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Accommodation Close to Our Apartment

If you planning a trip with a group that’s too big for the apartment then here’s a few options we have tracked down that we think are nearby (but we have no experience of them)…

This is one of the chalets opposite ours (photos taken before we were built):

http://locations.prazsurarly.com/locations/praz-sur-arly/location_praz-sur-arly.php?location=11118

There’s a few apartments in Le Panoramic, just at the end of our road… No.1, No.2, No.3, No.4, No.5, No.6

I think this apartment is in a chalet 3 mins down the road, on the way into town and the lifts

Ferme des Varins is up the hill, close to the piste. Looks like Les Refytts  is too, but can’t quite place where it is. There’s a map here: http://www.chalet-montagne.com/gmap/?ID=4937

Here’s a few apartments in Les Varins, 5 mins walk down the hill, towards town:
No.1, No.2, No.3, No.4

Pretty sure La Crisette is just by Les Varins:
No.1, No.2, No.3

There are loads more apartments and hotel rooms elsewhere in Praz. You can book online here: http://locations.prazsurarly.com/

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Drive to the Rochebrune Lift in Megève

It takes around 15 mins to drive from the Chalet Le Chanteret to the Rochebrune telecabin which takes you up to 1754m, right  into the heart of extensive and well-serviced Evasion Mont Blanc ski area.

We recommend driving via Cassioz to avoid the centre of town. There is parking right by the lift.

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Mountain Restaurant Le Benetton

This is an enormous restaurant on the wide blue and green pistes that overlook the snowy basin of the Les Saisies ski area (the biggest resort in the Espace Diamant). It was an oasis below that beckoned a hungry team making their first hike across the high mountain slopes from Praz down into Les Saisies .

So, the pricey menu was not enough to put us off taking advantage of the massive sun terrace overlooking the busy tracks, especially given the beautiful weather that was starting to whittle away at the white on the lower slopes in middle of an unseasonable warm March.

There’s a striking absence of anything on the menu but a substantial main course sure to send all but the most alert into a post lunch doze and empty the wallet. However, the staff were not so snooty to make a fuss about bringing two plates to split a delicious chicken with pepper sauce and frites. And it easily fed both to bursting but still allowed us to retain just enough vitality to make the return trip to Praz. We’ll definitely be back.

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Mountain Restaurant Le Petit Tétras

Named after a local celebrated, protected bird that looks like a tiny turkey – if the homage in fairy-lights on the roundabout in town is to be believed – the Petit Tétras is set in a charming old farmhouse right in heart of the Praz ski-area.

While there is seating outside, including deck-chairs for a last vin-chaud before the last run home, inside this ultra-cosy restaurant is the place to be on a cold winters day (it’s also open in Summer). The menu is mainly traditional but they always have interesting specials and are proud of the local provenance of their produce.

We’ve had more mid-morning coffees and end of day beers than meals here but, when we have eaten, the food has been really good.

Like Le Serasson, it’s near the top of the main Cret du Midi chair lift but when you come off, head immediately to the left.

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Mountain Restaurant Le Serasson

Le Serasson is one of the two mountain restaurants immediately in the Praz ski area, and open during the Winter and Summer seasons.  It is the most prominent, as you pass almost over it to the left of the main Cret du Midi lift. And any ski trip beyond Praz will take you on the narrow path behind it.

Great for a mid-morning coffee, lunch or last beer of the day, Le Serrasson has ample seating inside with great panoramic views over Mont Blanc. But if the weather allows, try and grab some space on the terrace to really enjoy the views.