Hotel St Gothard

Sitting at the entrance to Arinsal, the St Gothard is a peaceful place to stay with some lovely scenery to enjoy. The resort runs a shuttle bus to the lifts as they're about 1km away, but it stops right outside and runs regularly throughout the day.

This hotel has all of the right ingredients for a relaxing ski holiday, including friendly staff, family friendly facilities and a lovely wellness area. There's also a cosy lounge with satellite TV for downtime as well, plus free Wi-Fi to stay connected. 

Nearest ski lift: 1km

Tuition meeting point: 1km (top of lift)

Resort centre: 1km

Ski bus stop to gondola: 50m

Arinsal is the perfect place for beginners and families as there are plenty of nursery slopes, a superb British-run ski and board school and plenty of après-ski activities. Even though there's only 63km of pistes, improvers, intermediates and even the advanced will be tested at points. Hop on a bus and head to nearby Arcalis for some fantastic off-piste and even a couloir or two.

Off the mountain, Arinsal is small and friendly with a good choice of restaurants, a few shops and several lively bars to choose from. There are also a smattering of late-night bars and discos for the night owls.

The half-board meals at the St Gothard are a hot and cold buffet style breakfast and an extensive evening buffet. Parents will be pleased to know that there's also a children's buffet, so no need to worry about what the little ones will eat. 

Each of the 170 rooms are really spacious and can comfortably sleep between two and four people. All of the rooms come with satellite TV, a mini-safe and bathroom with a hairdryer and bath or shower.

The standard rooms are perfect for couples and some of them have very lovely views. When it comes to the superior rooms, they all have gorgeous views of the surrounding mountains.