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Ski apartment 1hr from Geneva sleeps up to 8 for Winter 2024/25 Ski Season

Rates as low as €200 per night for Friends & Family for 3 bedroom, stylish Ski-in Ski-out Chalet residence

Our apartment has easy access to France’s favourite ski resort – Megève, – with its acclaimed ski area, high-end facilities and entertainment. But its also part of the neighbouring Espace Diamant ski-area, offering an extra 192km of pistes. Our cosy, contemporary ski-in-ski-out apartment is conveniently placed right at the foot of one of those. Housed in the beautiful Chalet du Chanteret, in the hamlet of Praz-sur-Arly, it features 3 double bedrooms (all can be singles too) – one en-suite. It can comfortably sleep 6, or up to 8 with the addition of the living-room sofa bed.

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Skiing & Snowboarding within easy reach of the UK!

Set in France’s Mont Blanc valley,  Megève can be reached easily by a short flight from the UK of little more than a hour – to Geneva (lots of choice of flights) or Chambery. From either airport there’s a short drive of little more than an hour. And, unlike many other ski resorts, the approach is not too winding, so you can arrive in fine shape.

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Great value and family-friendly ski holiday

While you have access to all the glamour Megève has to offer, the Praz-sur-Arly area itself is pretty down to Earth. It does not suffer from the crowds and eye-watering high prices of the ski destinations best known to the British. So, here at Le Chalet du Chanteret you have the best of both Worlds.

  Val d’Isere + Tignes Espace
Diamant
6 Day Lift Pass
(adult)		 378€ 236€
6 Day Ski Hire (economy) 190€ 95€

Typical high-season prices

The Espace Diamant ski area is large and has extensive appeal for all capabilities. It is also very family-friendly. We were free to ski even when our kids were tiny, looked after in the Creche (just 15 mins walk away) and then the Piou Piou nursery ski school. While there are no group ski lesson in English in Praz (you can get these in nearby Megève), there are several lovely English-speaking teachers for one-to-one lessons delivering much faster gains at much lower prices than you’d pay in the big resorts.

Shopping, Eating etc.

Not only is the main Praz ski-lift just 3 mins walk (or slide) away, the centre of the village is just 10 mins walk from the apartment and boasts some charming restaurants, bars and shops. And, if you want the high-life, that is also right on your doorstep. The shopping, bars, restaurants and lifts to the well groomed pistes of the Evasion Mont Blanc and glamorous aprés-ski of #1 French resort Megève are just 5-10 min drive away. Chamonix is also only 40 mins away.

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Mates Rates

Depending when you go, we’re offering rates as low as €200/night for the entire apartment (plus cleaning) to friends and family. The Winter season runs from Christmas to Easter, weather permitting, so please check out the Bookings Calendar for availability and fill in the form to make an enquiry.

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Mountain Restaurant Le Patafan

While Le Patafan opened a few years ago, it wasn’t until Feb 2023 we made it inside. Drinks only but we definately want to come back to eat. The menu wasn’t large and certainly wasn’t traditional but there was something for everyone.

The reason we’d not been in yet is it’s a little out of the way. But this is to its benefit – it wasn’t crowded. You can find it as you ski down the popular Borlat blue piste from the top of the Plau de Four lift into what we call “The Bowl,” the collection of pistes in the Esapce Diamant served by the Grattary and Douce pair of lifts that – as part of Les Saisses zone need the full lift pass. You need to pick up some speed just as your turn right and away from the Bellasta area and into The Bowl, as the entrance along the edge of the frozen lake flattens out. But it’s worth the effort, with a great menu and an amazing view.

Inside feels more modern and café than most mountain restaurants. The menu is equally so. When we were there, it included a burger, a mediteranian tapas plate (with houmous) and a soup with lots of extras. But it was too early so we settled for a great coffee before heading on our way, with a back route down to Bellasta (you can also ski back into The Bowl). Welcome was friendly. We will definately be back to eat.