Chalet Chiara, St Anton, Austria

In a quiet location yet easily accessible (around a 10 minute downhill walk) to the slopes, lifts and resort centre. To make life even easier, our guests can store their equipment for a small weekly charge (half price if rented) at our Rental Shop in the resort centre close to the Galzig/Gampen lift. The ski bus stops close by for those that don't fancy the walk back to the chalet.

Distance to slopes: 10 minutes walk. Distance to resort centre: 10 minutes walk.

Yet another stunning creation from our architect owner Karl Fahrner, this extremely eyecatching chalet is spread over several floors on the side of a steep valley to take in the stunning views and as you would expect is very modern in style. Every room has a wall of glass so you can't help but be drawn to the beautiful views of Rendl Mountain opposite. Over the Summer of 2016, this chalet benefited from a complete refurbishment and refreshment to bring it up to date. With new furniture and soft furnishings in the living area and new beds and furniture in the bedrooms, this adds to the popularity of this chalet.

The chalet benefits from separate dining and sitting rooms so you can sit and relax in the sitting room over canapes and aperitifs whilst your chalet staff finish off their preparations for your dinner and again enjoy a coffee after dinner whilst they tidy away. The five bedrooms are spacious, all ensuite and all benefit from balconies and great views.

Another reason to jump at the chance of taking on this chalet, is the fact it boasts an outdoor hot tub, can you think of a better way to unwind after an exciting ski day than by jumping in the hot tub and if that's not enough the chalet also boasts a sauna and wellness room.

Your chalet holiday includes the following:

• Return flight ( NB: Travel may not be included for early/late season departures).
• Return transfer from airport to your resort when using our flights.
• Chalet board with breakfast, tea time treat and 3 course evening meal with house wine & coffee (evening meal on six nights)
• Canapes and aperitif
• Bath & Hand towels (with a mid week change on request)
• Sauna towels and hot tub robes where applicable
• Services of our Resort staff

It does not include the following:

• Winter sports insurance
• Ski/snowboard carriage on flights
• Lift passes, ski hire or ski school
• Evening meal on staff day off
• Lunchtime meals
• Any relevant Airport/flight tax & local resort taxes which will be added to your invoice (approx £55pp)

Children in our chalets

We welcome children in any of our chalets at any time throughout the season regardless of whether you are a group taking over the whole chalet or individual bookings into a larger chalet.

• Our generous special reductions apply throughout the season
• Selected family rooms with half price for under 12s.
• The same reductions apply to all your children (not just the first two!).
• Our child discount applies whether your children share your room or not.
• Children enjoying discounts are still counted towards group discounts.

(Child discounts do not apply to late availability/reduced price holidays)

For all children under the age of 12 years we offer a generous 10% discount , however in selected chalets and family rooms, children can go at half price. All discounted children enjoy our child friendly early supper which our chalet staff will provide at approximately 6pm, (a parent must be on hand to oversee their child). This will be a two course meal with tasty (& healthy!) dishes such as shepherd’s pie, pasta bakes and casseroles followed by fruit, ice cream, crumbles etc. We encourage parents to chat to our chalet staff prior to their arrival to discuss their children’s meals. If you are taking over a whole chalet and would prefer your children to join the normal adult dinner then there is a supplement of £50 per child per week, please advise us of this at least two weeks prior to your departure. If you are in a shared chalet then we expect children under 12 to have the early supper. The only exception is Christmas dinner and sometimes meals on arrival night if you are arriving late.

We charge £100 for babies under the age of 2. Subject to their availability, we can provide travel cots and high chairs if required, please ensure you bring your own baby sleeping bag or blankets and a harness if required for high chairs. Flight seats are not included and car seats are not provided on our coach transfers. However baby seats are available on private taxi transfers, please ask for prices for private transfers. We do not provide jars or formula but your chalet host will happily keep some fruit/veg to one side and make a puree for your baby. Breakfast and children's supper is available to older babies who can manage normal solid foods.

All our chalets have tv’s and dvd players so please feel free to bring your own selection of dvd’s and also a selection of general board games.

Please bear in mind that our chalets/chalet hotels are not equipped to be child safe, there won't be stair gates or socket covers for example, bunk beds may not have guard rails and not all chalets have microwaves if you need these for sterilising bottles etc. Please make sure you are familiar with the chalet layout and location of bedrooms and bear in mind that entrances maybe shared with other residents. Children's behaviour and their safety remain the sole responsibility of their parents at all times.

Internet/wifi is available free of charge in all of our chalets, however, in most instances belongs to the chalet owner so its availability is outside of our control. Please bear in mind that in the mountains, signal strength can vary, may not always be that strong pr suitable for large amounts of streaming. Unfortunately we cannot guarantee that it will be operative or that there will be continuous and uninterrupted connection. In the event of technical or other issues preventing access, no refund or compensation will be paid! Bear in mind that access may not be available throughout the chalet and maybe in communal areas only. We recommend that if accessing the net or downloading is essential during your holiday, you have your own data/roaming package for back up or make use a local internet shop.

Sauna/steam rooms/pools/hot tubs & jacuzzis - Should these facilities become unavailable for any reason, we cannot guarantee being able to replace parts or repair it during your holiday but will obviously do our best. We do not offer compensation for inconvenience or curtailed use in such event! Please note that particularly for those chalets with outdoor hot tubs, there are local rules and regulations with regards noise and respect for neighbours. For this reason, their use is not allowed after dinner.

NB: Use of chalet domestic hot tubs is subject to local laws, we cannot be held responsible if these should change

Entrance level

Living room with balcony

Lower floor 1

Open plan kitchen/dining room with balcony

Lower floor 2

Room 1 - Staff room
Room 2 - Twin with ensuite shower, basin & wc, balcony

Lower floor 3

Room 3 - Twin with ensuite bath, basin & wc, balcony
Room 4 - Twin with ensuite shower, basin & wc, balcony

Lower floor 4

Rooms 5 & 6 - Austrian twins with ensuite shower, basin & wc, balcony

Lower floor 5

Wellness room with sauna, shower & access to hot tub

Tv (local channels) & dvd player
Docking station
Bathrobes provided
Chalet staff live in.
Free ski/boot storage provided at our rental shop at foot of slopes as no storage available at chalet.

Chalet board with breakfast, tea time treat and 3 course evening meal with house wine & coffee (evening meal on six nights)

NB *Our chalet staff have one day off each week. Breakfast and afternoon tea will be laid out for you to help yourself and you are free to sample one of the local restaurants in the evening - our staff will be pleased to help with recommendations and bookings.

Breakfast

Start your day with a hearty breakfast to fuel your day on the slopes, choose from a selection of cereals (not forgetting a bowl of Skiers porridge!), fresh fruit and yoghurts, freshly baked local bread and choice of preserves accompanied by fruit juices, tea and coffee. In addition, apart from chalet staff day off and change over day, and assuming you have the room, enjoy a varied cooked breakfast such as eggs, bacon and beans or pancakes.

Afternoon tea

On your return from the slopes, pop the kettle on and help yourself to a teatime treat with a slice (or two!) of delicious home-made cake or biscuits.

Dinner

Just imagine a casual dinner party with friends, now imagine that minus the stress of shopping, cooking, clearing up, ordering taxis, organising babysitters...... well now you can! Relax, your evening starts around 7.30pm swapping some ski tales and banter over canapes and aperitif followed by a set menu wiith a delicious freshly cooked dinner accompanied by unlimited house wine until coffee is served at the end of your meal.

Children's Supper

We provide a child friendly supper with two courses of home cooked and nutritious food, at around 6pm for all children under 12years. We encourage you to chat to your chalet staff before arrival with regards your childrens meals so they know they are on the right track with their menu! If you have sole use of a chalet and you would prefer your children to eat a normal dinner with you at 8pm there is a £50 upgrade. For those in a shared chalet it is generally expected that under 12s would have the early supper.