Hotel Altitude, Arc 2000, Les Arcs

BABY, KIDS, JUNIORS, TEENS and ADOS clubs


Altitude has all ages covered when it comes to kids' clubs. Club Baby is for little ones from 18 months to 3 years, Kids and Juniors clubs are for kids aged 4-10 years, and the Teens and Ados clubs are for the oldest ones between 11 and 17 years.



Activities


Club Baby includes lots of fun and games in the snow, with indoor story time and plenty of soft play.

Kids and Juniors clubs include a weekly themed programme around the mountain. Accompanied by the mascots Frizy and Mô, there’ll be plenty of outdoor action as they get stuck into the ‘Aces of the Mountain’ challenge.

In Teens and Ados clubs older ones have the chance to win prizes in text message competitions and try activities like snowtubing.

Drop-off and pick-up from ski school lessons is included.

SQ@t games room with TV, games consoles and board games is available for Teens and Ados clubs during French school holidays.


Childcare options


Extra charge for Baby club during French school holidays. Outside of these dates, half days are included free of charge, with full days available to book at an extra cost locally. The club is open all season from Monday to Friday, from 9am-12pm and 1-5pm.


Extra charge for Kids and Junior clubs. During French school holidays, these clubs are only available to book as half days, with two evening sessions per week. Outside French school holidays, full days are available with two evening sessions per week. These clubs are open all season from Monday to Friday, 9am-12pm and 2-5pm, with two evening sessions from 7.30-9.30pm.


Teens and Ados clubs are only open during French school holidays from Monday to Friday from 5pm, with two evening sessions per week from 7.30-10pm.



Please note


Hotel-run childcare at MMV accommodations can only be booked directly with MMV – either by contacting their office out of season or reserving at the hotel on arrival during the season.

· continental buffet breakfast · 3-course buffet-style evening meal with free wine and juice · Christmas and New Year's gala dinners included · vegetarian/ gluten-free options are available from the buffet each evening


Please note: The first meal included with your holiday is dinner on arrival, and the last meal is breakfast on departure.

Les Arcs skiing

The opening of the 200-person, glass bottomed Vanoise Express cable car between Les Arcs and La Plagne took both resorts from mid-table to championship contenders in one fell-swoop. Les Arcs is majority North-facing, which is hugely beneficial to retaining good snow coverage all season. There's a wide variety of pistes which will suit everyone. Beginners love the gentle runs around Arc 2000 and also the tree-lined playground of Peisey-Vallandry, perfect when the weather closes in. Intermediates are spoilt for choice, with a huge percentage of blue and red runs in and out of all villages. Experts have some serious altitude at the top of the Aiguille Rouge (3200m) and the run down to Villaroger at 1200m represents the Alps' biggest vertical drop in a single descent. If that hasn't kept you entertained for a week then just nip over to La Plagne and give the 220km of pistes on that side a try!

Les Arcs ski resort

Les Arcs is split into 4 villages (not including Peisey-Vallandry), each a fully fledged resort. If you're in a chalet then you'll be most likely to stay in Arc 2000. Contrary to perceived wisdom regurgitated from outdated '90s guidebooks, Arc 2000 is now a destination in its own right and with the addition of Arc 1950 in the early 2000s, has now become the village of choice with a wide selection of bars, restaurants, hotels, chalets and self catered apartments available in both, with a handy all-night gondola linking the two.

Arc 1600 was the first of the purpose built villages in Les Arcs but has remained small, with just enough amenities to ensure you don't go without any essentials, but avoid it if you're looking for wild nightlife or any kind of variety. The funicular from Bourg St Maurice stops here though, which can be an interesting diversion on market day or if you need an alternative to skiing a whiteout.

Arc 1800 is the village traditionally listed as the main nightlife centre of Les Arcs. This is true to an extent, but increasingly Arc 1800 attracts a mainly French, self catered crowd. Very few catered chalets and a few quality hotel choices here. If you want to surround yourself with like-minded chalet guests then you're far better off heading to Arc 2000. The recent arrival of the Folie Douce apres ski bar in Arc 1800 has brought a big turnaround in the atmosphere!

Overall, Les Arcs is a well laid out collection of smaller resorts, with a world class ski area attached. For variety of skiing and guaranteed snow, there are few better destinations. Every budget is catered for here, Les Arcs remains one of the Alps premier ski destinations...