Sm4sh, this will cheer you up!
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Sm4sh,
I had a look for you on the First Choice website. They have a holiday to Mayrhofen on your original date (15th Jan 2011) for about £400 per person including flights from Gatwick, transfers, and accommodation in the B&B hotel Obermair (which seems fine - I checked on Trip Advisor). Total price with the beginners learn to ski package is £726 per person. The admin charge to change your resort is £35 per person (as Snowbandit said) which makes a total extra of £108 per person compared with your original holiday to Borovets.
I phoned First Choice to check what was in the beginners learn to ski package in Mayrhofen and it was 6 days ski and boot hire, 6 days tuition 4 hours per day, but they tried to tell me lift passes were extra at £162 each. This I do not believe. I looked at prices of ski school in Mayrhofen and the skiscule-mayrhofen only charges 169 euros for beginners lessons including ski hire. So I suppose if First Choice continued with this ridiculous price you could sort out lessons etc. yourself.
There are masses of ski resorts with First Choice you could switch to. I just picked Mayrhofen because it is a world class resort and it has a very lively apres ski scene (which I had a feeling was one of the things you were after!). It is good for beginners, but not excellent, but still much better than Borovets, I am quite sure. I have never been to Mayrhofen but plenty of other J2skiers have, and it sounds like a great place.
It is obviously up to you and your friends whether you decide to switch or not, but I know I would. I only went to Borovets 7 years ago because I had a ridiculously cheap price - £820 for myself and my 2 children including flights, accommodation, ski hire, lessons, and lift passes. But Borovets is not particularly cheap any more.
Ally
Snowbandit,
Do you think maybe Caron a's got a point and you and I are being a little 'too helpful'?. I remember many years ago someone shouted at me because I was being 'too helpful'. Although I must say your price for Arinsal was amazingly good. Was that with First Choice?
I am supposed to be doing my French homework, but I am worrying about poor sm4sh and his ski holiday :cry:
Ally
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Started by Sm4sh in Beginning Skiing 17-Jan-2010 - 139 Replies
Snowb4ndit
reply to 'Beginner with no clue!' posted Jan-2010
Take Life With A Pinch Of Salt... A Wedge Of Lime, & A Shot Of Tequila :-)
Edited 2 times. Last update at 20-Jan-2010
AllyG
reply to 'Beginner with no clue!' posted Jan-2010
sm4sh wrote::lol: i might just try and change the date. iv been looking at the place and it seems an alright place. i dont really wanna look for another place. i can do that for me nxt ski holiday :lol: if the others will pay £85 to change date ill be happy to do it. i dont want my first ski holiday to be a bad one! :(
Sm4sh,
I had a look for you on the First Choice website. They have a holiday to Mayrhofen on your original date (15th Jan 2011) for about £400 per person including flights from Gatwick, transfers, and accommodation in the B&B hotel Obermair (which seems fine - I checked on Trip Advisor). Total price with the beginners learn to ski package is £726 per person. The admin charge to change your resort is £35 per person (as Snowbandit said) which makes a total extra of £108 per person compared with your original holiday to Borovets.
I phoned First Choice to check what was in the beginners learn to ski package in Mayrhofen and it was 6 days ski and boot hire, 6 days tuition 4 hours per day, but they tried to tell me lift passes were extra at £162 each. This I do not believe. I looked at prices of ski school in Mayrhofen and the skiscule-mayrhofen only charges 169 euros for beginners lessons including ski hire. So I suppose if First Choice continued with this ridiculous price you could sort out lessons etc. yourself.
There are masses of ski resorts with First Choice you could switch to. I just picked Mayrhofen because it is a world class resort and it has a very lively apres ski scene (which I had a feeling was one of the things you were after!). It is good for beginners, but not excellent, but still much better than Borovets, I am quite sure. I have never been to Mayrhofen but plenty of other J2skiers have, and it sounds like a great place.
It is obviously up to you and your friends whether you decide to switch or not, but I know I would. I only went to Borovets 7 years ago because I had a ridiculously cheap price - £820 for myself and my 2 children including flights, accommodation, ski hire, lessons, and lift passes. But Borovets is not particularly cheap any more.
Ally
Caron-a
reply to 'Beginner with no clue!' posted Jan-2010
sm4sh. I really feel for you, this thread must be causing you so much hassle and confusion.
Put it this way, if you do decide to go to Bovorets, it can only be better than what you're expecting :mrgreen:
Put it this way, if you do decide to go to Bovorets, it can only be better than what you're expecting :mrgreen:
Snowb4ndit
reply to 'Beginner with no clue!' posted Jan-2010
I checked Arinsal for 16th Jan 2011, £471 half board and learn to ski packages are being offered for free for that week and that resort. And it's cheap when you get there because it's tax free.
Take Life With A Pinch Of Salt... A Wedge Of Lime, & A Shot Of Tequila :-)
Snowb4ndit
reply to 'Beginner with no clue!' posted Jan-2010
OMG I need to get a job!
Take Life With A Pinch Of Salt... A Wedge Of Lime, & A Shot Of Tequila :-)
Edited 1 time. Last update at 20-Jan-2010
AllyG
reply to 'Beginner with no clue!' posted Jan-2010
snowb4ndit wrote:I checked Arinsal for 16th Jan 2011, £471 half board and learn to ski packages are being offered for free for that week and that resort. And it's cheap when you get there because it's tax free.
Snowbandit,
Do you think maybe Caron a's got a point and you and I are being a little 'too helpful'?. I remember many years ago someone shouted at me because I was being 'too helpful'. Although I must say your price for Arinsal was amazingly good. Was that with First Choice?
I am supposed to be doing my French homework, but I am worrying about poor sm4sh and his ski holiday :cry:
Ally
Snowb4ndit
reply to 'Beginner with no clue!' posted Jan-2010
It was with first choice, and like you I hope we haven't frightened him off! :shock:
Take Life With A Pinch Of Salt... A Wedge Of Lime, & A Shot Of Tequila :-)
Caron-a
reply to 'Beginner with no clue!' posted Jan-2010
I just keep wishing he'd found the forum before going to the travel agent :cry:
Topic last updated on 23-January-2010 at 15:20