Arinsal, Saint Gothard Hotel

We were quite happy with our stay as the hotel staff were amenable, the food was reasonable and extremely plentiful. I had read bad reviews of the food before we went but there is plenty of choice and only the very fussy eater would go without. They have provided microwaves for those who like everything toasty hot it's not easy to keep buffet food warm & they have reacted to feedback.

I wouldn't rate this hotel as 4* because the little things that make the difference weren't there - the fact that you had to pay for all drinks in the evening is a bit off considering you pay half board. For this reason we found we really missed a kettle in our room and we used our balcony to store soft drinks. Also our group missed out on a free glass of Cava on the Friday meal as we assumed we'd be paying.

The bar was quiet, the entertainment was poor and the prices weren't that competitive to the village bars despite the hotel's claims. The atmosphere was grave like but that may just have been the week we were there.

We had a room for 3 which was a good size and we never had problems with noise at night only trying to get out of bed in the morning!

Saint Gothard Hotel was very noisy, we got little sleep. Food was always cold and there was no drying facilities.

Arinsal, once you get up the gondola, has good long runs. The addition of being le to get to Pal makes the variety of runs excellent.

Food on the slopes is very poor quality and choice.

In late March snow was very churned up by noon.