Grand Massif holiday ski chalet rental, Samoens with walking, balcony/terrace, rural retreat, TV, DVD

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Chalet Marmotte (ski chalet)

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 barbeque 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 at night	The swimming pool
The chalet with Mount Criou behind

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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.

Activities near Grand Massif

Facilities

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 barbeque 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

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
CHRISTMAS	22 Dec 07	29 Dec 07	2500£  2,500	0-	0-	1 Week
NEW YEAR	29 Dec 07	5 Jan 08	2800£  2,800	0-	0-	1 Week
JANUARY	5 Jan 08	12 Jan 08	1250£  1,250	6565	6565	Flexible
	12 Jan 08	19 Jan 08	1100£  1,100	6565	6565	Flexible
	19 Jan 08	26 Jan 08	1200£  1,200	6565	6565	Flexible
	26 Jan 08	2 Feb 08	1300£  1,300	6565	6565	Flexible
FEBRUARY	2 Feb 08	9 Feb 08	1500£  1,500	6565	6565	Flexible
	9 Feb 08	16 Feb 08	2500£  2,500	0-	0-	1 Week
	16 Feb 08	23 Feb 08	2500£  2,500	0-	0-	1 Week
	23 Feb 08	1 Mar 08	1600£  1,600	7070	7070	Flexible
MARCH	1 Mar 08	15 Mar 08	1350£  1,350	7070	7070	Flexible
	15 Mar 08	22 Mar 08	1400£  1,400	0-	0-	1 Week
	22 Mar 08	29 Mar 08	1450£  1,450	0-	0-	1 Week
	29 Mar 08	5 Apr 08	1400£  1,400	6565	6565	Flexible
APRIL	5 Apr 08	12 Apr 08	1250£  1,250	6060	6060	Flexible
	12 Apr 08	19 Apr 08	1100£  1,100	6060	6060	Flexible
	19 Apr 08	26 Apr 08	1000£  1,000	5050	5050	Flexible
	26 Apr 08	3 May 08	1000£  1,000	0-	0-	1 Week
MAY	3 May 08	10 May 08	650£  650	0-	0-	1 Week
	10 May 08	17 May 08	650£  650	0-	0-	1 Week
	17 May 08	24 May 08	700£  700	0-	0-	1 Week
JUNE	24 May 08	14 Jun 08	800£  800	0-	0-	1 Week
	14 Jun 08	21 Jun 08	850£  850	0-	0-	1 Week
	21 Jun 08	28 Jun 08	900£  900	0-	0-	1 Week
	28 Jun 08	5 Jul 08	1000£  1,000	0-	0-	1 Week
JULY	5 Jul 08	12 Jul 08	1100£  1,100	0-	0-	1 Week
	12 Jul 08	19 Jul 08	1250£  1,250	0-	0-	1 Week
	19 Jul 08	26 Jul 08	1300£  1,300	0-	0-	1 Week
JULY/AUGUST	26 Jul 08	30 Aug 08	1450£  1,450	0-	0-	1 Week
	30 Aug 08	6 Sep 08	1100£  1,100	0-	0-	1 Week
SEPTEMBER	6 Sep 08	13 Sep 08	800£  800	0-	0-	1 Week
	13 Sep 08	20 Sep 08	700£  700	0-	0-	1 Week
	20 Sep 08	27 Sep 08	600£  600	0-	0-	1 Week
OCTOBER	27 Sep 08	18 Oct 08	500£  500	0-	0-	1 Week

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

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion.
Please contact Therese Price on 01483-571424 for details of prices and availability

Guestbook

"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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