We have just returned from our week long stay at the Brunkulla Apartments, and would be happy to recommend them.

The apartment we rented was suitable for 8 people and had 4 bedrooms/2 bathrooms. We were a mixed party of 7 and found that the design and equipping of the apartment meant we had everything we needed. We booked through skistar.com the Swedish central ski area web site, which was a well informed, easy to use site. Unless you wish to spend your last day cleaning I suggest you pay extra for the end of holiday cleaning and also pay per person for bedding, or you will need to take bed linen with you.

The apartment has a locked ski storage area, cloakroom area with underfloor heating (pefect to warm your toes on after a hard days skiing), a large living area with table and sofa's and 4 bedrooms. Two bedrooms had a double bed and 2 bedrooms had large bunk beds. The kitchen was well -equipped and clean, and the bathrooms also had under floor heating.

Are itself was about 300m's, a 10 min walk, but Sweden is very cold so it could seem further.! Our childs ski school was at Are Bjornen, a 15 min bus ride. Bjornen was designed for families, and we found the atmosphere and layout fabulous. The down side was the bus which only ran every 1 1/4, so we did spend a fair few hours sitting in the restaurant waiting for the bus. Ski school was only 1 1/2 hours but the only cheap thing we found in Sweden!

Are itself has everything you need, but take a big wallet full of money as it is VERY expensive. A 7km taxi ride was £22. We did a couple of trips and recommend the Moose Kissing - very funny.

My recommendations are: take lots of money, don't go here if you are an expert skier, and make sure you have the warmest clothes. For families the skiing is perfect with lots of interesting family oriented runs, adventure trails and off-pisting through the trees. Brunkulla is a great apartment complex, but you will need to walk to the lifts, and buses. No ski to door here!