CHALET SARA MARIE - CATERED CHALET, THREE VALLEYS

Description from the owner

Catered Chalet, Three Valleys, All en-suite, Sauna, Hot-tub, Boot-warmers, 8 Bedrooms, 7 Bathrooms, Sleeps 16, Wireless Internet Access

Chalet Sara Marie is situated in the picturesque and traditional village of Le Bettaix, which has a bar / restaurant and a ski hire shop. The bedrooms are spread over the ground, first and second floor. Each bedroom has an ensuite bathroom with a basin, shower and WC (except the family suite, which consists of two bedrooms sharing a bathroom). All of the bedrooms have storage space (wardrobe in most, shelves in one other bedroom), side tables and a towel dryer. All 7 en-suite bathrooms have modern fixtu...res and fittings (including a basin). On the ground floor is the boot room, sauna and two twin bedrooms (both en-suite). On the first floor is a beautiful open plan living area with wide-screen TV, DVD player, a selection of DVDs and board games, a large central fireplace and a large outdoor balcony. There is also free, unlimited wireless broadband access. There are also two double bedrooms (both en-suite). On the second floor are four more twin bedrooms (two of which comprise the family suite) each with their own ensuite bathroom. The chalet is detached so children and adults can make as much noise as they like, and there is plenty of outdoor space for playing in the snow! The chalet is non-smoking. Ashtrays are provided on the balconies.

Le Bettaix is a short chair lift or a 6 minute car trip from the bigger resort of Les Menuires, and two lifts or a 14 minute drive from Val Thorens – the highest resort in Europe. The chalet is just 150m from the chair lift, so you can walk to the chaiflift in the morning, and then either ski the blue run or off-piste back to Le Bettaix in the evening.

At 2,300 metres, Val Thorens is the most snow sure resort you’ll find in Europe. To illustrate its height advantage, Val Thorens is 900 metres higher than Meribel! Furthermore, Les Menuires and Val Thorens form part of the Three Valleys – the largest ski area in the world, totalling over 600km of piste!

When you stay with us you can expect:

• Peaceful, safe location

• Free parking

• Satellite TV, DVD player and a variety of films and board games

• Wireless internet access

• I-pod docking station

• Boot warmers

• Two pillows for every guest

• Indoor ski/snowboard storage facilities

• Delicious, nutritious, satisfying meals

• Freshly baked croissants and pain au chocolate every morning

• Wine included with your evening meals

• Passionate chefs

• Flexible and friendly hosts who will answer any questions and help you with any aspect of your holiday

• 150m from the slopes. Lifts to ski school.

• We collect your ski passes for you and can book and arrange ski lessons and childcare

• Two days ski hosting included

• One evenings babysitting included

• Perfect for singles, couples and families

Les Menuires is the least well-known, most French and most accessible resort in the Three Valleys. From the skier's point of view, this translates into mostly uncrowded pistes and short queues at the chairlifts. You can also ski the 'Itinéraires du Soleil' (which roughly translated means 'the sunshine path'), all day long on south and west-facing slopes to maximise your sun-tan!

Another good point for many is the fact that Les Menuires is such nice family resort - definitely lacking in the fur-coated snobs which frequent some of the other resorts nearby. It has a good selection of bars, restaurants and shops, a well-equipped sports centre (with indoor swimming pool, gym, jacuzzi, hammam, sauna and squash court), outdoor swimming pool, cinema, night clubs and an ice skating rink.Read more

Additional Location Information

Le Bettaix

Additional notes from owner

The holiday price includes cooked and continental buffet style breakfast, afternoon home-made cakes and coffee, tea or hot chocolate, four course evening meals including wine on six evenings, fresh fruit all day everyday, one evening's babysitting and two day's ski hosting where we come skiing with you, hold the map for you and show you the best pistes, views, restaurants...! Towels and bed linen are also included. We also do an earlier, simpler meal for children at 5pm.

Sample menu:

• Breakfast - English cooked breakfast with choice of egg, French bread, croissants and pain-au-chocolat with butter, jam and honey, yogurts, fresh fruit, porridge, cereals, tea, coffee, juices.
• Afternoon tea - Homemade cake or cookies, fresh fruit, tea, coffee and hot chocolate.
• Children’s high tea - Homemade meatballs and spaghetti, ice cream sundae.
• Evening meal - Smoked duck and goats cheese salad, pan-fried and roasted cod with a soy, chilli and honey sauce on a bed of crushed peas and served with dauphinoise potatoes, roast vegetable and feta pie (vegetarian), sticky toffee pudding, unlimited free red, rosé and white wine, fresh coffee, cheeseboard

We will also:

• Collect your ski passes and bring them to your chalet
• Book you a restaurant of your choice for your chalet host's night off
• Book your ski or snowboard lessons
• Help you book your childcare
• Provide a laundry service (€10 a kilo)
• Be on hand to answer any questions about the resort and ensure you have a perfect holiday, whether it be exhilarating or relaxing

Price does not include:

Flights, travel insurance, airport transfers, ski / snowboard equipment hire, ski passes or childcare.

Prices are based on two people sharing a room.
There is a supplement of 50% for single occupancy.

Booking deposit: £100 per person.

Child prices:

• Children under 2 years old: Free.
• Children over 2 years old and sleeping in a travel cot: £60.
• Children under 12 years old and occupying a bed: £50 off adult price.

In the summer, the chalet can only be rented out on a self-catering, whole chalet basis. The above summer per person prices are for illustrative purposes only. Please note that refundable security and cleaning deposits are payable.

Book the whole chalet before the end of April and get 10% off the above prices, plus free packed lunches!!

What Past Guests Are Saying

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• FergusGA
  Glasgow

  Fantastic holiday in the alps!

  Left on 04/14/2013 for a stay in April 2013
  
  

  We have just returned from a week's holiday at Chalet Sara Marie and we had a fantastic time. Jess and Jono were great hosts - both very friendly and Jono's cooking was amazing. The chalet was lovely - really clean and welcoming and always cosy especially with the central log fire which Jono lit every night. Garrett and Rhian from Silver Lining Chalets were always on hand to make sure we had a thoroughly enjoyable holiday. The chalet is only approx. 150m from the lift which takes you into Les Menuires which then opens up the whole of the 3 Valleys area for great skiing. We would definitely recommend this chalet and look forward to returning soon.

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  Would you recommend this vacation rental to a friend? Yes

  Recommended for: Friends, Groups, Families w children

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• Jojo202
  Hampshire

  Lovely people - well looked after

  Left on 02/19/2013 for a stay in January 2013
  
  

  The positives about this chalet far outweighed the negatives - important to get that bit out there first but I will review both just to get a fair balance.
  Positives first - the chalet staff are lovely and brilliant hosts. Garrett was brilliant dropping us off to our lessons every morning and offering some great advice. Jono is an absolutely amazing cook and kept us well fed morning, noon and night. Jess was equally lovely and made some wonderful cakes, kept the chalet clean etc. The staff definitely made the stay.
  The chalet is warm and comfortable, nicely decorated and very well equipped.
  Now for the slight negatives - there is very little sound proofing in the chalet so take earplugs, particularly if you are in a big group with rowdy boys!
  The hot tub and sauna are both fab and saved a lot of aches and pains but the hot tub does cool down quite quickly so get in quick!
  The restaurant/bar next door was recommended to us by the chalet staff for their night off. We went there at the same time as another large group from another chalet and the restaurant couldn't cope. The service was appalling and not all of us ate because the wait was so long. We were told that this was unusual but I would not be recommending it to anyone.
  The chalet is located about 10 mins ski/30 min walk from the main resort of Les Menuires. It is an easy ski down and you can get to within 100 yards of your door but it is not lit so if there is no moonlight, make sure you leave apres-ski before nightfall.
  Overall the stay was brilliant despite the negatives. It was very quiet in the village which is great if you want peace (apart from the internal noise mentioned above!) but not so good if you want to be out partying until all hours and then an easy walk home.

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• ski-p-monkey
  midlands

  Great holiday experience.

  Left on 01/09/2013 for a stay in December 2012
  
  

  Clean,comfortable chalet with fantastic chalet staff and excellent food.
  Bedrooms small but adequate. Not enough sofa seating for all 16 guests to sit and chat together although dining chairs can be used.
  Hot tub,sauna and boot warmer all in working order(unlike other chalets we have stayed in!)
  Close to lift into Les Menuires and ski hire shop only 20 yards away
  Took advantage of Garret's airport transfers which were competitively priced and efficient.
  

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• James Bedford
  Stourbridge

  Excellent value, laid back service - recommended for all!

  Left on 06/27/2011 for a stay in March 2011
  
  

  I don't usually write reviews on sites such as this but felt that the value offered by Garrett and Rhian (a.k.a. Silver Lining Chalets) on our trip was of such a standard that it warranted this review. The information given up front and the effort that was put in to make our holiday as informed and enjoyable as possible was amazing - Garrett and Rhian are very laid back but also very efficient which are a rare and refreshing combination of qualities in this business from my experience! The chalet was immaculate with great food and was well placed for skiing and also the local restaurant/pub. The addition of the offer of a packed lunch at a very reasonable price was great and we took Garrett up on his offer of ski-guiding us round the slopes for a day which helped us get our bearings for the rest of the week. All in all we had a wonderful time and will most definately be back next year - highly recommended!

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  Recommended for: Travelers, Friends, Groups, Tourists, Families w teenagers, Romantic, Disabilities, Luxury, Families w children, Rugged

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• Snow Bunny
  Evesham

  First class experience and value for money

  Left on 06/20/2011 for a stay in December 2010
  
  

  We arrived in a blizzard and were greeted with canapes and champagne and a roaring log fire. What a delighful way to begin our holiday. From then on we were spoiled and pampered with fantastic food, both at breakfast and dinner, which meant that we had to ski harder to burn off the calories. Nothing was too much trouble either for the chalet hosts or Garrett and Rhian, the owners, who made sure we had everything we needed. Our ski passes were waiting for us on arrival and the ski lessons booked for the children. In fact other than ski there was nothing for us to do! The children were occupied all day in ski school and then too tired at night to bother. Perfect!
  
  Garret showed us some excellent skiing areas and also knew of great restaurants, where we could sample some good local cuisine to add to our already expanding waistlines!
  
  There is nothing quite like coming back to a cosy warm chalet and climbing into a lovely hot tub with a glass or two of wine and relaxing from a good days skiing.
  
  It was also nice to be a little bit out of the main town, but only two minutes walk from the lift, or a great ski back down in the afternoon.
  
  I think this was one of the best holidays we have had and we have already booked for next season. So watch out Bettaix, we'll be back!!

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• Happy happy happy
  worcester

  Very Well looked after!!!

  Left on 06/18/2011 for a stay in January 2011
  
  

  If your looking for a warm, friendly, comfortable and cosy stay, this is the place to go. The chalet felt like home and the food was better than home. The staff were warm and welcoming and only too happy to help. The cooked breakfast was a great way to start the day and just what you need for a day on the slopes. The lift was literally a 2 min walk from the door and dropped us in resort, if we had lessons Garrett or Rhi were on hand to make sure we weren't late! After a day in the slopes there was homecooked cakes and tea waiting or a beer in the hot tub to soak away those aches and pains just fabulous. If you are looking for more heat the sauna was also great. The evening meal each night was well presented and tasted great you were definatley always full and then you could just enjoy chilling out in the sumptious lounge with open fire place. No problem was too small to be dealt with and the rooms are spotless. If you want to ski, relax and be well looked after then this is the place to go. We have already booked again for next season. Can't wait!

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