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La Marsa is still very much the owner’s pride and joy. They ensure absolute attention to detail and perfection throughout, making it the perfect addition to the iSki portfolio. From the road La Marsa appears to be a relatively small and quaint stone building but the spacious “boutique hotel” style chalet encompasses four floors and benefits from a large private garden (ideal for building snowmen in the winter and BBQing in the spring) which banks onto the river Isere and overlooks the stunning old stone bridge in LeFornet village. With an abundance of luxury chalets, a Michelin starred restaurant and superb access to glacier skiing, Fornet is fast becoming the exclusive area of Val d’Isere. Chalet La Marsa’s comfortable and luxurious vibe complements its surroundings only too well. The 6 en-suite bedrooms draped in fresh, crisp linen and equipped with flat screen TVs (local channels with some English translation) and iPod docking stations are discretely tucked away on the lower floors. When you’re ready to leave your safe haven, the spacious and inviting living areas will bring the whole group together in style and comfort. The chalet features a large dining area, two lounge areas (one with open fire, the other with large screen TV, children’s snug and small bar area) and a private wellness area with hot tub, sauna and massage table. Continental breakfast, afternoon tea and cleaning services are included as standard in the chalet rental price but a full catering service provided by a professional chef is available on request. To maintain our high service standards and in keeping with the local life, chalet La Marsa is staffed by an English and French team. Fred, your Chalet Manager, is a Val d’Isere local and will be on hand to share his knowledge and wealth of experience to ensure you really do get the most from your stay. The chalet host, who lives at La Marsa, will discretely work their magic to ensure a fresh, clean and tidy welcome after a hard day on the slopes and your driver is well practised in the art of making everyday effortless.
La Marsa is still very much the owner’s pride and joy. They ensure absolute attention to detail and perfection throughout, making it the perfect addition to the iSki portfolio.
From the road La Marsa appears to be a relatively small and quaint stone building but the spacious “boutique hotel” style chalet encompasses four floors and benefits from a large private garden (ideal for building snowmen in the winter and BBQing in the spring) which banks onto the river Isere and overlooks the stunning old stone bridge in LeFornet village.
With an abundance of luxury chalets, a Michelin starred restaurant and superb access to glacier skiing, Fornet is fast becoming the exclusive area of Val d’Isere. Chalet La Marsa’s comfortable and luxurious vibe complements its surroundings only too well.
The 6 en-suite bedrooms draped in fresh, crisp linen and equipped with flat screen TVs (local channels with some English translation) and iPod docking stations are discretely tucked away on the lower floors. When you’re ready to leave your safe haven, the spacious and inviting living areas will bring the whole group together in style and comfort.
The chalet features a large dining area, two lounge areas (one with open fire, the other with large screen TV, children’s snug and small bar area) and a private wellness area with hot tub, sauna and massage table.
Continental breakfast, afternoon tea and cleaning services are included as standard in the chalet rental price but a full catering service provided by a professional chef is available on request.
To maintain our high service standards and in keeping with the local life, chalet La Marsa is staffed by an English and French team. Fred, your Chalet Manager, is a Val d’Isere local and will be on hand to share his knowledge and wealth of experience to ensure you really do get the most from your stay. The chalet host, who lives at La Marsa, will discretely work their magic to ensure a fresh, clean and tidy welcome after a hard day on the slopes and your driver is well practised in the art of making everyday effortless.
• WiFi
• 200m to ski lifts
• Hot tub
• Sauna
• Fireplace
• Ski and boot room
• Driver service
• Games room
Available as either (please call for further details):
• Self Catered
• Bed & breakfast
• Half Board
Forth Floor (top floor):
• Lounge
• Hot tub
• Sauna
• WC
Third Floor (entrance level):
Room 1 - Double / twin rooms, with en-suite facilities
Room 2 - Double / twin rooms, with en-suite facilities
Second Floor (ground level):
Room 3 - Double / twin rooms, with en-suite facilities
Room 4 - Double / twin rooms, with en-suite facilities
First Floor (lower ground level):
Room 5 - Double / twin rooms, with en-suite facilities
Room 6 - Double / twin rooms, with en-suite facilities
Available as either (please call for further details):
• Self Catered
• Bed & breakfast
• Half Board
Half board service includes:
3 x 3 course evening meals prepared and delivered from a local Michelin star restaurant
3 x 2 course Savoyard style evening meals prepared and served in the chalet.
• Price per adult for 6 evening meals is approximately €270.00
• Children’s meal are available, please ask for more information.
• Alcohol is not included in this price)
Upgrading your stay to include one of our catering packages not only saves the hassle and stress of someone being tied to the kitchen whilst on holiday but also offers you great food and service at incredibly reasonable prices.
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.
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Chalet La Marsa
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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
