Pas de la Casa

Advantages: Cheapest of the cheap, duty-free shopping
Disadvantages: An ambience that is pretty unique.... thankfully

...What can be said about "Pas" that hasn't been said already? Well, the first thing is to correct the nickname of "Ibiza with Snow"; it aspires to be Ibiza, but is far closer to Benidorm. As such, you will either love it or hate it, depending upon how you like your apres-ski. In its favour are its general cheapness (which includes duty free shopping) and a fairly extensive and nowadays well-linked lift system. Against it (and I'm well aware that some would consider this a recommendation) is the hell on earth that is Pas of an evening. I found the service in restaurants to be as rude as I'd ever come across (some places would as soon ignore you completely as serve you), but once you see how the majority of the English holidaymakers conduct themselves, you can see their point. A succession of truly hideous apartment buildings litter...

greenierexyboy 27.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Pas de la Casa/Grau Roig

Pas de la casa

Advantages: Fantastic Ski and snowboard school
Disadvantages: Not great Apres ski

...We stayed in Pas de la casa which is a 2 and a half hour transfer from Tolouse. It is not a pretty town, but has a lovely backdrop of the mountains. We stayed in self catering accomodation which was clean and basic. Food and drink in restaurants was not as cheap as advertised online (although drink in supermarkets is cheap, 1 litre of smirnoff vodka 7.40 euros which is £4!) The service was friendly and it helped we spoke french and spanish, but food was pretty poor and food came out at different times which is not good for a big group. I really enjoyed my two snowboarding lessons which are excellent and a must for all learners that go there. I went for the one on one lesson, you learn so much quicker that in a big group.Overall a great place to learn and go tax free shoppping, but definately a budget holiday resort....

annie81 31.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of Pas de la Casa/Grau Roig

My opinion of Pas de la Casa

Advantages: Wide range of skiing
Disadvantages: Long transfere time

...Pas de la Casa, known to most as 'Pas', situated in Andorra a principality on the French/Spanish border. With no airport all holiday makers must fly to Toulouse and then endure a 3 hour coach ride to Andorra, but it's well worth it. Pas is the first resort you arrive at, being just 100 yards from the border crossing. The main town itself, consisting of shops, bars and some hotels, is situated at the bottom of the main slope, other hotels spread out either side of the valley, where skiing to your front door is easily possible. Skiing. Buying a lift pass for Pas will also allow you to ski in the neighbouring resort of Grau Roig, all chair lifts and drag lifts close at 5:30 pm so ensure you are not in Grau Roig when they close as it will be an expensive taxi ride back to Pas. The two resorts spread over 3 valleys, with plenty...

freestone 06.01.2001 (08.02.2001) · Read review
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Review of Pas de la Casa/Grau Roig

Xmas at Pas de la Casa

Advantages: Cheap, Good fun, Good skiing area, Good drinking, Friendly locals
Disadvantages: 3 1/2 hour coach transfer to toulouse airport

...We have just spent the Xmas break in Pas de la Casa and it was our first visit to Andorra. Yes - we would go again. Although it was early in the season there was enough snow to make the holiday a good one. Skiing is quite extensive and the lift system is good with few queues. The lifts in the main are chair lifts which can be a bit unnerving for first timers but you soon get the hang of them. The nursery slopes are very crowded and its good that you only spend a day or so there before moving on to the blue runs where the greater space allows easier instuction. Ski instruction is very good with most if not all of the instructors speaking good english. This was our second ski holiday and probably our best to date. The town itself is lively and caters for a younger age group, but that doesnt mean if you are over 21 then you are past...

groomoid 12.02.2001 · Read review
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Review of Pas de la Casa/Grau Roig

Ski Break at the Llac Negre,Pas de la Casa

Advantages: Small bubbly friendly hotel with lots going on
Disadvantages: Short uphill walk from slopes, initial cost quite expensive

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Pink-Ice-Queen 08.06.2006 (14.06.2006) · Read review
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Review of Llac Negre Hotel, Pas de la Casa

Andorra - not just Pas de la Casa

Advantages: cheaper and quieter than the Alps
Disadvantages: long transfer

...Andorra has always been a great resort to learn to ski and board due to both the fantastic ski schools and cheap prices. This has given it a reputation for being a bit cheap and cheerful but over the past couple of years it has been trying to shake this image and go more upmarket. We have visited Andorra 4 times in the winter and once in the summer, and over the past year or two we have seen so much work going on, they are pouring in what seems like unlimited funds it's unbelievable. Which is all good! Andorra la Vella is a shoppers paradise but it is sooo busy traffic wise. Pas de la Casa is the most popular resort but also in my opinion the ugliest (but hey you're not skiing in the town - it has fab pistes!), whereas some of the other resorts are prettier with old stone buildings etc. Arcalis/Pal An undiscovered couple of gems...

girlscanboard 30.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of General: Andorra

Sandi iv apartments

Advantages: Access to slopes
Disadvantages: Large deposit

...OK, to start we only paid £300 for the whole holiday, this was £150 for the hotel and £150 for the lift pass from neilson. As we arrived in pasa de la casa, pas from now on we had to walk up to the very top of the hill and found our hotel with the cases and skiis. We had to pay 200 euros as a deposit when we arrived, a bit steep considering the exchange rate was so low! We found our room and found that it was as expected. Cheap and cheerful! You can tell that we only paid £150 for the apartments, they were small with 5 pottential beds, 2 normal, 1 sofa, 1 pull out and 1 campbed! The kitchen was small but easy to use. At night the apartments were noisy from drunk people arriving home from a night out. In the morning you could here people walking about in ski boots! The apartments make you pay for use of the ski room...

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Review of Sandy IV, Pas de la Casa

The Cheaper Way To Snowboard

Advantages: Everything is tax free, Great apres ski, Suitable for everyone
Disadvantages: Long transfer time

...Andorra is one of the smallest countries in Europe and lies between France and Spain, in the middle of the Pyrenees but I wouldn’t be surprised if you had never heard of the place, let alone know where it is. However for a snowboarder, or skier, especially one with very little money Andorra, and in particular Pas de la Casa, is heaven. Andorra, being a tax-free country, is the place to go for a bargain holiday so my mate and I booked and so began my week of delight. We booked a four star, half board hotel in Pas de la Casa and paid for everything like boot and board hire, and lift passes for a week at a cost of £502 each, which is really good when you consider the cost for the same holiday in other countries, and just couldn’t wait to go. So when the 17 December finally arrived we were slightly excited. After flying...

ncostall 28.10.2001 · Read review
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Review of Pas de la Casa/Grau Roig

Creme de la Merde!

Advantages: This 'designer' cream will turn your bathroom shelf into a shrine.
Disadvantages: Your bank manager will none too pleased.

...I have read nothing but rave reviews about Creme de la Mer, an A-list moisturiser with an A-list price tag attached. Magazines are forever gushing about this product, associating words such as 'miracle' and 'extraordinary' to it so naturally curiosity got the better of me. Now although I can be somewhat of a beauty product victim and quite impulsive, even I know that forking out around eighty-eight quid for an itsy tub (30ml!) of this wonder is just plain ridiculous. So I sought to foreign lands, the U S of A to be precise, with hope that I could purchase the product for a fraction of the price - this was roughly about a year ago folks, before recession, when the value of the pound was almost two dollars, and so I managed to get hold of it at just over a hundred dollars with postage and packaging which luckily worked out no more than...

Koena 21.04.2009 (20.04.2009) · Read review
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Review of Creme de la Mer Creme de la Mer Face Cream

Creme de la mer face cream

Advantages: You see results quickly
Disadvantages: Expensive

...I had heard about crème de la mer in the press & looked at the price & thought how ridiculously overpriced. Even though I was intrigued I thought there's no way I can justify spending that much. However things were about to change - fast forward to 3 years later & I have had the worst skin problems with spots & scarring - they seemed never ending & I was beginning to get fed up of always having horrible skin. Then one day complaining to a friend she recommended using crème de la mer. She has been using it for about 5 years & has the most amazing skin - so off I went to Selfridges & got the 30ml pot - I thought I don't want to splash out too much so I thought I'll use this size to try it out. I've been using the creme morning & night on recommendation of my friend to get maximum benefits - this has worked very well for me. It also...

shadia 25.02.2007 · Read review
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