Chalet L'Ancolie, Meribel & Mottaret

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4.5 out of 5 based on 4 reviews
Chalet l’Ancolie was excellent, we have already booked it again for next year! The actual living area relative to the number of guests is big, with room for everyone to sit in complete comfort – which isn’t something you hear about in most chalets! The location is fine, with the minibus picking us up. The me... + more
Bill S.
5 out of 5
Lovely chalet, really spacious and big with enough room in the bedrooms. Everyone really liked it! We had a very good cook who produced excellent evening meals, they were so nice we all wanted the recipes of what he’d made! He did nice cakes for afternoon tea, though we didn’t always make it back in time for... + more
Rachael, Cumbria
4 out of 5
The chalet itself was fine, and the chalet hosts were tremendous. The food was fine, though I’m not sure about the twiddly bits / hors-d'oeuvre which were built up as being special but weren’t really. They bothered to do a turkey on Christmas day though which was nice. Main feedback, and the thing that we d... + more
David, Aberdeen
4 out of 5
One of our favourites because it’s situated in a lovely elevated position and with the added benefit of free transportation, giving this high quality chalet some of the best views of Meribel and the 3 valleys. This chalet benefits from the peace and quiet of being slightly elevated above the main drag and this... + more
Richard, Sno Staff
5 out of 5
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Accommodation
Catered Chalet
Flights Included
Transfers
No Lift Pass
No Ski Rental
No Boot Rental
No Ski School

Location: where is Chalet L'Ancolie

  • Free ski bus stop is 50 metres from the chalet making it easy to reach the slopes. The buses run throughout the day with additional services as the lifts open and when they close.
  • The ski school meeting place is at the Chaudanne, which is on the ski bus route
  • 10 minutes walk to the resort centre

Overview: chalet description: Chalet L'Ancolie description

The Chalet L'Ancolie is a traditional and characterful property set in a quiet location back from the main street. The owner is an expert carpenter and he has done most of the interior wood panelling himself, ensuring a high attention to detail with many delightful features.

Savoyard style

Set over three floors and decorated in a traditional Savoyard style with cosy, warm and welcoming furnishings you have all the comforts of home. The chalet has five bedrooms with wood panelling which really adds to the Alpine feel of the chalet, all bedrooms have en-suite facilities and a balcony or terrace with amazing views across the Meribel Valley.

After a day of exploring the Three Valleys relax in front of the fireplace with a coffee and some cake, where the comfy seating provides a haven to unwind. There's also a sauna on the ground floor so you can revitalise after a day on the mountain. The chalet also has a heated ski and boot room and a table football.

Good location

As the chalet is set back from the main street, you benefit from being in a peaceful and quiet location. A walk to the resort centre takes around ten minutes, if you fancy a stroll before or after dinner, where you can find a variety of shops, bars and restaurants to keep you entertained.

Access to the slopes is easy, the bus stop for the free ski bus is just one minute's walk away (50m) and the bus runs throughout the day with additional services at peak times.

Chalet catering

Throughout your holiday, your chalet hosts are on hand to help you with anything you might need. On six of the seven days of the week, the chalet hosts prepare delicious homemade food, including a cooked breakfast, afternoon tea snacks, and a three-course dinner with wine. On staff day off the hosts will leave a continental breakfast out and you are free to spend the evening however you'd like . In addition to preparing and serving your meals, the hosts will keep the chalet tidy for the duration of your stay.

Why is this a choice property?

Chalet hosts - Our chalet hosts are on hand to make your stay enjoyable, look forward to freshly prepared meals six days a week and relax knowing the tidying up is done for you - after all you are on holiday.

Ideal for groups - As the chalet sleeps up to ten to eleven people it is the perfect place for a group of friends or a family who want to spend time together.

Close to resort - Benefiting from being set back more the main street means the chalet is slightly more secluded, however it is only a short walk to the resort centre where you can find plenty of shops, restaurants and bars.

Our chalets are going greener, so our mountains don't

This season, our menu is changing for the better. In all of our chalets we're giving you more choice, with both meat-free and meat options on offer throughout your stay. This is driven as part of our commitment to reduce our carbon footprint.


Distance of Chalet L'Ancolie to Ski Lifts

See which Meribel & Mottaret ski lifts are nearest to Chalet L'Ancolie.

  • Olympe 2 gondola - 417m
  • Olympe 1 gondola - 417m
  • Golf chair lift - 1985m
  • Olympe 3 gondola - 2684m
  • Morel chair lift - 3445m
  • Fontany rope tow - 3492m
  • Altiport platter - 3501m
  • Altiport chair lift - 3510m
  • Bouc Blanc chair lift - 3875m
  • Stade Tania platter - 3909m
  • Loze Express chair lift - 4078m
  • Adret chair lift - 4095m
  • Côtes platter - 4312m
  • Piou Piou platter - 4331m
  • Dou des Lanches chair lift - 4373m
  • Dent de Burgin chair lift - 4483m
  • Rhodos 1 gondola - 4497m
  • Rhodos 2 gondola - 4497m
  • Saulire Express 1 gondola - 4591m
  • Olympic chair lift - 4599m
  • Stade platter - 4602m
  • Legends chair lift - 4647m
  • Tougnète 1 gondola - 4666m
  • Cherferie chair lift - 5329m
  • Coqs chair lift - 5341m
  • Caves platter - 5346m
  • Chenus gondola - 5368m
  • Saulire Express 2 gondola - 5369m
  • Arpasson platter - 5594m
  • TSD6 Tougnète 2 chair lift - 6172m
  • Rocher de l'Ombre platter - 6218m
  • Sources platter - 6223m
  • Chalets gondola - 6594m
  • Pas du Lac 1 gondola - 6621m
  • Pas du Lac 2 gondola - 6621m
  • Arolles platter - 6767m
  • Doron magic carpet - 6823m
  • Saint Martin 1 gondola - 6878m
  • Aigle platter - 6886m
  • Combes chair lift - 6887m
  • Table verte magic carpet - 6936m
  • Saint Martin Express chair lift - 6938m
  • Plattieres gondola - 7042m
  • Roc de Tougne chair lift - 7635m

Navigating in Meribel & Mottaret can vary, as distances from Chalet L'Ancolie to ski lifts are in a straight line.


Families: Chalet L'Ancolie for children

Children 11 years and under are welcome in the chalet on any date where one group books the entire chalet for their exclusive use. Otherwise children are allowed on peak dates only. Please see our chalet page for more information. For Winter 2024/25 these dates are:

  • 14, 21 and 28 Dec
  • 15 and 22 Feb
  • 29 March, 5 and 12 April

Facilities: Chalet L'Ancolie features

  • Sun terrace
  • Mountain views
  • Bedrooms have en suite facilities and balcony
  • Heated ski and boot room
  • Sauna
  • Lounge with fireplace
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Ski shop transfer service

Room Types: Chalet L'Ancolie bedrooms

  • No. of rooms: 5

Occupancy

10-11

  • No. of buildings: 1
  • No. of floors: 3

Rooms

Ground Floor

  • Entrance via terrace
  • Sauna and shower
  • Heated ski and boot room
  • Table football

Room 1 - Twin beds, a shower, WC and balcony

Room 2 - Twin beds, an additional single bed, shower, WC and balcony

First Floor

  • Kitchen and dining room
  • Balcony with mountain views
  • Lounge with fireplace
  • TV area

Second Floor

Room 3, 4 & 5 - Twin beds, shower, WC and balcony

  • Lift accessible: No
  • Lift serves all floors: No
  • Access ramp: No

Meals: Chalet L'Ancolie food & drink

  • Continental buffet breakfast for 7 mornings with hot option provided on 6 mornings per week, served from 8am
  • Afternoon tea and coffee with cake on 6 days, served from 4pm
  • Prosecco apéritif before dinner on 6 days
  • 3 course evening set menu, including a special regional menu on 1 night, is served 6 days and served from 7:30pm
  • Unlimited wine during dinner and tea/coffee
  • Special celebration menus on Christmas Day & New Year's Eve

(Breakfast hot option, afternoon tea & dinner is 6 days per week due to chalet staff's day off)

More information about Chalet cuisine catering

Our menu is changing for the better. In all of our chalets we're giving you more choice, with both meat-free and meat options on offer throughout your stay. This is driven as part of our commitment to reduce our carbon footprint.

Board basis options available

  • Chalet Catering

This property caters for the following special dietary requirements

  • Diabetics - Insulin can be stored
  • Gluten Free
  • Vegans
  • Vegetarians

Please note any special dietary requirements at time of booking.

We update Chalet L'Ancolie's details often, but facilities do change. e.g. some extras listed by the supplier as "free" or included might only be for the first time you use them, or for one time per party, then charged for further use. If any specific feature is essential to your holiday, make sure you ask us to confirm the details of it before you book your holiday.

Availability: dates & airports: dates & departure airports: chalet dates & departure airports: Chalet L'Ancolie dates & departure airports

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Sat 28 Dec 202428/12/24
Sold Out 
Sat 04 Jan 202504/01/25
available Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, St Pancras - Eurostar, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds/bradford, Bristol, Southampton, Belfast Int, Dover Ferry (Self drive), Folkestone Eurotunnel (Self drive)
Sat 11 Jan 202511/01/25
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Sat 18 Jan 202518/01/25
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Sat 25 Jan 202525/01/25
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Sat 01 Feb 202501/02/25
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Sat 08 Feb 202508/02/25
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Sat 15 Feb 202515/02/25
available Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, St Pancras - Eurostar, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds/bradford, Edinburgh, Bristol, Southampton, Belfast Int, Dover Ferry (Self drive), Folkestone Eurotunnel (Self drive)
Sat 22 Feb 202522/02/25
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Sat 01 Mar 202501/03/25
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Sat 08 Mar 202508/03/25
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Sat 15 Mar 202515/03/25
£2759£2679
Sat 22 Mar 202522/03/25
available Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, St Pancras - Eurostar, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds/bradford, Edinburgh, Bristol, Southampton, Belfast Int, Dover Ferry (Self drive), Folkestone Eurotunnel (Self drive)
Sat 29 Mar 202529/03/25
Sold Out 
Sat 05 Apr 202505/04/25
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Sat 13 Dec 202513/12/25
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Sat 20 Dec 202520/12/25
£3398
Sat 27 Dec 202527/12/25
£3078
Sat 03 Jan 202603/01/26
£2439
Sat 10 Jan 202610/01/26
£2589
Sat 17 Jan 202617/01/26
£2699
Sat 24 Jan 202624/01/26
£2769
Sat 31 Jan 202631/01/26
£3448
Sat 07 Feb 202607/02/26
£3368
Sat 14 Feb 202614/02/26
£3968
Sat 21 Feb 202621/02/26
£2859
Sat 28 Feb 202628/02/26
£2869
Sat 07 Mar 202607/03/26
£2809
Sat 14 Mar 202614/03/26
£2819
Sat 21 Mar 202621/03/26
£2828
Sat 28 Mar 202628/03/26
£3118
Sat 04 Apr 202604/04/26
available Gatwick, Stansted, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds/bradford, Bristol
This package holiday to Chalet L'Ancolie in Meribel & Mottaret, France departs Saturday 28th March 2026, for a 14 night stay on a "catered chalet" board basis. A local tourist tax (Taxe de Sejour or Kurtaxe) is levied by many councils in European ski resorts. It varies by standard and type of accommodation and is age dependent, so not everyone is charged. It's not included in the basic price of your holiday and is usually paid locally. For reference, the average charged in winter 2024 was between €1 and €3 per person, per night.
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Resort: about Meribel & Mottaret: about holidays in Meribel & Mottaret: about ski holidays in Meribel & Mottaret: about ski holidays in Meribel & Mottaret France

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.

Beginner Intermediate Advanced Snowboard

Great for Families Groups Non skiers

Meribel & Mottaret webcam

Snow Report: Top 149cm, Bottom 99cm

Snow Forecast: 59cm expected this week

Snow History: December average depth 61.5cm

Meribel & Mottaret trail map

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 L'Ancolie.
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
Meribel's location is tricky to beat, slap bang in the centre of the mammoth Three Valleys ski area. British made, and largely Brit run, it's a destination we flock to year after year for a homely atmosphere in a good looking resort with more than enough pistes for a week (or three). It's made up of a huddle of gorgeous hamlets, built in traditional wood and stone and surrounded by thick woodland. The main area is Meribel Centre (usually known just as Meribel). A traditional alpine village with choc-box chale...
Meribel is one of the best ski resorts to learn in. There are three beginner areas known as 'Ski Facile' (easy ski) plus great green pistes to practise on including Le Foret and Altiport. Both runs are carefully planned out so you can practice at your own pace in quiet surroundings. If you're skiing with children, there are fantastic ski schools and child-orientated areas, including animal sculptures scattered around the trees at the 'Pistes des Animaux' where children can learn about local wildlife as they e...
Whether your day on the hill leaves you wanting to relax with a vin chaud, have a pint and play pool, or party the night away, your time off the slopes can be as varied as the day spent cruising the incredible Trois Vallees. It's said that you haven't experienced après ski here (or anywhere for that matter) until you've sampled toffee vodka in Le Rond Point, which is easily one of the most famous après ski bars in the world - complete with a slide down to the toilets! Meribel's rightly famous for its nightl...

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"Excellent and already rebooked"

Bill S.
5/ out of 5
Chalet l’Ancolie was excellent, we have already booked it again for next year! The actual living area relative to the number of guests is big, with room for everyone to sit in complete comfort – which isn’t something you hear about in most chalets! The location is fine, with the minibus picking us up. The meals were very good. Our only complaint is that there was no room security as there are no keys for the doors and the safe had been permanently locked by previous guests. Overall, with no hesitations I would give it a 5/5.

"Lovely and spacious"

Rachael, Cumbria
4/ out of 5
Lovely chalet, really spacious and big with enough room in the bedrooms. Everyone really liked it! We had a very good cook who produced excellent evening meals, they were so nice we all wanted the recipes of what he’d made! He did nice cakes for afternoon tea, though we didn’t always make it back in time for them. When it came to getting around Meribel the location was good as you could walk everywhere. Only improvement would have been a hot tub!

"Mixed group in Meribel"

David, Aberdeen
4/ out of 5
The chalet itself was fine, and the chalet hosts were tremendous. The food was fine, though I’m not sure about the twiddly bits / hors-d'oeuvre which were built up as being special but weren’t really. They bothered to do a turkey on Christmas day though which was nice. Main feedback, and the thing that we didn’t like about it was the bus transfer. And we wouldn’t book it again if we couldn’t easily walk back within around 200 yards. We were a mixed group and it was all slightly uncoordinated in terms of buses. I suppose the journey itself took about 10 minutes, but waiting for the chalet bus in the mornings as a big group sometimes took 20 minutes. The village bus was totally useless – at the end of the ski day you would be waiting for 30 minutes to get on it. Then once you had scrambled on, you couldn’t get off at your stop because it was so packed!

"A cosy haven of peace after skiing"

Richard, Sno Staff
5/ out of 5
One of our favourites because it’s situated in a lovely elevated position and with the added benefit of free transportation, giving this high quality chalet some of the best views of Meribel and the 3 valleys. This chalet benefits from the peace and quiet of being slightly elevated above the main drag and this is made even more enjoyable by the free shuttle service to the lifts and back. We love the friendly hosts and their higher quality of wines than is normal for chalet catering.
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