We think it would be clear to anyone who’s had interaction with us that we absolutely love Andorra – it’s a ‘home away from home’ for us that not only offers some varied and fantastic skiing opportunities but also offers great value for money; a welcoming, friendly atmosphere; a great variety of accommodation and plenty of bars and restaurants to entertain yourself after your day on the mountain has finished… but that’s just our opinion (and we admit be may be a tiny bit biased).
As part of our customer satisfaction surveys we always like to ask our customers what they have thought of their experience, and here is what they told us – these are your top tips for a holiday to Andorra…
What did you like best about the ski area, and why?
Arinsal
Very good for beginners of which my other half is. Friendly staff and easy to get to Pal for different runs. Ski school was great and good value. Arinsal is lovely and good variation of restaurants and pubs.
Rhona – Glasgow, UK
As a first-time skier, I loved how many blue slopes there were. I was able to ski down from the top of Massana and Arinsal by the end of my 4 days of skiing.
Haley – Warrington, UK
Beautiful, easy to access, safe, enjoyable and suitable for all ages / abilities.
Andy – Llanelli, UK
Soldeu & El Tarter
The mountain is not crowded compared to other sites in Europe. Great food and excellent prices on the mountain.
Yotam – Tel Aviv, Israel
It has a good mix of runs that a family can utilise when skiing together.
Robin – London, UK
Lots of diverse slopes to pick from, small queues.
Kay – Bromley, UK
Pas de la Casa
The mountain scenery is just breath-taking! The slopes are wide and there are slopes for all levels of skiing and snowboarding.
Michael – Mallorca, Spain
Plenty of options on runs for different abilities e.g. some of our party were more comfortable on blue runs and others wanted to do red/blacks, yet most runs meet somewhere at the bottom so everyone was happy! We would always say “see you at the bar” and meet up there. Grau Roig was our favourite to ski into from Pas.
Sarah – Belfast, Northern Ireland
Long and well-maintained slopes, lots of services offered on the slopes.
Paulo – Sintra, Portugal
What was your favourite bar or restaurant, and why?
Arinsal
El Derby and Ciscos. Great drinks and company.
Andrew – UK
Refugi, very warm welcome and reasonable prices.
Jenni – Exeter, UK
El Cabin in Arinsal was my favourite restaurant because of the warm cosy atmosphere, nice bartenders and good food.
Sarah – Mt Hood, USA
Soldeu & El Tarter
The Harp, good live music and lively but friendly.
Stephen – Worcestershire, UK
The Veuve Clicquot bars at Espiolets (top of Soldeu gondola).
Jacqueline – Sevenoaks, UK
Taverna Tapas, food was excellent and half the price of a holiday in the alps.
Devarun – London, UK
Pas de la Casa
Paddys Bar. It had good service and good atmosphere.
John – London, UK
BO & Gola good and fresh food.
Cistina – Belém, Brazil
KSB at the top of the mountain in Pas de la Casa, great atmosphere and brilliant to end the day.
Gareth – UK
Your favourite place to stay, and why?
Arinsal
Hotel Palarine. Brilliant food each day. Friendly owners/staff. Easy to reach the slopes.
Kathy – London, UK
Hotel Princesa Parc. Lovely hotel with good food and close to the gondola.
Ian – Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
Hotel Arinsal was very well located, cost effective and great food and service.
Martin – Bisley, UK
Soldeu & El Tarter
Hotel Roc de St Miquel. Perfect in every way. Comfortable and only a short walk away.
Karl – London, UK
Park Piolets Hotel – the food & staff were amazing!
Anna – Warlingham, UK
Sport Hotel and Sport Village because of all the facilities and cosy nooks for reading and playing games. In Sport Village with views of the skiing.
Louise – Reading, UK
Pas de la Casa
We stayed at Magic Pas Hotel in Pas de la Casa. That was good quality for the price we’d payed. Breakfast was very good, also has dinner and very cheap! And it takes 4 minutes to get to the lifts!
Daria – Moscow, Russia
Aparthotel Alaska, good value and pleasant staff.
James – Watford, UK
Les Truites – great service and nice family run hotel.
Catriona – UK
And here are some general top tips we thought were great as well…
Do some exercise before you come to ski.
Audra – Ireland
The ski hire shop can be very busy around 5:30pm onwards. Be prepared to queue. Print out plenty of discount vouchers for the various places before you travel.
Alan – Limerick, Ireland
Be patient when getting equipment or ready for the day if kids are with you. Avoid stress as you are on holiday remember. Also, don’t try and do everything in one day. Enjoy the run you are on.
Darren – Broxbourne, UK
Book ski school even if you can ski, good fun, get to areas you may not have found.
Tania – Portsmouth, UK
I would buy the food option with the lift pass. My friends both did but I didn’t and I paid much more for food than them.
Euan – Glasgow, UK
Get up early. First hour on the slopes were empty.
Mark – Rugby, UK
So that’s just a handful of top tips, that have been provided to us over the last couple of seasons – do you agree, or disagree, or have suggestions of your own? We’d love to hear from you!