardly. They do "cheap" baguettes at lunchtime for 4 Euros I think and they are like Subway "Footlongs" too so very good value in that respect compared to elsewhere on the mountain. 4 Euros is not far off what it would cost at home really for something like that.
Try this site-this has got a lot of info about where to go in Meribel. Do a search within Merinet on "Happy Hours".
www.merinet.com
I went into Scotts quite a lot for apres when I was there and it seemed quite reasonable for drinks to me. The Doron upstairs is much bigger though, I suspect the prices are the same because it's owned by the same people AFAIK.
Have a good time! 
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thanks everyone, really appreciate your help. I will have a happy hour beer for you!!
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