Just returned from a stay at the Hotel Panda. On the whole, first impressions were poor but actually things were not so bad.

Hotel has benefitted from a refub recently (not sure how long ago) and as a result the bathroom was very good. Power shower & jaccuzi which is ideal after a day on the slopes. The bedroom itself was small (3 adults sharing) with little storage space. No ski/boot or board storage is available at the hotel so we had to pay to use the piste side storage at 20 euros for the week. This did save a trudge up hill every day with all the kit, though. The hotel suited our needs to dump our belongings & sleep. Nowhere to really sit down and chat after a meal other than going back to our room.

Biggest problem was the food. I am vegi & the french just do not understand. I ate fried eggs for my main meal every night. There was a variety on the same theme; with rice, salad, potatoes or pasta (you get the picture). I feel that the onus needs to be on the tour operator to start educating their hotels to vary the menu. Breakfast was always good & plenty of it.

All the hotel staff smoke & think nothing of it. This can be through breakfast or dinner or whilst cleaning your room - be warned.

Had a great weeks skiing as the conditions were fab. Would go to the Grand Valira area again but unlikely to stay in Pas as it's not really very nice!