On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 19:30:07 +0100, Steve
wrote:

mike wrote:
"Steve" wrote in message
...

It's always going to be a gamble at that time of year


If possible I'dleave it to the last minute. Before Xmas is low season
and there are so many hotels in St Anton you should be able to get a
room at short notice.


Yes, but..
Will all the hotels be open up to Xmas?
Having skied in early december last year, ending up in Zermatt - grreat snow
:-), seemed that lots of hotels weren't open in Zermatt and seemed that no
hotels were open in say Chamonix :-( according to web sites and a phone call
to Val Thorens TO showed that accomodation there was amazingly sparce.
Hoping to do same this year in December but appreciate advice on opinions on
hotels open at that time...
Cheers
Mike


That's a good point, hotel's won't open until they can be sure of
guests. Perhaps self catering would be a better bet?

Self-catering? In Austria ? For the weekend ? You are joking I
presume? :-)

I can't say I've ever had a problem finding hotels in Austria early or
late season, after all so there's so many.

I've no idea what Greg really had in mind, but I'd have thought
booking flights now while they're cheaper was a good bet and not
bothering with a hotel until a few days before would be just fine.
There's always glaciers anyway like Stubai et al.

Ian