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Hi, a friend and I will be in St Anton from 13th - 16th Jan (sadly 3 nights is all I can escape for!!). Does anyone know of accommodation that can be booked for less than a week? The best quote we have had so far is for a 4 star Hotel, B&B for £275 each. Any other tips / links would be appreciated. Most other hotels will, understandably, only take a weeks booking at this stage, so our other thought is whether we chance it and try and do a last minute booking.
Would appreciate any thoughts. Cheers!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Go to the tourist office website and do a search - we managed to get loads of offers. I'd recommend the place we stayed for one night but I think we're barred.
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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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onaplateau, If you come up with any good ones, will you let me know as I am considering going to St Anton at the same time as you with a few mates.
Thanks
TG
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It is possible but you will probably have to accept being a bit further out in Nasserein or St Jakob type areas. No great loss as the bus service is efficient. As Nadenoodlee, says, the tourist office website is your best bet.
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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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Thanks Nadenoodlee - will try the tourist office again, but last time it wasn't come up with much less than 500 Euros each!! Touchguru - will post back with any I find. Further out is not too much of a problem as longas the buses run late .... will continue the search.
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onaplateau, Contact Sidney Reilly - he's a snowHead based in the area and has his own info site
http://www.st-antonamarlberg.co.uk/
Should be able to point you in the right direction!
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Yes, go somewhere cheaper 
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onaplateau, last minute would not be risky in mid-january.
I did a few nights in January last year, helped out by some great advice from seasonaires on this forum.
For various reasons (a late date change for work, then a late date change for a family crisis, then 2 others coming, then 1 dropping out) I booked, rebooked, re-re-booked, re-re-re-booked St.Anton 4 night accomodation, all within 2 weeks of leaving, and learnt:
1. If, via the main tourist site at http://www.stantonamarlberg.com/en/home/2.html you try for non-full week accomodation a couple of months out, you will only get offered places that are very expensive or 10 miles out.
2. If however, you try anything from 2 weeks out to the night before, there will be literally dozens of places from 30€ a night up showing availability. If I were sorting a trip again I wouldn't even bother looking til a week or so before.
3. I usually hate ski busses but the ones in St.Anton were remarkable. If the timetable says your bus will arrive at 8.37, it will arrive at 8.37, not 8.36 or 8.38. If it's peak time, there will be 2 buses in convoy, and you'll still get a seat. My party last year were strung out in various locations on the same bus route in St Jakob, the bus made meeting up, and getting in and out of town virtually no hassle. You pay such a premium to stay in town, I'd recommend staying out.
4. I started a thread last year about driving options, and the locals said "forget it - bus from airport, then the train". They were right - it was very cheap and very easy.
5. But if you want to drive, and are going to change your dates, your flights, the number of people in your party multiple times, would recommend Europcar for car hire from Innsbruck, as there's €0 cancellation charge!
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The week your talking about is Low Season, All the kids are back to school.
Because many houses like to book Saturday to Saturday your dates overlap 13-16th (Thursday to Sunday) two weeks thus effectively blocking the Pensions,etc from 2 full weeks income. Properties are very reluctant to do this. Thursday to Saturday or Wednesday to Saturday would give you a much better chance.
However,I would leave it until the very last minute,you will not have a problem just turning up & finding somewhere.
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Try Flexiski they have the Amalien Haus which I stayed at last yr.
£275 for 3 nights for a 4 star hotel is not a bad price though.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| hedley wrote: |
Try Flexiski they have the Amalien Haus which I stayed at last yr.
£275 for 3 nights for a 4 star hotel is not a bad price though. |
4 Star Hotel? The old chain smoking lady (Amalia) who owned the place will be laughing in her grave, it used to be one of the biggest longterm skibum dumps in town 
I know its been refurbished to a TO Chalet but it is NOT a 4 Star Hotel.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I have stayed at the Amalien haus with Flexi ski and think its ok value, but would not describe it as a 4star hotel. The location is good though
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For those considering staying further out (St Jakob/Nasserein) I think that the ski bus only runs until 7pm or so. After that it's the regular bus which does not run that often. If you want to have a pub crawl/apres ski then this could be a problem. Of course sharing a taxi shouldn't be too expensive.
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You know it makes sense.
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snowman, I agree regarding St Jakob but if you are staying anywhere close to the Nasserein lift it is still walkable (assuming you can still walk) from town quite easily. There's even a little pub like bar halfway for a top-up.
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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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snowman, I agree regarding St Jakob but if you are staying anywhere close to the Nasserein lift it is still walkable (assuming you can still walk) from town quite easily. There's even a little pub like bar halfway for a top-up.
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Good I'm staying near the Nasserein lift at half term.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Depends where in Nasserein, there's a few small bars dotted about.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Sitter wrote: |
| Depends where in Nasserein, there's a few small bars dotted about. |
Tom Dooleys & NassereinHof Stube are the evening bars.
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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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stanton I was thinking of the Albi (?) halfway down the main drag back to the Nasserein end of town rather than the bars in Nasserein itself. I think it is the last bar before you reach the lift.
have only ever stayed by the lift rather than further up the hill in the village itself.
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Mondschein's (I think that's the name, on the way up from the lift towards the Reselehof) another one. And Fang's open until 10pm.
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