Hotels near Sion Airport - SIR, Sion

Nendaz is nicely situated in the center of 4 Vallées ski-area so one can go anywhere and see everything in a week, although we hope to stay once for 2 weeks. Not too big village, but big enough to have everything one may need. And a spectacular view down to Rhone valley and up to the mountains on both sides of the valley.

Staying in Sion we visited Brig , Zermat & train to Glaciar & Montreux All trops were nice except train was cancelled for last station of Gegengrot due to technical issue .Pitty .Hotel Moxy was decent .Next trip we would like to see more places in & around visp

The problem was that the owner was in hospital when we arrived, and we had not been advised of anything. So we had to find somewhere else. Then Booking tells us that the owner would be there the next day (doubtful given she had an infectious disease), while we had already booked somewhere else for our stay. Booking then had the temerity to charge us for the two nights we were not there. No point in resisting - a bit like Easy Jet, easy to order, a nightmare to get reimbursed. Not impressed at all by Booking, after all these years as a customer.

Great views but if you are there for skiing beware that you should be comfortable riding surface lifts unless you want to limit your skiing. If you want to ski to Mt Fort/ Verbier area, it requires a number of surface lifts and quite a bit of cat-walk skiing. If you are looking for night life or lots of dinner options, don't expect too much. If it wasn't for the World Cup, I would choose other places to ski.

Nendaz is not the best location to access the 4 Vallees ski area and depends on one run, which was in poor condition. The alternative bus to Siviez is not especially regular and takes a fair bit of time. The new lift back via Plan de Fou is a much better return option. The skiing in the Nendaz sector is best for beginners and more advanced intermediates and not especially suitable for progressive skiers with few long runs.

Sion is the capital of the Canton of Valais in southwestern Switzerland. It's a city rich in history and serves as a gateway to the Alps, with easy access to popular ski resorts like Crans-Montana and Verbier, as well as a wide range of hiking trails. It is also well known for its wine. If you travel around this area, you will see a lot of vineyards. The city is charming, surrounded by mountains with old building still being occupied and nice cafés and restaurants everywhere. I love visiting the French-speaking parts of Switzerland for the delicious French food and pastries.