May take pets - please enquire Suitable for children No smoking at this property Self-catering
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Situated at 1400 m in the small Swiss village of Veysonnaz which offers excellent skiing facilities over a wide range of resorts and abilities from Veysonnaz to Nandez and onwards to Verbier, this newly built chalet offers spacious and luxurious accommodation.
The chalet is newly built on three floors with large balconies and spectacular views over the Rhone Valley. The accommodation is spacious and well designed, efficiently heated in winter and well ventilated in summer, the water pressure is fabulous for great showers at the end of a busy day of exercise, plus a sauna for serious aches and pains.
Chalet Lususa from the parking area
Living area with football table to wile away the evenings
View of the mountains behind the Chalet
Master bathroom
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The Swiss Alps / Valais/Swiss Alps region
The skiing region known as the Swiss Four Valleys consists of Veysonnaz, Nendaz, and Thyon. Together they make up a big, beautiful and challenging ski playground for all ages, skills and experience. And, if you choose, the whole combo can be had on one super ski pass.
This of course gives you the opportunity to choose either the whole big ski area, or the less daunting and taxing skiing in the village confines. In fact there are 3 lift pass options, one for the Veysonnaz region alone, one which includes the whole of the Four Valleys, and one which includes all of the above as well as the Mont Fort. Prices range from SF216 to 285 at writing, with a good saving for families.
There is even a decent amount of cross country skiing at fairly high altitudes here, so lovers of that sport can enjoy the area too.There is good night life in town and a most International clientele. This will be especially welcome to those of you who want to meet a good cross section of Europeans on your ski holiday to Europe. To get to Veysonnaz look for Sion. It is about 30 minutes from there. The nearest airports are Zurich, Geneva and Basel.
There is an excellent ski school with local guides providing lessons for beginners in ski-ing and snowboarding, together with tuition and guiding for inter-mediate and experienced skiers wanting to improve their carving techniques.
Veysonnaz area
The chalet is situated at 1400 m in the small and friendly Swiss village of Veysonnaz which offers excellent ski-ing facilities over a wide range of resorts and abilities from Veysonnaz to Nandez and onwards to Verbier. A bus stop just a few metres from the chalet will take you to the telecabin lift in the middle of the village and on to the lift at the bottom of the Piste de l'Ours, both of which take you up the mountain from where you can enjoy a huge variety of ski-ing for all ages and abilities.
The ski school is excellent with a variety of friendly and professional ski instructors, so you can engage a cool, young instructor to teach you or your children snowboarding or ski-ing, or engage one of the those wonderful instructors with the enviable style to teach you the wonders of carving. They are great people with plenty of humour and stories of the region.
A car from the airport is an excellent solution giving hassle free transportation of skis etc. to the ski lifts with free parking. The garage with the chalet offers secure overnight parking.
The season runs from a few weeks before Christmas until the middle of April. The most famous run, ‘The path of the bear’ (Piste de L’Ours) is a frequent location for Alpine Ski World Cup competition and across the four valleys are a total of 100 runs, the majority red, but a quarter are blue and the remaining five are black. Ample gondolas, chair lifts and surface lifts get you to the top of the runs with ease, whilst the use of snow cannons ensure the runs will be in great condition for you when you get there. It is possible to ski to Verbier in less than an hour, taking in the spectacular glacier at Mont Fort along the way. For those interested in alternative snow pursuits there are specific runs for snowboarding, and also routes for snow shoe treks. As you would expect the town offers a full range of facilities for ski/snow board hire, lessons and ski-locker facilities.
Get up on the slopes early one day for a full days ski-ing and exploring of the Mont Fort slopes where you can made the decision to ski towards home or over to Verbier and Nendaz. There are some great restaurants on the way for a gluwein, hot chocolate and energy giving carbo-filled lunches.
In summer the village is a fantastic base for anyone who enjoys walking or cycling, offering you the chance to make your own way around the 300km of well-signposted paths and trails. For the younger holidaymaker there is plenty do as well. Various activities are organized throughout the summer for children aged four and over, with two different age-group ranges varying the scope of what is available. For the 4-8 yr olds the focus is on theme days and activities such as donkey riding. For the older children and for adults more active pursuits such as archery, mountain bike tours, football and tennis are all available.
Veysonnaz has a new high speed gondola. 4 sports hire shops, 3 supermarkets, a bakery, 2 banks. A butcher, hairdresser, souvenir shop. 6 restaurants in town and 5 on the slopes. 5 bar cafes and 2 bar discos. A lovely relaxation centre with swimming pool, sauna, jacuzzi, steam room and massage treatments. Taxi service, petrol station, resident doctor. Hospital at Sion 10km away.
How to get there
Fly to Geneva Airport from London City Airport and any of the other budget airlines:
There are excellent travel links to Veysonnaz: Flights to Geneva, followed by a car journey of Appx. 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Train from Geneva airport to Sion 1 hour 40 minutes. Veysonnaz is a 15 minute taxi ride from Sion train station.
Flights to Sion are available during the winter season from London Heathrow airport on a Saturday to Saturday basis. Veysonnaz is a 15 minute taxi ride from Sion airport. Journey time to Sion from Milan by train is Appx. 2 hours.
Nearest Travel Links
Airport:
Geneva and Sion
Railway:
Geneva and Sion
Activities near Veysonnaz
Sports: Ski resort location Tennis in town Waterpark Horse Riding Golf within 30 mins drive Fishing
Great for: Walking holidays Rural / countryside retreats Beach or lakeside relaxation A winter sun break Cycling holidays
Bedrooms (5), Bathrooms (4), En suite (2), Shower rooms (2), WCs (4)
Furniture:
Single beds (4), Double beds (3), Dining seating for 10, Lounge seating for 10, Sleeps maximum of 10
Other:
Linen and towels provided.
Outdoors:
Balcony / Terrace, Private garden, Bicycles available
Access:
Parking space
Further details indoors: There are three bedrooms on the lower floor with the main double bedroom having a spacious bathroom with twin handbasins, WC and bath with shower over. The other bedrooms are a twin and a double and share a shower room with WC, handbasin and sauna. The bedrooms all have built in wardrobes with shelves giving plenty of storage. The laundry room and drying room for the ski season are also on this floor, with an exterior door from the drying room. Underfloor heating brings even more luxury to this superb and comfortable chalet.
The first floor has an open plan living area and another shower room with WC and handbasin. The living area offers three large sofas, coffee tables, open fire, large flat screen TV with Sky and WiFi; two sets of double glazed doors open on to the balcony. The dining area has a long table which seats 8 comfortably with the spacious kitchen adjacent to it. The kitchen is very well equipped with halogen hob, electric oven and microwave, large fridge with 3 drawer freezer, plenty of storage space for equipment and food.
The second floor accommodates the huge master bedroom with built in cupboards and wardrobes and large windows overlooking the valley. A very spacious bathroom is en suite with corner bath, twin handbasins, WC and shower cubicle, together with storage cupboards.
A small room next to the master bedroom and under the eaves with a sloping ceiling, could be used as a child's bedroom with a z-bed and/or cot being available.
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NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.
Price includes accommodation, bed linen and towels, all energy costs.
Payment can be made by debit or credit card, with a charge of 2% on a credit card.
The chalet is an easy two hour drive from Geneva Airport and a car is useful in the village although not essential.
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Contact details for the advertiser of home 72661
Name:
Clare Hart
Company:
Heritage Hideaways
Tel:
+44 (0)1502 578278
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