Pierre Vacances Andorra El Tarter

“Andorra, Granvalira, El Tarter apartments - great holiday”

We stayed in a one bedroom apartment in block 5. It was small and basic but perfect for our needs and very clean. Kitchen - oven, hob, microwave, kettle, toaster, coffee pod machine, dishwasher, washing machine and all cutlery, crockery and utensils. Living room - pull out sofa bed, tv and dining … more

We stayed in a one bedroom apartment in block 5. It was small and basic but perfect for our needs and very clean. Kitchen - oven, hob, microwave, kettle, toaster, coffee pod machine, dishwasher, washing machine and all cutlery, crockery and utensils. Living room - pull out sofa bed, tv and dining table for 4. Bedroom - double bed, cupboards with hanging space and two drawers. Space for clothing could do to be bigger for 4 people. We had to keep a lot of clothes in our bags due to not enough storage space. Bathroom - lovely and clean, shower was powerful though each room has its own hot water boiler so when 4 people are taking showers you can't be in there too long!! Balcony - wasn't really a balcony and the view was of another building. Ski locker - each room has its own private locker down in the garage. Was a great space for snowboards, helmets and boots. All were dry the next morning. Location - El Tarter is pretty quiet in the evenings though there are a couple of apres ski bars and a few restaurants. We ate in Aliga - food was amazing and service was great and Manacor which was also amazing, best for steak! There's a large supermarket with everything you could ever need about 10/15 minutes walk away (next to Manacor restaurant). There's a smaller supermarket with a nice cafe about 5 mins walk behind the apartments. Short walk to the main chairlift and gondola just beyond. Was uphill on the way back! With 2 kids, 2 sets of skis and 2 snowboards, we thought it was fine and actually a nice warm up! We got the Granvalira lift pass with lunches included. It was definitely worth it as we worked out we probably saved about £150! All food places across the whole ski area accepts the voucher at the self service/fast food outlets. So includes hot sandwiches, wraps, burgers, pizza all came with fries and a drink and pasta at the pasta box with a drink (drinks included beer and wine!) you can pay a couple of euros for upgrades on the food in some places. Ski area was vast and never short of something new to try. Lift queues were absolutely fine. There's an area with a mountain coaster, zip line and tubing. The coaster was brilliant fun! We didn't try the others as they weren't open. Transfer time from Toulouse airport was about 3 hrs which included a stop off half way for the loo and refreshments. Would definitely go back 😀

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“Pleasant enough”

Stayed in a pleasant modern 1 bedroom apt operated by Pierre et Vacances booked through Crystal Ski. Disappointed to find reception didn't open until 3pm and rooms unavailable until 5pm having been dropped off at bus stop down the road by Crystal transfer coach from Toulouse. However we got into ap… more

Stayed in a pleasant modern 1 bedroom apt operated by Pierre et Vacances booked through Crystal Ski. Disappointed to find reception didn't open until 3pm and rooms unavailable until 5pm having been dropped off at bus stop down the road by Crystal transfer coach from Toulouse. However we got into apt soon after 3pm. Reception staff v helpful. Hard to find our ski store room in basement car park and way out. This was also unheated and v wet. Should have hired a locker near lift as hard work with 2 young children walking uphill to gondola or chair lift carrying skis and crossing busy road. We asked for twin beds and got them. Heating good with lots of adjustable radiators for drying gear. No plug for kitchen sink or bath and not available. Toaster caused a power cut but easy to right in fuse box and reception provided a brand new toaster. Well equipped kitchen with plenty of crockery and good utensils. Big fridge freezer. Microwave and electric oven and 3 induction rings. Dishwasher and washing machine. Small pack of cleaning stuff provided. Towels and bed linen changed mid week but not cleaned. Fairly quiet except for the odd door bang. Lift. TV with BBC news. Good WiFi. No view. Easy to open windows with roller shutters. Good well lit and ventilated bathroom with bidet, loo and bath(unusable with no plug!) with shower over and drying lines. Not much in village and spoilt by busy main road. Lot of ongoing smart apt devpt. Food shop cafe and a few basic restaurants (pizza/pasta/burger) up steep hill behind (good for takeaways). Neilson Hotel le Clos nearby and has happy hour (-10%) 5.30-6.30. Supermarket 10 min walk down road and good shop in petrol station over the road. We used Euroski hotel's swimming pool and sauna (jacuzzi and steam room not working) 10 mins safe walk up road towards Soldeu. Towels provided but need to buy/hire swim caps. €7/10/14 admission depending on age and what's open. You can also go to Llop Gris pool in village near chair lift. All worked well for us but it's nothing special and lacks real charm and character like most of Andorra.

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“Would 100% recommend”

My partner and I stayed in the P&V 1 bedroom apartment in January 2023 for our first ski holiday and I would 100% recommend to anyone. The best part of this apartment is the location, we used the Pic Negre Lockers at the bottom of the chairlift/gondola (think it was €10 a day hire) which were onl… more

My partner and I stayed in the P&V 1 bedroom apartment in January 2023 for our first ski holiday and I would 100% recommend to anyone. The best part of this apartment is the location, we used the Pic Negre Lockers at the bottom of the chairlift/gondola (think it was €10 a day hire) which were only a 5 min walk away. There is a supermarket which has all necessary items in a 5/10 min walk away so that’s really handy. And the bus services to go into other towns like Canillo, Soldeu or the capital are close to the apartment and easy enough to use. There are some nice little restaurants in El Tarter but think Soldeu is a lot busier for pubs etc. The apartment has everything you would need, except tea towels. Luckily I had seen this on a different review and had taken them just in case so would recommend taking some. They give you small bits for cleaning eg washing up liquid, a few cloths, some dishwasher tablets. However there’s no washing machine tablets/detergent if you were planning to wash clothes whilst there. The only 2 things I wish we had known was they seemed to come into the apartment mid week to make the beds and change the towels which was great however no warning which would have been nice to make sure personal belongings/valuables were away. You also have to pay a €200 deposit on arrival in case of damage which is standard for apartments so no problem just again would’ve liked to have known prior. They hold the amount on a card and we got back less than a week ago and already they’ve cancelled the holding charge so easy enough to get the money back. There’s a tourist tax to pay- ours was about €30 euros for both of us for the week so not bad and again standard but just a prior warning. Would recommend to anyone planning to ski in El Tarter, resort was brilliant for skiing and apartment was lovely with perfect location. Reception staff were nice and easy enough to find keys etc on arrival. We plan to return to Andorra and these apartments in the future.

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