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Apartment |2 bedrooms |Sleeps 5

Vallouise in Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur

£46–£74 / night
£320–£520 / week

2 nights minimum stay

Changeover flexible

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Key info  Balcony/terrace, car advised, private garden, pets welcome

About the home

Centrally located in the alpine village of Vallouise, Acacia is a self-contained apartment that sleeps up to 5 adults, plus a baby. Completely renovated in 2011. The apartment is located on the ground floor of our alpine chalet only a few minutes walk from the centre of Vallouise. This historic village has a weekly market, a 15th Century church, numerous restaurants, and a mini supermarket.

You are in the heart of the Ecrins National Park, with stunning views of the Hautes Alpes mountains. In summer you have walking, mountain biking and canoeing from the doorstep. And in winter you can Cross-Country ski or snowshoe right from the Chalet. The famous family ski resorts of Puy-St-Vincent and Pelvoux are less than 15 minutes drive, and Serre Chevalier, Montgenevre and Vars/Risoul are all close by.
PLEASE NOTE: We have other apartments and chalets in the Vallouise valley to suit all budgets.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
There is loads of local information about what's on offer from the owners Jerry and Jackie Gore, including free loan of maps and guidebooks. We will even arrange guided mountain courses for you run by the best guides in the Hautes Alpes! We can supply bedlinen, babysit, loan of canoes, do your shopping for you before arrival etc for small extra charge. We live here all year and know all the best places to go, from which ice climb is in nick in Winter, to where the marmots hang out in Summer!

Further details outdoors:
L'Acacia has a large, self-contained garden, private off-road parking and ample space for an active family or group of friends. Whether its bikes or canoes in summer or skis and snowboards in winter there is plenty of room.

Conditions

30% booking deposit required. Security deposit of 400 euros taken on arrival.

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The terrace in Summer

 

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Dining area

 

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Kitchen dining area

 

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The garden in Summer

The Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur / Hautes-Alpes region

AlpBase is situated in Vallouise, gateway to the Ecrins National Park, in the centre of the Hautes Alpes - one of the few alpine areas that has always controlled its tourism. As well as substantially better weather – a guaranteed 300 days of sunshine every year - this area is definitely a lot less commercialised than the Northern Alps and offers an amazing choice of activities. In addition to skiing, snowboarding, hiking, climbing and mountain biking, you’ll find road biking, paragliding, canoeing, white water rafting and an abundance of wildlife.

The Vallouise area

The apartment is situated in the heart of the Ecrins Massif, France’s first national park covering a huge area 30 times larger than the Chamonix Valley. In summer you have mountain biking, and walking from the doorstep. As well as fantastic rock climbing and Via Ferrata all within a 5 minute drive. In winter you can X-C ski and snowshoe from the apartment and you are only 10 minutes drive away from the award-winning family ski resort of Puy-St-Vincent and just 5 minutes drive from Pelvoux ski station. If you don’t want to drive there is a bus service that goes from the doorstep to the ski resorts of Puy-St-Vincent and Pelvoux, as well as L’Argentiere, the nearest local town. And if have children an easy 10 minutes walk will take you to a large open hillside ideal for sledging and making snowman.

How to get there

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We suggest travelling by low cost airlines – but always book in advance to get the best prices because as seats get booked the price increases. Also check the baggage allowance.

Flying from the UK we recommend the following airlines to Turin (Caselle Airport). This is our nearest airport, only 2 hours transfer – 143km from AlpBase:

-www.ryanair.com fly direct to Turin from Stansted twice daily. Tel: 08701 246 0000
-www.KLM.com fly to Turin via Amsterdam from 14 UK airports including London
- www.easyjet.com fly to Turin from Luton daily

Other airlines and airports to try if flying from the UK:

-Liverpool to Nice – transfer time approxiamately 3.00 hours to AlpBase.com
www.easyjet.com
-Stansted to Nimes (FNI) – transfer time approxiamately 3.00 hours to AlpBase.com
www.ryanair.com
-Stansted to Milan (Bergamo) – transfer time approxiamately 3.50 hours.
www.ryanair.com
-Bristol to Nice – transfer time approxiamately 3.00 hours to AlpBase
www.easyjet.com

Car hire from Turin Airport:

We recommend booking car rental through Ryanair when you book your flight tickets. Ryanair use Hertz car rental.

Costs: Hertz car hire for 1 week starts at €180 inc. tax. – €150 basic plus tax of €30 (IVA/TVA at 20%) collected at the end when you return your car and settle the bill. A tank of petrol is around €55. Prices correct as of Oct. 2003.

Web: www.hertz.co.uk

Activities near Vallouise

Guestbook for L'Acacia

A fine week in Les Ecrins, enjoying the fleshpots of Ailefroide and Vallouise. What a great base for an active family - easy and accessible rock routes on your doorstep, a plethora of short, long and in-between walks, plenty of wildlife, superb weather and there's even a local micro brewery - heaven!
Mick Fowler
August 2006

Thank you Jerry, Jackie, Beth and Lottie for your sincere hospitality throughout this wildly wonderful time. The mountain biking, hiking and wine tasting were superb!!!
Yours was a perfect venue for becoming close to the best of what the beautiful Ecrins has to offer. Best wishes for a very happy future in a place I�ve grown so fond of in such a short time.
David Panofsky
September 2006

On the apartment - its warm, and comfortable - great if you have a baby in tow. But the best thing about the apartment is its location. It's only a 4 minute stroll to the start of a huge area of ski du fond (cross country skiing) tracks and a 13 minute drive to Puy St. Vincent, a resort with something for every level of ski and snowboard ability. La Grave (not for the faint-hearted), Serre Chevalier and Risoul are also drive-able.
On Vallouise - what a great village. Apart from being really pretty it's got everything you could possibly need - 3 bakeries within minutes from the house, restaurants, a couple of bars, a supermarket, a tabac, a great gift shop for those last minute presents, a pharmacy, a ski hire place (where husband's snow board got the best service it's ever had) and most importantly a cash point that takes Switch! What more could you want? We will definitely be back.
Joanne Regan
January 2007

At it is our first time to this part of the Alps we used L'Acacia as our base for touring and seeing the local area, inc. the South of France � a three hour drive saw us in Grasse, then Cannes to Monte Carlo on the Route Napoleon. Grenoble was beautiful � Mus�e de Grenoble � and the Lac De Serre Pon�on huge and blue. The bright autumnal sunlight made the trees every shade of yellow, green, brown and red one can imagine � set off with snow-capped mountains and deep blue sky. Restaurants in Brian�on old town recommended.
Nigel, Karen and Joyce
October 2006


Well it�s the end of our story here at L�Acacia � you really made us feel at home for these past two weeks. What can we say � everyone needs a Jackie and Jerry when they are on holiday! Cheers for the loan of your guidebooks and maps, and your good advice. Definitely recommend the local Via Ferratas� and the walk up the Tetes from Col De Pousterle. Loved the old town of Brian�on, the lovely walk up into Narreyroux from Puy. The Glacier Blanc hike was great and saw marmots, fox, red squirrels, alpine choughs, and even a Golden Eagle! Thank you all for helping us rediscover the Alps.
Lucy, Stanley, Ben and Barney
September 2006

Rental prices

Prices for group size 5
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
	15 Oct 11	18 Dec 11	400€ 400	-	-	2 Nights
	18 Dec 11	8 Jan 12	750€ 750	-	-	1 Week
	8 Jan 12	12 Feb 12	450€ 450	-	-	2 Nights
	12 Feb 12	11 Mar 12	750€ 750	-	-	1 Week
	11 Mar 12	22 Apr 12	490€ 490	-	-	2 Nights
	22 Apr 12	3 Jun 12	400€ 400	-	-	2 Nights
	3 Jun 12	1 Jul 12	600€ 600	-	-	2 Nights
	1 Jul 12	26 Aug 12	650€ 650	-	-	1 Week
	26 Aug 12	16 Dec 12	400€ 400	-	-	2 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.

• Prices include electricity

• Bed linen is £10 per person per week

• Washing machine/drying facilities

• Cot, high chair, and toys available

• Baby-sitting available on request

• 45m2 total surface area

Availability

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