Meribel

Tom Fiat

is it as bad as i suspect?
bottom of the charts in the three valleys
cheap accommodation

levi

Well Bride Les Bains isn't great which is where all the cheap accomodation is. You've to get a gondola up to Meribel every morning.

If you want to ski three valleys and you're tight on money, I'd recommend going to Les Menuires or Val Thorens. I was in Les Menuires in the 1st week in January last year, I think it costs about €750 including everything except lessons. If you want more info, PM me!

Fattes

Tom Fiat; Not if you do it right, Biggest problem with Meribel is it is a very spread out village but there is some great powder stashes that you will have first access to in the Three Valleys from Meribel.The accomidation is a little cheaper but that does not mean there is not quality there.http://www.easiski.co.uk/ I can put in a word for you with the lady in charge if you are intrested .

kippy

Fattes wrote: »

Tom Fiat; Not if you do it right, Biggest problem with Meribel is it is a very spread out village but there is some great powder stashes that you will have first access to in the Three Valleys from Meribel.The accomidation is a little cheaper but that does not mean there is not quality there.http://www.easiski.co.uk/ I can put in a word for you with the lady in charge if you are intrested .

Spent a week in Reberty last year, a small bit up from Les Menuires.
It was late in the season (start of April)
We booked a package from London Gatwick, Flights, accomodation, breakfast, evening meal (with wine) ski pass, ski rental, ski in/ski out with hot tub and sauna. Had a great time. Cost was about 800 odd euro but that was about all we spent on the whole trip bar the ryanair flight to London.
We were looking at Meribel initially but this worked out better.

Best ski holiday have had yet, lots of varying slopes and plenty snow.

camo11

Stayed in Meribel 3 years ago and was good skiing, excellent in fact. The apres ski is not that great, depends what you want from your holiday. Stay in the center thou as Bride le brains is miles away and a nightmare to get up to the village in the mornings i believe

conno16

anyone know anything bout Les Allues??
apparently 10 mins away

robinph

Stayed in Mottaret a few years ago, which is the furthest up the Meribel valley you can get. Not a huge amount going on there for night life, but you makes your own entertainment. We did have fantastic access to the slopes though and no concerns with the slight thawing that was already starting to happen lower down the valley.

Holy Diver

^ Same as. Mottaret is fairly quiet but it probably has the best location for access to the whole of the 3 Valleys. Also stayed in les Menuires on another trip and again it is very quiet but is very well located - though prob less so than Mottaret.
Meribel itself isn't a bad town but was way too "English" for me - no offence. Went there a couple of nights and I don't think we met a single French person...

robinph

Holy Diver wrote: »

Meribel itself isn't a bad town but was way too "English" for me - no offence. Went there a couple of nights and I don't think we met a single French person...

Well it is actually an British town created by a Colonel Peter Lindsay as a ski resort. We certainly encountered some French people in the bar and about the apartments when we stayed in Meribel though.

olaola

I had the same experience as Holy Diver, it's very Engerlish. Don't think we'd ever go back tbh. We're commited to Austria at this stage!

rjp123

les allues would be too far down the valley for my own preference (although i never went there so cant comment on it as a village). stay at 1400+ if you can would be my advice.
as for meribel being "full of english". so what? english people like to go skiing. far more french on the slopes imo. again who gives a f?

Tom Fiat

good feedback dudes and dudesses
basically its like this - i'm hitting meribel for new years
So what area should i look to stay at
easy access to slopes is crucial
but also i dont really want to have to travel 20 mins to the local either
chalets, apts will all be considered

rjp123

meribel 1450.

mcgratheoin

Tom Fiat wrote: »

good feedback dudes and dudesses
basically its like this - i'm hitting meribel for new years
So what area should i look to stay at
easy access to slopes is crucial
but also i dont really want to have to travel 20 mins to the local either
chalets, apts will all be considered

Mottaret.