Prices of Food and Drink in Val D'isere

Theo - if you're living in Eire then you won't find things as expensive as those who earn their money in £Sterling - The Irish euro is I believe still worth 1 french Euro!
Unfortunately, £Sterling is now a basket case having fallen from Euro1.6 / 1.0 £ to 1.07 / 1.0 now. That's the main reason we're finding France so expensive as we all convert back into £ at the current rate.

ah so in the end of the day it should be ok price range, should be interesting. Il make a price range when i come back for those that are going over after me

My 'much better off brother in law' goes to VDI every year and reports that if in the 'right place' 15-20 Euro hot chokkie drink is not uncommon :shock:

Unfortunately I'm not one for remembering names of places but I do know there's a fast-food type place on the main street in the town (walking down from the tourist office on the right), I remember going there for a crepe and they had pizzas and the like for a reasonable price, it wasn't a sit down place (unless you count the plastic tables and chairs outside) not entirely healthy eating that for 2 weeks mind, but an option on occasion maybe?

And you can always furnish yourself with extra breakfast to make some lunch :twisted:

yeah im planning to pikey some food on the Breakfeast Buffet every day lol

TheoBane,
I have some of my receipts here, from a couple of weeks ago.

One hot chocolate in Starbucks (the cheapest place we could find) in Geneva airport - 2 euros
One fanta in ditto - 3 euros

Conversion rate - 1 euro = 1.45 Swiss francs.

Lunch in the mountain restaurant at Tignes at the top of the funicular - one plate of chips and mixed vegetables plus one bottle of water = 15 euros (food was cheaper at the bottom, in Val Claret - some people actually went down for lunch!). At 15 euros for lunch each day you would be spending about 200 euros over 2 weeks.

You could stuff yourself internally at breakfast when there, and pack some lightweight cereal bars and bring them out from home if you really want to economize?

Ally

il probley bring a load of ceral bars with me, maybe the odd day il get lunch up there. Thats a lot of money just for chips and veg with a bottle of water. Ah well, its going to be a tough two weeks, but im not there on holidays. Im there to be a skiing instructor :D

As others have pointed out, Val D'Isere is expensive as are most French ski resorts. However, some of the figures quoted are clearly exceptional and would apply to the most expensive places in town. Its like saying that prices in the Shelbourne Hotel (in Dublin) or the Savoy (in London) are what you should generally expect as normal in either city.

In my experience, you can eat and drink, not cheaply, but reasonably if you look around. A couple of tips:

- look for menu du jour in the restaurants - these are usually good quality and good value;

- as somebody has suggested, keep an eye out for happy hours but beware of rising prices after happy hour while you should aim to survive on just 1 drink if you venture into the nightclubs (where prices of €10 a drink or more are likely). Apart from the up-market spots/nightclubs, you should be able to get a pint of beer for €6 max in most bars or less during happy hour;

- do not order a bottle of water with lunch - there is absolutely no need and you will rarely see the French do it. Just ask for a carafe d'eau like the locals and get a nice big bottle of lovely cold tap water for free. It really galls me to pay €3 for a small bottle of water.

- watch out for coffee/hot chocolates: I love a coffee after my lunch but it can be a bit much to pay €4 a pop, even if it is very good :shock:

Anyway, best of luck and enjoy yourself. I am very jealous of you getting two weeks on the slopes this early in the season :lol: