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Hi
Have just booked a week in Tignes for a group of 8 in Jan 2012. We are staying in a Chalet Aiglon which is located in Tignes La Lac, so wondering if anyone has stayed in this chalet before?
Also a few more questions below:
- is the nightlife good in La Lac, and can anyone suggest any decent bars?
- How much is a large beer on average, and where is the best place to get a cheap beer?
- We are catered for breakfast and dinner, but where is good to grab a good value snack at lunch?
Cheers
Matt
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Matt
I just called up their website to see which of the many Skiworld Chalets beginning with A this (there are a few). It now says that it is not available next season - you may want to check!
The night life in Le Lac is varied there are bars to suit all tastes (give us a clue on ages and tastes and I could make better recommendations). There a couple of night clubs notably the infamous Jacks - more cheese than a tartiflette!
For lunch - eat in the villages - as anywhere in the Alps you can get ripped off, but you can get a decent lunch for E10 at the Marmottes, Croq burger, Le Brasero, Aspen, etc
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Hi
Thanks for your reply. I have booked through Snowfinders as recommended by a friend http://www.snowfinders.co.uk/chalet-details.aspx?productid=170681. I believe there is another chalet with the same name in Tignes, but its not in La Lac, so hopefully that is the one your are referring to.
As for our group we are a mixed group between 25 and 30. Always enjoy a bit of live music (ie Oasis, Rolling Stones, Beatles, The Strokes covers etc) and when it gets a bit later a good DJ (House, DnB etc). Not really a fan or cheesy tunes, but depending on how drunk we are and how good the club is I suppose there is always a slim possibility.
10E sounds reasonable for a decent lunch so thanks for the options. How much should I expect to pay for a large beer on average?
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Buy a jug, it generally works out cheaper.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Matt
Quite a few of the Skiworld chalets are joined together with similar names - it may be that they have let someone else take it over - Aiglon was hi spec.
For Apres ski in le Lac there is the Loop - always have live music and last season I think a pint was E5 - two for one at Happy Hour. as for live music you will need to pick up the local rag (last year called upflatdown - available on the net and as an App) as it had listings. The Alpaka (home of the UK expat club and live UK sport) has a band a couple of bands a week. Occasionally, the small but perfectly formed Jam Bar had a 2 piece. Scottys and Le Brasero in Lavachet also have music at last twice a week. As for the House RnB I'm not really an expert but there are a number of bars and Clubs in Val Claret - but as they seem to change owners and names each season I'll say no more. Your chalet staff will give advice but this is usually influenced by which bar is offering them the best deal. For a quieter bar pre dinner try the Embuscade a mixed French/English crowd (with UK sport) - you may even bump into me!
Most of the Bars mentioned charged 2.5 or 3 for a demi and 5 -5.5 for a pint (clubs excepted).
Be prepared to fall into Jacks - there is an irrestibable force field after 0200!
Don't forget your swimmies as entrance to le Lagon (pool with slides etc) is included in the lift pass
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Thanks, that's really helpful. Sounds like plenty of options, which is good!
Beers are what I expected in price. Think the plan is going to have to be to time it right with happy hour, then follow it with the free wine we get with dinner
in our chalet, then head out! Is happy hour generally 4-8?
Free access to the pool is a result. Does it have outdoor hot tubs and steam or sauna?
We get ski hosting with the chalet, which is something I have neverer experienced. Is it a service worth using?
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Happy Hours are normally 4-5 or 6 and only in some bars. The pool is all indoor - the tubs steam room s and saunas are all in a separtate area called "Wellness" and you have to pay extra for that. Same for a very modern gym.
Ski hosting can be fun as they show you round the resort avoiding the piste map frenzy every 5 minutes. However, the group will ski/ride at the pace of the slowest which can become tedious. Some companies run mini grading sessions between a number of chalets to equalize the groups. One thing with the hosts that you will have to watch is lunch - their choice will be based upon where they get the best deal (ie a free meal and a packet of fags) and may not be the cheapest for you. Its not dishonest - just a reflection of the pittance they get paid!
There is also a cinema and bowling alley if boozin gets too much (  )
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Alpaca for drinking, buy jugs and they have a happy hour, so check it. Otherwise beer is seriously expensive pretty much everywhere. Cheapest way to drink in The Loop is bottles of their house wine. Tastes awful, but very effective. Jacks is an utter dive, but frankly by the time you get there you won't remember it anyhow.
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