Apartment Refuge du Requin

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Ski chalet |4 bedrooms |Sleeps 11

Les Houches in Chamonix

from £129 / night

£900–£2550 / week

4 nights minimum stay

Changeover flexible

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Key info  Swimming pool, balcony/terrace, car not necessary, private garden, may take pets - please enquire

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About the home

Ski directly from the door of your apartment onto the piste serving the Prarion Gondola. This very spacious, self catered, 4 bedroom apartment is in a cosy alpine style chalet, complete with a traditional wood and stone finish.

4 bedrooms sleeping 8 comfortably and extra space for 3 more guests.
The apartment is located a hundred metres above the gondola station in a sunny position with stunning panoramic views of the Chamonix Valley, Aiguille du Midi and the Mt Blanc Massif.

The apartment is finished to a very high standard, containing a fully equipped kitchen, a large dining area opening onto the lounge (with one double and two single sofa beds), two bathrooms and four bedrooms (two doubles, one twin, one bunk-bed). French windows lead onto the small private garden, providing direct access to the piste.

Heating included, pets welcome, ski locker, heated swimming pool, WiFi access

Facilities

Further details indoors:
Subject to availability we can provide cots and high chairs when requested.
A daily house-keeping service is available at an additional charge.
Beds made for the day of your arrival.

Further details outdoors:
You can ski directly to the door of your apartment when snow conditions permit. Also ski down to the Les Houches gondola station besides which there is a small grocery/newsagents shop, restaurant, bar, ski hire and ski school. It is ten minutes walk to the village centre of Les Houches where there are numerous bars, a bank, restaurants, tourist information and two supermarkets. From the Prarion gondola station there are regular bus and train services into the village and also to Chamonix and Le Fayet.

Distance to the ski lifts: 200m
Distance to the ski schools: 200m
Distance to the ski shops: 200m
Resort altitude: 1030m, skiing at 1700m

Further details

If you wish to make a booking please call or email with your requested dates, lead name, contact details and number in your party.

Chamonix Holidays In-Resort:

You will be met on arrival by or concierge partners, they will be on hand during your stay in case of emergencies and your resort Information Pack is available inside the property.

Normal check-in is between 4pm and 8pm and check out on departure day by 10am.

Prior to arrival, we can organise your airport transfers, lift passes and equipment hire, so please get in touch with us and ask about our discounted rates.

Conditions

The apartment is available for weekly rentals. Our standard period of rental is 7 nights from Saturday to Saturday although we will consider other dates and lengths of stay.

Price based on standard capacity of 4 persons occupying this property.
Subject to additional charge of £100 per person for more persons.

- What's included:
Exclusive use of this property and its facilities.
Linen and Towels for standard rental period, charges may apply for other periods of rental, please enquire.
Utility charges and your end of stay clean.

- What's not included:
Tourist tax of £1 per person (13 years and above) per day, payable with the booking.

EXTRAS (subject to additional charge)
Travel cot £15, highchair £15, camp beds £65
Food hampers, please enquire for details
Daily / mid-stay housekeeping, please enquire for details.

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Dining table and fully equipped kitchen

 

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Summer view down to bottom of lift

 

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Ski In Ski Out with heated indoor swimming pool

 

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Spacious breakfast/dining room

The Rhone / French Alps / Haute-Savoie region

Chamonix is probably best known as the skiing and alpine capital of the world. As a destination it has a reputation for the extreme and this, whilst undoubtedly true, can mask a wide array of sporting and leisure activities (particularly in summer), peace and quiet, great nightlife, and superb scenery that can be enjoyed at whichever pace suits you. Chamonix is the perfect place to come for a weekend break or a week's holiday. In fact there is so much to do out here many people decide not to go back!
The town is at the foot of Mont-Blanc and following introduction of skiing in the early 1900s Chamonix hosted the first winter Olympic Games in 1924.

The Chamonix / Les Houches area

Les Houches sits at 1000m above sea level and is the first big alpine settlement you’ll come to in the valley. It is a great family resort offering a wide range of summer outdoor sports and is quickly becoming a haven for mountain bikers. In the winter it is the perfect choice for a family holiday with the ski resort geared towards beginner and intermediate skiing. Les Houches has its own lift system for skiing, hiking and mountain biking. The village is also the starting point for many attempts to climb Mont Blanc.

Les Houches has a different style of skiing to many of the other ski resorts of Chamonix. The wide pistes meander in and out of tree lined rolling hills that make it a perfect location for families or beginner to intermediate skiers and snowboarders. Les Houches’ slopes also provide great powder conditions and better visibility for the white-out days when the rest of Chamonix is in cloud. Often it is less crowded on a powder day and you will get more fresh tracks than on the Grand Montets (just be aware of the school holidays!).
The large ski area links to St Gervais and covers a vast range of beginner and intermediate runs as well as the black run ‘la Verte des Houches’ that hosts the world renowned downhill competition Kandahar.
New for the 2009/10 winter season was the introduction of Area 43 – the DC Winter Snow Park with huge table tops, gap jumps and rails. You can spot pro-riders getting big air and pulling off signature tricks or compete in some of the local and international competitions that are held throughout the season. There really is something for everyone here in Les Houches. If you are staying in Les Houches the daily ski bus runs regularly to and from Chamonix as well as other resorts throughout the day.

Chamonix is best known for its extreme skiing, climbing, high mountain hiking and mountain biking. This busy alpine village is extremely popular in the winter and summer seasons with tourists clambering for a glimpse of Mont Blanc.

CHAMONIX: Chamonix has all the facilities of a town; with a great variety of shops, restaurants and bars, cinema, museums, sports centre, ice-skating, tennis, squash, swimming pools and a very good 18 hole golf course.

There are fabulous walking and running trails all over the valley, some are world famous and every year Chamonix hosts the ultimate 'Ultra Trail' covering over 154km in August. For hikers this trail is known as Le Tour du Mont Blanc (5+ day walking trip). The climbing is spectacular with the highlight being the annual Climbing World Championships in July. Mountain biking is very popular for both cross-country and down-hilling trails and the golf course in Chamonix is of a very high standard with excellent facilities. During the summer the alpine rivers swell from the mountain snow and the white water activities really come into their own.

SKIING: Chamonix provides skiing for all abilities with nursery slopes at Les Planards, Les Chosalets as well great ski schools at all the ski resorts. However, Chamonix is ideal for the intermediate and advanced skier. The intermediate runs boast excellent groomed pistes, trails and mogul fields. For the expert skier there is limitless off piste skiing and some of the steepest and most challenging runs in the Alps including the awe-inspiring 22km ski down the Vallée Blanche on the Mer de Glace with a mountain guide.

The skiing in the Chamonix Valley is spread over 5 separate areas which are linked by a regular and efficient bus service included in the lift pass. At the base of the Valley is Les Houches. From the Chamonix centre Le Brévent which is linked to La Flégère. Up the Valley is Les Grands Montets at Argentière and finally Le Tour.
As the Valley cuts through the highest mountains in Europe, the skiing in Chamonix has a reputation for being among the best available. This reputation is built on the fact that Chamonix Mont Blanc has the world's biggest skiable vertical drop that is served by lifts (2807m). It also boasts one of the world's longest runs - 22 km through the Vallée Blanche - and staged the World's first Winter Olympics in 1924.

How to get there

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Geneva airport is no more than an hour away, door to door.
We can recommend and help you book transfers that will take you directly to the chalet, which offer discounts for groups of 4 or more.
The chalet is a 2 min walk to ski lifts (sometimes ski-in ski-out) and to the bus stop where you can take free buses to Chamonix and Argentiere.
Car Hire: useful hint, when booking a hire car, make sure your pick up point is from the Swiss side as opposed to the French side, it makes travel so much easier, as you have to pay to travel on Swiss motorways.
Driving from Calais takes on average 9 hours, 550miles/850km.

Activities near Chamonix

Rental prices

Prices for group size 8
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Spring	2 May 13	2 May 13	1150£ 1150	230£ 230	230£ 230	5 Nights
Spring	4 May 13	25 May 13	1000£ 1000	200£ 200	200£ 200	4 Nights
Spring	25 May 13	1 Jun 13	900£ 900	180£ 180	180£ 180	4 Nights
Summer	1 Jun 13	13 Jul 13	1000£ 1000	200£ 200	200£ 200	4 Nights
Summer	13 Jul 13	7 Sep 13	1200£ 1200	240£ 240	240£ 240	4 Nights
Autumn	7 Sep 13	5 Oct 13	1000£ 1000	200£ 200	200£ 200	4 Nights
Autumn	5 Oct 13	2 Nov 13	900£ 900	180£ 180	180£ 180	4 Nights
Winter	2 Nov 13	14 Dec 13	900£ 900	180£ 180	180£ 180	4 Nights
Winter	14 Dec 13	21 Dec 13	1150£ 1150	230£ 230	230£ 230	5 Nights
Winter	21 Dec 13	28 Dec 13	2300£ 2300	460£ 460	460£ 460	5 Nights
New Year	28 Dec 13	4 Jan 14	2550£ 2550	510£ 510	510£ 510	5 Nights
Winter	4 Jan 14	11 Jan 14	1650£ 1650	330£ 330	330£ 330	5 Nights
Winter	11 Jan 14	25 Jan 14	1450£ 1450	290£ 290	290£ 290	5 Nights
Winter	25 Jan 14	8 Feb 14	1650£ 1650	330£ 330	300£ 300	5 Nights
Winter	8 Feb 14	22 Feb 14	2200£ 2200	440£ 440	440£ 440	5 Nights
Spring	22 Feb 14	15 Mar 14	1650£ 1650	330£ 330	330£ 330	5 Nights
Spring	15 Mar 14	12 Apr 14	1450£ 1450	290£ 290	290£ 290	5 Nights
Spring	12 Apr 14	24 May 14	1150£ 1150	230£ 230	230£ 230	5 Nights

The property's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

Price based on standard capacity of 8 persons occupying this property.

Subject to additional charge of £100 per person for more persons.

- Terms of Payment:

We accept Payment in Sterling or Euros, by cheque, bank transfer and we also accept credit/debit cards (fee of 2.85%).

Your booking is confirmed with payment of 30% first installment to be completed within 7 days of reservation.

Your final payment of 70% payable no later than 8 weeks PRIOR to arrival.

There will be a cautionary damage deposit to arrange, we will confirm details with you.

See out full Terms and Conditions of payment on our website www.chamonixholidays.com

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