Short Breaks

If you’re looking to get away for a weekend or simply a few days we offer a wide selection of hotels and self-catered apartments throughout our resorts that are perfect for short breaks.

The best time to plan a short break is early to mid December, mid January to early February or mid-March to the end of the season. Availability is more limited during the holiday periods such as Christmas, New Year & Easter however properties are becoming increasing flexible so short breaks around these dates are sometimes possible. For maximum time on the mountain we recommend resorts in close proximity to airports like Geneva, Zurich and Grenoble. Regional departures with low cost airlines can keep your journey time to a minimum and where timetables allow it is sometimes possible to ski on your arrival and departure days too.

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Some more tips for planning a short break:

In general hotels prefer to offer stays which fall into one booking week: i.e. a Wednesday to a Saturday or Saturday to Tuesday stay is preferable to a Friday to Monday one as they still have the chance to fill their rooms from Saturday to Saturday the following week.

It’s normal that your room may not be ready for you if you arrive early but it’s almost always possible to store your luggage with reception. The same rules apply for a later departure: Where facilities allow you will be able to use changing room facilities and showers before you go to the airport.

Many 4 and 5 star hotels will only offer short breaks last minute if they have space available. If this is your preferred standard of accommodation it may be worth considering a luxury apartment as an alternative.

Transfers can have a big bearing on the cost of your trip. Where available, shared transfers or rail transfers are the most cost effective for 1, 2 or 3 people. For 4 or more people private transfers can work out lower in cost. We’ll advise you of the options available for your chosen resort.

Be Flexible: Not all hotels / resorts will be able to offer the same dates and durations. Let us know your ideal scenario, but also your flexibility. If your first choice is not available we can usually suggest a good alternative.

Look out for the Short Break logo next to properties throughout the website which we recommend are suitable for short breaks.

We can also book short breaks in the following resorts:

FRANCE

• Alpe D’Huez
• Les Coches
• Serre Chevalier
• Tignes
• Val Thorens
• Valmeinier
• Valmorel
• Vaujany

 SWITZERLAND

• St Moritz
• Verbier

AUSTRIA

• Galtür
• Saalbach

Call our reservations team on 0131 243 8097 for further information and advice on booking your short break.