Beautiful apartment in Les Contamines — Property 51218

Beautiful apartment in Les Contamines

This is a charming alpine apartment, built in the traditional style in 2004. It has been finished and furnished to a high standard and enjoys a 'home from home' feeling. Each room had its own set of French doors opening out onto the large balcony with its splendid mountain views. The building lies in the centre of the unspoilt, picturesque, mountain village of Les Contamines. The apartment's location is ideal for both winter and summer activities. In the heart of the village it is close to the shops, supermarkets and restaurants. In winter the ski bus stop is just a 2 minute walk, with the main cable car a 5 minute car or bus journey. Ski and bike hire can be located directly opposite the building. This apartment is ideal for couples or small families wanting a break to get away from it all at any time of the year. A cot is available for those with small children.

Location Les Contamines-Monjoie Les Contamines < St. Gervais - Megeve area < Haute-Savoie < Rhone-Alpes < France

Les Contamines-Monjoie Les Contamines < St. Gervais - Megeve area < Haute-Savoie < Rhone-Alpes < France

 marks the location of this property in Les Contamines

Availability for the apartment in Les Contamines, France

Last updated on:

Thursday, 21 August 2008

Changeover day:

Saturday

Normal availability

All year

Rental rates for the apartment in Les Contamines, France

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Accommodation and Facilities for the apartment in Les Contamines, France

Winter season

The resort has 125km of well maintained slopes, comprising of 44 ski slopes. The ski area is also part of the 'Evasion Mont Blanc', 450km of slopes divided between five Mont Blanc area resorts. With so many ski runs, the resort is suitable for all levels and boasts a championship level ski park and a half pipe for snow boarders. There are also two beginner slopes in the village. The village has snow, which lasts from December to April. The ski school has many English speaking instructors for both adults and children and a crèche is also available. There are many other resorts that are linked to Les Contamines and for those who enjoy adventurous skiing there are the resorts of Chamonix, Les Houches and Courmayer in Italy. The village has many other winter activities such as cross country skiing, snowmobiles, dog sledding and a natural ice skating rink in the village

Summer season

Les Contamines is an excellent location for those who want an active holiday or just want to take it easy. For those who enjoy walking, Les Contamines is on the Tour de Mont Blanc walking route. The cable cars operate in the summer, so take the opportunity to ride up to Signal and enjoy the mountains where on a mountain bike or just on a walk. The village offers mountaineering, rock climbing, mountain biking and horse riding. St Gervais located just 5 mins drive away has an outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts and an indoor ice rink. The leisure park in Les Contamines has crazy golf, tennis, boating lake, trampoline, paddling area, play ground and three adventure playgrounds.

The village

Les Contamines has a good selection of bars, restaurants, creperies and rental shops. There are 2 supermarkets, butchers, 2 bakeries, ATM machine, post office and bank. There is a market every week and in the summer there are many concerts, competitions and events organised, details of these can be found in the tourist office. Due to its great location, there are many day trips that can be taken, to Italy and Switzerland and for those less adventurous to nearby town such as Chamonix, Megeve and Annecy.