4 Star Luxury Apartment with Pool, Jacuzzi, Lounge with Open Fire, Fitness Room, Sauna
Beautiful Town (Only Listed French Ski Resort), 5-10 Mins from Ski Lifts
Sleeps 4/6 (2 Bedrooms)
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Samoëns Accommodation offers exclusive 4 Star luxury in accommodation built with a blend of traditional Savoyarde style and the convenience of modern facilities (including indoor heated swimming-pool, jacuzzi, lounge with open fire, fitness room, sauna and steam room). Furnished with a blend of traditional and modern styling, the apartment is of a high standard and sleeps up to 6 people. The apartment is rented with covered parking in an underground car park and an additional parking bay at the rear of the building. There is ski/boot locker storage, living area with double sofa bed, bathroom with shower, wc, fully equipped kitchen with fridge, dishwasher, mini-oven, and an LCD TV & DVD player. There is a free shuttle bus to the Express lift from the front of the residence, which takes around 5 minutes. The new express gondola whisks passengers up to the ski area within 8 minutes.
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| Rental Period | Per Night | Per Week | Per Month | Min. Stay (Nights) |
| 3 September 2011 - 19 December 2011 | £340 | - | ||
| 19 December 2011 - 26 December 2011 | £700 | - | ||
| 26 December 2011 - 2 January 2012 | £970 | - | ||
| 2 January 2012 - 28 January 2012 | £470 | - | ||
| 28 January 2012 - 11 February 2012 | £620 | - | ||
| 11 February 2012 - 25 February 2012 | £970 | - | ||
| 25 February 2012 - 10 March 2012 | £590 | - | ||
| 10 March 2012 - 31 March 2012 | £490 | - | ||
| 31 March 2012 - 14 April 2012 | £525 | - | ||
| 14 April 2012 - 30 June 2012 | £450 | - | ||
| 30 June 2012 - 21 July 2012 | £550 | - | ||
| 21 July 2012 - 1 September 2012 | £620 | - |
Notes on prices
Prices shown are for the property per week in UK Pounds (Payment is possible in either UK Pounds or Euros).
Prices also include made up apartment, cleaning at the end of stay, and covered parking (so there are no hidden costs). Discount available for 2 or more consecutive weeks.
Changeover day
Saturday/Sunday is the preferred changeover day.
Accommodation
| Bedrooms: | Bedroom with double bed. 2nd room 'Coin de Nuit' with adult sized bunk beds. Sofa-bed in lounge. |
| Bathrooms: | Bathroom and separate wc. |
| Kitchen: | Cooker, hob, fridge, mini-oven, dishwasher. |
| Utility Room: | Ski boot/locker facility. |
| Living Rooms: | Living room with TV, DVD (with selection of films), double sofa-bed, dining table and seating for 6. |
| Other: | Covered parking/garage and 2nd outside parking space. Balcony furniture and outside light. |
| Cleaning/towels/ linen/maid service: |
Apartment is made up at the beginning of the stay with towels and linen provided. The apartment is cleaned and linen is changed at the end of the stay. |
| Amenities/Facilities: | hob/stove oven fridge/freezer fridge dishwasher washing machine tumble dryer iron/ironing board tv internet access central heating private pool (for sole use of guests) pool heating shared pool |
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Notes on accommodation
Indoor heated swimming-pool, jacuzzi, lounge reception area with open fire & free WiFi, fitness room, sauna and steam room. No Smoking. No pets. Payable washing machine & tumble dryer also available on site.
Outside
Outdoor shared swimming pool during the Summer months.
Golf
There are a variety of 9 and 18 hole courses within easy reach of Samoens. They include a spectacular mountain course at Les Gets, a course at an altitude of 1900 metres in Les Carroz, amazing panoramic views at Avoriaz and at Lake Annecy the course overlooks a protected nature reserve. In addition there is a water driving range and putting green in Samoens itself and mini golf for the children.
Skiing
The ski bus from outside the apartment takes 5mins to the Grand Massif Express cable car, which takes 8 minutes to get to the ski area of Samoens 1600. From here there is access to the full 265km of the Grand Massif ski area, which has 78 ski lifts (the majority of which are chairlifts) and 3 different types of Jampark. The full ski pass gives access to many picturesque ski resorts (inc. Morrillon, Les Carroz, Sixt) and Flaine where spectacular views of Mont Blanc can be enjoyed. Queuing for skilifts in the Grand Massif is rare and the quality of the pistes excellent. The snow record is also good with a long season running from mid December through to the 2nd last week of April.
The ski area caters for all skiing abilities with the emphasis on intermediate and is very Family orientated. Good creche facilites available. There are numerous mountain restaurants/bars which offer a range of snacks to hearty lunches. Full details on http://www.grand-massif.com
Special interest holidays
Samoens is host to the 'Tour de France' with the race passing through the Col de Joux Plane (one of the most notoriously demanding legs) on the 20th July.
Samoens is equipped with facilities for a wide variety of activities including: Skiing, snow boarding, cross country (Nordic) and "le skating", ski trekking, sledging, ice skating, ice climbing, potholing (in the world's largest known pothole (the Mirolda, 1733 metres)), dog sledge trips, paragliding, helicopter flights, mountain biking, botanical gardens, white water rafting, outdoor swimming, water sports and more!
It is an area of real scenic beauty with some spectacular walks affording views of beautiful waterfalls.
Travel
Samoens is about 1 hour from Geneva airport, where a taxi, mini-bus or car hire (recommended) are all possible for tranfer to Samoens. It is also possible to fly to Grenoble, Lyon or Chamberry. Driving is also possible at 511 miles from Calais, and Cluses is the nearest main train station (on the TGV) - about 30 mins away.
Distances
Chamonix (Mont-Blanc) is around a half hours drive and the Portes du Soleil (Avoriaz,Morzine,Les Gets) ski area is 15km. Other places of interest include Evian and the beautiful medieval town of Annecy.
Further details
Samoens is the only french skiing resort to be listed as a historic monument by the Caisse Nationale des Monuments Historiques and has genuine charm.
It is a 'real' French town with a wonderful range of boulangerie, boucherie, delicatessans, banks, supermarkets, chemists etc.
There is a fantastic local market in town every Wednesday and a small cheese factory on the fringe of town with a little shop where you can buy their produce.
Whether you are looking for Gourmet or rustic French food - Samoens has plenty of good restaurants and bars. Many offer a range of local specialities such as fondue, tartiflette through to steaks and pizza.
Further information on Samoens is available at http://www.samoens.com
Booking notes
Full T's & C's available on request and at time of booking.
Guest comments
We had a wonderful holiday in the apartment in Samoens. Everything was great there. We really enjoyed staying in your apartment and hope we can go to Samoens to ski again. Thank you! (C. Chen)
We enjoyed our stay very much! Your place was very nice. The trip was amazing! Thanks for letting us share your place! (Kandice)
Just to let you know that we had a great time in your apartment. We thought that it was really well equipped and that it had a great view and lovely décor. The location was ideal - in that the 5 minute or so walk into Samoens
was just right, and of course, Samoens was wonderful. The children enjoyed playing in the outdoor pool, and we thought that the staff on reception were very pleasant and helpful. In general we had a fantastic time and would recommend it to anyone. Many thanks for letting us stay there and we hope you have many more satisfied visitors!
(Rachael and David Wright, Summer 2006)
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