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Started by Tony_H in Ski Chatter - 89 Replies

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NellyPS
reply to 'Drink prices in resorts 2013'
posted Feb-2013

So, having just spent most of last week in La Plagne restaurants and bars, I can confirm that prices varied as follows:

Large beer – between 6 – 8 euros
Hot chocolate – around 3.5 – 4 euros (depending on if you had cream)
Cappucino – 3.5 – 4 euros
Half bottle of wine – 12 euros
Vin chaud – 4 euros

Most of these prices are village prices, the most expensive place I came across in La Plagne was the Arpette restaurant in Bellecote @ 11 euros for a hot chocolate and a cappucino
:shock:

Tony_H
reply to 'Drink prices in resorts 2013'
posted Feb-2013

Case well and truly rested.
France is a rip off.
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Stevie999
reply to 'Drink prices in resorts 2013'
posted Feb-2013

Thanks for stating the obvious Verbier. I wasn't sure.

Tony_H
reply to 'Drink prices in resorts 2013'
posted Feb-2013

verbier_ski_bum wrote:
stevie999 wrote:Can I jump in on Courchevel? The restaurant/bar on the verdons run, called the chalet des pierres. Beer was 14 euros a pint before tax. We'd ordered so had to drink it. We had a look a look at the a la carte menu just to be nosey......3 luxury sausages and potatoes aereated into pillows with a jus (known to us as bangers and mash with gravy).....131 euros each. I kid you not. Who on Earth buys this stuff? Ah, here come the Russians.......


Of course, but this is not the only place you can eat and there will always be other places, cheaper too. They will have their own customers. I just don't see anything criminal in some places catering for rich. No-one objects 5 star hotels even that it can be more expensive to stay a night there than to stay for a week elsewhere and have cash left to spare. It's the same with restaurants.


Agreed. But it only doesn't bother you if you have endless amounts of cash to burn.
I've never stopped in a 5 star hotel, mainly because I can't afford it but if I could I'm not sure I'd want to stop somewhere full of such pretentiousness.
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Lynn_D
reply to 'Drink prices in resorts 2013'
posted Feb-2013

It's a shame (but not a surprise) that so many of the best ski resorts in the world are so expensive for food and drink on the slopes. There are so many places I'd love to ski but have to rule out simply on cost.

I once tried the packed lunch option (they were included in the cost of the package) but hated it. Even in the sun you cool down really quickly when sat on the snow and dedicated tables are very rare. I like to warm up over lunch. Never again, even if it could save a fortune.

It's often tricky to tell how expensive a restaurant is before you sit down and I feel uncomfortable getting settled, taking one look at the menu (maybe already having ordered drinks) only to leave. I can cope with a little over the odds but not extortionate prices ('Russian' prices are a different league entirely...). So far have never had a horrendous bill, other than in Geneva airport, over €20 for a couple of sandwiches and an orange juice, ouch! :shock:

Like many, I have a holiday budget for the year that I really need to stick to (if you can afford to say sod the cost then great, no worries) and would rather have two reasonably priced ski trips than one expensive one. We already 'sacrifice' a summer break for skiing as can't realistically do both, much as OH would like to (personally I'd rather spend my summer horse riding at home, summer breaks aren't really my thing, but that's irrelevant).

Think I'll be sticking with Italy for the foreseeable future, I keep the hosting option and the food's better anyway! :lol:

Tony_H
reply to 'Drink prices in resorts 2013'
posted Feb-2013

Lynn, I think we may be distantly related ;-)
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Julia Moss
reply to 'Drink prices in resorts 2013'
posted Feb-2013

On our recent trip to the Alps we experienced some of the most expensive drinks anywhere at La Plagne where a cup of tea or a hot chocolate was around €3.70 :thumbdown:
The cheapest on-mountain coffee ever was €1 in La Norma at the Eterlou Pasta Bar where you could get a box of good pasta, a soft drink and a dessert for €7.50. :)

Tony_H
reply to 'Drink prices in resorts 2013'
posted Feb-2013

A box of pasta????
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Topic last updated on 02-April-2013 at 10:20