Luxury apartment by cable car, ski slopes, restaurants & shops (150m) — Property 87635
- Fully equipped inc. satellite TV, dishwasher, washing machine, garage
- Location: Les Houches, Chamonix - Mont Blanc, Haute-Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France
Summary of the apartment, 1 bedroom, sleeps 5
- Contact Janet Saville
- +44 (0)7874 607396
- Property type:
- apartment, 45 m²
- Location type:
- Mountain, Village
- Highlights:
- Balcony, DVD, TV
- View all features
- Pets not allowed
- Suitable for elderly
- No smoking
- Family friendly
Chalet Whymper |
The Bedroom |
The Open Plan Lounge and Kitchen |
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The Shower Room |
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Luxury apartment by cable car, ski slopes, restaurants & shops (150m)
This new apartment is situated in the traditional Savoyarde Village of Les Houches, entrance to the Chamonix Valley at the foot of Mont Blanc and home to the Kandahar World Cup downhill race. Its virtually ski in ski out with the Bellevue Cable Car and Chair Lift Coupe de Monde just 150 metres away plus the Ski Bus stop giving access to the vast number of other ski areas in the Chamonix Valley. Fully equipped and furnished to a high standard with HD TV showing BBC and ITV satellite channels. Within 150 metres there are three excellent restaurants, three bars and a good selection of shops. If you are part of a larger group we have links with other apartment owners in Chalet Whymper. We can put you in touch with them and so cater for large parties all in the same building. Excellent location for activity holidays; mountain biking, cycling, walking, hiking, white water rafting, mountaineering, climbing (outdoor and indoor) and para gliding.
Location
| Nearest airport: | Geneva at 82 kilometres |
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| Nearest beach: | Beach at 800 kilometres |
| Nearest motorway: | A40 Autoroute Blanche at 15 kilometres |
| Nearest ferry port: | Calais at 800 kilometres |
| Nearest railway station: | Les Houches at 1 kilometres |
| Car: | not necessary |
Les Houches is situated at the entrance to the Chamonix Valley, just 6km away from Chamonix town and an hours drive from Geneva airport. In winter Les Houches has its own ski area with 12 red runs, 5 blue runs and 4 green runs plus the black run La Verte (home of the Kandahar World Cup downhill race). The ski bus from Les Houches gives you access to the other 157 km of on piste in the Chamonix Valley. In the summer as well as the mountaineering there are breath-taking walks of all gradients, via ferrata, canyoning and white water rafting on the River Arve. For kids there are organised adventure days with Chamonix Guides, high ropes, a summer toboggan run, an animal park and swimming pool. In spring and autumn it is a cyclists paradise. For mountain bikers theres enough technical single track to satisfy the hungers of even the most hardcore downhillers. For road cyclists there are the opportunities to ride the famous Cols: Col de La Colombiere, Col dAravis, and Joux Plane.
Local activities swimming, tennis, walking, cycling, horse riding, ski, golf, mountain biking, mountaineering, paragliding
Availability for the apartment in Les Houches, France
- Last updated on:
- Thursday, 24 July 2008
- Changeover day:
- Saturday
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- All year

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Weekly rentals run from Saturday to Saturday. Alternative arrival/departure dates are options but subject to availability. Please contact us for a bespoke quote.
Rental rates for the apartment in Les Houches, France
- Rental basis is per property to be paid in:
- British Pounds
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| Period name | Begins | Ends | Weekly | Weekend per night | Midweek per night | Minimum stay |
| 01 Jul 2008 | 04 Jul 2008 | GBP 268 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 05 Jul 2008 | 08 Aug 2008 | GBP 338 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 09 Aug 2008 | 18 Aug 2008 | GBP 338 | - | - | Full Period | |
| 25 Aug 2008 | 31 Aug 2008 | GBP 338 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 01 Sep 2008 | 05 Sep 2008 | GBP 220 | - | - | 4 Nights | |
| 08 Sep 2008 | 12 Sep 2008 | GBP 275 | - | - | 5 Nights | |
| 13 Sep 2008 | 05 Dec 2008 | GBP 314 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 06 Dec 2008 | 12 Dec 2008 | GBP 317 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 13 Dec 2008 | 19 Dec 2008 | GBP 449 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 20 Dec 2008 | 02 Jan 2009 | GBP 690 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 03 Jan 2009 | 30 Jan 2009 | GBP 449 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 31 Jan 2009 | 06 Feb 2009 | GBP 600 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 07 Feb 2009 | 13 Feb 2009 | GBP 640 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 21 Feb 2009 | 27 Feb 2009 | GBP 640 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 28 Feb 2009 | 13 Mar 2009 | GBP 600 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 14 Mar 2009 | 03 Apr 2009 | GBP 640 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 04 Apr 2009 | 10 Apr 2009 | GBP 583 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 11 Apr 2009 | 17 Apr 2009 | GBP 526 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 18 Apr 2009 | 08 May 2009 | GBP 299 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 09 May 2009 | 15 May 2009 | GBP 299 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 16 May 2009 | 22 May 2009 | GBP 299 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 23 May 2009 | 29 May 2009 | GBP 350 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 30 May 2009 | 12 Jun 2009 | GBP 299 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 13 Jun 2009 | 03 Jul 2009 | GBP 314 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 04 Jul 2009 | 17 Jul 2009 | GBP 372 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 18 Jul 2009 | 24 Jul 2009 | GBP 390 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 25 Jul 2009 | 04 Sep 2009 | GBP 399 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 05 Sep 2009 | 30 Oct 2009 | GBP 314 | - | - | 1 Week | |
*Please Note: The owner of this property accepts payment in the original currency specified, before use of conversion tool. The conversion tool is provided for your convenience only. The owner may accept other currencies if specifically agreed in advance.
Notes to the rental rates
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Payment can be made via CHEQUE or BANK TRANSFER in STERLING or EUROS. Payment can also be made via PAYPAL or by CREDIT CARD. Prices include bed linen and towels plus maid cleaning on departure. The local tourist tax levied by the Mayor of Les Houches is also included. To reserve the property a non-refundable deposit of 25% of the total rent is payable together with a signed booking form. The remaining balance must be paid at least 8 weeks before the arrival date. Also to be paid at the same time as the balance payment (but on a separate cheque or credit card guarantee) is a refundable security bond for excess cleaning/ damages/ loss deposit of £300/ ¬440.
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| Notes: | Apartment Chalet Whymper is a fully equipped self catering apartment available for booking all year round with secure individual garage parking and ski locker. There is a lift to all floors. There are two balconies, one accessible from the lounge and the other from the bedroom. The lounge balcony has two balcony tables and four chairs plus a three-seater bench from which you can view the ski run down to the Bellevue Cable Car and along the valley to the Rocher de Fizz mountain range. This balcony gets the afternoon sun. From the bedroom balcony there are views up the Chamonix Valley to the Aiguille du Midi. This balcony gets the morning sun. |
Other Activities husky dog sledging, ski touring (vallee blanche), winter walking with snow shoes, indoor climbing wall, helicopter skiing, speed gliding, ice skating,
Skiing Information:
The ski and snowboard area of Les Houches extends from an altitude of 950 metres to 1900 metres. The terrain is extremely varied, providing enjoyment for all abilities with 12 red runs, 5 blue runs and 4 green runs. Plus the black run La Verte on which the Kandahar World Cup downhill race is run. Many of the runs are long descents through pine and larch forests. The lift system comprises of the Bellevue cable car (150 metres from Chalet Whymper), the Prarion gondola lift (500 metres from Chalet Whymper), 4 chair lifts (including the chair lift Coupe du Monde 150 metres from Chalet Whymper), 12 drag lifts and the Tramway du Mont-Blanc train. From the resort summit there is a breathtaking 360° panorama of the Mont-Blanc range. When necessary, artificial snow coverage is provided by 100 snow canons covering 900m of vertical drop. With the ski bus from Les Houches you can also access the other 157km of on piste (and limitless off piste) in the three other ski areas of the Chamonix Valley.
Featured Review
Stay here, you will not be disappointed
markw, UK
Review Submitted: July 01, 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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- Advertisers:
- Janet Saville
- Telephone
- +44 (0)7874 607396
- Preferred language(s):
- English
- Advertiser since:
- 26 Oct 2007
- Property listed since:
- 26 Oct 2007
