 Ski Holidays in the Rhone-Alpes
Le Duplex' offers accommodation in a unique penthouse in the 'Portes du Soleil'. This ski area has 650km of skiable pistes and links 12 different resorts across the French and Swiss Alps.
We are in the beautiful alpine village of La Chapelle d'Abondance, in the Haute Savoie region of the French Alps.
Le Duplex is situated in a large penthouse suite on the top two floors of a chalet-style building located at the foot of the Mont de Grange nature reserve and the River Dranse; only minutes walk to the local ski lifts of 'Cret Beni', and to the village centre.
Space is an unusual thing to find in Alpine ski accommodation but 'Le Duplex' has lots of it with a floorspace of more than 300sqm (larger than most 5 bedroom houses!)
We have floor plans of the rooms but you cannot appreciate the space until you are here, no more bunk beds squashed into corridors or half sized baths that's for sure. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms
14 guests
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It was built in the 1970s and we have embraced this by combining original features with a retro, contemporary approach to the interior design and to the furniture and fittings.
The overall feel of the place is stylish yet with a sense of fun (or maybe it's the other way round)!
Whichever way, we are sure you will feel at home staying with us.
Le Duplex boasts an impressive social area with a double height ceiling into the roof and an immense floor space, but with sloping ceilings and a massive log fire it still has a homely atmosphere.
With large windows on all sides of the building you can see the amazing landscape surrounding the property.
With three sofa areas and two dining tables there is plenty of room for everyone to make themselves at home and for different activities to go on at the same time.
With Le Duplex you will find:
• Flexible accommodation with weekend and part/week bookings available.
• Flexible eating arrangements – You can choose between our Bed and Breakfast option or our Semi-Catered option.
• Beds for up to 15 people in two generous double/triple en-suite bedrooms and a large family/group room with a lounge area and second bedroom.
• Large bathrooms, all with showers, towels & bath products.
• Dining area for up to 15 people.
• Large balcony overlooking the local slopes with stunning views up and down the Abondance Valley.
• Large open fireplace.
• Double garage with cleaning facilities and a large car park.
• Large heated storage room for all your ski equipment in the winter and bikes in the summer.
• Guests washing machine and hanging space.
• 'Le Duplex' is family run and your friendly hosts live permanently in the property – here to make your holiday as stress free and enjoyable as possible.
• Family friendly with all the bits and bobs you might need to keep the children safe, entertained and made to feel at home. We have cots, fun blow-up beds and single beds, highchairs and booster seats, car seats, and even a buggy, DVD's and plenty of toys & books.
• We can help with arranging daytime childcare in La Chapelle or Chatel's creche, and also evening babysitting.
• And with transfer time less than 1 1/2 hours from Geneva and between 9 and 11 hours from Calais you can be out on the slopes in no time.
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Our 'P-Star' room
• A double/triple en-suite bedroom with a deluxe 70's double bed and decoration (think Austin Powers!)
• A large room with two mirrored wardrobes and plenty of storage.
• One wall is floor to ceiling glazed doors with the most amazing view to wake up to – the rocky peaks of the 'Mont de Grange' and the local 'Cret Beni' ski slopes.
• These glass doors slide open onto the large balcony.
• The luxurious en-suite bathroom has large twin basins, a huge deep bath and a walk in separate shower.
• If you dare, you can enjoy a deep hot bubble bath whilst gazing at the view through another set of floor to ceiling glass doors.
Our 'Chalet' room
• A modern fully equipped room but styled in the traditional alpine way. If you think you might miss the typical alpine chalet environment then this room would be perfect for you.
• It has sloping wooden ceilings framing a large triangular window overlooking the stunning church of 'La Chapelle' and allows views up the Abondance Valley all the way to 'Chatel' and the pistes of 'Super Chatel'.
Our 'Board' Room
• A very large room and can have a varied selection of beds to fit your accommodation needs. This room is ideal for families and groups of friends.
• The end wall is floor to ceiling glazed doors with again the most amazing view to wake up to – the rocky peaks of the 'Mont de Grange'.
• These doors give access out onto a long upper balcony.
• The Board room comes off of a large open space – the Mezzanine. Here there is plenty of space with a sofa and table and a balustrade overlooking the main living and dining area, and access to a second bedroom.
• Again this room has sliding glass doors on to the upper balcony.
• A favourite past time for our guests has been to sit here on the sofa looking out onto people skiing (and falling) down the red run on our local slopes – just a stone's throw away.
| Location: |
Village, Rural |
| Holiday Type: |
Golfing, Skiing, Walking, Cycling, Activity |
| Catering: |
Bed and Breakfast |
| Guests: |
14 |
| Bedrooms: |
4: 4 double beds, 4 single beds, 3 bunk beds
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| Bathrooms: |
3 |
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Facilities
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Breakfast
We recommend taking advantage of our breakfast option. This buffet is laid out for you at your requested time and is then cleared away for you saving you valuable time in the morning, allowing you to make the most of your time on the slopes.
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Facilities:
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- TV
- Cable TV
- Internet Access
- Dishwasher
- Washing Machine
- High Chair
- Parking
- BBQ
- Balcony/Terrace
- No Pets
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Availability
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Le duplex is rented out room by room, not always by the whole chalet, and changeover day can be flexible for each room, so please email us with your requirements and we can see what we can do.
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Tariff
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The prices shown (in Euros) are for 2 people in a double room.
• As our prices vary through the season these are an example of our prices.
Please email for more information for the different weeks of the season and for summer.
• We have discounted prices for an extra bed for babies, children, teenagers and adults.
• We are more than happy to accommodate people for part week or long weekends, and for flexible arrival dates - Just ask...
BOOKING CONDITIONS
• A non refundable 25% deposit is required to confirm your booking.
• We must receive the remaining 75% 8 weeks before the start of your stay.
• The Taxe de Sejour, a daily fee of 0.50€ will be added to your accommodation cost.
CANCELLATION DATES AND FEES
• 8 - 4 wks before the start of your stay: 50% refund of the total cost.
• 4 - 2 wks before the start of your stay: 25% refund of the total cost.
• 2 wks before the start of your stay: No refund is given unless we are able to re-book your beds.
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Europe |
| Country: |
France |
| Region: |
Rhone-Alpes |
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About the area
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| Location: |
La Chapelle d'Abondance |
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To help organise your ski holiday:
• We have a discounted rate at our local ski hire shop (just across the road) and can provide you with the latest prices.
• We can provide you with all the information you need for ski lessons and pre-book any lessons you might want, saving you valuable time from the ESF office on the first day of your holiday.
• We also use highly recommended and trained private teachers, both French and English speaking, and can organise these lessons in advance for you.
• A variety of ski-passes are available for the different areas within the Portes du Soleil. We can advise you on your options and pick up your ski passes for you in advance.
• if you are feeling at all daunted by the vast size of the Portes du Soleil we are happy to offer a first day tour of the area, where we personally show you the slopes, the best pistes and our favourite slope side restaurants.
• At the end of the day we can arrange for a massuer to come over to 'Le Duplex' and provide either a head and shoulders, legs or full body massage in the luxury of your own bedroom. These girls are fully trained and have all the equipment needed. (Charges apply for all massages.) |
| About the Area: |
• La Chapelle at an altitude of 1010m-2432m is the French starting point of the Portes du Soleil •
• This huge ski domain boasts 650km of alpine ski pistes in 12 French and Swiss resorts, including Chatel, Avoriaz, Morzine and Les Gets •
• These resorts are each diverse in style and age as they are in ski terrain, and most of them cater for all with a variety of piste levels and snowparks, halfpipes and bordercross runs •
'Le Duplex' is opposite La Chapelle's own attractive, gladed ski area, – 'Cret Beni'. This ski area has 8 lifts serving over 10 pistes.
The ‘Piou Piou’ club and 'ESF' ski school are located at the bottom of the slopes.
There are two slope side restaurants but if you preferred to lunch at home, it is only a 5 minute walk back to 'le Duplex'.
La Chapelle's telecabine takes you up to ski-lifts linking you to the Portes du Soleil through Torgon and Morgins in Switzerland, and Super-Chatel.
Chatel's Linga or Pre-la-Joux lifts are just 15 minutes away by car or the free resort bus. From Pre-la-Joux, Avoriaz, Morzine and Les Gets are all easily and quickly accessible via just a few pistes and chairs.
As well as down hill skiing and snowboarding, the Portes du Soleil has 35km of Nordic Ski paths where you can discover winter nature in all it's beauty.
There are cross-country pistes 'Ski de Fond' and snowshoe paths 'raquettes' to follow, both right outside Le Duplex. |
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Location:
We are on the French/Swiss border just below Lake Geneva, 1 1/2 hours drive from Geneva airport.
British Airways and Easyjet both fly to Geneva, where you can pick up a hire car or catch a train to Aigle in Switzerland. From here you would need to hire a taxi or use a transfer company.
We can arrange for transfers from the airport or from nearby train stations Thonon-les-bains or Aigle in Switzerland, using reliable local guys with 8 seater mini-buses.
New for 2011 is a regular Geneva to Chatel shuttle bus running three times daily at the weekends.
Driving here?
It's between a 9-11 hour drive from Calais. We can provide you with road directions & toll costs.
Here for Spring or Summer?
We recommend you bring a car and/or a bike.
Pushed for Time?
Let us look into flights or channel crossings for you…
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Entertainment
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• Apart from the 650km of ski-ing outside there is:
• SKY TV with all the English channels.
• SKY Sports Channels.
• A Video and DVD Player.
• A selection of DVD's for both adults and children.
• A Music system in the games area.
• A large and varied range of CD's.
• WIFI internet Access (bring your laptop/iPhone along.)
• A Wii Games Console (bring your favourite games.)
• and a V-Tech Games Console for the little ones.
• A Full sized Pool Table.
• Board Games (Twister anyone?)
• Books and Magazines.
• Even a 'nice' 70's cocktail bar if you fancy creating an alpine holiday cocktail!
For more winter fun outside ‘Le Duplex’ you can find:
• Dog Sledging;
• Horse and Carriage Sledging;
• Snow Shoeing (with or without guided walks);
• Ski de Fond (cross country ski-ing);
• Ice Skating;
• Ice Diving;
• Bowling;
• Farm Visits with Lunch/Dinner;
• Thermal Spas and hot baths just a short drive away;
• Beautiful Restaurants in our village, up in the mountain, and in our neighbouring village Chatel.
Restaurants we highly recommend in La Chapelle d'Abondance
(all walking distance from 'Le Duplex') include:
• the piste side traditional restaurant 'Le Clos Savoyard' with it's scrumptious dessert "Assiete Gourmand";
• contemporary micro-brewery 'Le Fer Rouge' with happy hours, happy burgers and live bands;
• Pizzeria 'Routards du Monde';
• the typical savoyard feast at 'Les Gentianettes' with use of their swimming pool and jacuzzi before your meal;
• 'L'ensoleil' serves a large choice of meats and fish that cook at your table;
• and of course the most popular, weird & wonderful museum restaurant of 'Les Cornettes'.
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Activities
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Once the lifts close for spring, the surrounding area transforms into meadows full of lush green grass covered with a rainbow of wild flowers, broken only by the many waterfalls, streams and Abondance Cows.
• WALKERS
This is an ideal time for walkers - the higher you climb the cooler the air and still there is the chance to find snow and use snowshoes. There are many purpose built tracks, well signposted as well as themed trails to follow.
A variety of Walking and Horse riding maps, leaflets and guide books are available at the tourist office.
• WATER
It is also a great opportunity for river sports (such as rafting, Tubing and Airyak) with the River Dranse fast flowing as all the snow melt runs downs the mountains and collects in the river
• CYCLING/MTB
The opportunities for mountain biking and road cycling here are endless.
There are marked paths to follow in the valley and up in to the mountains. 24 summer lifts are open to give you access to 650km of marked tracks and 4 bike parks including Pre-la-Joux's Bike park and Chatel's permanent downhill trails.
• OTHER DELIGHTS
The mountains offer us the most magnificent views when walking, cycling or pony/horse riding. But you can also view the sights from the air either by para-gliding or by flying high on a cable from one side of the valley to the other, with the "Fantasticable".
At the base of Pre-la-Joux you also have the thrill of the Bob Luge - a summer bobsleigh run complete with a built in lift to reach the top. Next to this are the Devalkart and the Rollerbe scooter runs, also both with lifts to get you up to the top.
For people who like to have their head in the clouds but their feet on the ground! La Chapelle and Chatel both offer many rock climbing and Via Ferrata walls.
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Attractions
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• BEACH/COAST
We are 30 minutes away from the beaches and historic villages of Lake Geneva, Yvoire, Montreaux, Thonon-les-Bains and Evian.
From our location it is easy to reach many tourist attractions: Watersports; Swimming; Tennis; Football; Golf; Sailing; River/Lake Fishing; Bowling; Outdoor Painting/lessons; High teas with farmers, tasting the local Abondance cheese; Natural spas (Bain de Lavey is just perfect); Caves/; Aquapark, Miniature Railways; Labyrinths; Saltmines....
• GOLF
We are ideally located for Golfers - just a short drive away from Evian's Masters Golf Club and the Crans-Sur Sierre Golf Club, plus many others nearby in the Haute Savoie area of the French Alps and just over the border in Switzerland
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