 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi Snowheads,
Myself and some friends are headed to the three valleys, probably in January.
I’ve had a look on booking.com, where I’ve previously found good deals in other resorts. There seems to be very little of good value on offer. We’re looking for twin bed hotel rooms, in either Courchevel or Meribel, within 5 mins walk of a well connected lift. Our budget is up to €1500 per room for the week.
I’d love to hear about any stays you’ve had that fit our criter. In return, I highly recommend Haus Sattelblick for any snowheads planning a trip to St Anton on a similar budget to us.
Thanks!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The 3Vs is primarily apartment-based accommodation or high end hotels. You'll easily get a nice apartment in your price range in January but budget hotels are extremely rare. There are three only AFAIK and they book up very quickly: The Doron and Le Taverne in Meribel and the Olympic in C1850.
All three are in good central locations but the two Meribel ones are both above very noisy pubs. The Olympic in C1850 is pretty much also the only reasonably priced bar in 1850. The Doron doesn't seem to be open for booking for next season yet but the Taverne and Olympic are both on booking.com. Limited availability already!
The budget hotels are usually only B&B anyway so you're probably better off just renting an apartment.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Might be over Budget but try the Montana in La tania.
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The Montana is £2.5k/week even in low season, albeit half board. The only other hotel that is close in price range is the Mottaret in Meribel-Mottaret but that's £1.7k/week B&B mid-January.
If the OP's looking for an Austrian-type half board stay, then the only option in that price bracket is going to be in Brides-les-Bains, I reckon, but it'll probably be a shuttle to the lift rather than a 5 minute walk.
Les Arolles in VT could be an option - that's available half board for £1.7k/week in mid-Jan.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@fox15,
Have you considered UK tour operator run chalets or chalet-hotels?
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@fox15, 3V in January is ripe for last minute chalet deals if you are looking for value and are reasonably flexible about which part of 3V you end up staying in.
For me the best trip I have had to 3V was to UCPA Val Thorens:
https://www.ucpa.co.uk/resorts-in-france/snow/val-thorens/
This is better suited to under 40s that are not too worried about luxury so it may not fit. Although it does have twin rooms and is excellent value.
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Thank you for your feedback, I’m not up for staying in a chalet, so it looks like a small apartment is my best option.
For those that have stayed in La Tania- is there enough good restaurants/bars in town to keep us busy for the week? And how quick/expensive is it to get over to Meribel or other Courchevel villages in the evenings?
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| Layne wrote: |
https://www.latania.co.uk/resort/bars.htm
Note: I believe the site is run primarily by Tim Wall who runs the Ski Lodge (also has a youtube channel - same name as the website). |
No it isn't, it's run by Toffa whose real name is (redacted) but it's not Tim Wall. They do, of course, produce the weekly snow updates together because Toffa is usually the one holding the camera.
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| fox15 wrote: |
| For those that have stayed in La Tania- is there enough good restaurants/bars in town to keep us busy for the week? |
If you want a sensible answer to this you should be more specific as to what your definition of being kept busy is.
If it includes clubbing till 5am then you need to be an oligarch to get into the ones in Courchevel or else take a taxi to Meribel where you can scumbag with the seasonaires (free entry before 1am...). 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And how many Michelin stars do you require in your restaurants?
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Only one star available in La Tania, gotta get on the bus if you want two or three. 
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| Je suis un Skieur wrote: |
| Layne wrote: |
https://www.latania.co.uk/resort/bars.htm
Note: I believe the site is run primarily by Tim Wall who runs the Ski Lodge (also has a youtube channel - same name as the website). |
No it isn't, it's run by Toffa whose real name is (redacted) but it's not Tim Wall. They do, of course, produce the weekly snow updates together because Toffa is usually the one holding the camera. |
Tim Wall's Facebook profile says "Proprietor at Pub Le Ski Lodge - La Tania" and "Proprietor at Pub La Taiga Bar/Restaurant - La Tania"
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You know it makes sense.
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| Layne wrote: |
| Tim Wall's Facebook profile says "Proprietor at Pub Le Ski Lodge - La Tania" and "Proprietor at Pub La Taiga Bar/Restaurant - La Tania" |
Well it would because those two things are correct.
But this that you wrote is not correct:
| Layne wrote: |
https://www.latania.co.uk/resort/bars.htm
Note: I believe the site is run primarily by Tim Wall |
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@Je suis un Skieur, we definitely won’t be clubbing, but we do want a few good bars with some atmosphere and a variety of restaurants.
We can always head over to some of the other villages if we want to eat somewhere fancy one night
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Poster: A snowHead
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@fox15, it's still a difficult answer because I don't know what you're used to and/or expecting. The long and short of it is that LT is referred to as "the village" by the locals because it has that village feel. The majority of what goes on (for a Brit) revolves around the Ski Lodge because that's the village pub. By French standards it's pretty lively but it's not St Anton. Alternative (more civilised) bars are in the Montana hotel and the Taiga.
There's apres and/or evening live music in either the Lodge or the Taiga most nights and there's no shortage of "atmosphere" when the band's playing. If you want to go on a full on bar crawl you should get on the bus to C1650 but it's not massively different to what's on your doorstep in LT, just a few more beer stops. There's nothing of note in C1550 or C1850; Le Praz has got a couple of bars but they're very similar to the Lodge and Taiga. A bar crawl in Meribel wouldn't have any more stops than C1650, the only difference is the nightclub option at the end.
Plenty of food options in LT - pub grub in the Lodge, Michelin starred French in Le Farcon, bistro French in the Bistro Machet (same family as the Farcon) and something in-between in the Taiga, Ferme, Marmottons and Montana. Decent quality deli if you want to eat in your apartment without cooking and a 24hr pizza machine for midnight munchies. You don't need to travel for something fancy because Le Farcon must be one of the best value Michelin starred restaurants anywhere. Depending on your wine and menu choices, you can still get out of there at around £100/head, you won't be doing that at any of the other Michelin starred restaurants in Courchevel.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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That’s all the info I needed!
Sounds ideal, thanks again for your advice
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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