Comments on: Poiana Brasov: Nice place, shame about the prices and the (lack of) pistes http://www.bucharestlife.net/2009/11/11/poiana-brasov-nice-place-shame-about-the-prices-and-the-pistes/ Capital living in Bucharest, Romania Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:44:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Craig Turp http://www.bucharestlife.net/2009/11/11/poiana-brasov-nice-place-shame-about-the-prices-and-the-pistes/#comment-4570 Craig Turp Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:47:32 +0000 http://www.bucharestlife.net/?p=2449#comment-4570 A day ski pass at Poiana this year costs 125 lei. At today's exchange rate that's €30. For that you get about 13 kilometres of pistes (if the snow is any good). A day's lift pass for the Three Valleys this season costs €47. For that you get access to 600+ kilometers of pistes. Do, as they say, the maths, and then tell me that Poiana offers value for money. A day ski pass at Poiana this year costs 125 lei. At today’s exchange rate that’s €30. For that you get about 13 kilometres of pistes (if the snow is any good). A day’s lift pass for the Three Valleys this season costs €47. For that you get access to 600+ kilometers of pistes.

Do, as they say, the maths, and then tell me that Poiana offers value for money.

]]> By: JW http://www.bucharestlife.net/2009/11/11/poiana-brasov-nice-place-shame-about-the-prices-and-the-pistes/#comment-4568 JW Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:39:21 +0000 http://www.bucharestlife.net/?p=2449#comment-4568 I am wondering what this wining is all about. I have been skiing in Poiana for 15 years, up until 1990. I haven't been there for 20 years but I've been skiing all these years in other places. A couple of days ago I started to look into booking 3 nights in Poiana. Considering that I will get there on the 20th of December, I think it is ridiculous to say that $70/night with all taxes included, for a double room, at the bottom of the slope, is not a good price. An all day ski pass is going to cost $35-$40. What more do you want during the Holiday Season? I have been skiing all my life in many resorts but for the price you pay in Poiana, I think you get a hell of a deal. And even if the slopes might not be groomed to perfection or you might run into some rocks here and there because it is the beginning of the season, I think that as romanians we should have the decency to point out the good parts too, not only the bad ones. How can we expect the people from other countries not to look down at us if we, as a nation, are not capable to to say nice things about our country? I am wondering what this wining is all about. I have been skiing in Poiana for 15 years, up until 1990. I haven’t been there for 20 years but I’ve been skiing all these years in other places. A couple of days ago I started to look into booking 3 nights in Poiana. Considering that I will get there on the 20th of December, I think it is ridiculous to say that $70/night with all taxes included, for a double room, at the bottom of the slope, is not a good price.
An all day ski pass is going to cost $35-$40.
What more do you want during the Holiday Season?
I have been skiing all my life in many resorts but for the price you pay in Poiana, I think you get a hell of a deal.
And even if the slopes might not be groomed to perfection or you might run into some rocks here and there because it is the beginning of the season, I think that as romanians we should have the decency to point out the good parts too, not only the bad ones. How can we expect the people from other countries not to look down at us if we, as a nation, are not capable to to say nice things about our country?

]]> By: Peter http://www.bucharestlife.net/2009/11/11/poiana-brasov-nice-place-shame-about-the-prices-and-the-pistes/#comment-1768 Peter Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:49:26 +0000 http://www.bucharestlife.net/?p=2449#comment-1768 It's been ages since I was in poiana Brasov (somewhere in the mid 90's). I remember staying in a quite nice hotel that has just been painted. They only forgot (Romanian style) to take of the curtains before painting the walls, so they were stained and in my room even glued to the wall... :-) It’s been ages since I was in poiana Brasov (somewhere in the mid 90′s). I remember staying in a quite nice hotel that has just been painted. They only forgot (Romanian style) to take of the curtains before painting the walls, so they were stained and in my room even glued to the wall… :-)

]]> By: Parmalat http://www.bucharestlife.net/2009/11/11/poiana-brasov-nice-place-shame-about-the-prices-and-the-pistes/#comment-1755 Parmalat Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:52:41 +0000 http://www.bucharestlife.net/?p=2449#comment-1755 Nobody seems to care that foreigners are people too, Romanian business owners probably believe that foreigners print money in their bedrooms... Nobody seems to care that foreigners are people too, Romanian business owners probably believe that foreigners print money in their bedrooms…

]]> By: Craig Turp http://www.bucharestlife.net/2009/11/11/poiana-brasov-nice-place-shame-about-the-prices-and-the-pistes/#comment-1753 Craig Turp Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:05:03 +0000 http://www.bucharestlife.net/?p=2449#comment-1753 @Geronimo: Alas Taverna is now closed, a real shame. There are plenty of other places to eat now in Brasov but if you ask me nowhere comes close. Certainly not at a decent price. @Geronimo: Alas Taverna is now closed, a real shame. There are plenty of other places to eat now in Brasov but if you ask me nowhere comes close. Certainly not at a decent price.

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