Saint Anton

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Hi, i'm new to this forum.. so please be gentle Little Angel

Going to Saint Anton for 5 day's / 4 nights in Feb next year, going with 3 mates, looking for a hotel / B&B quite near the center of the town... any recomendations ?

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windythered, Welcome.

You will struggle to find somewhere that only does 4 nights in St Anton. Most hotels/gasthofs will only do 7 night stays. I have in the past paid for 7 nights but only stayed for 5.

What's your budget and I'll make you some recommendations?

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Thanks for the quick reply.
Really we'd be looking at around 60€ - 80€ / night, however i guess i could persuade my mates to part with a little more Smile

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windythered, You should be able to get a decent b&b for that in a decent location. I'm paying €70 per night at Haus Angelika right at the foot of the slopes and beside the Galzigbahn and new Rendlbahn. Opposite is the ultra modern Pepis Ski Hotel - but you will pay around €100-110 per night. Hotel Sailer is beside that and cheaper at around €75 pppn - although I stayed there 2 years ago and probably would not go back - great location but stank of smoke as the ski instructors tended to meet there for beer and quick fag. I've also stayed at Talhof Nigg which is at the start of the pedestrian zone for around €55 pppn.
If you go on the St Anton website there is a good search function http://www.stantonamarlberg.com/en/st-anton/live-cam/2.html ALternatively try this website http://www.st-antonamarlberg.co.uk/
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Thanks again boabski... I'll have a good look this evening.

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windythered, A little more than your mates may wish to pay @£100 a night but they will do 4 nights!! www.flexiski.com Amalien Haus ,very central and chalet board so maybe better value than a B+B.I am going with a few mates in March for the first time and with a large group we have to get it organised early in the year.Its so frustrating that 99 % of the accomadation dont take bookings that far in advance.
I have the joy of organising the annual lads trip so over the years have built up a bank of places that will do 4 nights. Any other suggestions would be welcomed though.

After all it is free

Supertravel do 4 night breaks in Chalet Rosanna but not within that budget

There are plenty B&Bs around the church nearb the Spar in the center of town that are about F30 a night, but they do tend to get booked up for a full week during the main parts of the season

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Thanks for all of your suggestions, i have made a number of enquiries... now waiting for the replies.
One thing is for sure, 4 nights seems a no no... so re submitting my enquiries for 7 nights.
I've already had an offer from this place 'Garni Bacherhof' again has to be for 7 nights but at €44/night its not so bad, does anyone know how far away this place is from the centre ?

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windythered, I simply went on to the St Anton website, identified some B&Bs and sent them a message through the system. I stayed at Herr Grubber B&B which was Euros 35 a night for a single with continental breakfast in Dec 07.It was near the Police Station, quiet and maybe a 5 min walk to Galzig lifts. (view from window)

two places I have dealt with

haus.sepp.gruber@st-anton.at ..... 1st Dec 2007 ro 9th Dec 2007 ..... offer you 1 single room with shower for this periode The price is € 32,00 per night incl. breakfast and all taxes I am looking forward to hear from you kind regards Gruber Doris

info@hotel-murr.at from 5.4. till 1o.4. 2oo7 /departure day 2 single rooms with shower/WC at the rate of Euro 73,--per person and dayincl. breakfast buffet

Book for 7 nights. Stay for 4. Flog the additional 3 nights here at cost and make some good friends!

Worst case, if the 3 nights are mid-week and no one can come, you'll lose that cost. But you may still be able to get something decent for 320 € (your max budget, ie 80x4), ie 7 nights at €45 / night.

You know it makes sense.

horizon, good thinking, I am sure you could shift 3 nights in Feb on here, sort of thing I go for when I am having a quick 'splash and dash' trip Very Happy

Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:

Anton Hotel do apartments and will do 4 nights, if there are 8 of you check out their japanesew loft, tres cool.

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Just booked an apartment through Sidney Reilly http://www.st-antonamarlberg.co.uk/ (Thanks boabski) really good deal and the place is right in the centre of town and really close to the ski lifts. Very Happy

Thanks again to everyone for their help and advice.

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windythered, PS If you're going at end of Feb a) you might bump into us drunken layabouts and b) coincide with Sweedish holidays mmmmmmmmm Scando's wink

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Yea we're going end of Feb, so i'm sure our paths will cross somewhere !!
This will my first time skiing in Austria, as apart from my first ever trip to Andora all thoses years ago i've always skied in France.
Must admit, i'm really looking forward this this trip and from what boabski has just mentioned... it's sounding better all the time Very Happy

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windythered, Ski into Stuben and go to Berghaus Stuben for lunch. Make sure you head over to Lech at least once and have lunch in the Burg hotel in Oberlech or the Rudalpe on the way down to Lech. Goes without saying that from 3/3.30 onwards you need to get yourselves to the Mooserwirt or Krazy Kanguruh, or both. We always stop at the Griabli opposite the Mooserwirt first, for lashings of Kaiser bier Very Happy

as it is IMO the best beer in the planet (plus sometimes some live music - sadly the CCJ's no longer play there Crying or Very sad

). Then ski down to village (usually with the warm glow of beer wink

) to Postkellar for Gunar (live music and rammed). Then get some food and head off to Funky Chicken (which also does very reasonable food) for some great apres. Thereafter who knows but we usually end up in Postkellar again (usually cause a few of the lads are staying in the Post Hotel). Wake up early doors and catch first lift and repeat daily until knackered

Enjoy. If you're anything like me you'll never look back - as until 2003 I had always skied France in the main

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When in February ?

Fasching (Karneval) 2010 is the third week in February next year. All the kids are on holidays .

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We're certainly going 27th Feb so hopefully we'll miss Fasching

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Why only 4 nights? (Which 4 - I hope they are within one Sat-Sat period or you don't have a hope). Most hotels will only book outside the Sat- Sat format at the last moment if they have failed to sell the rooms for the full week, but places a bit further down the valley (using the free bus service and the same accommodation website) are cheaper and often more flexible.
Edit: Didn't notice you'd booked. Still interested why you would go for only 4 days - you'll only get to ski a fraction of the St Anton/ Stuben /Lech/ Zurs circus.

After all it is free

windythered, hi mate

am looking to do something similar at the end of january - what did you end up paying?

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windythered, Cracking location for those appartments wink

You can all buy me a beer at the Moos Very Happy

Hi all,

I just can't seem to figure out how to use this site and post a new thread but wanted to ask if anyone is planning to do a season in St Anton in 09/10? I'm looking at heading over for Feb-April and am looking into accommodation. I've found a pretty cheap single room (relatively speaking) but it would definitely be cheaper to get an apartment, so if anyone else out there is heading over let me know!

I'll be travelling on my own so am keen to meet people in any case.

cheers

You know it makes sense.

Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:

Appros of nothing, and probably sounding like a pedant, but it is Sankt Anton, not Saint Anton.

...and you will realise there is nothing saintly about the place, if you spend a night or 2 with the "apres" crowd at Mooserwirt or Krazy Kangaruh. Twisted Evil

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Boabski, yov've surfaced again !!! Have you done anything about your lads week for the coming season. Went to St Anton for the season opener last November with my son and had a blast, skied over to Stuben for lunch and back via the Steissbachel - bad move - at the close of play, seemed liked a scene from Rollerball-the movie and freaked out my 13 yr old a we bit. Missed out on the pints in the Mooserwirt afterwards though. Was doing my instructor training earlier this year and my trainer told me how in his early days a favorite party piece of his was to drop his sallys while table-top dancing in the Krazy K- and this guys 50.
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briand6868, Ola. Booked up for 27th Feb for a week - staying at Haus Angelika at the Galzigbahn Very Happy

Think we're at 7 so far, so should be a blast as usual. Think the key is to avoid Happy Valley after 2.30. We (my family and my brother in laws family) all skied from Stuben to Mooserwirt one day with my youngest at 5 managing it - although he was completely knackered by the time we hit the Moos. But some coke and apres ski music he was back to normal - although can't say the same for sister in law - drinking on empty stomach Laughing

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