Long term lets (over 1 month) Short-breaks (4 days or fewer)
Changeover day:
Sat
Access:
Car advised Nearest amenities: 0.5 km
Notes:
May take pets - please enquire Suitable for children Smokers welcome Self-catering
Home description
Chalet Marmotte is in the beautiful hamlet of L'Etelley, between the villages of Samoens and Morillon. It is built in the traditional savoyard farmhouse style.
The chalet has stunning views from all the rooms. It has four bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, magnificent double height living room, balconies, veranda, garden with heated swimming pool, garage and car port.
In designing the chalet our main aim has been to ensure that it is comfortably fitted, warm and cosy. We hope people will return from a day in the mountains and find that they are living in a really relaxing home. Around the house there is a garden with a heated swimming pool. There is a car port and also a garage, with direct access into house.
There are two bedrooms with double beds, a twin bedroom and family bedroom with bunk beds, single bed and truckle bed, though it may be possible to change the single bed and truckle bed for a double bed. In the sitting room there is a double sofa bed. We also have a cot for young children.
On the ground floor there is an entrance hall with heated storage area for ski boots. Off this is another room for coats with door giving access to garage, where skis can be kept. There is a washing machine and tumble dryer. Off the entrance hall is a double bedroom with en suite bathroom.
On the first floor there is a double bedroom with en suite bathroom. There is a magnificent double height living room with L shaped settee, sofa bed, footstool and dining table and chairs for ten. The large dining table can be extended to 3.5metres so that if the chalet is rented with its sister chalet next door large groups can eat together. There is a television with satellite tv, dvd player and cd player. The mezzine from the second floor looks down into the living area. The kitchen is well fitted for catering for large numbers. From the living room there is access to the garden and pool. Separate w.c.
On the second floor there is a twin bedroom and a family bedroom with bunk beds, single bed and a truckle bed which can be pulled out and used. Both bedrooms have doors to balconies looking out to mountains around. There is a large family bathroom. All the bathrooms in the chalet are well fitted and have showers above baths with shower screens.
The chalet has many balconies and also a large veranda with magnificent views. There is a large table and chairs on the veranda and also some garden furniture by the pool. A barbecue is also available.
We are able to offer you the services of a UK registered childminder for both day care and evening baby sitting..
We are able to offer our guests discounts with local ski hire and ski school companies.
The chalet with view to Mount Criou behind
Sitting Room
One of the double bedrooms
Rear of chalet
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The Rhone / French Alps / Haute-Savoie region
Samoens has been awarded the Coq D'Or for it being one of the most beautiful villages in France, it is also a "village fleurie". The chalet is within a couple of minutes drive of three telecabines to take you to the Grand Massif ski area, some 265kms of downhill skiing, suitable for all levels. There is extensive cross-country skiing and snow boarding. It is also possible to do heli-skiing, parapenting, ice-skating & dog sleigh rides.
In summer telecabines are open for walking and biking. White water rafting, riding, fishing & many other activities are available.
Grand Massif / Samoens area
There are numerous activities, both summer and winter in this area.
Winter days can be spent skiing but it is fun to break off for a change and go for a dog sleigh ride - the children will love it. As usual there are plenty of bars, cafes and restaurants to take a break at whilst skiing, but also some rather unusual ones, such as that at Lac des Gers, accessed via snowmobile. The skiing is suitable for all levels, from the 5km (green) Marvel at Morillon 1100 to the Cascades a 14km run around Sixt Fer a Cheval nature reserve, one of the longest in Europe. There is easy free parking at the telecabines, or you can take the navette bus, which stops at all the telecabines. The ski areas all link up so you can go up one telecabine, back another and then take the navette back to your car or chalet.
In the evening it is possible to go into Samoens where the ice rink stays open. It is fun to go out for dinner and then finish off with a skate!
The villages of Samoens and Morillon have many restaurants and bars where you can buy anything from a pizza to local savoyard dishes. Both villages have markets selling both local produce and gifts. Samoens has plenty of shops to wonder round.
The alps are now very popular in the summer as there are just so many activities. In addition to the ones mentioned above are adventure parks. These are parks where you can go on zip lines, tight rope between trees, etc. They are mainly aimed at children and adults over eight but in Morillon they have two additional areas, one for children from 3 and another area for 8 - 16 year olds.
Horse riding is very popular and it is also possible to hire a donkey. These can be hired for as little as an hour to overnight. If you are planning a long walk in the mountains you can take the donkey with you to carry your gear.
For day trips there are the nearby towns of Chamonix, Annecy and Les Gets. It is also worth visiting Yvoire a small medieval village on Lac Leman.
How to get there
Chalet Marmotte is less than an hours drive from Geneva airport or 7/8 hours drive from Calais. To drive from Calais is very easy as it is motorway all the way to Cluses at the bottom of the mountain and then a 20 minute easy drive up to the chalet.
Nearest Travel Links
Airport:
Geneva
Railway:
Cluses
Activities near Grand Massif
Sports: Ski resort location Tennis in town Watersports Horse Riding Golf within 30 mins drive Fishing
Great for: Walking holidays Rural / countryside retreats Good nightlife Cycling holidays
Bedrooms (4), Bathrooms (1), En suite (2), WCs (1)
Furniture:
Sofabeds (1), Single beds (6), Double beds (2), Cots (1), Dining seating for 12, Lounge seating for 12, Sleeps maximum of 12
Other:
Linen and towels provided. Highchair available.
Outdoors:
Balcony / Terrace, Private garden, BBQ
Access:
Secure parking
Further details indoors: Self-catered Option. If you like the idea of taking it in turns to do the evening meal or just want to do things at your own pace then looking after yourselves is a good choice. Or you can eat out. slightly cheat with our "cook to order menus" .
Fully Catered includes: Continental breakfast daily; croissants, bread, jams, honey, nutella, cereals, boiled eggs, fresh fruit. Tea, coffee, fruit juices Afternoon teas laid out for your return from the slopes, daily; Cake of the day, a selection of hot drinks and squash. Evening meal on 6 nights of your stay: For children there is an option of high tea served at 6.30 that will be a two course menu agreed in advance with you.
For adults a four course meal including unlimited wine a typical menu would be; Starter Goats cheese stack with a pesto drizzle Main Honey glazed duck with dauphinoise potatoes and julienne vegetables Dessert Lovely lemony pud with a raspberry coulis To finish a selection of local cheeses and chutney with fresh coffee. We can cater for Vegetarians, and special diets on request.
Bread delivered to your door - should you not feel like going to the boulangerie in the morning then we can arrange for bread, croissant etc to be delivered to the chalet
Further details outdoors: The chalet has a garden with garden furniture and barbecue and there is the heated pool. This is shared with its sister chalet, Chalet Marvel The pool is open from the beginning of June to the end of September. The pool is fenced for safety with children.
It is an area where there are so many activities to do, both summer and winter. In winter there is of course skiing/snowboarding, but try the dog sleigh rides or paragliding as well! There is a covered ice rink in Samoens and it is fun to go out in the evening for dinner and let the children go ice skating as well.
In the summer you can try white water rafting, riding, paragliding, tree climbing adventure parks, mountain bikes, walking - to name but a few. It is very hard to get bored!
Further details
It is possible to rent Chalet Marmotte on its own or for large groups its sister chalet, Marvel, next door, is also available. Both chalets are the same size and furnished in similar styles. Up to 24 people could then holiday together.
Conditions
Bookings are from Saturday to Saturday. Outside the main peak times we're happy to offer short breaks so please contact us for details.
Rental rates
Rental prices originally quoted in: British £
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25 Jul 09
1 Aug 09
1350£1,350
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1 Aug 09
22 Aug 09
1500£1,500
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1000£1,000
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29 Aug 09
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900£900
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5 Sep 09
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700£700
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19 Sep 09
800£800
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700£700
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26 Sep 09
3 Oct 09
650£650
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3 Oct 09
17 Oct 09
550£550
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31 Oct 09
700£700
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31 Oct 09
7 Nov 09
650£650
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7 Nov 09
5 Dec 09
400£400
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5 Dec 09
12 Dec 09
450£450
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19 Dec 09
550£550
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27 Dec 09
2500£2,500
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27 Dec 09
3 Jan 10
2700£2,700
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3 Jan 10
9 Jan 10
1150£1,150
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9 Jan 10
16 Jan 10
1250£1,250
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16 Jan 10
23 Jan 10
1300£1,300
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23 Jan 10
6 Feb 10
1600£1,600
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6 Feb 10
13 Feb 10
1800£1,800
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13 Feb 10
20 Feb 10
2700£2,700
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20 Feb 10
27 Feb 10
2200£2,200
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27 Feb 10
20 Mar 10
1600£1,600
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20 Mar 10
27 Mar 10
1700£1,700
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27 Mar 10
10 Apr 10
1800£1,800
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10 Apr 10
17 Apr 10
1650£1,650
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24 Apr 10
1200£1,200
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NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.
Please contact Therese Price on 01483-571424 for details of summer prices and availability or view website below.
Price includes linen and towels, with exception of pool towels. Beds are made up for your arrival.
Guestbook for Chalet Marmotte
"We have had a glorious 2 weeks in this lovely house" - Mr & Mrs J Boyd - Shoreham "Lovely chalet, village, weather, pool, moutains, rafting, horse riding etc. etc I had an amazing time here in the alps and we are all very sad to leave!" - Mrs Bee - Sussex "A comfortable, well-equipped chalet with views that are so beautiful that one never wants to leave, nor do we want to leave the pizza van in Morillon - so cheap yet so yummy! Let's stay forever" Mr & Mrs Hymers - W. Yorkshire "We've had a wonderful time here; loved this chalet and its views, the 'treetops' walk at Indiana Park, tennis at Samoens, white water rafting and mountain walks .... don't want to leave" Turner family - Kingston "We have (re) discovered this region with delight. Very nice chalet too (a lot of thought put into it to make it comfortable & practical for a family) Great! We will be back! " - Slack Family - Kent
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Contact details for the advertiser of home 7381
Name:
Therese Price
Tel:
+44 (0)1483 571424
Mobile:
+44 (0)7767 762613
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