Chalet Loden
Features
When only a chalet will do, go for luxury and indulge yourself at the Loden. Built in traditional style and perfectly located overlooking Méribel, it's what goes on inside the Loden that makes it so special. For a start it looks gorgeous, beautifully decorated with deep, rich colours and antique furniture. And it is wonderfully comfortable, with immense deep sofas and thick cushions to sink into.
It also has satellite TV, DVD and CD players and a wide, south facing balcony that runs the length of the living room. Downstairs is a large games room with a table tennis table.The dining area, which leads off the living room, seats 12. Here your live-in chalet staff will start your day with full breakfast and fresh pastries. When you return from the slopes they'll have prepared tea and freshly baked cakes, delivered the English newspapers and, as you move into the evening, they'll serve canapés by the fire, followed by a three course dinner with a local cheeseboard to finish and superior wines.
Upstairs the luxury continues. The bedrooms - two doubles (one en-suite) and four twins all have big deep beds with Egyptian cotton bed linen, fluffy towels and thick bathrobes. The bathrooms are full of Molton Brown toiletries. Up on the top floor, the three twin rooms have lovely wooden bateaux lit style beds. Most of the rooms have big views into the mountains.
Chalet Facilities
Games room with table tennis
Ski boot warmer
Satellite TV
DVD and CD player
Lounge
English newspapers are delivered daily
Fax and phone
4.5 days ski hosting
Méribel Resort Info
Méribel lies in the heart of the Three Valleys, which remains one of the most popular ski areas in the Alps. It has 200 lifts, 600km of well linked, all-ability pistes and off-piste to match. Intermediates will flourish, but the weaker and stronger skiers aren't overlooked, as there is something for everyone. Boarders and freestyelers have the coice of 2 snowparks, with 5 more in other Three Valleys resorts.
Méribel ski resort
The resort actually consists of five separate parts but the two main areas, which comprise the vast majority of the accommodation, are Méribel-Centre and Méribel-Mottaret. Both are largely chalet and apartment based, with a limited choice of hotels, meaning that the restaurant selection could be better. There are, however, easily enough bars and clubs to keep the younger crowd happy.As with anywhere popular, slight queues can build up and the pistes and roads may become crowded in peak season. Also, prices can be almost as steep as the slopes themselves.
Overall, a good, if disjointed ski resort at the centre of a great domain. Aesthetically quite appealing because of the many chalet-style buildings, Méribel's biggest plus is its location at the heart of the Trois Vallées. This should override almost any criticism, although if you want to avoid Brits, this isn't the place…
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