Chalet Bambis, Meribel & Mottaret, France

Bambis has undergone major refurbishment for Winter 2019/20, giving the chalet a more contemporary feel, along with more spacious bedrooms and an outdoor log fired sauna and hot-tub with spectacular mountain views.

Chalet Bambis is one of the only genuine ski in, ski out chalets in Méribel; this charming, chocolate box chalet is a perfect choice for a classic Méribel holiday.

The living area on the first floor has a new fireplace, where relaxed evenings with a glass of wine can be enjoyed after a hard days skiing. The mezzanine snug area is a perfect spot to curl up on the sofa with a book or to watch TV.

Bambis is in a perfect piste-side location. Parents with small children should be aware that guests need to walk across the piste to access the chalet.

CHILDCARE - PRIVATE NANNIES

We are delighted to again be partnering with Meribel Nanny Services to provide all of our specialist childcare.

Meribel Nanny Services is managed by owner, who has over 10 years' experience in providing professional childcare services. All of the nannies employed by Meribel Nanny Services are qualified, experienced and DBS checked.

Meribel Nanny Services can provide in-chalet Private Nannies, who can take care of your children in the comfort of your chalet. Your nanny will arrive with toy boxes and plenty of arts and crafts supplies to keep your children entertained throughout the week. A full programme of indoor and outdoor activities is designed to keep children happy, enthusiastic and well occupied on family ski holidays.

Childcare is extremely popular and as such gets booked up very quickly. We would strongly recommend that you enquire about childcare availability at the time of booking your chalet, to avoid disappointment. Our sales team can answer any questions you may have on the service and check availability for you.

They will visit you in your chalet on your arrival day to talk through how the week will plan out and, if required, discuss any preferences or requests.

Meribel Nanny Service’s nannies are also available to book for babysitting on the chalet staff night off, at an additional cost. If you think you might like to book babysitting, we would again strongly recommend that you enquire about availability at time of booking, to avoid disappointment.

PRIVATE NANNIES

Prices

• 6 Full Days: Monday to Saturday, 8 consecutive hours between 8.30am and 7.00pm £798 (£1100 for Peak Season*)
• 6 Mornings: 8.30am – 12. 30pm £500 (£600 for Peak Season*)
• 6 Afternoons: 1.15pm – 5.00pm £500 (£600 for Peak Season*)

Flexi Packages
With Meribel Nanny Services Flexi Packages you can book your hours and spread them over the week at times to best suit your needs, consecutively between 8.30am and 7.30pm. You can also add on hours over the week, subject to availability and depending on your needs.

36 hours: £684

Ratios:
One nanny can look after:
1 baby under 6 months
2 children 6 months – 3 years
3 children 3 – 5 years
4 children 6 – 13 years

Mid-morning snacks, lunch and afternoon tea are included, depending upon whether morning, afternoon or full day care has been booked.

Meribel Nanny Services Lunch Club with Parallel Lines Ski School

Meribel Nanny Services are also offering a new lunch club service available Monday – Friday 1:30pm – 4:00pm with a pick up from Parallel Lines ski school meeting point.

Your children will be picked up from their Parallel Lines ski lessons and taken to lunch in a nearby restaurant (or a picnic on sunny weather days), they will then be entertained till 4:00pm doing a range of activities that may include; bowling, sledging, snowman making, outdoor games and so much more!

Pick up will then be at 4:00pm from the Parallel Lines meeting point.

Lunch club is available for children aged 4 – 12 years wih numbers limited to a maximum of 8 children per nanny.

£65 per child, per afternoon – Flexible afternoons can be booked

On Monday Morning there will be a Meribel Nanny Services representative at the ski school drop off point to meet all the children at 9am and answer any questions you may have.

*Allergies – Meribel Nanny Services take allergies and dietary requirements very seriously. As they are not preparing the food themselves, they may not be able to cater for all dietary requirements. Please advise them before booking and they can check with the restaurants that your child can be catered for.

Lunch club is currently available during peak weeks 24/12/18, 31/12/18, 11/02/19, 18/02/19, 25/02/19, 31/03/19, 08/04/19 ( dates may be added).

CHILDREN'S MEALS AND EQUIPMENT

Our chefs all have experience in catering for infants and children. Before your arrival, please let us know your children's likes, dislikes, allergies & any preferences that you may have for your children's meals with your chef.
We encourage an early children’s tea between 5.30pm-6pm, allowing parents to enjoy some “grown up” time during dinner. However, if you have booked exclusive use of a whole chalet, we are happy to cater for family meals, which can be organised with the chef prior to arrival. If a shared chalet is booked, we ask that children up to the age of twelve eat at the earlier children's supper.

To allow for a hassle-free family holiday, we ensure there is an ample supply of everything you’ll need, including children’s beds and cots with linen, high chairs, bibs, emergency nappies, toboggans, baby backpacks, CD player, TV/DVD player, books, music & video library, toys & game box, baby listening devices, sterilisers and children’s crockery & cutlery.

All of our vehicles have children’s car seats and are fitted with seatbelts.

SKI SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN

We advise that you book ski schools directly so that requirements and abilities can be accurately discussed. However, we are more than happy to give you recommendations so please give us a call to find out more.

• Outdoor Sauna
• Outdoor Hot Tub
• Ski room and heated boot rack
• TV
• Wi-Fi
• Chauffeur service 8am-8pm
• Staff of 3 including a Professional Chef, Chalet Manager and Host.

• Sleeps 8 guests plus 2 children
• Area 180 M2
• Master king-size double bedroom with en-suite bath and shower
• 1 twin/superkingsize bedroom with en-suite bath and shower
• 1 king-size double bedroom with en-suite shower
• 1 twin/superkingsize bedroom with en-suite shower
• 1 bunkroom suitable for children only

The master bedroom with kingsize bed and en-suite bathroom (bath and seperate shower) is on the top floor and is accessed by a new staircase from the dining room. Bambis has three bedrooms on the ground floor, plus a bunk room for children. Room 1 and 3 can be made up as twins or a superking double and room 2 has a fixed kingsize bed. Room 1 has an en-suite bath and separate shower, whilst 2 and 3 have en-suite walk in showers.

Catered Chalet

Our enviable catered chalet portfolio is the core of the business: all our inclusive ski holidays are renowned for excellent service. When you stay in one of our catered ski chalets, you’ll have access to a team of highly qualified chefs, hosts, drivers and nannies who are available to anticipate your every need.

While each property has its own character and stylish comforts, some features are standard in all of our catered ski chalets:

• Dedicated chalet host and chef to look after you throughout your stay.
• Breakfast served every morning, with array of cereals, pastries and a cooked breakfast to set you up for a day on the slopes.
• Freshly prepared four-course dinner including canapés and a glass of fizz on six nights.
• Afternoon tea and homemade cake or biscuits laid out for you.
• Complimentary wine, beer and soft drinks throughout your stay.
• Complimentary newspapers.
• Luxury chauffeur service from 8am to 10pm every day, covering all of the Méribel area.
• Lift pass pre-ordering and delivery service.
• Sunday changeover day.

Food

We are passionate about food and drink. The menus served in our chalets reflect this and we think would be best described as delicious, imaginative and freshly produced. Our resort manager and head chef Ken, will soon be busy training up all the chefs on a variety of wonderful dishes. Here's a quick taster of what to expect:

• At breakfast, look out for yoghurt and freshly made compote along with various cooked options.
• Mouthwatering cakes for afternoon tea or perhaps you would like to sample a charcuterie platter instead with breads and pickles.
• For canapés, Yakitori salmon skewers with hot and sour cucumber or maybe pressed game terrine with homemade carrot chutney.
• A sample dinner menu might consist of a Mediterranean vegetable tart with pistou followed by braised shoulder and seared rump of lamb accompanied by creamed spinach, mash and an olive jus. Followed by poached pears, crumble, ice cream, poaching syrup and of course a selection of both interesting and regional cheeses.

Wine

Our wines are all carefully selected and chosen to compliment the food we serve. Your chalet host will reccommend wines at the start of each meal, however we understand wine is subjective and if you have a favourite! We are delighted to continue to be working with the Languedoc winemaker Paul Boyer. Many of our returning guests will now be very familiar with his superb wines.

An ideal chalet for either a group of friends or families with children who ski, Chalet Bambis' most impressive feature is being able to walk out of the boot room, put your skis or board on outside and slide down to the Chaudanne to catch the first lifts and to ski straight back to the chalet at the end of the day. Bambis also has a fantastic large south west-facing terrace at the back of the chalet, with a new hot tub and log fired sauna, from where you can enjoy the New Year’s Eve fireworks or events at the Stade de Slalom.