Comfortable spacious apartment in traditional village — Property 73308

Comfortable spacious apartment in traditional village

If you like picture postcard villages you will love Champery; a picturesque village nestling beneath the Dents du Midi. The apartment is ideal for winter / summer holidays for couples, families or small groups. Apartment is in a quiet block of 9 flats. A variety of good restaurants within walking distance. It was completely redecorated and furnished for New Year 2007 and is in excellent condition. The two sided balcony overlooks the lower part of the village to an uninterrupted view of the Dents du Midi beyond. Kitchen is fully equipped. The main bedroom has 2 single beds, the smaller bedroom has bunk beds and a single. Bathroom includes bath, bidet, shower. Other facilities include TV, DVD, wireless internet access (computer not supplied), boot room, lift. Communal washing machine and warm air drying area in the basement, parking space outside. Towels and bedlinen can be provided. There is a shared garden area for guest use. Ski bus stops outside. Please ask for our website addres

Location Champery Champery < Portes du Soleil < Valais < Switzerland

Champery Champery < Portes du Soleil < Valais < Switzerland

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Availability for the apartment in Portes du Soleil, Switzerland

Last updated on:

Friday, 27 June 2008

Changeover day:

Saturday

Normal availability

All year

Rental rates for the apartment in Portes du Soleil, Switzerland

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Notes to the rental rates

• Cleaning charge: 80 Swiss francs (approx £33) and linen hire: 23 Swiss francs per person (approx £10) can be arranged through the local estate agent who deals with our bookings. Staff in the estate agency speak most European languages, have a good command of English and are very helpful.
  
• Prices are unchanged for this year
  

Accommodation and Facilities for the apartment in Portes du Soleil, Switzerland

Summer

Lifts remain open in summer to provide access to the 600Km of biking and hiking trails. The weather is generally mild until early November so Champery makes an ideal place for an autumn walking or cycling break. Some walks are themed e.g. local flora and fauna or local farming activities. A number of small restaurants are open at higher altitudes in the summer and can be reached either by car or by walkers. The biking trails can be accessed via the many lifts that remain open throughout the year. The recently completed Sports Centre has 2 swimming pools and an ice rink, There are natural spa pools at Thermes Parc in the next village. The recently completed Palladium centre has a swimming pool, ice rink and spa area. Each year Champéry hosts a classical and jazz music festival in mid summer.

Winter

Staying on the Swiss side the skiing is mainly blue and red runs with a few notable exceptions such as the infamous 'Swiss Wall'. Depending or your skiing standard there is usually more than 1 way to get to your destination, so mixed ability groups can easily meet up for lunch. More advanced skiers can easily access gullies under the Mossettes chair, black runs in the Avoriaz / Morzine sector and off piste opportunities across the whole area. From Avoriaz you can do the complete circuit across to Lindarets, Chatel and Super Chatel before heading home via via Torgon, Morgins and Champoussin. Finish your day with the red run down to Grand Paradis. There are some phenomenal picnic spots about halfway round which, on a clear day, provide superb views of Lake Geneva / Leman. Verbier and Villars / Les Diablerets are about an hour's drive away.

Further afield

There are the towns of Montreux and Lausanne to explore. Lac Leman has a number of boat trips (reduced prices available with special rail pass). Also Chateau de Chillon, the Point Sud adventure park and the Swiss Vapeur Parc miniature railway. It takes about 25 minutes by car to reach France (Chatel) or use the road along the Lac Leman (Geneva) to visit Evian.