Aalborg Hotel

Nice Hotel with an ideal location for the ski lifts. Rooms are in a reasonable condition and we stayed on the second floor, however, would not like one of the rooms at the lower levels as this is around the area where the ski's and boots are stored, which tends to be damp. Food hygiene in this hotel is a concern and our party ended up with severe food poisoning which is caused by poor food handling hygiene amongst the catering staff. On this basis we would not use Neilson in the future.

Our party stayed at the Neilson-exclusive Aalborg late February 05. The hotel is in a fine position at the bottom of one of the button lifts on the wide nursery slopes and is easy to ski into. The main Jandri lift and ski school are a just-comfortable 5 minute flat walk along the nursery slopes. The bar/lounge and dining room are nicely furnished and comfortable. Food was pretty good and plentiful although they do charge extra for afternoon tea which just seems mean. The basement holds the ski/boot room which is basically just lockers and a gloomy area for boot changing. No boot warmers. Also in the basement are the basic price bedrooms (without balconies), the rooms you can see below the terrace in the brochure photo. Room 508 is directly beneath the children's room and can be noisy. Our major gripe was the standard of the bedrooms which resemble hostel accommodation. They are reasonable in size but the tatty furnishings, cracked and plaster-peeling walls and chipboard shelving spoil the whole hotel. The bathroom was fine with a bath and shower over, though the separate loo is frighteningly claustrophobic - if you're over 5'10" your knees will touch the door! The balconied rooms didn't seem any better, maybe a little lighter with their patio doors. Extremely quiet at night. The saving grace of this hotel is the staff. All Brits, the majority were fabulous in their manner and quality of service. When we needed medical help they were first class. Our party used the creche and were happy with its service, although the children's room was small and could do with a makeover. In summary, I would recommend the Aalborg for position, a quiet night's sleep, its food and most of all, the service. It just lets itself down with the quality of the bedrooms.