CHALET LA VALENTINE. Ski chalet in Morillon Samoens Flaine Grand Massif Haute Savoie French Alps France Quality Ski Chalet in Morillon Samoens Verchaix area for affordable ski-ing, cheap rentals for low season ski holidays, self catered, skiing, paragliding, golf, mini golf, horse riding, pony trekking, mountain biking, walking, hiking, mountain climbing, swimming, white water rafting, activity holidays.

CHALET LA VALENTINE. Ski chalet in Morillon Samoens Flaine Grand Massif Haute Savoie French Alps France

Quality Ski Chalet in Morillon Samoens Verchaix area for affordable ski-ing, cheap rentals for low season ski holidays, self catered, skiing, paragliding, golf, mini golf, horse riding, pony trekking, mountain biking, walking, hiking, mountain climbing, swimming, white water rafting, activity holidays.

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Summer/Ski Chalet Morillon Verchaix Samoens Flaine Grand Massif Haute Savoie French Alps. Ski/summer holiday self catering chalet in Samoens area. Ski Chalet French Alps to rent ‘cheaply’ for ski-ing, golf mountain and lakeside golf courses, paragliding, hang-gliding, mini golf, horseriding, zip wire, pony trekking, mountain biking, walking, hiking, mountain climbing, swimming, white water rafting, kayaking, tennis and family activity holidays.

Sleeps 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 or 10 in 4 bedrooms.

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CHALET LA VALENTINE is an independent self catered family holiday chalet to rent in the Samoens Verchaix, Morillon, Flaine, Grand Massif

ski area of the French Alps, available for reasonable rates, skiing holidays and summer activity holidays. Our self catered summer/ski chalet accommodation is located near Verchaix, Morillon, and Samoens on the valley floor near the Giffre river in the French Alps. Chalet la Valentine is available for private holiday rental, set in a perfect location of the French Alps for summer or skiing holidays in the ski resorts of Morillon and Samoens. Activities include ski-ing, golf, paragliding, walking, horse riding, mountain biking and rock climbing or snow walking in the French Alps. Rental prices include all utilities, Tourist Tax, firewood and a full Linen pack.

Our self catered chalet is probably in the closest part of the French Alps to the United Kingdom. It is 50 kms from Geneva and the Chamonix valley, 30 minutes from the Portes du Soleil ski area and 17 km from the motorway exit. The ski bus stop is only 100m away, the Morillon cable car 1km (15 to 20 minute walk) and the Samoens cable cars only 3 km away. These ski lifts all connect directly into the vast Grand Massif skiing circuit incorporating the slopes of Morillon and Samoens with Les Carroz and Flaine making a total of 265 km of ski pistes. The skiing in Flaine is excellent with fast ski lifts and views across to Mont Blanc, an iconic mountain in the French Alps.

The two main villages on the Giffre valley floor in this part of the French Alps, are Samoens and Morillon, just 2 to 3 km apart. Samoens is the larger village, with some boutique shops to walk around in the evening which is useful if there are a number of non skiers on a skiing holiday. Morillon has fewer shops, but has a better ski area on the Morillon ski hill, with 2 good ski runs right back to the base of the Morillon cable car, usually open from January through to the end of February.

Photo of Morillon village from the telecabine carpark

In Samoens there is no ski run back to the village. Both Samoens and Morillon have a good choice of restaurants, and both Samoens and Morillon have evening markets to browse around in the winter. This whole area of the French Alps has a good snow record because of the Mont Blanc effect. In 2008 and again in 2012 the Grand Massif ski area stayed open for a week beyond the date it was meant to close.

Skiing into Les Carroz February 2012.

Situated on the main Samoens valley road, our independent traditional wooden Savoyard chalet has a 700 square metre private garden backing onto open forest with marked walks up to Verchaix village on the slopes above. There is a fitted modern kitchen, a large L shaped living / dining room with a fireplace, south facing balcony, 1 double bedroom, 1 bedroom with bunk beds, 1 twin bedroom, 1 family room with a double and 2 single beds, 2 bathrooms and one separate WC.

Within 80 metres of the chalet, there is a Bakery in Verchaix, open early for croissants and baguettes. If you arrive late on Saturday evening, they also sell basics such as coffee, tea and milk to have with your croissants. In addition to the bakery, there is the Post Office, Tourist Information, a clothes shop and specialist Chocolatier.

Swimming in Lac Bleu in the summer

As with many villages in the French Alps there are summer leisure facilities near by. There is a swimming lake and park in Morillon a 3 minute walk from the chalet with a zip wire treetop climbing adventure area, swimming with beach, horse riding, mini golf, and cross country trails. The park is the focal point for regular concerts and firework displays, advertised in the tourist office or on the notice board in Morillon. Opposite the park you can sign up for white water rafting on the river Giffre - as in the short video clip from the village of Sixt just up river to Morillon.

The village of Morillon is a 10 minute walk, with shops, bicycle and ski hire, restaurants and village market on Wednesday evenings in the winter and Friday mornings in the summer. Local produce, honey, cheese, vegetables, dried meat and saucisson are on offer in the weekly market as well as clothes, ski jackets, hats, gloves and socks. There is a village supermarket in Morillon near the ski lifts, a 12 - 15 minute walk away. The only large supermarket in the area is located between Samoens and Morillon. It is less than a minute by car going towards Samoens which is convenient for our self catered chalet. The supermarket is open from 8.45 to 12.15 and 14.45 to 19.15 from Monday to Friday out of season; 8.45 to 19.15 on Fridays in season and Saturdays, and 9.00 to 12.00 on Sundays in season.

The village “historique” Samoens is just 2 km away with its many tourist attractions. It is a medieval town, with old houses and summer chalets bright with geraniums or in the winter ski chalets decorated with christmas lights for the ski season. There is a mountain market well worth visiting is held every Wednesday in the medieval square. www.samoens.com

Morillon is in the centre of a group of mountain and lakeside golf courses in the French Alps. Our self catering chalet is in the ideal location for a

golfing holiday playing a wide variety of golf clubs in the Grand Massif and Haute Savoie. The closest (Flaine golf club, Les Gets golf club, Avoriaz golf club and those golf courses around lake Annecy) are between a 20 - 45 minute drive from the chalet’s door. There is a golf driving range in Samoens. There are some old established golf clubs around this area of the French Alps, including the championship golf course at Evian and others designed by Trent Jones Snr, Trent Jones Jnr and Henry Cotton.