Grand Massif holiday ski chalet accommodation, Samoens with walking, balcony/terrace, internet access, telephone, rural retreat, TV, DVD

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3 Chalet du Grand Massif (ski chalet)

Home description

A comfortable and well-equipped luxury duplex chalet-apartment within a recently built Savoyard chalet.

The chalet is ideally located, being an easy 5 minute stroll from the picturesque village centre with its shops, cafes, restaurants and mini-markets. The free ski-bus stops directly outside the chalet and takes you to the Grand Massif Express telecabine, just 900m away. The Giffre River is 3 minutes away.

The chalet-apartment is accessed via a covered entrance up a flight of wooden stairs. Located on the 1st and 2nd floors the two large south facing balconies both afford excellent mountain views. The surface area of 89m2 includes a large living area, 2 double bedrooms and a further room with 4 single beds. Two bathrooms, one with bath and over-bath shower, the other with shower cubicle. Two separate toilets. Private garage and ski locker and shared garden. Excellent layout for families and couples.

Chalet du Grand Massif	3 Chalet du Grand Massif
Stunning, bright lounge and dining area for relaxing	Upstairs bedroom 2 (can have 4 single beds)

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The Rhone / French Alps / Haute-Savoie region

Wonderful towns such as Annecy (the Venice of the Apls), Geneva, Evian, Lausanne, Montreaux, Courmayer and many others within Switzerland, France and Italy are within an hours drive. Mont Blanc is just 45 minutes away.

Yvoire is a beautiful, medieval walled village, on the shores of Lac Leman and well worth a visit. Next to Yvoire is the village of Excenevex, and we recommend the Hotel de la Plage for lunch, and to use their beach to swim in the lake after lunch. Food is good, about €24 ph and €10 per child for the set menu – but, you also get to use the beach and very safe swimming. The hotel is very old, and used mainly by the local French. Yvoire is in France, so no vignette (tax) is needed.

Annecy is a particular favourite destination of ours and a delight to visit at any time during the year.

The area abounds with lakes, rivers, mountains and all the sports associated with them, and some of the finest mountain golf courses in Europe with stunning scenery, uncrowded fairways and beautifully maintained greens.

Grand Massif / Samoens area

Samoens facilities:

Samoëns has 13 restaurants, 12 café's and pubs, and 11 further restaurants within hotels; two chemists, two small local supermarkets, a number of excellent delicatessens, very good chocolatiers, numerous ski shops, clothes shops and boutiques and of course, there are many bakeries selling croissants, baguettes and delicious cakes.

A Champion supermarket is 2km outside the village, and Carrefour hypermarket is located in Cluses, 17km away.

Samoens has an excellent open street market on a Wednesday morning. The visitor centre and the ESF shop (ski school) are located near the ice-skating rink. The alpine Botanic Gardens “La Jaysinia” are located in town, are free to walk around. Excellent views of the village from the top of the path, plus waterfalls.

The outdoor leisure complex is situated an easy 1.5km walk (or 5 to 10 minute cycle) and boasts two beautiful lakes for fishing and boating, football pitches, 6 tennis courts, basketball/skatepark, play park for children, archery and a golf driving range into the lake!
In addition, there are two large swimming pools (one for 'swimming' and the other for 'playing'), an infants pool and a 60m water slide (tenins, swimming and archery are payable).

Also within the leisure complex is the Tarzan-style "Indiana Park" forest park, which consists of climbing rope ladders, crossing suspended bridges between trees then whizzing down zip lines! There are different courses based on age and ability.

White water rafting, mountain biking, via ferrata, potholing, climbing, paragliders/parapenters (to mention just a few activities!) are all available locally.


Samoens and surrounding areas:

In summer various bands and musicians play in the town centre during the day and in the evening, and sometimes in the park at Samoens or Morillon. These concerts are usually free. During all peak holiday times there are usually activities in the town centre and guided tours of the village are given in both French and English.
Do take a trip to the village of Sixt – 5 miles away – they have the most incredible waterfalls – up to 30 at certain times of the year. The “Cascade Rouget” waterfall is a must.

There are hundreds of miles of cycle paths, which are well marked with distance, difficulty and approximate length of time. In the high season it is possible to take bikes up the mountains on chairlifts and to cycle down.
There are too many fantastic walks to mention and plenty of mountain "refuges" if you should fancy a night in the mountains!

Skiing Information:

Over 265 km of ski slopes are available in the Grand Massif ski area. There is fantastic skiing for the intermediate and beginner skier, while the advanced skier is also very well catered for.

The area consist of 5 very well linked resorts - Samoëns, Morillon, Flaine, Sixt and les Carroz which range in height from 1,600m to 2,500m. It is possible to ski from resort to resort without even taking your ski's off!

There are virtually no crowds, and very little, if any, queuing is necessary. NEW for Winter 2009/2010 a new 6 man lift in Samoens to Tete des Saix. Make time to do the breathtaking 14 km long ‘Cascades’ ski slope which criss crosses the Sixt Fer a Cheval nature reserve giving you a unique skiing experience. Free bus back to the telecabine in Samoens from Sixt.

There is 'Jampark Concept' ski area in Flaine. This is state of the art snow terrain park.

The free Ski Bus stops right outside the chalet (20m from door), and takes you the 900m to the Grand Massif Express telecabine entrance at Samoëns. The telecabine whisks you up to 1,600m. The bus trip takes no more than 5 minutes.

How to get there

Flying

Samoens is only 1 hour from Geneva Airport - exactly 49 miles door to door. Numerous airlines fly into Geneva, such as:

http://www.easyjet.co.uk
http://www.britishairways.com
http://www.swiss.com

Airport to Samoens:

Taxi's for 4 people are around Euros 100 each way. Alternatively cars can be hired from firms such as:

http://www.europcar.co.uk
http://www.holidayautos.co.uk
http://www.hertz.com
http://www.avis.com

We recommend you collect the car from the Swiss side of Geneva Airport. This is the easiest way to get in and out of the airport. We will provide detailed instructions on how to reach the chalet from Geneva airport by car.

Activities near Grand Massif

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The rental includes electricity, water and heating and end of stay cleaning (you must leave it neat, and all dishes washed up etc.), and linen for beds occupied. No towels provided. Includes use of bikes in summer and sledges in winter. You may use any consumable item in the chalet, such as toilet paper, extra virgin olive oil, salt/pepper, seasonings etc. All we ask is that you replace an equivalent amount consumed of these various items with some others that are running low. Please use your own judgement as to what / how much to replace, but please be fair. There is a PC available with high speed broadband connection, as well as a wireless internet access for your own laptop. Plenty of european adaptors available for your own laptop. iPOD docking station available for your use, fits most iPods.

Further details

Our chalet-apartment can accommodate a maximum of 8 people in two standard size double-bedded rooms, and a further room which has three full size single beds and one pull-out full size single bed. A travel cot and highchair are available upon request. The total living area is 89m². Outside there is a private garage and ski locker and a shared, non-enclosed garden.

The accommodation comprises:
First floor - an open-plan living/dining/kitchen area, with the kitchen being fully fitted and well equipped with dishwasher, microwave and full sized oven and hob; one double bedroom, a bathroom (with washing machine) and a separate toilet. A large south-facing balcony runs the width of this floor and has lovely views towards the local waterfall and mountains.
Second floor a flight of open-tred stairs takes you up to the second floor to the second double bedroom, and the large 4 bedded room (mezzanine) plus shower room and separate toilet. Again there is a balcony which can be accessed from either bedroom.

Features:
- Welcome pack
- Use of condiments in kitchen
- Linen included (not bath towels)
- Laptop PC (new April 08) with full high speed broadband connection
- iPOD connection and docking station
- Flat screen TV with Digital TV connection
- Good supply of DVDs and CDs
- Baby travel cot available
- Baby high chair available
- Sledges for children to enjoy the snow
- Several bicycles for use in the summer (punctures must be repaired!)
- Children’s Playstation 2 and some games
- Ample parking
- Balcony furniture for outdoor living
- Underfloor heating
- Ski bus stop 20 m away, right outside chalet - 5 min ride to Grand Massif Express
- 5 minute walk into the beautiful Samoens village along flat roads - no hills to walk up!
- Helpful local advice from the owner

Conditions

Ski's, ski passes, travel and insurance not included. A security deposit of £150 for the rental is required in case of, for example, damage to the property or its contents. The property will be thoroughly cleaned and ready for you and it is expected that the property is left as found. The rental does include end of stay cleaning. The Owners reserve the right to deduct additional cleaning cost incurred should this not be the case. The Owners will account to the client for the security deposit and refund the balance within two weeks after the end of the rental period. No pets, and smoking only on the balconies, not inside!

From January 2008 the change over day in the winter is Sunday as we find this is better for flights, no traffic jams, great quiet skiing on a Saturday and easier for us to clean on a Sunday. In summer we still have a Saturday change over day.

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Saturday to Saturday	26 Sep 09	12 Dec 09	335£ 335	0-	0-	1 Week
Sunday to Sunday	17 Jan 10	24 Jan 10	689£ 689	0-	0-	1 Week
Sunday to Sunday	21 Feb 10	27 Feb 10	1039£ 1,039	0-	0-	1 Week
Sunday to Sunday	21 Mar 10	28 Mar 10	799£ 799	0-	0-	1 Week
Saturday to Saturday	19 Apr 10	3 Jul 10	385£ 385	0-	0-	1 Week
Saturday to Saturday	17 Jul 10	4 Sep 10	479£ 479	0-	0-	1 Week

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

40% deposit required at time of booking, full payment including £150 deposit (held against damages and refunded on your return home within 2 weeks) required 8 weeks before departure date. Payment in Pounds sterling or Euros by cheque or bank transfer. PayPal also accepted.

Guestbook for 3 Chalet du Grand Massif

We have stayed in the chalet during both the summer and winter seasons over a number of years and keep going back. Steve & Michelle have created a real home from home. The chalet is warm and welcoming in winter and light and airy in summer - perfect. It is not huge but is certainly good value. They are also very generous in allowing the use of most of their kit (computer games are great for the kids but you have to repair your own punctures if you use the bikes). Location is also great - quiet but with good access to the town and easy access to the cable car. Samoens is a fab place. Monmouthshire.

Our group of five, including three teenage girls, had a fab week's break here in late April - last week of the skiing season, so we were able to make the most of excellent snow, blue skies, and uncrowded slopes. The apartment was great - plenty of space, thoughtfully provided with all the facilities we could possibly have needed (between us we used the iPod station and internet continuously when at home!), and a pleasure to come back to at the end of each invigorating/exhausting (depending on age) day. Wonderful views from balcony. And we also much appreciated the advance information and communications from Steve (the owner) who went above and beyond in helping us to get the most out of our stay. Thank you! We do hope to return some time. Jane & Alan, Surrey.

This is a beautiful chalet that is very well equipped and provided a welcoming and relaxing base to explore the wonderful skiing and surrounding countryside. We were a couple and a mum and a teenage daughter but the layout is such that we all had plenty of space from each other. And the broadband is great to occupy teens. The owner has been marvellous in responding to queries and provided a substantial amount of information to make everything run smoothly. The 'welcome' pack was very generous and gratefully received after the journey. The location of Samoens is really accessible from Geneva and the village itself is so pretty with some gorgeous local produce. Really recommended! Hertfordshire.

We, a family of five adults, stayed here in January and had a great time, our first visit to the French alps. Everything you need is here, the chalet is comfortable, the village is a couple of minutes walk, the bus to the cable car stops just outside, although we used the car and importantly the people in the pretty village of Samoens seem very friendly and helpful. The views are superb. Highly recommended! Newcastle upon Tyne.

This was our 4th visit to Samoens and the chalet. It was home from home with everything provided to make us feel welcome. Thank you for the welcome pack it was very much appreciated after our long journey. The Sunday changeover day made travelling extremely easy and quiet and the skiing on Saturday was virtually queue free. Anyone wanting ski lessons should try zigzag ski school based in Samoens. Melanie - Kendal

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