Atlantic Hotel, Saas-Fee

Advantages: CHEAP, friendly atmosphere, not forced to partake in the prayer/worship meetings
Disadvantages: Getting up early so as not to miss the bus to Saas Fee

...Oakhall is a travel tour operation that takes you to many tour destinations. They are based in the UK. They are Christian based and do have prayer and worship meetings on the tour. BUT you don't have to attend if you don't want to. They also do CHEAP holidays. which made us decide to travel with them. So a group of us, some Christian and others not so Christian went with Oakhall for a ski trip in Switzerland. Oakhall has their own tour buses but most oof wanted to fly and they did not seem to mind this. The hostel was based in Saas Grund. We either went to go ski at Saas Grund or Saas Fee nearby. There was a 3rd place if both places were shut down due to bad weather. Oakhall employed their own ski instructors and this made it even cheaper to be taught how to ski/snowboard whichever you prefered. The accomodation was based on Hostel... Read review

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Advantages: stunning
Disadvantages: pricey

...Switzerland is the ultimate holiday destination in Europe for those who want to see stunning scenery, wildlife and experience a unique culture. Switzerland is a great place for visitors for many reasons. For me, the ultra-efficient transport system allows accessibility to anywhere in the country. Transfers to resort are by train rather than coach as the system is so reliable and efficient. Zurich and Geneva both have train stations in there airports and English speaking assistance is always available. I've visited Switzerland on three separate occassions - Lake Maggiore/Zermatt, Interlaken and Saas Fee. I've also visited a number of places in each region, made accessible by the trains. I'll try and give some tips about each area and the best places to go... MAGGIORE On this holiday, we were staying in Italy but went into Switzerland... Read review

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Advantages: Value for money
Disadvantages: Unchallenging for advanced skiers; poor food

...-roast for those keen to experience something other than cheap drink and discos. For ourselves, we found Bulgarian people friendly and welcoming. So what, if the hotel food is nothing like what you’d get in Meribel or Saas Fee? This is Bulgaria, after all, a country with a struggling economy where the ski-instructors earn little more than £40 a month (so hopefully you will feel happy to tip at the end of the week). We appreciated the great lack of pretension here – no-one actually cares which season’s jacket you are wearing and, at the end of the trip, four novices came home able to ski, entirely converted to the cause, and that, surely, has to be a good thing for the sport.... Read review

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