Saalbach showdown!
This is Round 2 of the great holiday package showdown! At Ski Miquel, we aim to offer the best value skiing or snowboarding holiday you can buy, so we put the Ski Miquel package holiday up against all other ways to enjoy skiing in the mountains - Let's see how we got on...
A little about Saalbach
Resort features
- One of Austria's largest ski areas
- 70 fast modern lifts
- Attractive Austrian village
- Short transfer time (1.5 hours)
- Excellent snow record
- Cosy mountain huts
- Great après-ski
- Now also linked with Zell am See
Connections
- Airport
- Salzburg (86km)
- Train station
- Maishofen (15km)
Altitude
- Minimum altitude
- 1003m
- Maximum altitude
- 2096m
Ski slopes
- All ski slopes
- 270km
- Blue slopes
- 140km
- Red slopes
- 112km
- Black slopes
- 18km
The contender
Entering into the ring weighing in at £865 we have the Chalet-Hotel Christina with our inclusive holiday package offer that includes:
- Flights
- Transfers to and from resort
- Accommodation
- 7 days breakfast
- Afternoon tea
- Evening meal on 6 nights with 4 courses including wine
- En-suite rooms with double or twin beds and towels
- Ski hosting
If you want to skip to the summary then you can see the details for all showdowns on the summary page.
The opposition
We are up against a range of options that look to compare the different ways you might travel to a ski resort as well as stay there, depending on your budget:
- Self-drive, cook for yourself and stay in an Airbnb studio.
- Fly and rent a car with slightly better accommodation.
- Fly and get a shared transfer with slightly better accommodation.
- Fly, shared transfer and hotel accommodation, eating out more.
In Saalbach there is very little to compare our offer with, as we are the only chalet-hotel in Saalbach and all the other offers are for hotels or apartments, so we have taken the best comparisons we can.
However, if what you really want is that authentic chalet-hotel experience with a private bar (cheapest in town), bistro-style cooking and great people to hang out with and share the experience together then we have already won, but do continue to read on so you can feel good about the value you are getting!
The food
For the food, we assumed the following:
- Pizza/pasta and dessert for 4 nights
- Starter, main and dessert for 2 nights
- Bottle of wine to share
- Cake and a hot drink for 5 days
We used the above as Ski Miquel holidays include a 4-course meal for 6 nights with starter, main, dessert, cheese and as much wine as you want during the meal.
Holidays to Saalbach
The Detailed Results for Saalbach
13th January 2024 for 2 people:
Base price for Ski Miquel package holiday is £1,054
* prices below correct as 5th September 2023
Driving & self-catering - £989
- Travel £353 (driving all the way)
- Accommodation £474 (small Airbnb studio apartment)
- Food £162 (cooking for yourself every night)
A saving of £65 - A reasonable saving, but are you prepared to cook all your own meals and forego the ski hosting for just £65?!
Self-build with apartment, flights & car hire - £1,401
- Travel £453 (flights & car hire)
- Accommodation £734 (3-star hotel with breakfast and dinner, kids on a sofa bed)
- Food £214 (cooking for yourself 3 nights, eating out 3 nights at pizza/pasta restaurants)
£347 more expensive with the kids on a sofa bed and your dinner not including wine, we feel this is a win for Ski Miquel.
Self-build with apartment, flights & transfers - £1,411
- Travel £273 (flights & shared transfers)
- Accommodation £843 (3-star hotel with breakfast and dinner, kids on a sofa bed)
- Food £295 (3 nights at pizza/pasta restaurants, 3 nights at higher-end restaurants)
£357 more expensive - Another win for Ski Miquel here, given the saving we provide, and still no ski hosting too!
Self-build with hotel, flights & transfers - £1,698
- Travel £343 (flights & shared transfers)
- Accommodation £1,036 (hotel/apartment)
- Food £319 (3 nights at pizza/pasta restaurants, 3 nights at higher-end restaurants)
£644 more expensive - Another win for Ski Miquel here, given the saving we provide, and still no ski hosting too!
The competitor - £1,132
- Travel, accommodation £813 (hotel in Zell am See)
- Food 319
£78 more expensive and still no ski hosting included - Another win for Ski Miquel!
10th February 2024 for 4 people:
* prices below correct as 5th September 2023
Driving & self-catering - £815
- Travel £163 (driving all the way)
- Accommodation £490 (Airbnb apartment)
- Food £162 (cooking for yourself every night)
A saving of £478 - This is clearly a significant saving, but is it really a holiday with all that cooking and driving?! Why not try one of our holidays and let our professional chefs cook for you in the evening after gliding around with our ski hosts during the day.
Self-build with apartment, flights & car hire - £1,493
- Travel £789 (flights & car hire)
- Accommodation £490 (Airbnb apartment)
- Food £214 (cooking for yourself 3 nights, eating out 3 nights at pizza/pasta restaurants)
£200 more expensive and you have to cook for yourself for 3 nights, plus no ski hosting - Another win for Ski Miquel here we feel!
Self-build with apartment, flights & transfers - £1,603
- Travel £661 (flights & shared transfers)
- Accommodation £647 (Airbnb apartment in Saalbach)
- Food £295 (cooking for yourself 3 nights, eating out 2 nights at pizza/pasta restaurants, plus one night at a higher-end restaurant)
£310 more expensive - Another win for Ski Miquel and we are really showing the value we provide here.
Self-build with hotel, flights & transfers - £1,775
- Travel £661 (flights & shared transfers)
- Accommodation £795 (hotel with bed & breakfast)
- Food £319 (3 nights at pizza/pasta restaurants, 3 nights at higher-end restaurants)
£482 more expensive - We feel this shows the great value we offer, as we include ski hosting as well as organise everything for you.
The competitor - £2,004
- Travel & accommodation £1,541 (flights, transfers, hotel with bed & breakfast in Zell am See)
- Food £463 (3 nights at pizza/pasta restaurants, 3 nights at higher-end restaurants)
£711 more expensive - There are no other companies offering chalet-hotels in Saalbach, so we had to look at a hotel package and add in the food, plus no other provider offers ski hosting, and considering the saving we are taking this as a win!