Need more than chalet accommodation? Chalet in the Mountains also offers you flexibility to arrange all aspects of your holiday. From arranging night time snowmobiling, catering options, babysitting to assistance with ski passes, equipment hire, lessons and guiding.

This page covers a selection of the additional services we offer as well as additional information you might find useful when arranging your holiday, so please read on.  But if you have any other requests then please contact us at stay@chaletinthemountains.com

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Self Catered Freedom

Families with Children

Eat in, eat out, you choose! We offer self catering accommodation, but with our unique “meals on wheels” service you can order freshly prepared dinners delivered directly to your chalet. So there's a catered option on the nights you choose. No need to decide how much cooking you want to do until you arrive.

Even on the days you decide to cook, your self-catering holiday can be even more relaxing by having your groceries and drinks delivered direct to the door of your chalet. Just give your grocery list to our friends at chaletfood.com and they will take care of the rest.  Click on the chaletfood.com logo for further details or to place an order.

We pride ourselves on our child friendly services. As avid travellers and parents to two small children we appreciate how much hassle it can be to de-camp. With that in mind we have a supply of baby cots, high chairs, baby monitors, bottle sterilizers, potties, toy box, kiddie plates etc.. All are available on request (subject to availability), so please mention your requirements at the time of booking.

Once you are in your chalet, we can also help with baby sitting.  Chalet in the Mountains work in association with Baby-Garde, a locally run babysitting agency.  We can help you arrange experienced, english speaking babysitters for the day or evening (or both!!).  All babysitters have been subject to a rigorous selection procedure including checks on their competence, their character and professional ability and each babysitter is covered by civil liability insurance

For winter, there are a full range of passes available, from half days to a whole season.  You can buy passes that cover individual ski areas only, several ski areas in the valley, or the whole of the valley and nearby area (click here or on the ski areas button for more information on the ski areas).

Probably the best ski pass is SKIPASS MONT BLANC which not only covers Les Houches and Chamonix, but also to all the other resorts in the Mont-Blanc area: Megève, Saint-Gervais, les Contamines, Combloux, Praz sur Arly, Plaine-Joux, Vallorcine, Cordon, and Courmayeur and Val Veny in the Aosta valley in Italy.  About 700km of pistes in all.

A 6 day adult SKIPASS MONT BLANC costs around €210 and a child (5-16yrs) pass is €170.  Under 5s go free.

By comparison, a 6 day pass covering just Les Houches (the nearest ski area to the chalets) is €135 for adults and €95 for children.

Alternatively, you can buy passes on a day by day basis covering a specific ski area.  For example, a full day adult pass for Les Houches is approx €27 and €19 for a child pass.  Half day passes are available at a cheaper price.

Chalet in the Mountains can arrange for your lift passes prior to your arrival so they are waiting for you when you arrive at your chalet.  This way, you can avoid hassle and maximise your time on the slopes. Passport photos,with the persons name printed on the back, must be sent prior to arrival.

For Summer, lift passes are also available.  For walkers and climbers they offer single or return ticket depending on the itinerary for the day.  These vary in cost, depending on the lift, but approximately its around €10 single and €12 return.  For downhill mountain bikers, its also possible to get a daily pass so that you can do multiple descents in a day.

Lessons, Guiding and

Equipment Rental

Once you have decided to book a chalet with us, we also help you to pre-arrange your lessons, instruction or any guiding services you may require for your holiday.  Mountain Spirit is a well established and reputable company of experienced guides and instructors, all of whom  are local to the area. Mountain Spirit offers a high quality personalised service to Chalet in the Mountains clients.

For equipment hire, we highly recommend Cyprien Sports based in the centre of Les Houches.  Their friendly and knowledgeable staff offer a large  stock of good quality and well maintained equipment. This covers both summer activities (mountain bikes, hiking, mountaineering, canyoning) and winter sports (skis, snowboard, snow scoots, snow blades). Cyprien Sports also provide clients of Chalet in the Mountains with special rates.  Your personal discount vouchers will be provided on arrival. For more information, please visit Cyprien Sports web site at http://www.cypriensports.com

This fantastic night-time adventure begins with a wild ride up the mountain by snowmobile – how wild? Well that’s up to you, you're driving!

At the top enjoy the true Savoyard experience of delicious fondu, a traditional dish of melted cheese. This is a great meal to share with friends particularly when washed down with plenty good local wine.  And then its time for the descent by luge (sledge).  You can't be stopped for drink driving on a luge, but we do urge caution!

All food and transport is included in the price.  Please contact us at stay@chaletinthemountains.com for more details or to make a reservation when booking your chalet.

By Air

The closest airport to Les Houches is Geneva, the airport to Les Houches is less than a 1 hour drive. The airports of Lyon and Chambery are also fairly close. 

From our experience, easyjet, bmibaby, jet2 and ebookers offer some of the best scheduled flight deals.

Buses 
Minibus services operate scheduled services between Geneva Airport and the Chamonix Valley.  Two of the main services are run by ATS and Alpybus, who offer a door to door service.  Click on their logo for more details.

There's a coach service directly from Geneva airport to Les Houches. More details, including a time table can be found on this web site. Once in Les Houches, there's a free bus service connecting Les Houches to Chamonix and all the ski areas.

Hire Cars 
Although the bus services mentioned above are pretty good, we would strongly recommend that you hire a car to make the most of your visit. Most of the main car hire companies operate from Geneva airport.  Here are a few links you might find useful: Easycar, Europcar, Budget, Hertz, Sixt, and Avis. Often you can get also a good deal through the airline you fly with.

By Car 
Chamonix is only 560 miles from Calais and its motorway all the way. In fact its possible to get on the motorway at Calais and then exit with only about 10 mins drive before you get to the chalets. French motorways are generally pretty good and certainly not as busy as those in the UK (although they are toll roads) - it should take you about 7 or 8 hours. Try the links for eurotunnel P&O seafrance and ferrysavers for English Channel crossings.

for enquiries or further information please

email stay@chaletinthemountains.com or

call Helen on 0033 619 12 45 84