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Skiing in Morzine French Alps Privately
owned luxury chalet The chalet is fully catered in winter and offers half board in summer. Excellent in house facilities for all the family Chalet Koala in Montriond near Morzine |
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About
our region Montriond is situated in the Vallée d'Aulps, the last village in the valley which is 35 km long and stretches out along both sides of the River Dranse, with nine villages en route. The landscape is punctuated by the Dranse, with numerous streams gushing down the steep mountainside. The Dranse was used in the Olympic Games for white water canoeing, and now many watersports are held on it, including white water rafting, hydrospeed and hot-dogging. For winter
holidays, The "Portes du Soleil," or
"Gateway to the Sun" is the largest skiing area
in the world,with 650 km of pistes, 204 lifts with the
highest being 2466 metres,and 279 pistes criss-crossing
France and Switzerland. The chalet is well placed as the
ski bus stops at the end of the drive and we are only
five minutes from the Ardent lift by car or bus, offering
easy access to Chatel, Avoriaz and There are five snowparks, or you can try snowshoeing, or take a dip in Lake Montriand for an ice dive! For more adventure, try parapenting with skis or board, or take to the skies with a parachute and land on the slope on skis. We can also arrange heliskiing, husky sledging and night snowmobiling. There is floodlit nocurnal skiing on the Pleney three nights a week. Other winter activites include ice climbing, ice diving, toboganning, cascade adventure and sleigh rides. Morzine has much to offer the visitor for summer holidays too. There are numerous well marked walks and bike routes in the region, supported by leaflets to help you plan your day, or to take with you for guidance. Ten minutes' drive from the chalet is the hamlet of Lindarets, with its wooden chalets, restaurants and gift shops, and its phenomenal goat population. Not to be missed, but beware if you feed the goats! Just a couple of minutes' drive from the chalet in the same direction is Lac Montriond. It is the second largest lake in the Hautes Savoie and an important tourist attraction in the summer. There are restaurants scattered on the shores, and the sunset on warm summer nights have to be seen. For the children there are donkey rides and 4x4 carts. Every year on the second Saturday in August there is a huge firework display set to music. It has to be seen to be believed, the way the mountains light up and the noises echo. Unreal and a great day out. There is also a cross country circuit around the lake, and it is great for fishing and swimming. There is a filtered swimming area with lifeguards by the side of the lake, making it safe for children to play. Canoeing is another attraction, and there is archery on the shores. With warm summer temperatures and clear blue skies, summer in the Alps opens up a whole new range of sports and activities. We guarantee you won't run out of things to do! For mountain biking, Morzine boasts 380 km of marked trails, making it some of the best mountain biking terrain in the world, with world championships being held each year. Twenty four lifts are open all summer, and there is also a 100 km long mountain biking/FFC trail: The Tour des Portes du Soleil: bike hire is available from €15 per half day and €25 for a full day. There is also a permanent, 3250m long descent trail from the top of the Pleney which offers fun and calls for technical skill. Other sports in summer include bungy jumping, mountainboard grass surfing, paragliding, golf, fishing, horse driven sleigh rides, hill walking, climbing, rambling, canyoning, cascade adventure through tree tops, horse riding, ice skating, tennis, canoeing and kayaking. You can try the luge, summer sledging, mini golf, the water park with three pools, water slide, ping pong, beach volley ball and much more. Some sports can be arranged before you arrive. Morzine has lots to offer its visitors both in summer and winter. It is a lively traditional market town in the heart of the Portes du Soleil. Every Wednesday morning sees the car park at La Poste closed and a market on the site with lots of local produce, cheese, meats, plants etc. Within and outside the locality there are plenty of places to visit, including Annecy with its beautiful lake and good shopping, and Geneva, the old beautiful town with cobbled streets and lots of art galleries. Evian, the spa town on the shores of Lake Geneva has a casino. There are water sports on Lake Geneva, where you can water ski, wakeboard, sail, windsurf, or just take a refeshing dip! Why not take a thiry minute boat trip across the lake to Lausanne, not forgetting your passport as you are in Switzerland now! Yvoire is a splendid medieval city, also on the lake. At Chamonix, just an hour away, you can take a ride up the Aigille du Midi lift, the highest in the world at 3842m. What better way to view the white peak of Mont Blanc? Take the train up to Le Mar du Glace glacier and see the ice carvings. Les Gets is just ten minutes away, and has a mechanical music museum. The area is superb for landscape painting holidays and photography. So, if you're
looking for adventure and somewhere friendly to stay -
look no further than Chalet Koala and Morzine and have it
all! We promise you'll want to come back again next year! Chalet Koala caters for families, groups and individuals. It is a traditional French style chalet, with pine panelling, wooden beams and natural stone. There are 9 bedrooms, all of which are spacious, light and airy, 5 toilets, 3 bathrooms all with shower over the bath, 2 shower rooms and a sauna. The accommodation is arranged as follows: The basement, which has a games room
with table tennis, mini football and darts. A playstation
2 room with TV, video, games, books and toys for all
ages, a sauna, a The ground floor. There are five bedrooms on this floor, one room with a double bed and bunks, two twin rooms and two rooms with a double and a single. There are three toilets, two shower rooms and one bathroom. All the bedrooms have sinks. The first floor has a spacious living
area with log fire, Sky TV, video, music centre and
honesty bar. There is an informal dining area with tea
and coffee making facilites, The second floor has two bedrooms, one a double with two singles and the other a double with a single, a toilet and bathroom. Outside, there is
a splash pool for summer use, also a In winter, the chalet is run on a catered basis, with a traditional breakfast, afternoon tea and an excellent three course evening meal with wine and coffee. A packed lunch is optional. The chalet meals are extremely good and wholesome, using fresh local produce, some of which is grown at the chalet, such as tomatoes, peppers and fresh herbs. Summer is run on a bed and breakfast basis, with the option of an evening meal. We can accommodate guests throughout the rest of the season for a short break or maybe a longer stay. Children's meals are served earlier during the winter for your further relaxation. We can arrange your ski lessons, ski/snowboard and boot hire if you let us know your size, and they will be waiting for you at the hire shop, with a 10% discount for our guests. We have an in house bodyworks therapist specializing in sports injuries and remedial massage, with treatments including shiatsu, holistic massage, reflexology, Indian head massage and healing. I have been
running the chalet for four seasons, and this will be my
fifth. My staff are chosen carefully and must be as
interested in our guests as they are in the skiing! Most Dietary requirements can be catered for but please advise before your arrival at the chalet. Guests' testimonials: "You'll have a smashing time - we did!" (Guy & Selina Place) "Loads of biking and great food. Thanks for all the help and advice." (John). "Another great holiday, the food gets better and better. Thanks a million, see you again next year." (Sharon and Frannie). "Skiing was great, loved the pizza and best of all the chalet - the chalet is best of all!" (Emma 7 years). "Yet another fantastic time - great laughs, food and fun. Thank you, we'll be back." (Sue & Ray). "Good food,
good company, great skiing, and what more can we say, see
you next year. Thanks to everyone." (Judith &
Plas). We are an easy
drive from Calais, 8 hours. Many of our guests travel with
Easyjet, Go and BA and then hire a car at Geneva which
they find just as cheap and less of a strain. It is only
75 minutes from Geneva airport. Guests also fly in to
Lyon, approximately 2½ hours away. We can arrange
transfers for you from Geneva. Summer Season 2007 June - September from £25 per night, £150 per person bed & breakfast. Winter Season 2007/2008
Winter rates are per person per week The above prices should be used a guideline as discounts and offers may be available at the time of booking. The price per person includes: accommodation, breakfasts, afternoon tea and cake and a three-course evening meal with wine and coffee on six nights out of seven stay. Discounts are given for children sharing a room with adults and eating an earlier two course children's supper. It is also possible to book the whole chalet for exclusive use during the winter season from £6000.00 per week. Other seasons prices on application. Please ask for details. For further information and more photographs please visit our website at www.koala-morzine.com To book this property please contact the owner:
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all, they must like children, as we have a number of
children staying at the chalet. A holiday is as much for
the child as it is for the parents, and happy children
make happy parents. Our visitors come as guests and leave
as friends, many keeping in touch during the year and
returning the following one!