Location
This hotel is right slap bang in front of the ski lifts, you couldn't get closer. The rooms at the back of the hotel overlook the slopes. The hotel is minutes from the bus stop/station and from bars, restaurants, shops and supermarkets. Pas isn't a huge place so you aren't far from anything wherever you stay, but this is just about the best location you can get. The Ski hire shop is 30 seconds across the road.
Rooms
Our party of 7 had rooms overlooking the road at the front of the hotel on the 5th floor. The rooms are brilliant, they look recently re-decorated and have all been done up in a contemporary style. They have two larger than average single beds which were very comfortable, a desk and bedside tables, with reading lights that can flexible so you can read without disturbing your room mate. There is also a dressing room with plenty of hangers, a safe, a bench and plenty of room for storing all your clothes and your suitcases. The bathroom was out of this world, stylish and the shower was huge. Loads of room for storing toiletries and a huge mirror plus extendable shaving mirror and hairdryer. There was no bath, but the shower more than made up for it. A friends triple room had a bath though and a sofabed for the third person. The only two critisisms for the rooms would be the lack of fridge and the windowsill was sloping so there was nowhere to keep your beers cold (unless you had a room with a balcony). Also they have installed buzzers to all the rooms and the noise is quite possibly the most annoying sound you have ever heard - I wanted to rip it out of the wall at the end of the week.
Food
The food was good for both breakfast and dinner and was hot and varied. The kids weren't overly impressed but they are picky eaters and only ate chips, bread, icecream and cake all week anyway! They still were able to eat the things that they liked. The salad and fish selection was particularly impressive with, big shell on prawns, langoustines, crab, sardines, anchovies and pickled herrings. The restaurant is very pleasant and there was always plenty of room and no queing for food.
Ski Lockers
There are free lockers available at the hotel, although there is limited room and the lockers are quite small for two sets of skis/boards. Ther isn't a great deal of room the sit down and put your ski boots on and the light is on a timer and keepts leaving you in the dark fiddling with your boots!
General
It can get quite noisy at night, the club kicks out at about 3.00 am and you can hear crowds of people going back to their hotels at about 3.30 in the morning every morning! I would recommend ear plugs! It is a young and lively resort and having been before we knew it would be noisy. The service in the hotel is generally good and the staff are friendly. The cleaners do a good job every day. You can buy your lift passes at the hotel and they offer a 10% discount when you hire you boots and skis at Pic Negre across the road from the hotel. I would recommend this hotel to anyone staying in Pas.
