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RESORT
INFORMATION
EXCELLENT
RESTAURANTS There's
no question about it La Thuile offers an excellent selection of
restaurants offering quality and value that very few resorts can
compete with. A half board option is available at three nearby
restaurants from 15,00 to 20,00 Euros per
night.
WI-FI
INTERNET ACCESS We offer free WI-FI internet access throughout the hotel for our guests and a free internet access point in the lounge.
SKI
INSTRUCTION &
GUIDING
Most skiers tend to think that their holiday is to short or they
are too old to improve their skiing technique. You battle on on
your own during the week with the techniques you learnt on your first ski
holiday and by the end of the week are just starting to pick it up
again. A good
ski instructor/mountain guide can make your ski holiday fantastic.
It’s a
really important part of a ski holiday that skiers really don’t
take seriously.
How to choose a ski instructor or mountain guide
Start the week on the right
track with
instructors and mountain guides personally recommended by us.
Book these instructors and guides when
booking your accommodation as space is limited -
Ski
Cruise
TASTER
Suitable for intermediate and good
skiers. The
perfect solution if you just want a few days skiing with a
professional - 3 days of ski guiding with a qualified ski
instructor or UGIAM mountain guide in La Thuile or other nearby
ski resorts like Courmayeur and Pila in the Valle d'Aosta if your
guide feels weather conditions may be better there. A small
supplement will be charged for transport needed to get to these
resorts. See our price page for costs and e mail us for bookings.
Gianfranco
Sappa
BIKE&MOUNTAIN
was founded by Gianfranco a high mountain Alpine Guide since 1985
with the aim of promoting outdoor sports holidays dedicated to
mountains, snow and water. It's based in the Aosta Valley, a small
region in the north-west of Italy at the foot of the Alps highest
group of mountains.
Paolo
Pieroni
UIAGM qualified Italian mountain guide in the Valle d'Aosta.
Just reading Paolo's main page about his life shows his passion
for what he does. Paolo is the perfect guide for aspiring off piste
enthusiasts and experts alike.
http://www.paolopieroni.it/en/
Kim
George
Kim George who many of you may have had
lessons with in alpine and telemark skiing here in La Thuile has
set up a semi permanent base here in La Thuile having now gained
the full Valle d'Aosta "Maestri da sci" accreditation.
He offers personal tuition to individuals and small
groups of skiers including video analysis when appropriate.
http://www.ski4real.com
Cliff
Hobbs Cliff and Quee
Hobbs have been bringing small groups to us for
over 15 years. They have set up Swift Sail
and Ski and run alpine ski courses at various times during the
winter here in La Thuile. They also run sailing holidays in the
summer and have just opened their lovely home in Greece as a
summer destination spot..
website: http://www.swiftsailandski.co.uk
The Telemark Ski Company
For sharpening up your skiing skills as an Alpine skier,
especially those skills and adaptations needed for off-piste skiing,
for discovering telemark skiing or developing your skills as an
existing telemark skier in La Thuile then John Eames and Bonny
Masson, B.A.S.I qualified telemark instructors and also fully
accredited Valle d'Aosta "Maestri da sci", will be happy to
welcome you. John & Bonny have been offering courses now for
over 10 years in La Thuile; they will provide very personalised
coaching, including video feedback, they will guarantee very
positive changes in your skiing - and they are superb!
website: http://www.telemarkskico.com/
Ski and boot hire :
6 days - Price
approx. 100,00 Euro
can be booked on line with
www.onlyski.com or www.berthodsport.it
Discount offered to Chalet Alpina guests in certain periods.
Snowboarding
For expert boarders La Thuile offers unlimited off piste which is
virtually untouched during weekdays. For fledgling boarders La Thuile
has gentle slopes offering decent lengths of run in which to pick up a
rhythm with easy to ride chairs at the end. Snowboarding lessons are
offered through the local ski school and lessons are two and a
half hours per day with qualified snow board instructors. For more info
go to www.scuolascilathuile.it
Board and boot hire:
6 days
120,00 Euro
Cross country skiing: 35 km of track. It has now been taken over by the lift company so is excellently
groomed. Skis and boots can be rented on the track
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GETTING HERE
FLIGHTS FROM THE UK
Flights are pretty easy to organize these days and there are some excellent prices to Turin as well as
Geneva.
If you are thinking of hiring a car try also looking at flights to
Milan and Genoa on the Italian coast as they are only 2 and a half
hours away by car. All
airlines seem to be competing now for low prices. Try Ryan
Air for Turin and Genova, Easy
Jet for Geneva and Turin, British
Airways for Geneva, Milan, Genova, BMI
for Milano and whatever else you can find
on the search engines over the internet. Thomson Flights also offer trasnfers up to resort which can save you quite a bit compared to booking your transfer seperately.
AIRPORT TRANSFERS, PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND CAR HIRE
Shared and private minibus transfers are available from Turin and Geneva airport. Both take
approx. 2 hours. It's cheaper to travel on Saturday or Sunday. The price for Turin
costs approx. 45,00 to 70,00 Euro per person each
way and for Geneva costs approx. 45,00 to 70,00 Euro per person each
way depending on numbers in your party.
Please note - a shared transfer may not be available for your flight
arrival time and you may have to wait around at the airport for the
nearest next transfer or leave earlier than you desire for your
return journey.
Shared and private transfers are also available from Milano Malpensa
airport and Bergamo Airport. It takes approx 2 and a
half hours and costs approx. 50,00 to 100,00 Euro per person
each way depending on numbers in your party.
For couples and singles we suggest you rather fly into Turin or
Geneva as the transfer cost is more reasonable.
Contact us to book your transfer
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Public transport is available from Geneva and Turin. It's much cheaper
than a shared or private trasnfer but the journey time is at least
double and sometimes longer. We don't recomend it with children or lots
of luggage as there are at least 3 changes along route.
Contact us for time tables and costs
Car Hire: 7 days (all inclusive)
Lowest category car (4 can squeeze in)
All airports – cost approx. 250,00
Euro
Hertz, Avis, etc. on the internet. Get prices in Euro as rate seems
to be better.
Driving from nearby airports
From
Geneva airport get on the motorway
that
circles the city and follow direction to Chamonix.
Go through the Mont Blanch Tunnell. Get a return ticket which
is valid for 7 days and costs approx. 45,00 Euro return.
Warning
- after passing through the tunnel be careful
DO
NOT
take the motorway to Aosta (marked with a green sign) or you will end up in Aosta
town and have to
drive all the way back up the valley to get to La Thuile. Stay on the normal road
to Courmayeur Drive on past Courmayeur beeing carefull again
not to take the motorway (marked with a green sign) to Aosta..
5 Km after
Courmayeur you get a small town called Pre St. Didier and that's
where you turn up to La Thuile. From the town centre follow the following directions supplied by google maps to get ot the hotel.
From
Turin airport take the motorway to Turin center and then turn
off onto the Tangienziale motorway towards Milano/Aosta. Keep
following signs for Aosta and then continue on the A5 motorway to Aosta.
Don't turn off the motorway to Aosta when you get to the toll gates
but follow signs for Mont Blanc tunnel. At Morgex turn off and take the
state road to Pre. St Didier
and then on up to La Thuile.
From
Milano airports take the A4 towards Turin and just after the Santhia
exit turn on to the A4/5 towards Ivrea. Then change on to the A5 towards Aosta and follow on as from Turin.
From
Genoa take the A10 towards Savona. Just after Voltri take the A26
towards Alessandria and continue past Casale Monferrato. Then take
the A26/A4 towards Ivrea and then on to the A5 as if coming from
Turin.
Parking
There is free outside parking right opposite the
Hotel. and underground parking nearby for 60,00 Euro
per week. Underground parking must be booked in advance.
MOUNTAIN BIKING IN THE SUMMER
This is really becoming very popular and La Thuile has made a tremendous
effort in developing a large network of trails in the area. We even have a mountain bike piste map now
and three of the
chair lifts are open in the summer and have been adapted for
mountain bikes. You can find this
by clicking on the various mountain bike itineraries on the La
Thuile website
http://www.lathuile.it/standard.asp?l=e&id=21&s=e
Free miniclub for kids
The tourist association in La Thuile offers a free mini club for kids
from 4 to12 years old from Christmas to Easter. Hours are 9am to 12pm
and again from 2.00pm to 4.00pm. Kids can be left there for lunch as
well 12.00pm to 2.00pm at a cost of 20,00 Euro to cover their
meal.
For children under 4 years old baby sitters can be booked on an
hourly basis. Contact us for prices
Thermal springs and health Spa: what
better way to end the day soaking in a thermal spring to sooth those
tired muscles. website www.termedipre.it
Sports Center: Discounted weekly pass
for
nearby sports centre which offers pool and gym 35,00 Euro. There is
also squash, games room and
bowling.
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