The best value skiing

Now let’s compare what we offer on one of our package ski holidays to the elements needed to build your own trip:

1:  Non-package holiday, driving to resort and using self-catering accommodation.

A self-drive and self-catering holiday is always going to be the cheapest option, but is it really a holiday?!  You will have a long and possibly stressful drive and arrive in resort quite tired, and you will then need to do the shopping, either stopping in the valley so it’s cheaper, or taking a trip down there later if you don’t have room in the car on the way up.  Over the week you will also have to cook, wash up, and of course cover the cleaning.

You would also have to collect your own lift passes, sort out your own equipment rental and storage, or otherwise carry it back to the accommodation at the end of each day.  You would also have minimal social interaction, with no ski hosting, and no ATOL protection on the holiday.

2:  Non-package holiday with flights, car hire and self-catering accommodation, eating out on 3 nights.

For this option you would need to arrange your own flights and sort out the car hire on arrival at the airport, which all takes time, and can you fit all your luggage in the car?!  As with the first option, you would need to stop in the valley to buy food as it’s cheaper, and you would also need to do your own cooking, washing up, and cleaning, as well as collecting your own lift passes and sorting your own ski hire and storage.

For the nights you eat out, you would need to find reasonably-priced pizza/pasta restaurants to make it cost-effective, but again you would have minimal social interaction, no ski hosting, and no ATOL protection.  You would also have the hassle of digging the hire car out if it snows heavily whilst you are in resort, and you would have the stress of returning the car and finding the right drop-off point at the airport, hoping there is no damage to the car along the way!

3:  Non-package holiday with flights and transfers, self-catering accommodation, eating out on 3 nights.

This would be as above, but with transfers to and from resort instead of the hassle of sorting a hire car.

4:  Bed & Breakfast hotel stay.

For this option you would need to arrange your own flights and private transfers and stay in a hotel offering bed & breakfast, and you would need to choose a restaurant to eat out at each night.  You would also need to collect your own lift passes and sort your own ski hire and storage.  Again, you would have minimal social interaction and no ski hosting, and no ATOL protection on the holiday.

Read the details result for each resort:

• Montgenèvre
• Saalbach
• Serre Chevalier
• More to come each week...

jump to the summary below or check out all our resort listed bellow.

Montgenèvre on 14th January 2024 

Ski Miquel holiday cost of £913 in the Lucille

* prices below correct as of 5th September 2023 

Saalbach on 13th January 2024

Ski Miquel holiday cost of £1,054 in the Christina

* prices below correct as of 5th September 2023 

Please note that no other tour operator offers anything comparable for Saalbach, so we have used Zell am See.

Serre Chevalier on 14th January 2024 

Ski Miquel holiday cost of £898 in the Charlotte

*prices below are correct as of 21st Oct 2023

Montgenèvre on 11th February 2024 for 4 guests

Ski Miquel holiday £1,289 less £75 room-sharing discount giving a total price of £1,214

* prices below correct as of 5th September 2023 

Saalbach on 10th February 2024 for 4 guests

Ski Miquel holiday £1,368 less £75 room-sharing discount giving a total price of £1,293

* prices below correct as of 5th September 2023 

Accommodation for Option 1 in Saalbach is a studio apartment with sofa beds.  Please note the other tour operator does not offer Saalbach.

Serre Chevalier on 11th February 2024 

Ski Miquel holiday cost of £1,188 in the Charlotte

*the prices below are correct as of 21st Oct 2023

As you will note from the figures, you can save money by choosing the option of driving to the resort and staying in self-catered accommodation for the week, but there is a lot of work involved in putting the trip together, plus all the shopping, cooking, washing up, cleaning, etc.

Our holiday package prices are cheaper than the other 3 options referred to above, by at least a few hundred pounds in most cases, and it’s clear to see how much value you get from a Ski Miquel package holiday.

So why not treat yourself to the holiday you deserve and book with us today!  Our full price listing can be found here.