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Apartment |1 bedroom |Sleeps 6

Les Coches in La Plagne

From £275 per week |  From £50 per night

3 nights minimum stay

Changeover flexible

4 out of 5

1 review | Write a review

Key info  Balcony/terrace, car advised, no pets allowed

About the home

Charming bijou apartment sleeps six, but you do need to be good friends, on the ground floor with direct access to the slopes. Within 50m there are Evolution and ESF Ski schools and meeting points for lessons, crèche and childcare, the six man fast lift out of the village and the beginners bubble to the beginners area.

There also is a children's safe toboggan area and separate snow play area and play area, shops, restaurants, bars, take away with delivery service, tourist information office, emergency doctor, animation area, laundry, hairdressers and cinema. This whole area to the front of the apartment and to the shops is pedestrians only.

The apartment is cleverly designed to create three separate sleeping areas. Double bedroom, twin beds in the lounge area and a further double bed adapted from the dining table and bench chairs. All rooms have storage for personal items and there are drawers shelves baskets and baggage stows throughout the apartment.

During the day the wooden sliding doors between the lounge and the dining area can be opened up to create one larger living area with comfortable seating and TV DVD player, CD player, games, toys,books and cards. The lounge leads to the south facing terrace which is equipped with out door furniture for al fresco dining. The terrace leads to the shared garden with direct access to the ski area (snow permitting you can ski down to the terrace) the terrace is a great space to leave skis when returning to the apartment with children. In the summer the terrace leads directly onto the shared garden area a great area for sunbathing or for children to play.

The kitchen although tiny is very well equipped including a full size dishwasher. The bathroom has a bath with shower over, a large basin, plenty of storage and drying space and even an Iron and ironing board. There is a separate WC.

We have a lockable ski store within a heated and locked ski room. There is free parking directly outside the apartment building.

Les Coches is a typical French ski resort . In the evening in the village square there are complimentary wine tastings, hot chocolate, vin chaud, local food tastings regularly organised. Children are well catered for with lots of children's activities and a whole animation programme that is different every week. In the summer months of July and August the village again puts on a whole host of activities for children and adults alike with organised walks mounting biking, rafting, kayaking, adventure and adrenalin sports and a comprehensive range of children's activities including circus activities and sleeping in wigwams to name but a few.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
Lots of DVDs, CDs, iPod docking, games, cards, toys, books and sledges.

Full information pack, maps and visitor book with recommendations for activities and restaurants etc.

First aid kit (two nurse owners!)
Tool kit (useful for tweaking bindings etc Boarder owners!)
Honesty wine rack (help yourself replace with similar)
Iron and ironing board (someone might use it one day!)

We encourage recycling, saving energy and try to use a paperless booking service via e mail when possible.

Further details outdoors:
Garden furniture and deck chairs provided for south facing terrace and garden area.

Sledges
Lockable ski store within heated and locked ski room.

Moments from shops, restaurants, bars, ski lift, bubble lift, cinema, hairdressers, laundry, doctors, tourist information, crèche/childcare, play ground and animation area.

Les Coches is a pretty Savoie village with a village square at its heart and the apartment is within a typical Savoyard building adjacent to this square. The apartment has views of the mountain and piste and is south facing. There are two lifts and being on the ground floor the apartment is particularly pram friendly. (tested)

Summer activities available locally include paragliding, kayaking, rafting, mountain biking, organised walks, horse riding, golf and swimming pool. Most years a children's circus hosts lots of courses in circus based pursuits.

Further details

We try to avoid Saturday and Sunday changeovers as we would rather be on the quieter pistes on those days than stuck in a traffic jam but we are flexible and will try to accommodate any requests we encourage weekend only, midweek breaks and holidays of 7, 10,11 and 14 days. Please just enquire and we will individually price to your requirements.

A non refundable deposit of £100 is required to secure dates. You can choose to take your own linens and clean the apartment after your stay and we will adjust the price accordingly. If you elect this option a cleaning deposit of £60 is required in addition which is returned to you when the apartment has been checked to ensure it is left in a clean, tidy and undamaged state and the keys have been safely returned to us. We also require a signed booking form to be completed and returned if possible via e mail.

Linen and towels provided (unless you elect otherwise when allowance in price is made)

We can offer discounts for ski equipment hire and a service whereby equipment is delivered to the apartment by a locally based British company.

We offer a discount to loyal customers please ask.

We, the owners are three ski/boarding mad and country pursuits mad couples who have owned the apartment for four years with our diverse children. We have a wealth of knowledge about the area, the activities available and about getting there and back. We would be delighted to share this with you you need only ask we can be contacted via this website or via our own website see link in contact details(we also have a cottage on the Shropshire Union Canal for rent) or via telephone 01785281025

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View of apartment from les Coches chairlift

 

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Lounge overlooking south facing terrace

 

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Kitchen utensils

 

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Dining area converts into double bed

The Rhone / French Alps / Savoie region

Les Coches is a mountain village in the Savoie area of the French Alps. In winter it is a ski paradise with the 2nd largest ski area in the world the paradiski area has 825km of piste and some of the best off piste in Europe (Sunday Times 2006)

In summer the area is a paradise for walkers, climbers outdoor pursuits enthusiasts and adrenaline junkies with horse riding, paragliding, kayaking, rafting, canyoning golf and much more.

Les Coches is a typical French holiday resort with restaurants, bars, shops, cinema, swimming pool and ice skating rink.

The La Plagne / Les Coches area

Les Coches is a typical French holiday resort Skiing/snowboarding and snow pursuits in winter and a huge range of outdoor mountain pursuits in summer.

SKIING/SNOWBOARDING....

For beginners there are ESF and Evolution ski schools and three beginners ski areas linked by easy tree lined runs and bubble lifts.

Les Coches is on the huge Paradiski area 825km of pisted runs and "some of the best off piste in Europe"
Sunday times 2006 a six day pass allows you to also have a day in Val D'isere/Tignes and a day in The three valleys (both about 50min drive away) as well as access to smaller areas see www.paradiski.fr for more info

In summer there is a full programme of events in the village for outdoor pursuits and for children including organised walks, circus lessons and camping in wigwams to name a few.

How to get there

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Les Coches is at the liaison between the great ski areas of La Plagne and Les Arcs.

AIR to Chambrey (1 hour) Grenoble (1.5 hours) Lyon (2 Hours) and Geneva (now 2 hours with new motorway) These airports are well served by Easy Jet, Jet2, Flybe, BMIBaby, British Airways and Ryanair.

TRAIN the Eurostar and Snow Train stop at Landry (10mins away at the valley floor) Local trains also stop here linking with the regional airports above.... Taxis and a local bus take you from the station to resort.

Car from the Channel Tunnel to Les Coches is approximately 930km (10 hours with stops!).

Activities near La Plagne

Reviews

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12 Jan 2012

“Just as it says on the tin” We stayed at this apartment for a week at the beginning of 2012. We found it exactly as described and pictured. It was immaculately clean, well-located and cosy. It is within say, 10m of the ski lift, 15m of the ski shop and a bar, and say 30m of the Spar! And yet it is quiet. With the Paradiski ticket you can access other resorts such as Les Arcs and La Plagne, so there is plenty to explore. The apartment is cosy, but just right for 2 if getting along! Certainly there is a lot more space than you'd get in a hotel room. We also enjoyed the option of self-catering. A huge amount of thought has been put into equipping the apartment with things such as dvds and games, candles and cooking utensils etc. A lot of effort had also been made to provide as much storage as possible and to make the most of all available space. We found the owners very helpful and booking was easy. We would definitely recommend it. Many guests have commented favourably in the guestbook at the apartment and it is a shame that those comments have not made it onto this site.

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Guestbook for Apartment 15 La Traverse

We vote this the best ski apartment we have stayed in in 14 years our children loved it they were free to come and go as they liked and were safe because of the traffic free nature of the village centre.

A most comfortable and well equipped apartment in the best possible position central to everything. I couldn't think of anything that it was short of. The clock has a loud tick we hid it in the bathroom at night!

Superb you have thought of everything and I think we used everything from sledges to salad spinner! We very much appreciated the children's games and DVDs. The ease of use of the ESF ski school and with the meeting place being right outside the apartment made for a stress free week.... we skied alone in the mornings whilst they went to ski school and then we met back at the apartment for lunch on the terrace.... well most days... this also helped to keep the costs down. The afternoons we spent catching up on what the children had learnt that morning and then showing us a few routes through the trees.

We came here to have a romantic weekend just the two of us away from the kids. We found the apartment spacious for the two of us and was like returning home for me (had stayed there the year before with five other women) John loved all the clever use of space and storage and especially loved the kitchen! Snow was fantastic and we skied till we dropped then had lovely romantic meals in the evenings. Bliss! Is it too early to book for next year?

New years eve was spectacular massive firework display right in front of the apartment with the mountain backdrop. There was complimentary wine and live music. They were giving out treats to the children .and everyone was all dancing together and then it started snowing lightly it was magical!

Rental prices

Prices for group size 6
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
	24 Dec 11	31 Dec 11	550£ 550	9090	110110	3 Nights
	31 Dec 11	7 Jan 12	790£ 790	120120	160160	3 Nights
	7 Jan 12	28 Jan 12	375£ 375	7070	8080	3 Nights
	28 Jan 12	11 Feb 12	550£ 550	9090	110110	3 Nights
	11 Feb 12	18 Feb 12	790£ 790	120120	160160	3 Nights
	18 Feb 12	26 Feb 12	550£ 550	9090	110110	3 Nights
	26 Feb 12	24 Mar 12	450£ 450	7070	9090	3 Nights
	24 Mar 12	14 Apr 12	590£ 590	9090	130130	3 Nights
	14 Apr 12	29 Apr 12	350£ 350	6060	7575	3 Nights
	29 Apr 12	1 Jun 12	275£ 275	5050	6060	3 Nights
	1 Jun 12	11 Jun 12	300£ 300	5555	6565	3 Nights
	11 Jun 12	3 Jul 12	275£ 275	5050	6060	3 Nights
	3 Jul 12	4 Sep 12	375£ 375	6565	7575	3 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.

We can offer a discount to loyal customers for their subsequent bookings in the same year/season

Can arrange discounted ski equipment hire and have it delivered to you for fitting at the apartment.

Included in price linen and towels (except months of May June and Sept Oct Nov)

Included in price heating ,water and electricity.

Availability

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2 years listed You are contacting Lesley Farrell Landline +44 1785 281025 Mobile +44 7971 247419 Web Visit site Languages spoken The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2009. This apartment has received 1 review from previous guests.

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