Excellent quality chalet hotel with superb facilities. Very well located for exploring the whole Espace Killy - David, Sales Director, stayed March 2018
- Chalet Hotel
- Catered Chalet
- Close to slopes and centre of Val Claret
- High quality catering
- Indoor pool and extensive wellness facilities
- Beautifully decorated in traditional style
Overview
The Chalet L'Ecrin hotel is built from timber in the traditional Savoie style and oozes charm and luxury inside and out. The interiors are cosy and comfortable with local wood paneling and a large lounge at the heart of the Chalet with inviting sofas around an open fireplace. The restaurant is a perfect setting for skiers to re-group after a day on the slopes with small and large group tables available creating a lively, fun atmosphere.
Description
Location
This stylish 52 room chalet hotel is positioned above the village of Tignes Le Lac in the ever popular satellite village of Tignes Val Claret which is only a ten minute walk (or one minute bus ride) to the 5 main lifts. The high snow-sure resort of Tignes, part of the combined Tignes & Val d'Isère ski area, offers over 300km of pistes and is perfect for all levels of snow sports enthusiasts. The Chalet Hotel L'Ecrin provides a stylish, welcoming base for groups, families and solo travellers.Rooms
Warm and cosy guest rooms with embroidered fabrics and carved wood furnishings welcome you.
Choose from twins, doubles, interconnecting and family bedrooms, many with balconies.
Room amenities include a flat screen TV, hairdryer, minifridge and free WiFi access.
Facilities
After a hard day on the slopes, guests can visit the beautiful spa, with four therapy rooms and a range of treatments on offer from massages to manicures. The impressive swimming pool, sauna, jacuzzi and Turkish bath enable weary skiers to relax and re-energise in a beautiful surrounding.
Meals
Offered on a catered chalet basis, your holiday will include a cooked and continental breakfast, afternoon tea/coffee and cakes, and freshly prepared 3 course dinner accompanied by a choice of complimentary, quality wines followed by coffee.
The traditional Savoie style flows through to the restaurant and bar. Small and large group tables are available and guarantee a lively, fun atmosphere.
A high tea is available for children 12 years and under.
One evening a week dinner is not served in the chalet hotel allowing you the opportunity to dine out at one of the excellent local restaurants.
Accommodation Attributes
Accommodation Facilities
About Tignes
Tignes skiing
Lift linked to Illustrious neighbour Val d'Isère to make up the ski area formerly known as l'Espace Killy, the Tignes ski area is, needless to say, vast and varied. The 300km of marked pistes cater for all levels and tastes with great off-piste, long wide blues and two snowparks (with another, even better one, over in Val d'Isère). Tignes also has the Grande Motte glacier providing year-round skiing. The glacier and Tignes' high altitude, make this resort for a great early or late season ski holiday destination. The whole area is serviced very well by an efficient lift system and the five villages that make up the resort are all linked by free bus. This is a resort that ticks the boxes for all!
Tignes ski resort
Although not known for its alpine charm, Tignes more than makes up for this as off-snow activities are excellent. There is a nice range of decent restaurants and bars whilst there are supermarkets for the self-catering crowd. Nightlife and après ski is pretty healthy. The legendary Folie Douce is just one lift away, and Cocorico has now expanded into Tignes - this unique apres ski expeirence takes things to a whole new level. The old favourites like the Loop bar still provide a great atmosphere. High-end dining can be found if you know where to look - the Grizzly in Val Claret does an exquisite BBQ.
The leisure centre has seen significant investment in recent years and provides a superb off-slope distraction for families. The frozen lake makes for idyllic walk and you can even try your hand at ice-diving if you can brave the cold!
In summary, Tignes is a modern, well laid out resort that caters for everyone. If you're after alpine charm then perhaps try Val d'Isere, but for sheer convenience, quality of skiing and snow record, it's hard to beat Tignes.
