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Chalet Amelie is a spacious, modern and beautifully designed ski and snowboard chalet in Val d’Isère offering excellent value holidays in Val d’Isère at cheap prices. The chalet is in Le Fornet right next to both the village centre and the ski lifts and slopes. The Le Fornet cable car is situated directly in front of the chalet. The chalet has a hot tub on the balcony with beautiful mountain views. All rooms are fully en-suite with attractive stone and wood used throughout. Revel in the Val d’Isère nightlife, just a short and free 10 minute shuttle-bus ride away, or enjoy the local atmosphere in Le Fornet’s own bars and restaurants. As with all our accommodation this Val d’Isère chalet is great value and offers skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts a top-quality chalet holiday at unbeatable prices. All in all the chalet represents excellent value for money for those wishing to try the Val d’Isère experience. Chalet Amelie was built by the Bonnevie family in 2007 and offers an exceptional standard of accommodation in Val d’Isère. The living room has an open fire and comfortable sofas for après-ski drinks and the dining room area is large and airy with an open-plan kitchen and balcony overlooking the slopes. All rooms are en-suite with high levels of finish and tasteful décor throughout. Some rooms have south-facing balconies overlooking the pistes and the cable-car descending into Le Fornet, all of which use local wood, stone and furniture to enhance the chalet atmosphere. There is a private area for leaving skis and boots (with boot-warmer) plus usual chalet amenities. The chalet is run and catered by our own experienced staff, with meals being taken together in the large dining area for a great, convivial atmosphere, ideal for making new friends or just enjoying the company of your own group. During your stay you will be looked after by your personal chalet team who will cook meals, clean the accommodation and ensure you have an enjoyable stay. The Chalet offers our premium chalet menu featuring a hearty breakfast each day with pastries and hot options, sumptuous home-made cake for afternoon tea and a delicious five-course evening meal served with quality French bottled wine on six nights. Enjoy extra touches such as a nightly cheese board and canapés with welcome drinks. See the Meals section on this page for more details. Val d’Isère has a great atmosphere, is a large and vibrant town and has direct access to a different part of the world-famous Espace Killy Ski Area. The chalet benefits from the great atmosphere, fun staff, informal environment that all our chalets have plus the same great value holiday prices. With and access to our knowledgeable reps who will be able to organise your skiing and snowboarding holiday needs. Location: Access to the lifts can be either by walking straight from the front door down to the slopes in less than 2 minutes or via the free and very frequent shuttle buses that run to the middle of Val d’Isère if you want to directly get to another part of the Espace Killy. Val d’Isère needs little or no introduction to seasoned ski and snowboard enthusiasts. The resort is located at the head of the Isere Valley at 1860 metres and enjoys exceptional snow conditions and challenging skiing conditions all serviced by a world-class lift system that whisks you to the top of the mountain. Queues are so rare as to be a talking point if they do happen and this is one of the best places in the world to engage a guide and get in some serious off-piste action. Beginners are not left out with plenty of free lifts on the nursery slopes in Val d’Isère, the top of the Solaise bowl and the runs down from the Col de l’Iseran offering more relaxed cruising. Chalet Amelie is located right opposite the Fornet cable car which takes you straight up towards the Grand Vallon and Pissaillais Glaciers or you can take the frequent and free shuttle bus towards Val d’Isère and get the Olympique or Solaise Express lifts up from there. Eating out is a great Val d’Isère experience. For those wanting five-star dining the Michelin Star Table de l’Ours or the Hotel Christiana are great options. More modest budgets are well taken care of with excellent restaurants such as the 1789 for open-fire cooked steaks, the Fondue Factory for local cuisine, Victor’s for nouvelle cuisine, or the many pizza and local produce restaurants dotted around the village. You won’t be stuck for choice… In addition there are several excellent boulangeries that also make sandwiches and pastries to take away. Nightlife is famous in Val d’Isère. The Folie Douce is known as the ‘Ibiza of the Alps’ with pumping dance music and partying every day on the slopes from around 3pm (if that’s your thing) until the lifts close. After this finishes you are then spoilt for choice with well-known venues such as the Saloon, Dick’s Tea Bar, Morris Pub, Victor’s, Bananas and dozens of other places.
Chalet Amelie is a spacious, modern and beautifully designed ski and snowboard chalet in Val d’Isère offering excellent value holidays in Val d’Isère at cheap prices. The chalet is in Le Fornet right next to both the village centre and the ski lifts and slopes. The Le Fornet cable car is situated directly in front of the chalet. The chalet has a hot tub on the balcony with beautiful mountain views. All rooms are fully en-suite with attractive stone and wood used throughout. Revel in the Val d’Isère nightlife, just a short and free 10 minute shuttle-bus ride away, or enjoy the local atmosphere in Le Fornet’s own bars and restaurants. As with all our accommodation this Val d’Isère chalet is great value and offers skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts a top-quality chalet holiday at unbeatable prices.
All in all the chalet represents excellent value for money for those wishing to try the Val d’Isère experience.
Chalet Amelie was built by the Bonnevie family in 2007 and offers an exceptional standard of accommodation in Val d’Isère. The living room has an open fire and comfortable sofas for après-ski drinks and the dining room area is large and airy with an open-plan kitchen and balcony overlooking the slopes. All rooms are en-suite with high levels of finish and tasteful décor throughout. Some rooms have south-facing balconies overlooking the pistes and the cable-car descending into Le Fornet, all of which use local wood, stone and furniture to enhance the chalet atmosphere. There is a private area for leaving skis and boots (with boot-warmer) plus usual chalet amenities. The chalet is run and catered by our own experienced staff, with meals being taken together in the large dining area for a great, convivial atmosphere, ideal for making new friends or just enjoying the company of your own group.
During your stay you will be looked after by your personal chalet team who will cook meals, clean the accommodation and ensure you have an enjoyable stay. The Chalet offers our premium chalet menu featuring a hearty breakfast each day with pastries and hot options, sumptuous home-made cake for afternoon tea and a delicious five-course evening meal served with quality French bottled wine on six nights. Enjoy extra touches such as a nightly cheese board and canapés with welcome drinks. See the Meals section on this page for more details.
Val d’Isère has a great atmosphere, is a large and vibrant town and has direct access to a different part of the world-famous Espace Killy Ski Area. The chalet benefits from the great atmosphere, fun staff, informal environment that all our chalets have plus the same great value holiday prices. With and access to our knowledgeable reps who will be able to organise your skiing and snowboarding holiday needs.
Location:
Access to the lifts can be either by walking straight from the front door down to the slopes in less than 2 minutes or via the free and very frequent shuttle buses that run to the middle of Val d’Isère if you want to directly get to another part of the Espace Killy.
Val d’Isère needs little or no introduction to seasoned ski and snowboard enthusiasts. The resort is located at the head of the Isere Valley at 1860 metres and enjoys exceptional snow conditions and challenging skiing conditions all serviced by a world-class lift system that whisks you to the top of the mountain. Queues are so rare as to be a talking point if they do happen and this is one of the best places in the world to engage a guide and get in some serious off-piste action. Beginners are not left out with plenty of free lifts on the nursery slopes in Val d’Isère, the top of the Solaise bowl and the runs down from the Col de l’Iseran offering more relaxed cruising. Chalet Amelie is located right opposite the Fornet cable car which takes you straight up towards the Grand Vallon and Pissaillais Glaciers or you can take the frequent and free shuttle bus towards Val d’Isère and get the Olympique or Solaise Express lifts up from there.
Eating out is a great Val d’Isère experience. For those wanting five-star dining the Michelin Star Table de l’Ours or the Hotel Christiana are great options. More modest budgets are well taken care of with excellent restaurants such as the 1789 for open-fire cooked steaks, the Fondue Factory for local cuisine, Victor’s for nouvelle cuisine, or the many pizza and local produce restaurants dotted around the village. You won’t be stuck for choice… In addition there are several excellent boulangeries that also make sandwiches and pastries to take away.
Nightlife is famous in Val d’Isère. The Folie Douce is known as the ‘Ibiza of the Alps’ with pumping dance music and partying every day on the slopes from around 3pm (if that’s your thing) until the lifts close. After this finishes you are then spoilt for choice with well-known venues such as the Saloon, Dick’s Tea Bar, Morris Pub, Victor’s, Bananas and dozens of other places.
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Chalet Amelie
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• Outdoor Hot Tub
• Terrace
• Slope Views from Terrace Hot Tub
• 50m from Slopes
• Local Restaurants & Bars Nearby
• Regular, 5 Minute, Free Shuttle Bus to Val d'Isère
• Ski & Boot Room
• Boot Warmers
• Balcony Rooms Available
• Lounge / TV Area
• Open Plan Kitchen & Dining Area
• Situated in the Exclusive Hamlet of Le Fornet
The chalet sleeps up to 26 people in a range of rooms with all meals taken in the chalet and prepared by our highly experienced staff in the kitchen. If the whole chalet is booked by one group, the 24th, 25th and 26th beds are free of charge The rooms are arranged as follows:
• Room 1 - Sleeps 2 - Twin/double room with en-suite shower/bathroom with WC (*this room is on the lower floor so does not have mountain views).
• Room 2- Sleeps 2 - Twin/double room with en-suite shower/bathroom with WC (*this room is on the lower floor so does not have mountain views).
• Room 3 - Sleeps 2 - Twin/double room with en-suite shower/bathroom with WC.
• Room 4 - Sleeps 2 - Twin/double room with en-suite shower/bathroom with WC.
• Room 5 - Sleeps 2 - Twin/double room with en-suite shower/bathroom with WC and balcony.
• Room 6 - Sleeps 2 - Twin/double room with en-suite shower/bathroom with WC.
• Room 7 - Sleeps 4 - Family or friends shared room for 4 people with room 8. A double room and separate adjoining bunk with en-suite shared shower/bathroom with WC and balcony. These rooms must be taken as one unit for 4 people as the shared shower-room is accessed via the double bedroom. (*the shared shower/bath room is accessed via the double bedroom and the toilet is in the private corridor in-between the 2 rooms)
• Room 8 - Sleeps 4 - Family or friends shared room for 4 people with room 7. A double room and separate adjoining bunk with en-suite shared shower/bathroom with WC and balcony. These rooms must be taken as one unit for 4 people as the shared shower-room is accessed via the double bedroom. (*the shared shower/bath room is accessed via the double bedroom and the toilet is in the private corridor in-between the 2 rooms).
• Room 9 - Sleeps 2 - Twin/double room with en-suite shower/bathroom with WC.
• Room 10 - Sleeps 3 - Triple room with en-suite shower/bathroom with WC with balcony.
• Room 11 - Sleeps 4 - Quad family room. Very large master bedroom with double bed and two extra single beds under the eaves. Balcony, large en-suite shower/bathroom with WC. Perfect for families.
The food served at Chalet Amelie is one of the highlights of your holiday. We believe that skiing and snowboarding should be about getting fresh air, exercise, thrills and spills… and then coming back and completely spoiling yourself!
Chalet Amelie offer restaurant quality breakfast, afternoon tea and a five-course evening meal including canapés and a cheese board each evening served with complimentary French bottled white and red wine.
• Breakfast:
Breakfast has a selection of French pastries, freshly baked baguette, preserves, yoghurt, fruit, choice of cereals, tea, coffee, juices, porridge cooked to order and a different hot option daily (for example, on one morning we offer sausage, scrambled egg & tomato; on another morning we offer bacon, fried egg, hash brown and mushrooms).
• Afternoon Tea:
Afternoon tea is served from 4pm and consists of delicious freshly baked cakes, tea (PG tips), selection of herbal and fruit teas, freshly brewed coffee, hot chocolate and cordial, all available until dinner. Tea and coffee are available throughout the day and after dinner.
• Dinner:
Dinner is served in the chalet in a communal setting – a 5-course meal with canapés and cheeseboard. Plentiful portions are served ensuring you will be well fed and nobody will leave the table feeling hungry.
• Packed Lunch:
A packed lunch can be ordered for a small fee each day and will be prepared for you to pick up at breakfast if you are going on a day trip or just want to save money on the mountain.
Dietary Requirements:
Children, vegetarians, vegans and special diets are all catered for. Just let us know at the time of booking and the menu can be discussed further with your chalet team. If you have specific requirements (vegan, allergies, celiac) we would ask that you let us know sometime in advance so we can prepare and to bring any special foods with you as many of them can be very hard to source in France.
Please note, Chef’s night off is normally on a Wednesday when the hotel staff have some well deserved time off. Our staff will be happy to recommend some of the many excellent restaurants in the village.
At a resort height of 1850m, Val d'Isere is part of the Espace Killy region alongside the resort of Tignes. As a whole, the Espace Killy has a total piste distance of more than 300km and two glaciers.
Val d'Isere's early and late snow records are among the best in Europe, making up a huge part of the resort's appeal to skiers across the continent and beyond. It's little wonder this French mountain village has won the hearts of so many.
One of the other things that draws skiers and others to Val d'Isere is the beauty of the traditional village around which the resort has grown up. It's rare to find a French resort of any size with that old-fashioned feel, and perhaps one of the reasons Val d'Isere manages is that its position as host of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, making the slopes here very prestigious. If it’s the resort feel you’re looking for, though, don't worry – ski-in ski-out accommodation is available throughout, in chalet, hotel, and apartment form.
The resort itself is made up of three main areas; La Daille, the resort's unnamed centre (which in itself is made up of smaller, named neighbourhoods), and Le Fornet. La Daille is located at the entrance to the resort, near the end of the Olympic downhill runs. After passing through La Daille you will enter into Val d'Isere's central areas, including the picturesque neighbourhoods of Le Cret, Le Legettaz, Le Josery, Le Chatelard, and the exclusive Bellevarde Cliffs (or Millionaires' Row as the locals call it) and then, beyond the church, is the beautiful Le Fornet.
La Daille is chiefly made up of self-catered apartments with one or two catered chalets & hotels mixed in, where Le Fornet is nigh-exclusively comprised of beautiful traditional chalets. More variety is found in the central area which contains a good mix of apartments, chalets and hotels.
Many resorts don't differentiate between sections so strongly, but Val d'Isere's areas are a fascinating and beguiling mix of styles and slopes. It's also worth bearing in mind the number of clubs and bars in the centre of town as well as the relaxing and convenient ski down to La Daille that caps off an afternoon at the Folie Douce, Val d'Isere's top apres bar. Le Fornet, by contrast, has an unbeatable advantage for dedicated skiers – immediate cable car access.
Don't be too concerned about getting from point to point, though; the bus service in town runs well into the night and will never leave you waiting for long. There really isn't a bad part of town to stay in.
While the home of an Alpine World Cup is – deservedly – considered more in terms of intermediate and advanced slopes, Val d'Isere has a number of green and blue runs – and, better, the lifts for the nursery slopes are free of charge, so no beginner needs to buy a full week's lift pass just to find out whether they have the makings of a better skier. It's completely possible for a dedicated visitor to return year on year, improving their abilities on the slopes, and enjoying a new skiing experience every time.
The ski schools of Val d'Isere are very welcoming and are up for almost any challenge. However, fledgling skiers should be aware that while the nursery slopes are easy to access, many of the runs that you will progress onto are some height above the resort itself. Some of the runs which would return you to the town center are substantially more difficult – most notably “the Face”, one of the resort's justly-feared black runs.
We therefore often recommend that beginners either ski to La Daille before boarding a bus into town or head to Le Fornet or Laisinant, which are serviced by easy winding runs that will soon bring you back to town via a convenient bus stop.
Intermediate skiers will delight in great numbers of both blue and red runs, enough that a week's determined skiing won't even require many repetitions of routes. Particularly recommended for experienced intermediates are the Germain Mattis and the OK/Orange, which form a nice bridge between intermediate and advanced skiing.
If those seem more of a challenge than you're ready for, however, the Diebold run and Piste 'L', both blue, are excellent, enjoyable to traverse, and sure to raise your confidence in your own skills. Beyond those specific recommendations, an intermediate skier in Val d'Isere is encouraged to explore, swap recommendations with others in the various apres bars and lodges, and generally test themselves as appropriate.
As well as countless opportunities to enjoy the powdery slopes off-piste, Val d'Isere offers several black runs suited to the very best. La Face or, to give it its full name, La Face de Bellevarde is the queen of these, however, and it should be – it's also the Olympic run, and as it takes you right into the heart of town, it makes a wonderful capstone to a day's skiing for any advanced practitioner.
Still, it's far from the only available black run, and one thing's for sure – you will not be bored while you're here!
Both Val d'Isere and the other major resort in the Espace Killy, Tignes, have modern and highly respected snow parks. For the snowboarder who wants more, however, the off-piste is some of the best in Europe much loved by snowboard aficionados and there are even several areas perfect for honing your jibbing skills if you're one of those who doesn't so much have a board as a jib stick.
Fun is assured for all skill levels of snowboarder; the resort has a reputation for hooking visitors and seeing one of the highest rates of return among the snowboarding community.
Given its fantastic snow record, a trip to Val d'Isere gives you every chance of getting a week's worth of powder skiing. With good conditions, the off-piste skiing in Val d'Isere is phenomenal! Le Fornet is the best base of operations for those who like it steep and deep between the trees. There is also a lot of easily accessible off-piste to be had, so you can get your powder fix without having to hike.
There really is everything here a ski lover could want.
The resort can't be said to fall down on apres-ski. This picturesque traditional French village has some sublime gourmet restaurants and wonderful shops to browse, to say nothing of the clubs and bars out on the piste.
Whatever your tastes, budget, or the size of your group, Val d'Isere has somewhere that will cater to you, from the students spending the last of their year's loan for a holiday blowout to the captains of the industry looking for a celebration to remember after signing the deal of their lives.
Queen of the apres-ski scene in Val d'Isere is La Folie Douce, a mountain bar and restaurant that is part of an amazing chain with outlets only in the greatest ski resorts worldwide. Their website will keep you up to date on the chef's recommendations and any special events they're hosting, but don't make the mistake of thinking that a chef's recommendations, openly posted, mean this is anything less than a party joint – because this is partying in the approved French fashion, and the best food is matched by the best champagne and the best atmosphere, with dancers on hand to keep the party going.
You can challenge yourself to return to the resort on ski or ride down in comfort in the lift.
It doesn't stop there, though; there's always a party in full swing, and not much less famous than La Folie Douce is Dick's Tea Bar, a standout for the English skier and rightly infamous – for all the best reasons. Ski all day, party all night – whatever you prefer, Val d'Isere has you covered.
The Health Spa and well-equipped sports center give plenty of options to those who want to enjoy themselves while their partner's taking to the slopes & luxuriate in the hammam (Turkish steam bath). Alternatively, enjoy taking a skidoo trip or spend your time exploring the mountain at a more sedate pace by snowshoe.
Or you can get a completely different perspective on the resort from the air, taking an aerofoil to see the mountain from a seeing-is-believing perspective above it. Whatever you like to spend your leisure hours doing, you're almost guaranteed the chance in this beautiful resort setting.
Part of the Espace Killy ski area
View the Val d'Isere resort guide
