Mary blue slopes and safe surroundings makes Isola an ideal skiresort for children with children under say 12 years. However challinging red slopes and an exciting adventure area for snowborders adds spices for the older children.
My first time going to Isola 2000. Nice personnel, great slopes for both begginers and professionals. It was my first time for skiing and we booked 1-hour instructor - who could be more talkative during the lesson. Anything else was ok.
Went a couple of months ago with a few friends for a week Breathtaking views, snow is great and perfect skiing. The hotel itself, along with the food are very basic, there is not much around but there are a few nice bars in the evening to chill out and wind down in.I think with the addition of a few restaurants and an improvements on the hotel, this will be a perfect resort.
This is my second time of going to Isola 2000 and it was by far much better than the first. All week we was skiing in just our t-shirts the weather was amazing! The hotel its self could of been better. I was in a room with 3 beds and it was a very tight squeeze, the T.V didn't work also some of the lights didn't work and the lock on the door kept breaking. The food wasn't the best i had a salad and found a caterpillar in it, there was a glass that was smashed on the floor and left there for hours while little kids were running around. Other than that the holiday was amazing the ski instructors were ever so friendly and a great laugh.
A good resort, with some unjustifiably damning reviews.Having reviewed Tripadvisor before we left, we had lowered our expectations. The resort itself is small but very practical. The infamous commercial centre isn't that bad with a good range of shops, restaurants, ATMs, chemist etc. Its actually in good working order and, being covered from end-to-end, quite practical. There were english speakers wherever we turned. Although not perfect, we managed to get our Coeliac daughter through a week of eating out for lunch and dinner without any dramas. The view from the very top is epic and on the other end of the piste map goes over the Italian Alps.We'd recommend: Restaurants - Le Marmoet (inside) and Le Cow Club (outside the commercial centre) plus Le Schuss (top of Pelvis Cabine). And there are a couple of friendly cafes on the VALLON and COMBE GROSSE pistes (watch out for the donkey!)We drove up from Nice in 90 minutes. When we picked up the hire car they said that they road was closed due to an avalanche but by the time we got to Isola Village (1 hour) they had re-opened it. We would definitely go again....
I am a beginner, Isola 2000 was the second time I skied in my entire life.... But there was no track for beginners the easiest one was a blue track more than a mile long, and some steep fall. I was told that there was a easier track but it was not activated that day.Apart from that the place is beautiful with mountains surrounding for a genuine alpine experience.Also the burger they sell in the cantina is delicious and huge.
Within easy reach of Nice by the ski bus. The snow was good in a January, although a bit hard. The runs are varied and well maintained. There are lots of blues, reds and just a couple of blacks. Quite a few long drag runs but also some decent chairs and gondolas. Very quiet slopes mid week in January.However, the resort is not very attractive. Most commerce is located in the pretty ugly commercial centre. There is no charm here. We could not find a restaurant that we really fancied. Those on the "front de la neige" were empty or closed at night. The others looked deserted. There are a few decent restaurants in the mountains, including La Vallette which is charming.Beginners facilities looked good, as did the ski school.
This was my third trip to Isola to ski, and the snow was excellent. The number of skiers increased as the French school holidays took effect, (second week in February this year), but this relatively small resort remained quite pleasant, with uncrowded runs and no lift lines. The ski station is isolated (no pun intended), but the village of Isola 2000 has (at least in the winter) a "superette" type market called Sherpa, with two locations, each a bit different, at least two bakery shops, lots of restaurants, ski equipment shops, self-service laundry, pharmacy, etc. (Do not confuse Isola 2000 with the older village of Isola which is down in the Tinée River Valley about 16 km away.) Hats off to Lignes d'Azur which maintains the very economical bus service (10 Euros rountd-trip, maximum) to this area. They do a great job. It is very easy to fly into the Nice Airport or arrive by train and just get on a bus (the 750) that takes you directly to Isola 2000. Look for the "bus 100% neige". Just remember to make a reservation on the Internet 2 or 3 days in advance.
We have just returned from a weeks skiing in Isola with 4 adults and 3 teenagers. All of us are good intermediate skiers. So where do I begin with a review of Isola as there are several aspects to review.The skiing - this is a good resort for beginners and intermediate skiers with a Good network of runs connected by two cable cars, several chair lifts and lots of Poma lifts, which some People may not li,e but we found they created good links. If you are a more advanced skier then you will probably feel that there is a lack of skiing with only 3 black runs. There are two sides to the mountain so, if you are lucky with the weather then you can get sun all day. Most importantly we were there during UK half term and there were no queues which was excellent. The pistes are wel looked after and nicely groomedThe accomodation - we stayed at Pierre & Vacances which is in Less Hameaux which is just above the main village. It is easy to get to via a funicular railway but does involve carrying your skis down which takes about ten minutes. If you want ski in/ski out the. There are other options on the slopes which all looked ok.The Restaurants - there are good choices both in the slopes and in the village. Our favourite at lunch time was Belevedere which is a nice chalet right in the slopes with good food and a very good JKG chocolate as well as outdoor dining and, when the sunshines, deckchairs. There are logos choices for the evening but the one thng I would recommend is tk book ahead as the better restaurants get booked out.The Village - Isola is a purpose built ski resort so not greatly attractive and strikes me as being aimed at the family market so don't expect a huge amount of nightlife. However, it is easy to get around, there are two good supermarkets and several bars and restaurants so after a good days skiing we weren't short of things to do.Getting to Isola - this is the piece you need to plan. We flew to Nice which is easy, and during the ski seasons lot cheaper than. The likes of Geneva. From the airport you have three transport options - by bus. This is the cheapest option at €5 /head but you need to pick your options. There is the 100% Ski Bus but this needs to be booked ahead. Then there is the public bus which is the kne I opted for as timing worked. Unfortunately by the time it arrived at T1 the bus was full and there was no alternative offered, even though it was the last bus that day. I ended u Staying obernight at the airport and then traveled up on the 1st bus.The other options are by taxiat€300 or to rent a car which fiends did at about £300 for a week.In addition to the buses by other piece of advice would be to check the road is open.When we were there it was closed for 24 hours while the town removed the Avalanche.Overall we really,liked Isolsa and despite the is xx
A wonderful ski resort just an hour drive from Nice, France. Non skiers can enjoy family atmosphere at all places in the resort, specially the coffee shop at the shopping center over looking the ski slope