Post by Silly Yak on Feb 10, 2011 8:21:19 GMT
Italy - a ramble
Posted by stella on 7/4/2010
GF board
Just got back from our first package ski holiday deal in many a year. Since being GF have only ever gone self catering but whilst researching booking ourselves again we emailed several hotels in the resort about catering for GF. Several responded favourably and the tour company could do it cheaper than booking separately ourselves so we chose to go to one of half board in one of the hotels that said they would cater.
There was a buffet style anti pasti at evening meals. Which to be honest I was full from, but then there was a selection of 3 starters, 3 mains and several sweets, to choose for the following night. The waitress told me what I could and couldn't choose and my food was served up separately each night. They provided me with my own bread, they served me the pre-thickened soup (just as tasty) and the pre-thickened braised meat. They cooked me my own pasta and could not have been more helpful. It was really delightful and made my holiday. It was only a basic 3 star hotel but was great. I'd taken my own bread for lunches, some porridge and some home made flapjack as it travels and keeps well in just about all temps. oh and some M&S GF fruit cake. Great on the slopes with the hot wine!
Italy doesn't "do" cider, so I've had plenty of Aperol spritz, bombardinos, hot wines, rum punch. In fact I'm missing my alcoholic booster at about 11 a.m. wouldn't go down too well at work I don't think.
Down side - went shopping in Manchester on Monday, intending to go to Dough Pizza for tea, and they had blummin shut at 3:30
I never ever thought years ago that I would go on a package deal half board. But I've done it and it was great! GF meal on the plane as well (I don't fly well, and to eat as well as fly is a major undertaking, but I did that too)
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We booked with Thomas Cook (Thomson Airlines I think), flew to Verona. Tour operators in resort were Crystal, Hotel was Hotel Gardenia in Passo Tonale. Good beginners resort, good progression route to intermediate, and more advanced stuff if a mixed party. Not the prettiest resort (road and hotels) and not as beautiful as the Dolomites but does the job for cheapish (are ski hols ever cheap?!) ski hol. We went week before easter as lift passes were free. It's a high resort (glacier for experts) so snow sure late season. I think lessons are cheapish in resort too.Italian army were learning when we were there. All the men and the instructors were really ugly (looked like they'd all stepped off an armani catwalk).
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Posted by stella on 7/4/2010
GF board
Just got back from our first package ski holiday deal in many a year. Since being GF have only ever gone self catering but whilst researching booking ourselves again we emailed several hotels in the resort about catering for GF. Several responded favourably and the tour company could do it cheaper than booking separately ourselves so we chose to go to one of half board in one of the hotels that said they would cater.
There was a buffet style anti pasti at evening meals. Which to be honest I was full from, but then there was a selection of 3 starters, 3 mains and several sweets, to choose for the following night. The waitress told me what I could and couldn't choose and my food was served up separately each night. They provided me with my own bread, they served me the pre-thickened soup (just as tasty) and the pre-thickened braised meat. They cooked me my own pasta and could not have been more helpful. It was really delightful and made my holiday. It was only a basic 3 star hotel but was great. I'd taken my own bread for lunches, some porridge and some home made flapjack as it travels and keeps well in just about all temps. oh and some M&S GF fruit cake. Great on the slopes with the hot wine!
Italy doesn't "do" cider, so I've had plenty of Aperol spritz, bombardinos, hot wines, rum punch. In fact I'm missing my alcoholic booster at about 11 a.m. wouldn't go down too well at work I don't think.
Down side - went shopping in Manchester on Monday, intending to go to Dough Pizza for tea, and they had blummin shut at 3:30
I never ever thought years ago that I would go on a package deal half board. But I've done it and it was great! GF meal on the plane as well (I don't fly well, and to eat as well as fly is a major undertaking, but I did that too)
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We booked with Thomas Cook (Thomson Airlines I think), flew to Verona. Tour operators in resort were Crystal, Hotel was Hotel Gardenia in Passo Tonale. Good beginners resort, good progression route to intermediate, and more advanced stuff if a mixed party. Not the prettiest resort (road and hotels) and not as beautiful as the Dolomites but does the job for cheapish (are ski hols ever cheap?!) ski hol. We went week before easter as lift passes were free. It's a high resort (glacier for experts) so snow sure late season. I think lessons are cheapish in resort too.Italian army were learning when we were there. All the men and the instructors were really ugly (looked like they'd all stepped off an armani catwalk).
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