Hotel Palerine
Features
This British-run hotel combines traditional charm with the elegance of a modern hotel. The Palarine offers good accommodation and easy access to the Pal-Arinsal ski area. Featuring a comfortable lounge with an open fire in the Bambú bar, you can enjoy a lively après ski drink before dinner.
Location · 5 minutes on the FREE ski bus to the lifts · 20 minutes walk to the resort centre and Arinsal gondola · ski bus stop outside
Features · Bambú Oriental bar with HD Sky TV, open fireplace and varied entertainment programme including live music and karaoke · FREE WiFi · Playstation 3 consoles · extra charge for Bambú Oriental restaurant · non-smoking dining room · reception area with seating area and TV · board games available · extra charge (€6pppd) for use of spa in nearby Xixerella · 36 bedrooms · lift to all floors
Meals · full English and continental style buffet breakfast · 3 course buffet style evening meals with a choice of main course, daily salad, starter and dessert buffets · themed buffet evenings including Tex-Mex, Chinese, Indian and Italian · New Year gala dinner included
Rooms for 2 people on half board sharing a room with twin beds, private bath, shower and WC. Triple and quad rooms are also available. Single rooms are available at a supplement on request. All rooms have flat screen satellite TV with English channels, WiFi, safe and hairdryer.
Official Rating ***
Arinsal Resort Info
The overriding impression one gets of most of the Andorran resorts is that of a summer package holiday - plenty of tax-free boozing and late nights, with skiing the secondary consideration. This is partially true for Arinsal, as our survey contributions bear out. It definitely attracts a younger crowd, who generally take advantage of cheap alcohol and a large selection of bars and clubs. If this isn't your idea of good après-ski, don't come here.
The skiing itself is very limited (only 28 km) and most of this is ideally suited to the absolute beginner or lower intermediate. If you consider yourself more advanced than that, again we would advise other destinations. But these qualities do mean that, with an excellent ski school, those looking to learn will find Arinsal absolutely ideal. It is a great first-time venue and only 7km from Andorra's capital, La Vella. This is most evident on the rather hectic weekends, although queuing has been reduced by the new high-speed 6-man cable car.
There is no international airport in the country, so you do have long transfer times from Barcelona (225km away). Overall, Arinsal ideally suits beginners and those looking for lively evenings, but there is good childcare so families are welcome. The snow is fairly reliable as well.
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