Haute Savoie - altitude 1000 m to 1860 m

Your holiday destination

Situated at 4 km from Chamonix, in the heart of the Mont Blanc valley, in a magnificent natural setting, the ski-resort/village of les Houches offers a splendid view over the Mont Blanc and the Aiguilles de Chamonix.

Accommodation at the resort

Situated at 800 m from the village centre, the self-catering complex is made up of 8 traditional chalets built of wood, overlooking the valley and the Mont Blanc mountain range.
The holiday apartments,some of which with mezzanine, from the studio apartments for 4 to the 3-roomed apartments for 7, are fitted with equipped kitchenette (electric hotplate, micro-wave), bathroom or shower, with toilet, free television, balcony unless apartment is at garden level.
The following are at your disposal: heated, indoor swimming pool, bubbling bath, sauna or hammam (with entry charge), restaurant, fee-paying internet reception point and indoor car park ( at extra charge, limited number of places and reservation obligatory).
A shuttle (with fee )for Chamonix leaves from just outside the chalet reception.

Skiing area

• 26 ski slopes over a total of 55 km : 4 green, 7 blue, 13 red, 2 black
• 19 ski lifts
• 10 km of cross country skiing tracks

Ski school - ESF

ESF
Tel. 04 50 54 48 79
Fax 04 50 54 30 61
contact@esf-leshouches.com

Interior of a holiday home

Accomodation's Interior

Interior of a holiday home 2

Leisure activities

•Sleigh dogs
•Snow shoeing
•Natural skating rink in the centre of the village
•Paragliding
•The largest Saint Bernard breeding centre in the Alps
•Mountain museum

On the premises

Free :
Heated, indoor swimming pool
A swimming cap must be worn to use the swimming pool at the residence

Restaurant at the Residence :

Half-board for adults or children from 5 to under 13.
Package 7 dinners for adults or children from 5 to under 13.
(drinks not included).
Meals for children under 5 are to be paid for on the premises.

Miscellaneous

To be paid on the premises :
* Deposit
*Sauna and Hammam
*Fitness room (free access, open from 9am to 7.30pm)
*Restaurant(Traditional dishes, menus or à la carte)
*Bar
*Take-away dishes (Tartiflette, roast chicken etc.)
*Bakery service available( orders placed the previous evening)
*Raclette and "pierrade" machines for hire
*Bed linen rental
*Bath linen rental
* Cot rental
* Pets(dogs to be kept on a lead)
* Final cleaning on request
*Internet reception point
*Covered car park
*Reception open every day from 8 to 12am and from 2 to 9.30pm
*Indoor, heated swimming pool and bubbling bath open from 2 to 8pm (swimming hat obligatory)
*Free municipal car park, at 300m

NB Bed linen not included

Address of your holiday home

Le Grand Balcon
444, route de Bellevue
74310 Les Houches

How to get to the resort

• By car : A40 motorway to Saint Gervais-Le Fayet then fast road to Servoz then to Les Houches.
•By train : Saint Gervais-Le Fayet railway station

For children

Day-care centre for children aged 3 months to 3 years in the centre of the village. Tel. 04 50 54 48 19 (limited number of places, no prior booking possible).
« Garderie des Chavants » child-minding of children aged 3 to 10 , open from mid-December to the end of March. Possibility of co-ordinating child-minding services with children’s skiing lessons..
Tel. 04 50 54 43 33 - enfancejeunesse@leshouches.fr

Places to go in winter

• Centre for Saint Bernard breeding
• Chamonix, world-wide centre for mountaineering and skiing

Resort's winter attractions

• Snow guns
• Snowshoeing
• Skating rink
• Sleigh dogs

Please note

Tourist office - Place de l’Eglise - BP 9 - 74310 Les Houches
Tel. 04 50 55 50 62 - Fax. 04 50 55 53 13 - info@leshouches.com

This is an informative document, and has no contractual value

Studio apartment for 4 pers (Approx. 25m2)
Entrance with 2 bunk beds
Living room with double sofa-bed
Equipped kitchenette (electric hotplate, fridge, micro-wave)
Bathroom with toilet.
Balcony or apartment at garden level

2-roomed apartment for 4 pers (Approx. 28m2)
Living room with pull-out bed for 2 pers or sofa-bed.
Bedroom with 1 double or 2 bunk beds.
Equipped kitchenette (electric hotplate, fridge, micro-wave)
Shower room with toilet.
Balcony or apartment at garden level

2-roomed apartment for 6 pers (Approx. 30m2)
Certain with mezzanine
Entrance with 2 bunk beds
Living room with double sofa-bed or sofa-bed for 2
Bedroom or sleeping space with 1 double bed
Equipped kitchenette (electric hotplate, fridge, micro-wave)
Bathroom or shower with toilet.
Balcony

3-roomed apartment for 6 pers (Approx. 32m2)
Living room with 2 pull-out beds
Bedroom with 2 single beds or 2 bunk beds
Bedroom with 1 double bed
Equipped kitchenette (electric hotplate, fridge, micro-wave)
Bathroom or shower with toilet.
Balcony or apartment at garden level

3-roomed mezzanine apartment for 7 pers (Approx. 35m2)
Living room with double sofa-bed or 2 pull-out beds
2 bedrooms with 1 double bed or 2 single beds or 2 bunk beds
Little separated corner with 1 single bed
Equipped kitchenette (electric hotplate, fridge, micro-wave)
Bathroom or shower with toilet.
Balcony

Television in the apartments
Hair dryer in the bathrooms

One 2-roomed apartment for 4, one 2-roomed apartment for 6 and one 3-roomed apartment for 6 are equipped for the disabled (with shower and bar in the toilet)

The bar, the games' room and the restaurant, but not the swimming pool, are accessible to wheelchair users.