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CALLING ALL SEASONED SKI TRAVELERS FOR ADVISE
I am planning my first ever skiing holiday this march. But rather than use a
tour operator myself and two freinds are planning to wing it! We have looked into low cost flights to salzberg austria with a mind to travel to Kitzbuhel (getting the flights seems simple enough.) Due to circumstances beyond our control we have some strange accomidation requirements. I myself would like to stay for a week whereas my friends only have time for a 4 day visit. What I am asking is: Should I just turn up and wonder around looking for accomidation? Do people know of hotels or resorts that offer this kind of flexibility? Has anyone already been in this sort of situation looking for accomidation only? Do you seasoned ski travels have any advise for me? Thanks -- Kyle -- Kyle Jaques Home: 01235 810053 Mobile: 0779 3235 202 |
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CALLING ALL SEASONED SKI TRAVELERS FOR ADVISE
k wrote:
I am planning my first ever skiing holiday this march. But rather than use a tour operator myself and two freinds are planning to wing it! We have looked into low cost flights to salzberg austria with a mind to travel to Kitzbuhel (getting the flights seems simple enough.) Due to circumstances beyond our control we have some strange accomidation requirements. I myself would like to stay for a week whereas my friends only have time for a 4 day visit. What I am asking is: Should I just turn up and wonder around looking for accomidation? Do people know of hotels or resorts that offer this kind of flexibility? Has anyone already been in this sort of situation looking for accomidation only? Do you seasoned ski travels have any advise for me? Thanks Lot's of people now go skiing this way, you should have no problems doing it yourself. Since you're group wants to stay for different numbers of nights you'll almost certainly find it cheaper to book youself than to do it through a TO. If you are travelling in early March is might be fairly busy so I would book a hotel in advance. You should be able to find hotel details on the tourist office website, or you could phone the tourist office and ask them for advice - they may even be able to book a hotel for you there and then. Use Google (or similar) to find the right websites. I'm sure others here will recommend favourite hotels in Kitzbuhel. I've not stayed there myself. You may find some hotels are not keen to take a booking which is not Saturday to Saturday. This is a problem I have had when booking in busy periods, it's unfortunate but as March is not the peak season you should be OK. If a hotel says you can only book 7 nights then just look for somewhere else. |
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CALLING ALL SEASONED SKI TRAVELERS FOR ADVISE
"k" wrote in message ... I am planning my first ever skiing holiday this march. But rather than use a tour operator myself and two freinds are planning to wing it! We have looked into low cost flights to salzberg austria with a mind to travel to Kitzbuhel (getting the flights seems simple enough.) Due to circumstances beyond our control we have some strange accomidation requirements. I myself would like to stay for a week whereas my friends only have time for a 4 day visit. What I am asking is: Should I just turn up and wonder around looking for accomidation? Do people know of hotels or resorts that offer this kind of flexibility? Has anyone already been in this sort of situation looking for accomidation only? Do you seasoned ski travels have any advise for me? What I am asking is: Should I just turn up and wonder around looking for accomidation? As long as its not school holidays you should be ok to turn up, go to the tourist info office, they will usually be able to find something for you. Has anyone already been in this sort of situation looking for accomidation only? Just did it a few weeks ago in Avoriaz, worked out OK, we had a car so could travel if needed but ended up in the centre of the village |
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CALLING ALL SEASONED SKI TRAVELERS FOR ADVISE
Steve Haigh wrote:
You may find some hotels are not keen to take a booking which is not Saturday to Saturday. This is a problem I have had when booking in busy periods, it's unfortunate but as March is not the peak season you should be OK. If a hotel says you can only book 7 nights then just look for somewhere else. www.tiscover.at is pretty good, I used it all the time when I lived in Germany for weekends and assorted trips. I think I've only ever been to Austria once on the 7 day weekend-weekend think once even including Xmass. Ian |
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Ian Spare wrote:
Steve Haigh wrote: You may find some hotels are not keen to take a booking which is not Saturday to Saturday. This is a problem I have had when booking in busy periods, it's unfortunate but as March is not the peak season you should be OK. If a hotel says you can only book 7 nights then just look for somewhere else. www.tiscover.at is pretty good, I used it all the time when I lived in Germany for weekends and assorted trips. I think I've only ever been to Austria once on the 7 day weekend-weekend think once even including Xmass. Ian That's good to hear. My experience with uncooperative hotels has always been in France, so I clearly need to go to Austria next time. |
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CALLING ALL SEASONED SKI TRAVELERS FOR ADVISE
Steve Haigh wrote:
Ian Spare wrote: Steve Haigh wrote: You may find some hotels are not keen to take a booking which is not Saturday to Saturday. This is a problem I have had when booking in busy periods, it's unfortunate but as March is not the peak season you should be OK. If a hotel says you can only book 7 nights then just look for somewhere else. www.tiscover.at is pretty good, I used it all the time when I lived in Germany for weekends and assorted trips. I think I've only ever been to Austria once on the 7 day weekend-weekend think once even including Xmass. Ian That's good to hear. My experience with uncooperative hotels has always been in France, so I clearly need to go to Austria next time. I'll do nearly anything to avoid using French hotels, the standard compared to Austria is appalling and the prices are outrageous. Ian |
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CALLING ALL SEASONED SKI TRAVELERS FOR ADVISE
What I am asking is: Should I just turn up and wonder around looking for
accomidation? Do people know of hotels or resorts that offer this kind of flexibility? Has anyone already been in this sort of situation looking for accomidation only? Do you seasoned ski travels have any advise for me? Thanks -- Kyle Turning up and looking for accomodation is a risk. If snow conditions are good it could be booked out. I would recommend that you book ahead. As much for your own peace of mind than anything else As a general rule, while self catering and accomodation taken over by the ski companies book by the week other places book by the night. In Kitzbuhel you can definately book for the number of nights you require at Snowbunnys hostel and at the other extreme the Romantikhotel. Both can be booked on the net. There may be others between the extremes in quality but I don't know of them. |
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CALLING ALL SEASONED SKI TRAVELERS FOR ADVISE
Steve Haigh wrote in
: k wrote: I am planning my first ever skiing holiday this march. But rather than use a tour operator myself and two freinds are planning to wing it! We have looked into low cost flights to salzberg austria with a mind to travel to Kitzbuhel (getting the flights seems simple enough.) Due to circumstances beyond our control we have some strange accomidation requirements. I myself would like to stay for a week whereas my friends only have time for a 4 day visit. What I am asking is: Should I just turn up and wonder around looking for accomidation? Do people know of hotels or resorts that offer this kind of flexibility? Has anyone already been in this sort of situation looking for accomidation only? Do you seasoned ski travels have any advise for me? Thanks Lot's of people now go skiing this way, you should have no problems doing it yourself. Since you're group wants to stay for different numbers of nights you'll almost certainly find it cheaper to book youself than to do it through a TO. If you are travelling in early March is might be fairly busy so I would book a hotel in advance. You should be able to find hotel details on the tourist office website, or you could phone the tourist office and ask them for advice - they may even be able to book a hotel for you there and then. Use Google (or similar) to find the right websites. I'm sure others here will recommend favourite hotels in Kitzbuhel. I've not stayed there myself. You may find some hotels are not keen to take a booking which is not Saturday to Saturday. This is a problem I have had when booking in busy periods, it's unfortunate but as March is not the peak season you should be OK. If a hotel says you can only book 7 nights then just look for somewhere else. What's a rough estimate of a price for that? I've been very lucky taking unspecified 1-week charter trips, around 30 times the last 14 years. The trips are more or less unspecified, in January I knew I would be in S:t Anton, but the trip now on Saturday is to "France". Anyway, last four times I have gotten a single room or single apartment. In S:t Anton I got the good pension Gennewein, placed close to Underground on the Piste/Ski Museum/Galzigbahn. Six nights there, bought "on the spot" if you didn't get a discount, would cost more than my entire trip. The one-week trip on Saturday includes AS flight Stockholm-Geneva, bus transfer to either Avoriaz/Val d'Isère/Chamonix/Val Thoréns (most likely Avoriaz) and the room (which I may share with one more person, but hasn't happened the last four times) cost me USD$245. /Tommy P. |
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CALLING ALL SEASONED SKI TRAVELERS FOR ADVISE
Should I just turn up and wonder around looking for accomodation?
Better not. There are winter holidays in Austria around the Fasching weekend (21st/22nd February), so any place might be full. Moreover, there will be snowfalls this weekend (8th February), so there will be lots of tourists travelling spontaneously. Look into the internet pages of your destination, call some hotels and book online or per fax. If you can't be dissuaded to come without a booked hotel bed and you can't find one: wait at the local hospital until someone is brought in with a broken leg. You won't be the first to get a hotel room this way! Good luck! Turan |
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CALLING ALL SEASONED SKI TRAVELERS FOR ADVISE
Steve Haigh wrote in message ...
I'm sure others here will recommend favourite hotels in Kitzbuhel. I've not stayed there myself. Hotel Zur Tenne is v.pleasant but probably pricey. Right in the centre of town about 10 minutes walk from the Hahnenkamm lift. Depends what sort of skiing holiday you're looking for. Cheers. Iain. |
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