 Poster: A snowHead
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Ok, thanks to business in Geneva I can get 2 days skiing in before flying back early Monday! Verbier conditions look excellent at the moment.
Can anyone recommend a hotel in the centre of Verbier? I have never been. Also does anyone know if you have to buy your train tickets ahead or can you buy them on the day? 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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Unfortunately, Verbier is notoriously short of hotels and full of private chalets so you may be lucky to get a 2-day booking. Chamonix would be a better bet for a quick stay, especially if off-piste is the goal. The scheduled bus should get you there is about an hour
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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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Tickets can be bought in advance or on the day but it will cost you the same, unless you have a half fare card or similar the price will be about £50 and you will need to make several changes the last onto a bus, best option is to ask at Geneva Station
The tourist office at http://www.verbier.ch/flash/en/index.cfm can do hotel bookings for you, I know I stayed in verbier once but can't rember where sorry
Have fun
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DG Orf is right on about the trains.
Getting a hotel at weekends is tricky. Outside those times (and February and the big competitions) you shouldn't have a problem. There are thousands of hotel beds.
If you are only there for a limited time I would recommend somewhere central. Off the top of my head, you might want to look at the Hotel de Verbier (3*), the Garbo (2/3* ??), the Rhodania (free entry through the back door to the Farm Club  3* I think ) or the Rosalp (pricey 5* with grub rated 3* in the Michelin Guide).
There are also Private chalet operators who will sell beds by the night. Check google.
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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 stayed in the 3* Hotel Chamois in January which was fairly dull but adequete. Hotel Farinet looked more lively with a 20/30something crowd and has good apres ski live music. Both of these are 3-4 mins walk to the main lift.
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Beverley, no need for a bus if you arrive when the lifts are open 0800 to 1900 you can get a bubble straight up from Le chable to Verbier centre.
From Geneva you will need to change at Martigny, which only involves walking under a platform to a litttle side platform where you will see the grand st bernard express, a rather sweet red and white train with pictures of big dogs on the side and that will take you to le chable.
If you arrive at le chable outside lift times the post bus will be there and will take about 25 mins to get to verbier (bubble about 8 mins). In addition to the places listed above there's the hotel bristol and verbier lodge. Chalet adrien is very pricey. If really pushed there are a number of hotels in Le chable, but that would limit your apres significantly.
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