Val d'isere

Hello everyone

My boyfriend and I are off on our first holiday in January yo Val d'isere. Ive heard its quite expensive there. Anyone have any idea how much money we should take to spend? We get Breakfast & evening meals in our hotel so its just dinner & drinks really but i have no idea how much everything is there.

Thanks, Sarah

Lunch will cost anywhere between 6.50 and 20E depending on where you stop and what you have. Was there last week and prices didn't seem quite as expensive as previous years. Treat yourselves to a lunch stop at the Edelweiss restaurant just above Fornet, it's a bit more expensive but it's the best on the mountain.

Don't buy bottled water to drink with your meal in the mountain restaurants. We did, a few months ago in Tignes, and it was 3 euros for a small bottle! If you're buying a meal they should give you free tap water - in a carafe or whatever. A plate of chips and mixed vegetables was 7 euros.

Ally

Hi,

A good tip when eating anywhere in the french alps is to check out the " Plat du Jour " ( dish of the day )....which can be very reasonable , and as in many other places around the world try and look for where the locals eat and drink and not where the tourists are aimed for.

If you want bottled water etc and are driving you could buy a supply on your way through Bourg-Saint-Maurice in SuperU or Intermarche ( located at the easterly end of BsM on the main road up to Val via Seez.


Have a great time and a safe trip


Jon.

I'm not sure following the locals always works - in French resorts I've seen a number of them paying in vouchers - presumably to allow differential pricing to fleece the tourists but keep the locals happy.

Not sure if that quite fits in with EU regs.

andymol2 wrote:I'm not sure following the locals always works - in French resorts I've seen a number of them paying in vouchers - presumably to allow differential pricing to fleece the tourists but keep the locals happy.

Not sure if that quite fits in with EU regs.

I'm surprised the political elite haven't had this post removed.

I was there over New year and it was pretty expensive. However, as suggested earlier the "deals of the day" are very good value. There's a really good Seafood restaurant that does sushi that was awesome! Bar right next to it was pretty good to.

You do need to book though as it gets pretty busy.

I'd also recommend grabbing a bottle of something you like at the duty free or before you fly. As our bar tab was eye watering :).

Regards

T1b

Smokey Barr wrote:

andymol2 wrote:I'm not sure following the locals always works - in French resorts I've seen a number of them paying in vouchers - presumably to allow differential pricing to fleece the tourists but keep the locals happy.

Not sure if that quite fits in with EU regs.

I'm surprised the political elite haven't had this post removed.

The Voucher thing is quite normal. Lots of folk get LV's with their job (or the equivalent Reka in Switzerland) and save them up, to keep down the bills, when they are on their hols.

Who is the political elite?