6 January 2009
If you were here last week and are gritting your teeth at the sight of the empty pistes your successors are enjoying for less than half of what you paid, take heart from the fact that although you can't see it in the photo there's a bitterly cold wind blowing, and they'll be spending a fortune on glühwein and hot chocolate just to keep their circulation going.
We used to look forward to the first week in January, when all the picky London mothers had taken their harassed husbands and faddy families home and the real skiers came out, people who paid less but were just grateful not to be sleeping in a snow-hole. If they got a bowl of stew and a glass of plonk they were happy. Not any more! January guests all think they're Elton John or Mariah Carey. One chalet has demanded a pain au chocolat and a croissant each at breakfast, plus sausages, mushrooms and four eggs per person. In another we've just been given a roasting because the WiFi didn't work. When the guest found his glasses, he remembered that he had a foreign laptop and was just typing in the wrong code.
If you're a nice person looking for an amazing last-minute deal, check out our special offers: we still have two chalets free for next week, including the lovely Petite Sassière. If you're a myopic glutton, don't bother...
6 January 2009
If you were here last week and are gritting your teeth at the sight of the empty pistes your successors are enjoying for less than half of what you paid, take heart from the fact that although you can't see it in the photo there's a bitterly cold wind blowing, and they'll be spending a fortune on glühwein and hot chocolate just to keep their circulation going.
We used to look forward to the first week in January, when all the picky London mothers had taken their harassed husbands and faddy families home and the real skiers came out, people who paid less but were just grateful not to be sleeping in a snow-hole. If they got a bowl of stew and a glass of plonk they were happy. Not any more! January guests all think they're Elton John or Mariah Carey. One chalet has demanded a pain au chocolat and a croissant each at breakfast, plus sausages, mushrooms and four eggs per person. In another we've just been given a roasting because the WiFi didn't work. When the guest found his glasses, he remembered that he had a foreign laptop and was just typing in the wrong code.
If you're a nice person looking for an amazing last-minute deal, check out our special offers: we still have two chalets free for next week, including the lovely Petite Sassière. If you're a myopic glutton, don't bother...