Ushuaia Mountain Hotel

“Excellent hotel located perfectly for Arinsal slopes”

We were a party of 12 (4 adults with 8 teens/kids) and we are just back from a 5 night stay at the Ushuaia hotel in Arinsal. We had a great stay. The hotel is perfectly located beside a chair lift up to the slopes and the ski rental / ski lockers were located at the hotel. Most of us skied back … more

We were a party of 12 (4 adults with 8 teens/kids) and we are just back from a 5 night stay at the Ushuaia hotel in Arinsal. We had a great stay. The hotel is perfectly located beside a chair lift up to the slopes and the ski rental / ski lockers were located at the hotel. Most of us skied back down in the evenings but you could also take the chair lift down which was a plus with the smaller kids who were tired after the days skiing. There is about a 10 min walk down a hill into Arinsal but there is also a free bus as well as a public bus both of whch we used with no issues. The staff at the hotel were very friendly and most helpful at all times during our stay. We had half board and the buffet style food for the mornings and evenings was perfect for our group particulary with 5 hungry teens!!!!. There was always plenty of food which was of good quality and had great variety. Only a small complaint in that I like my food very hot and found some evenings that the food was a little cold but there was a microwave at the buffet which I used to heat it up and we felt the charge for tap water in the evening times was a little high given the amount of water our group consumed each evening. The rooms were spacious and were madeup and cleaned every day. The adults all made use of the steamroom, sauna and jacuzzi most days and it was excellent. I would highly recommend this hotel.

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“Fantastic family friendly hotel, great for lift location, but ski in not for a beginner”

The Ushuaia hotel was extremely comfortable, spotlessly clean with a great selection of really good food from the buffet which was different each night. The only minor irritation with the hotel was the bar staff who, all though were fantastic, the service was very slow at busy times. Free ski lock… more

The Ushuaia hotel was extremely comfortable, spotlessly clean with a great selection of really good food from the buffet which was different each night. The only minor irritation with the hotel was the bar staff who, all though were fantastic, the service was very slow at busy times. Free ski lockers were provided in the hotel & it was only 1 minute to the lift. I would highly recommend the hotel but a have a few warnings if you are skiing with beginners: If you are booking this is a "ski in" hotel, beginners will struggle to get down the Blue run to the hotel. I have skied for 30 years & would say that it was a difficult blue & you would have to come down on the chair. I have seen many comments saying Arinsal is a great place for beginners. I totally disagree. There is only one nursery slope, & I appreciate that it was half term, but it was heaving. Beginners we spoke to were bored as the queue wasn't worth 15 seconds of skiing before re-joining the long queue. There is a Green marked on the piste map but even a ski guide said it's really a blue. Pal next door has much better beginner facilities. However, as a beginner to get to the nursery slopes in Pal, you would need to travel on the bus, but only for about 8 minutes. There is a cable car from the top of Arinsal across to Pal, but you would need to ski down Blue's to get to the nursery slopes. Getting back to Arinsal, by the Free Bus or the L5 service, on the day we tried, as my wife is not a confident skier, included an hour wait at the bus stop in Pal as information on times is sketchy at best. Both services do take you back to the Ushuaia though. Intermediate skiers would find the amount of ski school trains in your way annoying. Yes everyone has to learn but, there are simply too many instructors & some classes were 14 strong so you are picking your way around them. I must mention the cleanliness of all facilities on the mountain as they were brilliant. Lunchtime eating was priced reasonably as well in both Arinsal & Pal. Would I go back to the Ushuaia, definitely Would I go back to ski in Arinsal, maybe Would I go back to ski in Pal, yes

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“Wonderful hotel with wonderful people”

Excellent all round . Receptionists are all wonderful, Dora and Artur just to name a few. Location is 1 minute walk from lifts. Ski shop (st. Moritz) is adjacent. Rooms are clean , warm and spacious. This is your hotel in Ariana’s !! Rest of the facilities are also great !

“Great hotel - Food needs improvement!”

The hotel itself I cannot fault! It’s picture perfect as advertised and the location is spot on for access to the lifts; especially when you’re a few days in and don’t want to keep lugging your skis into the town! The hotel has a ski rental shop situated right outside the hotel entrance and the sta… more

The hotel itself I cannot fault! It’s picture perfect as advertised and the location is spot on for access to the lifts; especially when you’re a few days in and don’t want to keep lugging your skis into the town! The hotel has a ski rental shop situated right outside the hotel entrance and the staff were incredibly helpful; get there early!!!. The rooms are decorated to modern taste with super comfy beds with any extras you could need to make your stay comfortable. The hotel has a spa (hot tub, steam room and sauna) you can book into which was perfect after a long day of skiing; or falling over in my case. It’s about a ten minute walk into town, though be warned, it’s quite a tiring trek walking back up the hill to the hotel. Thankfully there is a free bus service until certain times running from the hotel and back. For those who miss this service, you can catch the towns bus service down and back up for about 1 euro 80 each way (tip, always have cash as the bus service doesn’t accept card). It’s a life saver when you’re tired out and runs until about 9pm. My only complaint about this hotel is the restaurant. We had breakfast and dinner included in our stay and the food was average at best. When you see a microwave located next to the serving bar, it made sense when all the food is either cold or mildly warm. I remember lifting up the serving lid on spaghetti and the spaghetti was stone cold! When I highlighted this, they said they turned off the heaters and it needed to be turned back on. That’s not very helpful when you’re hungry and just want to eat. The food choices are just ‘ok’ , if you’re vegan or vegetarian like me, there’s barely anything to accommodate this. I also seen nothing for those who require gluten free options. Perhaps you needed to ask for this, but even so, I wouldn’t expect anything that would coincide with the four stars this hotel has. The restaurant was fairly empty most of the time and I think this is why. The restaurant staff were helpful, but never seemed that cheery in doing so. I think you can order different food from the bar downstairs but that kind of defeats the object of having food included in your stay. I will say, no matter what time you arrive or leave, the hotel will happily prepare you a breakfast to take with you to the airport, or when arriving late like we did, they sent food to our room. Again though, no dietary requirements were taken and I ended up with meat options on both occasions; this could be my fault for not stating this on arrival, though I’m not sure this would have made much of a difference. Would we return?! YES! Just with the understanding that we would be eating out most nights. A tip, I’m a beginner at skiing and some of the run colours were questionable!! One green run and the blue runs, well, you will certainly be faced with some vertical drops!! Still, at least I mastered the snow plow well!

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