The owner of the apartment we rented in Sils-Maria said that August is crowded because that's when the Italians arrive but they don't hike. They like to hang out with the family. And they arrive by car so they don't use the public transport. We were ... more

... of the St. Moritz Bad apartment for 1 week in early Feb 2012. I understand that buying a skipass will cover the public transportation including buses and cable cars. my plan is to ski for 4 or 5 days while the rest of time to visist the neighbouring cities. What ... more

... are staying in a holiday apartment, there are several apartments participating in the holiday-rental special which includes the ski-pass and the public transport, however during top highseason in February this is not offered. As for excursions during you non-skiing days, you could buy point-to-point tickets ... more

... ugh. We stayed in an apartment that rents by the week starting on Saturday so not good for 4 days. For our winter visit, we stayed in the Schweizerhof hotel. I really can't recommend that unless your budget is constrained. We've eaten several very good meals at the ... more

... We made inquiry on the apartment there, and the owner told us the location is at SUROVAS. Is Surovas part of pontresina, or somewhere remote ? Is this place convenient? After reading some of the post here, I also learnt that places like Celerina or Silvaplana are also very nice. Of ... more

... the airport in Zurich for your flight home, so in reality you have only two full days to explore. Once you have defined what you would like to do and see, chose your apartment based on that to make full profit from the short day-time hours during this period ... more

... of us.) And rent an apartment so we can cook, have a place to bring leftovers and stretch out. The apartment MUST have ... ... I'm having trouble finding apartments with internet access. So far, the few that say they have internet access tell me that it is in the lobby ... more

... see what they offer. I know you are used to have internet everywhere in US, I always appreciate this as I am working during holidays as well. Let me know if I can help you. I could also check the wireless cover for you resp. the location of the apartment ... more

... too much concrete/non-descript apartment blocks, but it has at least a pedestrian zone with very expensive shops where you can do some window shopping. Much nicer IMO are the picturesque villages in the valley and on the hillsides - Guarda and Zuoz come to my mind. No upscale (window ... more