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Grandvalira-Soldeu Resort Reviews

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Visitor reviews for Grandvalira-Soldeu Ski Resort

Grandvalira-Soldeu Ratings

Overall: 4.0. Based on 43 votes and 36 reviews.

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Snowsure: 4.2

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • Grandvalira-Soldeu is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 4.4

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Grandvalira-Soldeu has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 3.7

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 4.1

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 3.2

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Grandvalira-Soldeu

Public Transport: 3.7

  • There are no buses or taxis to Grandvalira-Soldeu
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 4.5

  • No places to stay in/near Grandvalira-Soldeu
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 3.8

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 4.3

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Grandvalira-Soldeu

Ski in/Ski out: 4.2

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 3.7

  • There are no child care facilities at Grandvalira-Soldeu
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 4.4

  • Grandvalira-Soldeu relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 4.6

  • There are no snow groomers at Grandvalira-Soldeu
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Grandvalira-Soldeu are groomed daily

Shelter: 4.0

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Grandvalira-Soldeu is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 3.5

  • If snow conditions are poor at Grandvalira-Soldeu, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 4.2

  • Grandvalira-Soldeu usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 4.3

  • The staff at Grandvalira-Soldeu are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Grandvalira-Soldeu are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 3.9

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 4.7

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 4.7

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 4.5

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 4.7

  • No intermediate terrain at Grandvalira-Soldeu
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 4.3

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 4.3

  • Not even a kicker at Grandvalira-Soldeu
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 3.1

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Grandvalira-Soldeu
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 2.2

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Grandvalira-Soldeu has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 4.1

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 4.1

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 4.3

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 3.3

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 3.4

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 3.4

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 4.0

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 4.1

  • Overall, Grandvalira-Soldeu is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 4.3

  • Overall, Grandvalira-Soldeu is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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February 05, 2013
Paul from Ski Andorra Andorra
The Grandvalira skiable area is huge, plenty for everyone from beginners to advanced, ski school is international and based on the Canadian style of teaching, additional clinics also available for carving, off-piste skiing etc. The lift pass, for the amount of skiing available, is great value. Wide range of accommodation available in Soldeu, which is where we were. The Roc Sant Miguel is a great little hotel just at the bottom of Soldeu; very reasonable, or for big budgets, try the Hermitage Hotel & Spa. Apres-ski is great, the Harp has live music daily, the Aspen and Fat Alberts are two others well worth a try. Pick up a local guide for a couple of days whilst you are here, track down Green Haired Pete or Paul Safari in Soldeu and get them to take you around the mountain for a day or two. Overall, Grandvalira Soldeu is one of the best resorts in Europe!
April 02, 2012
Chris Alcock from Ski France France
I live 1.5 hrs from Andorra and Grandvalira is the best resort in the Pyrenees.. This season I also went to Superbagneres Luchon, nice, but full of kids end Feb/Mar, queues everywhere, not like Soldeu/Pas/Tarter/Canillo. The ski pass is expensive but the slopes are very well maintained. I have taken Australians and South Americans and they love it too. Only problem with accomodation is that the ski companies block-book nearly all of it, leaving little choice to those who wish to arrange their own. Apres-ski is good and overall, I would say Grandvalira is very good value for those who are not expert skiers.
March 27, 2012
Charles Saunders from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
My girlfriend and I were in Soldeu last week, despite it snowing from Wednesday night to Friday morning. When 50 cms of snow fell, we only lost a few hours on the slopes, when we left on the 25/03 all runs were open, the sun was shining and there was loads of good snow. This was my first visit to Grandvalira, I will be back. The area is great for intermediate skiers with "motorway" runs and more challenging runs everywhere. You can ski down to Soldeu via 2 blue runs or two black runs....or a combination of both. The scenery is not as dramatic as some parts of the Alps but beautiful in a less intimidating way, there are plenty of varied runs through the tree line which were particularly good when it got hot in the afternoon, Andorra is not the "moonscape" most photos portray. Queues at lifts were non existent. The local people are genuinely welcoming, ski school is best I have experienced and well organised - thanks Alan if you are reading this. We stayed at Piolets Hotel which has a ski hire shop adjacent and the main gondola 2 mins walk away, the bedrooms (ours overlooked the mountain and had a balcony) were large and nicely decorated but some might say ever so slightly past their best. Food was good with varied buffet, always choice of 2 red meats, fish/seafood and chicken, good salads, loads of puddings, fruit, cheeses etc. Bar nice/friendly/comfortable but stay off the single malts as they are expensive. My only criticism of the hotel was that the rooms did not have tea/coffee/kettle but that seems to be common. If this resort is on your shortlist don't hesitate, you will not be disappointed. C.S
March 12, 2011
Paul from Ski Spain Spain
The skiing across the whole of the Grandvalira zone has been great all season, the piste bashers do a fantastic job keeping the pistes open even when Europe has been suffering a lack of snow. If you are looking for an area that isn't expensive with a huge skiable area both on and off-piste, then look no further.
February 17, 2011
Pippa from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Had a great week in Soldeu (Grandvalira-Soldeu) with a group of ten. Stayed at the Hort de Popaire which was lovely and friendly. The restaurant underneath (The Merlot) was top quality and great value for money. Loved the ski area, which is vast and ski school was very friendly. I can't thank my instructor, John H, enough. Best tuition I've ever had. I started the week as a nervous skier, but by the end he had me "balancing" properly on my skis and I could get around with real confidence - what an eye-opener! I'll be requesting lessons with him again next year - try to keep me away!
April 07, 2009
Dave from Ski Andorra Andorra
Holiday at Grandvalira-Soldeu during March 2009. Conditions were great. Drink horrendously expensive at Avalanche and Fat Alberts. A bottle of Heineken costs 5 Euros. Food and hotels becoming unaffordable. Day lift pass costs 44 Euros and is the most expensive in Europe. Canada here we come. Dave
February 16, 2009
Emma from East Kilbride from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Having skied for a number of years and in different resorts I like to recommend and complement the ski school in Soldeu (Grandvalira-Soldeu) and specially my instructor. His patience and enthusiasm has changed my skiing beyond recognition. If you looking for a high quality lesson I highly recommend you book a private lesson with Stuart Fleming. Soldeu (Grandvalira-Soldeu) is a very nice resort. Really enjoyed the Wellness Spa; worth a visit. About the bars, plenty to choose from and all have live music at the evenings too. Definitely going back to Soldeu (Grandvalira-Soldeu) next year.
February 02, 2009
Rob from Southampton from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Just got back from an amazing week in Soldeu (Grandvalira-Soldeu) staying at Hotel Piolets. It was our 4th time skiing and we couldn't believe how well the pistes were kept (with our piste view you could see the pisteurs working until 4am prepping the slopes for the following day). The amount of runs to choose from was incredible. Apres-ski isn't too badly priced at Grandvalira-Soldeu (even with the bad euro/sterling rate, if you follow the happy hour trail). Message to the bar owners there: the first bar that cancels happy hour and just brings the price per pint down will be packed full all night. If you're not going to Grandvalira-Soldeu for lessons get yourself to the Ice Berg bar on the first night and speak with the bars free ski guide, Green Haired Pete. Absolutely top bloke who will show you the best runs and get you skiing harder than you ever have before. We didn't hear a bad word about any of the hotels in the village. The Brussles hotel/restaurant also does an awesome pizza. Take your own tea bags if you want a real English cuppa. Definitely going back in 2010.
January 25, 2009
David from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Have just returned from our 4th consecutive trip to Soldeu (Grandvalira-Soldeu); what a week. The snow was fantastic, the pistes were all very well maintained and with the snow we had on Monday night we had some fun playing in the powder off-piste. Yet again I took lessons with the snow board school in Soldeu (Grandvalira-Soldeu) and had a great time riding with some very good riders. I would highly recommend it to anyone of any standard. The instructors are all very competent and make you enjoy yourself while you are there. My girlfriend also did ski school for the week and had a brilliant time too. She found that the instructors try to build each individuals confidence up while trying to cater for all members of the class by keeping it interesting for them. We did get caught in the storm that swept across France and Spain so the resort did get closed on the Saturday which sucked. We were then diverted to Barcelona airport rather than Toulouse airport. This transfer is a bit of a drag compared to that of Toulouse. We both still absolutely love the place (Grandvalira-Soldeu) and, all being well, will return next year.
January 05, 2009
andrew from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Went to Soldeu last March When I set off from the house the snow was already falling; turned out 8cm had fallen at Manchester airport; delays. Anyway finally got to Toulouse and a 3 hour transfer. 30 cm was set to fall on our first day and it did Thanks snow-forecast.com Skiing on our first day was immense fresh powder on piste and off as the piste basher had no chance to get out. Anyway this snow kept on falling and was persistent all week. Food in the town was good but the bus network was poor. I stayed in the hotel Austria which had nice food and was nice and clean. I shall be back to Soldeu for sure.