Roc des Blanchets - good value plat du jour.
Le Sauget - cosy spot with a fire.
Le Forperet - nice grub near Montalbert.
I love an omelette frites, and a pint of 1664 at les inversens. Especially after a day of powder laps over on the runs off the glacier.
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Planning first ski hol back to La Plagne, last time I went there was 1990... wonder if it's changed much! Have previously stayed in Belle Plagne and Bellecotte, but this time we're looking at Plagne Centre. Would be interested if anyone has any view on these places to stay ... Hôtel Belambra - Terra Nova and the Odelays apartments le Pelvoux ?
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Stayed in the Terra Nova last winter. It is in a good position and truly ski-in ski-out. Ski-hire shop in the basement if you need it. Rooms getting a bit tired. I thought the food was fine, but others were less satisfied. (Starters, desserts, breakfasts similar every day).
Thanks for the info. It's difficult to know from reviews on Trip Advisor when they are so contrasting. It certainly looks well placed in the resort.
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Stayed in Terra Nova a number of years backs and would echo Ecureuil's comments.
Location unparalled for ease of access to slopes, rooms basic but functional, buffet meals again adequate but uninspiring.
When we stayed there we got an excellent price (<£700 per person for a week half board if I recall), obviously prices have gone up since then but having stayed in a couple of these belambra club hotels I'm unsure how enthusiastic I'd be to repeat at the prices I see for them now.
thanks, good point about the price. Although maybe tempting to have HB set up, with the rest on top it becomes too expensive for what it is.
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bornio wrote:
Thanks for the info. It's difficult to know from reviews on Trip Advisor when they are so contrasting. It certainly looks well placed in the resort.
we stayed at this hotel 2 years ago. We travelled with Sunweb and we were half board. the rooms are very basic but fit for purpose, the food was great, usuallly steak every night and breakfast was enough to fill you. It is located in a good place for ski in ski out although it does get bottle necked at the Bergerie lift at peak times (we went 5 March) It was very icy when we were there and conditions werent that great from lack of snow. The bar was a nice place to have a drink, there was a pool table and a big screen and they often had football on.
here is a link from my unlisted holiday vlog which shows the hotel, the food options and the proximity to the slopes if you are interested. This was our second time in La Plagne, the first time we stayed at Club Med in Aime La Plagne (which is where the fireworks are in the video).
@bornio, we stayed in the Terra Nova a couple of years ago. I think the was it's first year as a Belambra, so reviews of the service offering before then probably aren't relevant.
It's in a great location. While Bergerie can get busy, you've got the alternative option of dropping down into 1800 and up from there.
Our room was good, with a beautiful view across the valley and the mountains.
The buffet breakfast was fine, but more plagued that other HB hotels I've stayed in by people taking large amounts of baguette to make their lunches, so often leaving none for people having their breakfast. (Why do people think it's acceptable to take food out of a buffet for another meal?!)
Of the Belambras I've stayed in, it was probably my least favourite in terms of the dinners. Possibly due to the layout, the main course wasn't buffet service and you had to order from a server. As others have mentioned, the choices were quite samey and repeated more than once during a week's stay. There was still a salad bar and cold meats etc as in other Belambras. And, as usual in Belambras, there was red and white wine on tap, although getting that could be a challenge as they seemed to be very short of carafes.
Overall, for the price and location I thought it was good value but would choose the (considerably cheaper) Aguie Rouge in Arc 2000 over it if given the choice (possibly even if they came in at the same price).
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Thanks for the video link, that's brilliant. Looks pretty good to be fair, location, food and drink and rooms look fine to me . Given me a bit of food for thought !
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Newsflash!!!! Both mont de la guerre and le bois runs down into Champagny were officially open today for the first time this season. Le bois was open last week and it was the first time I have seen the green light on the MdlG piste on the map at the top of Champagny gondola. Avalanche risk level is down to 2 for the first time in weeks so could well explain it.
Looks like it could be another quiet week as there was still a lot of accommodation available for this coming week in Champagny which is usually a good sign. It is only Zone C on holiday in France this week, so Paris, Toulouse and Montpelier areas. People we know from the Herault region are going to the Pyrenees this season so hopefully more space up here for us regulars.
Hardly anybody out on the slopes today, a massive difference to last weekend.
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Thanks @skichampcouk! I'm wondering, how is snow across the resort holding up after the sunshine of the past week?
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Well noticed @skichampcouk.
Let's hope they are both still open next week . . .
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Brilliant! (not). According to YUGE today: Les Bois is open, but Mont de la guerre is not
However, YUGE is not always reliable.
Back in early February we noticed Mont de la guere listed on YUGE as open, but when we got there it had a barrier across the entry "road" and a sign stating "Avalanche Risk".
We did see a number of skiers whizzing past the sign, but we played safe and sadly turned away.
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