Stay here, you will not be disappointed
Review Submitted: July 1, 2008
Date of Stay: June 2008
I've stayed at a number of French Alpine apartments in Chamonix, Tignes and Val D'Isere, in winter and in summer. This one has been the best by far. The description given by the owners is spot on.
It is modern, spotlessly clean, easily accessible by road, train and to the Les Houches lift system. The local train and bus network is very efficient, and means that it is possible to park the car in the garage and not use it until going home again. The apartment is amazingly well stocked - the kitchen has far more in than my kitchen at home!
Before going, I was in regular communication with Janet, who gave a level of information on the local walks and attractions that I suspect only the local Office De Tourism could beat (which is only a few hundred metres away from the apartment anyway!), and they wouldn't be able to give the personal recommendation that Janet did (recommendations that I can now say were well recommended, especially Le Lac Blanc walk).
Les Houches is nice village with astounding views of the Aguille Vert end of the Mont Blanc Massif, which can all be seen from the balconies of the apartment. The sunset on these mountains is really worth seeing. I didn't find any cafes or restaurants that I didn't like in the village, Chamonix or on the mounatinsides. All the people I met were friendly and willing to talk (although this may have been as excuse for a rest whilst walking!!).
As well as walking, I would recommend mountain biking (there are trails of all abilities and the lifts will take bikes up to the top no problem), rock climbing (I only went outdoors as the weather was so good, but the indoor place looked good on the brochure), wildlife spotting (get out on the first lift before there are many people around and walk the trails through the Aguilles Rouges reserve), experiencing the affects of altitude on the Midi, white water rafting through the middle of Chamonix town centre and just getting out to enjoy the fresh air and relaxed atmosphere of the Chamonix valley.
Would I recommend this apartment to a friend? Well, I would go back there, so I definitely would recommend it.
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