Chalet Cardamines is conveniently located close to the Doran piste which runs down to La Chaudanne and is ideal for skiers wishing to get started early in the morning. The Morel chairlift is also just a short walk down hill in the opposite direction.
The chalet is finished to a high standard, with clever use of local wood and stone and is light and spacious inside. The open plan lounge and dining room has a log fireplace and a large balcony with outdoor seating.
The good size comfortable bedrooms all have en suite facilities and many also have a balcony. There is a sauna to help sooth those tired muscles at the end of the day.
If you wish to try out the famous night life of Méribel then it is just a 10 minutes’ walk or a short ride on the free ski bus which runs until midnight.
For the 2014/15 season, the owners are refurbishing the chalet with an extended lounge and dining area on the first floor, new boot room and an outdoor hot tub. All the bedrooms and bathrooms will be upgraded and the chalet will now sleep 14-17 with no bedrooms now on the first floor’
Occupancy: 14 - 17 guests
Main entrance to building, Ski room with heated boot rack, Sauna, Snug with TV and DVD.
Open-plan living/dining area with balcony, Kitchen, Separate wc.
Entrance to chalet
Twin with bath/wc and balcony
Twin with extra single bed, bath/wc & balcony
Twin with bath/wc and balcony
Twin with bath/wc and balcony
Twin with bath/wc and balcony
Twin with extra single bed, bath/wc & balcony
Twin with shower/wc and balcony
Supplements per person per night: Shower/wc/balcony £2.45; Bath/wc £2.45; Bath/wc/balcony £3.45.
We set very high standards for our cuisine, and train our staff extensively before the season starts, to ensure that you will thoroughly enjoy every meal on your holiday with us. We also take our Health and Safety responsibilities extremely seriously, so all our chalet and Chalet Hotel staff involved in food preparation are trained to the City & Guilds qualification – Level 2 in Food Safety during the pre-season training course. There is a continental breakfast is every morning and a breakfast hot option, afternoon tea and evening dinners are provided for six days of the week in both chalets and Chalet Hotels.
A good breakfast is essential on a ski holiday, so we provide both a hot option, as well as a continental selection with a choice of cereals or porridge, fruit juices, plentiful tea, coffee and bread (and croissants in France), cold meats, cheese and preserves, which is normally presented buffet-style for you to help yourself. On our staff day off, only the continental breakfast will be provided.
The traditional ‘welcome home’ after a day on the slopes will be laid out for you in your chalet or Chalet Hotel, ready for your return, every day except on the staff day off. A good cup of tea or coffee is the perfect accompaniment to a delicious slice of cake and keeps hungry skiers happy until dinner is ready.
In chalets and Chalet Hotels with family guests, High Tea provides children under 11 years with a healthy menu, tailored more towards children’s tastes and puréed food is available for infants on request. High Tea is at 5.30pm, and children do not join the main adult-only dinner.
In the evenings our hosts will cook you a three-course adult only meal six nights a week. This starts with a glass of prosecco followed by an appetiser, main course and dessert – with unlimited complimentary red, white and rosé wine during service! There is also an option for vegetarians, please warn us in advance.
One of these meals will be a regional meal with the menu depending on which country you are staying in.
On the staff one night off per week just a continental breakfast is provided and it’s a great opportunity for you to experience some local restaurants in your resort. Speak to your resort representative for recommendations and help with reservations.
Vegetarian options are available in our properties – just advise us at time of bookings so that we can ensure that our staff can prepare. Other special diets can generally be catered for at a cost of £35 per person per week. Any dietary requirements must be advised to us at the time of booking in order for us to be fully prepared. Our Chalet Hosts will discuss your dietary requirements with you upon arrival to the chalet or Chalet Hotel.
All of our chalets and Chalet Hotels will serve a traditional Christmas dinner with a glass of Champagne to start off the evening. This will include roast turkey with all of the trimmings, Christmas pudding, mince pies, crackers and party hats plus a fantastic Alpine atmosphere in which to enjoy the day.
A special festive menu will also be served on New Year’s Eve, alongside the added bonus that many resorts put on fantastic firework displays. A glass of fizz, whilst watching fireworks over the snow-capped peaks of the Alps.. what better way to bring in the New Year!
We are very proud of our wine selection for chalets and Chalet Hotels, which combines crisp and fruity whites with medium to full-bodied reds, for a variety of palates. We select our wines in conjunction with our good friends Nicolas and Véronique – the third generation in the Perret family’s fine wine business based in the Savoie. Nicolas is a qualified wine expert, having trained at the prestigious Burgundy Wine University in Beaune. Each season in October, Nicolas & Véronique bring over a new selection for us to sample (someone has to do it!) and together we choose our wines for the coming season, based on our menus and their pure enjoyment factor. Wine is an incredibly subjective and emotive subject, however, the feedback we have received from our guests over recent seasons endorses our aims of providing wines to enhance your meal and to suit most tastes. We hope you will enjoy them as much as we do!
•3 Valleys ski area •Excellent ski schools •Lively après ski
Meribel has a special place in many Brit's hearts – not simply because it’s right in the middle of the biggest ski area on Earth. A resort for long ski days, ski-boot-stomping après and cosy chalets, there’s a great deal to do and ski here, which is why many of us have been coming back for decades.
Great for •Families •Groups •Non skiers
Snow Report: Top 209cm, Bottom N/Acm
Snow Forecast: 0cm expected this week
Snow History: December average depth 61.5cm
Approx. airport transfer times depend on conditions:
Chambéry (CMF) | 95km 2h |
Grenoble (GNB) | 120km, 2h 30m |
Geneva (GVA) | 135km, 3h |
Region: | France, Alps. |
First opened: | 1938 |
Meribel & Mottaret lift pass price last reported as €321 (adult 6 day 3 Valleys ski pass). Ask for a quote when booking Chalet Cardamines.
Night skiing:
Meribel & Mottaret has SE, E, NW facing slopes.
Usually open for skiing December - April.
Town altitude: | 1500m |
Top of slopes: | 2952m |
Bottom of piste: | 1450m |
Vertical drop: | 2509m |
Total length of trails: | 150km |
Longest piste: | 3.6km |
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