Chalet in pretty alpine village ideal for summer holidays or skiing — Property 580

Chalet in pretty alpine village ideal for summer holidays or skiing

The Baker Chalet is in the friendly village of St. Jean d'Aulps, next to a good restaurant and opposite a grocery. The upper floor has 2 bedrooms,and a kitchen and a big family room. One bedroom has two single beds and the other a set of bunk beds. In the family room there are two sofa beds. Below there is a studio sleeping 2 in comfort on a sofa bed, and an occasional bedroom which can sleep a further two if required.. The studio has its own kitchen area and a shower. The chalet has a drying room which ensures warm boots on cold mornings! The Baker chalet looks down over the river which runs through the traditional alpine village of St Jean d'Aulps. Morzine, a smart ski resort, is only 7km to the south; to the north, travelling alongside a spectacular gorge, one comes to Thonon-les-Bains, a spar town on Lake Geneva. The chalet is ideally placed for summer walking and access to the vast Portes du Soleil ski circuit.

Location St Jean D'Aulps 74430 St. Jean d'Aulps < Portes du Soleil area < Haute-Savoie < Rhone-Alpes < France

St Jean D'Aulps 74430 St. Jean d'Aulps < Portes du Soleil area < Haute-Savoie < Rhone-Alpes < France

 marks the location of this property in St. Jean d'Aulps

Availability for the chalet in St. Jean d'Aulps, Portes du Soleil area, France

Last updated on:

Wednesday, 02 July 2008

Changeover day:

Saturday

Normal availability

All Year round

Rental rates for the chalet in St. Jean d'Aulps, Portes du Soleil area, France

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Notes to the rental rates

• Rental rates are for the whole chalet - there is a charge per adult of £20 for towels, bedding, electricity and water.
  Bargains are offered from time to time contact
  David Baker 44 (0)1380 848170 or email
  
• Mid March and ths snow is falling, temperatures dropping offering late skiiers some magnificanet skiing. Very late booking specials at £400 or 500 Euros for the whole chalet - contact David Now to snap them up ! 44 (0)1380 848170 or email
  
• Winter in the Porte du Soleil provides an amazing variety of skiing. Just talk to David 44 (0)1380 848170 who will tell you about great ski runs in this fantastically beautiful ski area
  

Accommodation and Facilities for the chalet in St. Jean d'Aulps, Portes du Soleil area, France

Winter:

St. Jean d'Aulps has its own ski station, La Grand Terche. This offers easy family skiing, a ski school and spectacular views. Access is by telecabine to three long chair-lifts, 12 buttons and a mountain restaurant. Fifteen minutes away is the best access to 420 miles of magnificent skiing in the Portes du Soleil. This area includes the infamous Swiss Wall, the extensive Avoriaz ski area, skiing through woods, access to sophisticated Morzine or the cruising slopes above Les Gets. The 12 linked resorts have 600 ski instructors teaching everyone from beginners to off piste magicians. All this only 1 hour 15 minutes drive from Geneva.

Summer:

An unsophisticated mountain village, St Jean d'Aulps has a lot to offer in the summer. There is a very wide variety of walks from the village. One can climb up past old chalets and grazing cows through beech woods to the peaks of the hills overlooking the valley. Alternatively one can walk along shady wooded paths beside the river Dranse which rushes down the valley to the Lake of Geneva at Thonon. The alpine flowers on the hillsides are at their most spectacular in early June, but walking the mountain tracks at any time can suddenly reveal masses of flowers on a bank or, in season, blackberries or wild strawberries. For the family, St Jean d'Aulps offers tennis and horse riding and nearby one can experience the thrills of white water rafting or para-descending, as well as strenuous mountain biking or calm swimming in blue green lakes or just relaxing in one of the many good restaurants in the surrounding area.

There is still some amazing snow in April 2008

After some late snow skiing continued until mid April in blazing sun !

Skiing Information:

The Portes du Soleil boasts that it is the largest international ski are in the world. Here there is skiing for everyone from the timid beginner to the off piste artist as well the snow boarder looking for some extreme challenges. Avoriaz has the wide open slopes, towards Chatel the area is full of charm with wooded pistes and suddenly stunning views.Morzine offers skiers great variety. One can ski all day without sking down the same run twice. For me it is a paradise I dream of even in summer ! Even a stop for lunch can be a joy ( or perhaps my undoing) , for the food in the some of the mountain restaurants is as delicious as French cuisine can be. Come and try it - you will be sure to come back.