For advanced skiers there isn't too much, but you can get a snowcat tow to the Piz de Encampanada for good off-piste. There is also cheap heli-skiing on offer. Boarders, too, are well provided for, with a specialist park and a half-pipe. The village itself appears to have been beaten with the ugly stick, but there are some decent hotels. Some of the self-catering accommodation could fall a little short of demands.

There are a couple of decent mountain restaurants, but the rest are little more than average. In the town there is a considerable selection of eateries at reasonable prices, but there really isn't much to do other than skiing. The atmosphere is fantastic and out-charms Soldeu's Andorran relatives.

In spite of a less-than-raucous nightlife it is still a lively village, but mostly bar-based. Overall, Soldeu is an excellent venue for beginners and second-timers, with decent skiing, all-round good value and occasionally decent nightlife. It is 220km from Barcelona and its airport, so motion sickness would be a definite disadvantage.