The chalet is one of the best located in the resort and is very well furnished and equipped. You can walk 200 yards and then ski on a blue run on the Chavannes mountain slope to start or end your day's skiing without using your car. Accommodation comprises 3 bedrooms plus a mezzanine bedroom area overlooking the double height living room and kitchen, Bathroom, Shower-room and separate WC.. The shower-room has an instant electric shower so you should never be the one who gets left with no hot water! Bedroom one has a double bed, the mezzanine bedroom area has 2 single beds, bedroom two has 2 single beds that can be pushed together and and the last bedroom has 4 bunk- beds. A continuous balcony runs around 3 sides of the chalet offering panoramic views over the ski slopes and village. There is a garage and ski-storage facilities on the ground floor and parking area outside. We are a short distance from the main ski schools and the village centre is 15 minutes walk down the road. There is also a free ski-bus that stops 30yds from the chalet to take you up or down to the skilifts or village.
Les Gets is as little as 7 hours drive from Calais, all on motorways except for the last 25 miles or one hour's drive from Geneva Airport. It is part of the largest international linked ski area in the world with 420 miles of pistes spread across 12 linked resorts. The area is suitable for all levels of skiers including beginners. The village has 2 French ski schools and the British Alpine Ski School. The night life is friendly and relaxed with many English speaking shops, restaurants, bars and discos.
How to Book
Bookings can be made direct with the owner on:
e-mail: stewartvine@gmail.com
or Tel: +44 (0)7774 859595
- Prices are for the chalet per week inclusive of heating and electricity up to 200kws per week.
- We ask for a £200 refundable security deposit for any damages. This may be increased for certain types of bookings.
- Deposit of 25% of rental required at time of booking is non refundable. Balance is payable 8 weeks prior to let. Reservations made within 8 weeks of the let require full payment at time of booking.
- Lettings are from 4pm on the first day to 12 noon on the last day.
- You must clean the chalet before you leave on saturday morning so that it's in the condition you would like to find it. If you dont want to do this, please dont book the chalet.
- When you contact us we send you a booking form to return and we hold the chalet provisionally for you for 10 days to allow time for your deposit to reach us. After this time the chalet will be re-offered.
- The village levies a tax on all holiday makers of 0.81Euros per adult per day (about £4 per week). We are obliged to collect this and pass it on to the Town Hall.
Guest Book
Just a few comments from previous guests:
- From Mrs Thomas at Christmas 99:- "I just wanted to let you know that we had a great Christmas while staying in the chalet at Les Gets. The chalet was clean and welcoming. We really enjoyed the skiing and the British Ski school were great. The children are now 'experts' and are fearless on the slopes, while us adults are a little more cautious."
- From Mr & Mrs Clinch in Feb 2000:- "Dear Stewart, THANK YOU. We had a really great time in Les Gets. We thought La Felire was super. It was so nice to have comfortable seating -- not like the usual French offerings -- and we were also impressed by the kitchen. We would have no hesitation in recommending the chalet to anyone and we have put it, and Les Gets, at the top of our list of favourites for a return visit"
- From Mr Proctor in the summer of 2000:- "The Chalet was perfect for the six of us. The beds were the most comfortable we have ever slept in in Chalets/Mobile homes... Swimming in the nearby lake was a superb way to end a hot day."
- From S. Smith in March 2001, who's booked again this year:- "A brief note to say thank you for the use of the chalet, everybody had a glorious week. The four children got on fine at the ESF and are ready for next year! We all enjoyed ourselves and were very happy in the chalet. Please let me know when you start taking bookings for next year"
- From Mr. Lancaster in Jan 2002 who's booked again this year;- "of all the places we have stayed in chalets/timeshares your's was the best equipped even with all the baby things we never used"
- From C. Bunnett in Mar 2002:- "We have stayed in Les Gets for a couple of times now and your chalet is by far the best we have had, location fantastic, Chalet contents spot on, clean, tidy great, will use again. thanks so much"
- From Mrs. Rose in Jan 2002:- "we had a fantastic hols in your lovely house, wonderful village, great skiing. Would love to visit again"
- From Sam D in Mar 2003:-"the chalet was a home from home and made a great base for our holiday"
- From Mr. K. Nicholls in January 2004:- "we found the chalet to be in the perfect spot for our mixed group- the beginners managing to ski in ski out by the end of the week"
- From Miss J. Cave in February 2005:- "Excellent chalet, very comfortable and a wonderful skiing holiday had by all. Les Gets is a great family friendly resort and we will definitely return"
Ski Map
How To Get There
By Road from the UK
Calais to Les Gets is 570 miles and can be travelled all by motorway except the last 25 miles. The autoroute tolls cost approximately £35 (50 Euros) each way per vehicle and with diesel around £3.75 per gallon in France, fuel costs will be from £55 each way per vehicle.
A recommended route is Calais-A26-Reims-(A4)-A26-Troyes-A5-A31-Dijon-A39-(via Dole)-Bourg en Bresse-A40-(towards Chamonix) but get off motorway at Cluses, head for Taninges and then Les Gets.
If you live in the western half of England and Wales, you might consider a relaxing overnight ferry crossing from Portsmouth to Le Havre. Sleeping cabins cost about £30 to £40 extra for 2 to 4 berths. From Le Havre the distance is less, about 490 miles to Les Gets and costs about £30 each way for the motorway tolls. A recommended route would be Le Havre-N15-A131(use Pont de Tancarville)-A13-* the Peripherique *-A6 (past Nemours, Auxerre, Beaune) then -Macon-A40-and the D902 to Les Gets.
* To avoid the Paris Peripherique: from the A13 turn right onto the A12 and follow signs for Lyon which will lead you to the A6.
By Air
Geneva Airport is a little over 1 hour by road from Les Gets. Try Easyjet from Gatwick, Luton or Liverpool, British Airways from London and Manchester. In advance or once you're there you can hire a car (see below), take the bus (approx £18 per person one way, a bus daily and 3 bus's in the winter on Saturdays) or private hire a minibus for the journey (see below)
Car Hire / Taxis
Car hire from Geneva airport:
Contact myself for National / Alamo Car-hire (this is the company I use so I have personal knowledge of the vehicles available, costs, where you pick up and return the cars etc.) or try:
Hertz: Tel 00 41 22 798 17 71 or Avis: Tel 00 41 22 929 03 30 or Europcar: Tel 00 41 22 798 11 10
As an example, recently (in 2005) someone hired a 9 seat minibus (a Mercedes Vito) from www.holidayautos.co.uk for £420
Private Taxi / Minibus hire direct from Geneva airport to our Chalet:
Contact Alan Semple on 0033 450 74 38 42 or on mobile 0033 677 86 52 82 Costs are 30E (about £23) per person with a minimum charge of 3 people (about £70)