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Chalet in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Chalet Montana
New pine and freshly laid stone frame mountain panoramas at this contemporary chalet in Les Pelerins. Beneath the traditional sloping roof are glass walls outlining the dramatic silhouettes of the Aiguille du Midi and Mont Blanc—plus playfully cozy details like furry cushions that make it tempting to pause and take in the view. It’s 5 minutes to the nearest ski lift and 7 to central Chamonix. A south-facing setting means the villa’s outdoor living areas are bathed in sunshine—all the better to enjoy a terrace with alfresco dining for 10 and a bubbling hot tub. If you’re spending your holiday on the slopes, unwind in the indoor sauna before settling in by the smart TV, integrated sound system, Wi-Fi, and fireplace. While pine-paneled walls are a nod to France’s traditional mountain-lodge style, the open-concept great room at this vacation rental gives the chalet look a little update. A mod Barcelona lounger and arc lamp look sleek in the sitting area, while in the dining area, Eiffel chairs are tucked around a mid-century-classic Tulip table. The fully equipped, all-white kitchen sits between the living and dining areas. This luxury property has 2 bedrooms with king beds: a master bedroom with an ensuite bathroom and private balcony, and 1 bedroom that shares a bathroom and a balcony. There’s also 1 bedroom with a double bed, ensuite bathroom, and shared balcony, and 1 bedroom with 2 twin beds, a shared bathroom, and its own balcony. The villa is a 2-minute drive from the heart of Les Pelerins neighborhood, where you’ll find shopping and dining choices, and a 7-minute drive from the Chamonix town center, where you can catch a movie as a family or sit down to a honeymoon-worthy dinner of Savoyard specialties as a couple. For skiing, it’s just 5 minutes to the Chamonix-Mont-Blanc area. Copyright © Luxury Retreats. All rights reserved. BEDROOM & BATHROOM • Bedroom 1 - Primary: King size beds, Ensuite bathroom with stand-alone shower & bathtub, Dual vanity, Walk-in closet, Television, Air conditioning Private balcony • Bedroom 2: Double size bed, Ensuite bathroom with stand-alone shower, Dual vanity, Air conditioning, Desk, Shared balcony • Bedroom 3: King size bed (can be split into two twin beds), Shared bathroom with stand-alone shower, Air conditioning, Shared balcony • Bedroom 4: 2 Twin size beds, Shared bathroom with stand-alone shower & bathtub, Dual vanity, Air conditioner, Private balcony Additional bedding: • 2 Twin size murphy bunk beds, Shared bathroom with stand-alone shower, Dual vanity FEATURES & AMENITIES Extra cost (advance notice may be required) • Activities and excursions • More under “Add-on services” below
$985 per night
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Home in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Chalet Cristal
Sunlight sparkles on fresh powder on Mont Blanc and a shared swimming pool at this newly built, traditionally inspired chalet. While its pine paneling is a cozily classic Alpine touch, its sun-drenched black and white rooms have a sleek, modern look. Find the hot tub, sauna and more in the exclusive Les Rives d’Argentière community steps away, and central Chamonix less than 10 kilometers away. On sunny afternoons, leave gear in the private ski storage room and take a seat on the terrace to sip a glass of wine or heat up the barbecue for dinner as the shadows of the French Alps lengthen. If you’ve challenged yourself on the slopes, soothe tired muscles in the shared hammam, or challenge friends and family on the shared ping-pong and foosball tables. Gather the whole group on 3 sofas pulled around a wood-burning fireplace and seat 12 at the glass-topped dining table. The fully equipped kitchen is just as inviting, with floor-to-ceiling windows spilling light over a breakfast bar and family room. Details like wood paneling and exposed beams lend a snug ambience in the 5 bedrooms. A stay at this vacation rental puts you less than 2 kilometers from the nearest ski slope and within easy reach of other runs in the standout Chamonix-Mont-Blanc area, which hosted the first Winter Olympics. Summer visitors can hike along some of the same slopes to scenic spots like the Argentière glacier viewpoint. Copyright © Luxury Retreats. All rights reserved.  BEDROOM & BATHROOM • Bedroom 1 - Primary: Queen size bed (can be converted to 2 twin size beds), Ensuite bathroom with stand-alone rain shower, Dual Vanity, Safe, Shared terrace  • Bedroom 2: Queen size bed (can be converted to 2 twin size beds), Ensuite bathroom with stand-alone bathtub, Television, Shared terrace  • Bedroom 3: Queen size bed (can be converted to 2 twin size beds), Twin size bed, Ensuite bathroom with stand-alone shower,  • Bedroom 4: Queen size bed (can be converted to 2 twin size beds), 2 Twin size beds, Ensuite bathroom with stand-alone rain shower, Lounge area, Shared terrace  OUTDOOR FEATURES • Mountain view • More under “What this place offers” below STAFF & SERVICES Included • Concierge service Extra cost (advance notice may be required): • Activities and excursions • More under “Add-on services” below SHARED ACCESS TO AMENITIES Included: • Hammam • More under “What this place offers” below
$967 per night
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Chalet in Megève
Chalet La Petite Forêt
Warm-up by the fireplace after a long day on the ski slopes of Megeve in this trendy, modern chalet. Drop off your wet gear in the ski storage room before entering the warm, wood-clad lodge. Then, start on dinner in the granite-adorned kitchen or walk into Megeve for a meal at The Four Season’s 2-Michelin-starred restaurant, Le 1920. Copyright © Luxury Retreats. All rights reserved. BEDROOM & BATHROOM • Bedroom 1: 2 Twin size beds (can be converted to a king), Shared access to hallway bathroom with Bedroom 2, Shower/bathtub combo, Dual vanity, Television • Bedroom 2: King size bed, Shared access to hallway bathroom with Bedroom 1, Television, Direct access to terrace • Bedroom 3: King size bed, Ensuite bathroom with stand-alone rain shower, Television, Direct access to terrace Additional bedding: • Mezzanine: 2 Twin size beds, Direct access to terrace FEATURES & AMENITIES Extra cost (advance notice may be required): • Activities and excursions • Ski rental and ski passes • Ski lessons • More under “Add-on services” below
$2,056 per night

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All about French Alps

Planning a French Alps vacation? We’re here to help!

Think of the French Alps and what comes to mind? For us it’s a huge bubbling bowl of gooey fondue just begging you to dive straight in, but even the less cheese-obsessed are bound to find delicious diversions in this land of giant peaks. There is skiing, of course – miles and miles of runs, lifts and cable cars, serving some of the best resorts in the world, with all the après bells and whistles you could wish for. And it’s a place that truly deserves the epithet breathtaking, its towering mountains shot through with magnificent glaciers, tumbling waterfalls and rushing rivers. There are views to drink in, hiking trails to strike out on and biking routes to conquer – plus, of course, all that fabulous French cheese.

Meet the mountains

Mont Blanc, the ‘White Mountain’, is the highest peak in the Alps, reaching an impressive altitude of 15,771 feet. Covered in snow year-round (with that name, you might have guessed), it towers over the renowned ski resort of Chamonix, which extends for 14 miles along the Vallée de Chamonix. It’s entirely likely that you’ll be in town to strap yourself to a board or some skis and take advantage of all those magnificent runs, but a trip to marvel at the mighty mountain on your doorstep is a day well spent. Unless you plan to pack your crampons and ropes, the best vantage point from which to appreciate Mont Blanc is from the summit of the Aiguille du Midi.

This neighboring peak, the 12605-foot ‘Midday Needle’, is southeast of Chamonix, and if you look up at it from Chamonix church, the sun passes over its summit at noon. Luckily for those of us not of a mountaineering disposition, there’s a cable car that ferries passengers from the center of Chamonix all the way to the top. A journey of stages (with the world record for the highest vertical ascent) takes you to the top station, at 12,395 feet. From there, it’s a slightly heart-in-mouth walk across a footbridge to a central terrace and a final 138 feet in an elevator inside the rock to the summit. The views across the French, Swiss and Italian Alps are as spectacular as you might imagine; in the summer you can dine in one of the highest restaurants in the world; and the mountain has its own postage stamp and a letterbox, so you can buy a postcard from the souvenir shop, sit in front of that awe-inspiring vista and just let the inspiration flow.

Take the scenic route

Skiing may be king in the winter Alps, but in the summer, particularly for a few weeks in July, another sport takes the crown – or perhaps we should say the yellow jersey. The route of La Grande Boucle, as the Tour de France is known in France, brings the world’s best cyclists to the Alpine slopes, and the Col du Galibier, at 8,386 feet one of the highest mountain passes in France, features regularly in the event. The road is often rendered impassable during winter, but in summer, bike geeks can head up there to pay homage at a monument to Henri Desgranges, the man who initiated the race in 1903. It’s a gruelling ascent, and you need to have serious levels of stamina to attempt it on a regular bike, but there are a number of outfits that will rent you a miraculous invention called an e-bike, with a bit of extra power for that final push, or you can take the sensible option and hop in a car for a gorgeously scenic drive.

Better bathing

If all that slipping, sliding and pedalling has left you in need of some serious R&R, then head to Saint Gervais les Bains, a small town between Chamonix and Megeve. Renowned since the late 19th century as a place to ‘take the waters’, it's where to go for a long, lazy soak. The town’s thermal baths have been welcoming visitors, who come to take advantage of their therapeutic properties, since 1807. The water here is filtered through the Alps is loaded with beneficial minerals and heated deep underground before it rises to the surface and beckons you in for a dip. Afterwards, sit outside on the terrace surrounded by Alpine views in summer, or head inside for a steaming hot chocolate if the mercury’s pushing zero.

Luxury Retreats, an expert in French Alps chalet rentals

Val D’Isere, Chamonix, Courchevel, Meribel and more – the French Alps is blessed with some of the most recognizable ski destinations around, which attract powder hounds all winter and have considerable charm in the summer months too. If you’re looking for a luxury ski chalet in France , then you’ve come to the right place – choose a sleek modern design or a traditional pine-and-stone picture-book number, stoke up the fire, and settle right in.

Homes in Chamonix

Want a view of Mont Blanc from your balcony? Then take a look at our Chamonix rentals . How about a property with a sauna or an outdoor hot tub, or perhaps a pool and spa facilities? Head back from the slopes for afternoon tea, or for a four-course meal at the end of the day, before settling in with a good glass of red in front of the wood-burning fireplace.

Homes in Courchevel

Ritzy, glitzy Courchevel is one of the three resorts that make up that glamorous triumvirate, Les Trois Vallees. Choose a luxury chalet in Courchevel for a taste of the Alpine high life – with Luxury Retreats properties sleeping anything from 6 to 16 people, you can bring plenty of family and friends along for the ride. Come with the kids to ski and you can head home after a day on the slopes to cozy up in front of your satellite TV with over 2,000 movies.

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