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  5 of 5, "Truly a chilled chalet" 08/01/2008 @ 17:56:42 |
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| 4 members have given this review an average rating of 4.5 of 5 |
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| Price Paid |
| £45 pp p/n |
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| Booked Chalet Through |
| Direct through Chill Chalet |
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| Times Visited |
| Just Once |
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| Review Detail |
We were up at their new chalet in montchavin... first impressions were great, relaxed atmosphere, homely but clean rooms and very friendly and helpful staff. The chalet itself is about 2 minutes walk to the bottom chair lift and 2 mins to the lowest gondola, we had a beautiful view of the les arcs/ la plagne valley and across to mont blanc on one side and a great view of the woods and the bottom of a ski run on the other. The chalet and the town itself felt fairly secluded and well situated for that 'chilled' feeling.
Breakfasts well very well catered for and the staff got us whatever we needed (within reason :) ) so everyone was happy with the help yourself selection.
Dinners were fantastic, no shmancy pants starters and over prepped mush... just great tasting homestyle cooking prepared fresh every night by the two chalet staff and using local produce... the tartaflette was a particular favourite.
The whole atmosphere was exactly what you would want on a holiday, relaxed and friendly, no pretentious 'dude' waffle nor any condescending atmosphere as we were only beginners/early intermediates (which i had encountered on my last chalet trip).
There were plenty of films and dvds to watch when we weren't out on the slopes as well as an xbox to play if the mood took us, although it could really do with another couple of controllers as it only had 1. Apparently they're getting a Wii soon but we weren't fussed that it wasn't there, the company was too good to worry about it.
Montchavin is a VERY quiet village so not great if you want to go out on the lash every night but we enjoyed a few nights out in the quiet local bars, there is a club... Oxygene which is well... straight out of the 80s and horribly over priced but good for a laugh on occasion.
The only thing that was a bit of a let-down was no internet access, which they did advertise but couldnt get hooked up until after we left... personally i was glad to be off the net for 2 weeks solid but i guess i should be picky about it.
Beds were comfortable but basic and the rooms were decent sized each room/suite has its own en-suite which was great but they were also the only toilets you could use, so if you needed the toilet after dinner you had to go down to your room and then come back up via the exterior staircase which took some getting used to, but gave me an excuse for a cheeky fag on the way back eheh.
But by far and away the best thing was the staff, both Dave and Leo were excellent throughout, great fun, thoroughly proffessional and made our holiday run like clockwork! (the other staff in the Bourg chalet seemed equally great and we met them a few times during our stay, so kudos to the management for good recruitment)
oh, and did i mention free binding and board hire? we were free to test anything and everything which was great and they were really helpful with problem setups too. Unfortunately it did lack a dedicated board room and workshop but no-one seemed to mind doing the servicing on the balcony or in the living area in the evenings. |
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| Strengths |
Free board hire
cheap accommodation
Brilliant staff
Great cooking
fantastic atmosphere and friendly environment
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| Weaknesses |
no dedicated boardroom,
no upstairs toilet |
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| Similar Chalets Visited |
CSB
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