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Vanthier IV is a warm and fabulous well managed chalet, which has been finished to a very high standard as you can see from the images. Sleeping a max of 8 the chalet has 4 ensuite bedrooms and a large open plan kitchen / dining room / living room, with the most amazing view of the valley. The bedrooms can be made up as either 4 queen bedrooms, 3 queens and one twin or 2 queens and 2 twin bedrooms, with the bathrooms offering 2 with showers and two with baths, plus their own WC.
The chalet offers a lovely mix of old reclaimed wood, enhancing the chalets ambiance and complimented with modern touches such as high spec bathrooms and classy kitchen. Underfloor heating throughout and a wood burning fire as well adds even more to the chalets unique ambiance. The living space is very spacious so you are not on top of one another and is definitely a great place for a group of friends, or two families wanting to enjoy a ski holiday in more comfortable surroundings.
Access to the slopes is very easy as the chalet is about 30 metres away from the free ski bus stop on Rue de Villaret, which takes you to nearest slopes in just a few minutes. The chalet also has parking for 2 cars if driving here. Should you decide to book the chalet our recommendation is to hire ski lockers in Meribel, these being right underneath one of the main gondolas in the Meribel Chaudanne area. This means in the morning you can travel to Meribel in your normal footwear, change into you ski equipment and off you go. Just makes it all easy with little faffing around.
After skiing, you would change back into your footwear and either go back to the chalet or go for a wander around Meribel, have an apres drink or two, or maybe go swimming or ice skating, which is a great option if you have children. The lockers cost around 50 euros for the week and can take 3 skis and boots per locker and 70 euros for a bigger locker to take 4 skis and boots. The ski locker room is very well heated and there are heated boot warmers for all the boots in the lockers, so all nice, dry and warm ready for the next days exploits.
The chalet is located right by Rue de Villaret, in Vanthier, which is a delightful, small village of individual chalets, placed just below Meribel centre and it takes no time at all to either hop on the free ski bus or take the car to the centre of town. Its possible to ski back for most of the season down a red run (with just a little walk at the end to get to the chalet). So if you are looking for a beautiful chalet in a quiet and idyllic location but still very close to all the action, then this really could be the chalet for you.
As regards where to eat if you don’t want to “cook in” then we are happy to recommend a few restaurants though this chalet is one of a number now we can offer with flexible catering, meaning its possible to book the chalet on a catered half board basis, a semi catered basis where your meals are pre cooked and delivered or lastly you can book it on a completely self catered basis. The choice is yours with the chalet bookable for arrival and departure on any Saturday.
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- Balcony
- Telephone
- TV
- Welcome and Assistance
- WiFi
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FRANCE
France is the most popular Alpine country for British skiers and snowboarders and generally offers a more modern aspect of skiing in relation to towns and villages with many villages built around convenience for skiers and boarders alike.
There are of course a number of traditional French ski resorts. Courchevel is a key gateway to the vast area of the ‘Les Trois Vallæcopy;es’ which claims to be the biggest linked ski region in the world. Its rival is the Portes du Soleil network of ski areas (with Avoriaz and Morzine at its heart) which spreads across the French border into Switzerland.Pretty much the same size as the 3 Valleys, but both argue as to which is the largest, but its a close call.
The Three Valleys is dominated by four major resorts: Courchevel, Mæcopy;ribel, Les Menuires and Val Thorens – the highest ski resort in the Alps. Each of these four resorts has more than enough terrain to keep a skier or boarder happily and easily occupied for a week or more during a skiing holiday in France, so the opportunity to ski all four, as well as La Tania and St Martin de Belleville, provides innumerable options.
In the Portes du Soleil, neighbouring Avoriaz and Morzine are gateways to a dozen or more family ski resorts in France and Switzerland. Chamonix, dominated by the Mont Blanc Massif, is another major attraction with several resorts scattered along the valley, including Argentière, rated by some keen off-piste skiers and boarders as one of the best ski resorts in France – or the entire Alps for that matter. They will also be keen to try the Vallæcopy;e Blanche – a classic off-piste descent – with a high-mountain guide.
Another resort overlooked by the impressive Mont Blanc is Flaine, linked with a handful of resorts including Les Carroz and Samoens, with some of the most extensive slopes in France. That’s even more true of the Tignes-Val d’Isère Ski Area – the linked areas of Val d’Isère and Tignes – formerly called Espace Killy after the celebrated Olympic triple-gold medallist Jean-Claude Killy. Together these neighbouring resorts provide some of the most exciting skiing in France, particularly for off-piste enthusiasts. Tignes has the added advantage of regular glacier skiing on the Grande Motte glacier and like Val Thorens is regarded as THE most snow sure French resorts.
Two more giants of the French skiing world which are co joined and undoubtedly among the best family ski resorts in France, are La Plagne and Les Arcs.The area is known as Paradiski, linked by a huge cable car. La Plagne has a dozen or so linked hamlets and villages spread across slopes in all directions, while Les Arcs too, like Courchevel, has a handful of ski villages and satellite resorts at various altitudes.Arc 1950 and Vallandry are favourites.
La Clusaz is a traditional pretty village with some great skiing and ideal for people looking for a short transfer from Geneva.Great for families, short breaks or just for a week its a lovely traditional village we rate highly.Megeve, also offering a short transfer from Geneva, is a larger traditional village with a modern twang and again rates highly on our list for aesthetic beauty and convenience.Definitely another must see and ski resort.
Further south in the French Alps and accessed via flights to Grenoble and Lyon, are two more great resorts: Les Deux Alpes and Alpe d’Huez. High and snow sure and in the same part of the world, one the same ski pass, is the fabulous Serre Chevalier ski network, linked with the UNESCO world heritage site of Briançon and enjoying the wonderful Roman baths in Montier.
Montgenèvre also deserves a mention and if flying into Turin, the transfers are short, plus you have the opportunity to ski in both France and Italy during your ski holiday. Montgenèvre also boasts some of the best snow conditions in the French alps. Family friendly and snow sure La Rosiere also shares the same pass with La Thuile also in Italy and comes recommended especially as peak times as its quieter than other French ski resorts.
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