Alpina Lodge, Val d'Isere

Advantages: Good Skiing
Disadvantages: Bad night life

...As part of the 3 vallies, val d' isere is one of the best, but, are you a parent who is taking your childen skiing, these are somthings you should take into account.... The skiing is perfect i have not one complaint about that, but to be honest you dont spend your whole holiday skiiing you infact spend about 1/2 going out, one thing to think about if you are taking a child that wants to be going out to bars and pubs and clubs then maybe this is not the place, as there is limited places to go which are actually any good, the one advantage is that you can go to other Villages and go out there but even that is time consuming, I would take a look at the books before going to Val d' isere just because your friends have told you the snow is good.... Yours OUTRAGEOUSCLAIMS... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Great resort, good food, pubs clubs. new cheap lift pass £100
Disadvantages: Long queues, expensive, weak selection of runs

...Val d 'isere is without doubt a great resort with all the amenities anyone living for a week or so high in the Alps could wish for, and without a doubt it has one of the most extensive skiing areas in Europe on the Espace de Killy (spelling). But I would not rate this as a great resort, I have been going to Val d'isere amoungst other resort for 15years now and although I have never been short on runs to ski, I have also never been short of queues to stand in and slow lifts to sit on. The runs are extensive, but extensive in a blue and green kind of way, great for beginners you may say, well no actually becuase most runs in the area are long drawn out flat ones with occassional steep sections just to destroy a beginners confidence and frustrate an advanced skiiers techniqe. The lift queues like any other alpine resorts are often long... Read review

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Advantages: Nightlife, excellent skiing.
Disadvantages: Not for beginners

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