Chalet La Ferme, Ardent, France

Ardent is such a perfect place for family skiing from beginners to experts.

• It is at the heart of the ski area with an excellent fast lifts and has a ski area of 650km
• • With really interesting, varied scenery and great on-piste touring through French and Swiss villages.
  • Traditional charming wooden village at the head of a pretty valley...

Superb newly renovated traditional chalet 50m from the foot of the piste and lift, outdoor hot tub with cliff and forest views. Exclusive use chalet with under-occupancy charges for parties of less than 11.

This chalet has been superbly refurbished to our specifications, from a tumble down old farmhouse into a beautiful luxury chalet. Chalet La Ferme will sleep 2 families or up to 11 guests in great comfort. It still comprises of its traditional stone, timbers and a fireplace.

On the first floor is the lounge/dining area and the view from the lounge window shows the ski shop and the home run piste leading to the lift station and the bar is just out of sight on the right – a truly excellent location. The chalet is in one of the best locations within the small delightful hamlet of Ardent. As the chalet is only 50m from the telecabine La Ferme is practically ski-in.

Outside there is a hot tub looking up towards the cliffs and beyond to the stars. There is a heated ski and boot room with hanging space for your outdoor clothing. Breakfast is served in the chalet and your cook/ host will be available to prepare dishes from our breakfast menu.

What's Included

All of our Chalets are ideal for a perfect family ski holiday.

High quality chalet accommodation close to pistes and lifts in family-friendly villages, ski in/ski out or within 200m

Sunday transfers to and from Geneva so you can book flights from your local airport and at the time to suit you – avoid Saturday traffic jams and horribly early charter fights! Travelling to Resort section

Children’s dinner served around 5.30pm on 6 nights. Adult 3-course evening meal with unlimited quality wine on 6 nights – not 5!

Breakfast including eggs, bacon, porridge, pancakes, croissants, cereals, tea & coffee and juice

Afternoon tea & homemade cakes or biscuits each day

Free babysitting on cook’s night off until 10:30pm

Equipment for babies/young children – high chairs, monitors, stair gates, cots, etc

Canapés, cheese boards & welcome drinks

Please note that floor plans are not exact, they may be subject to change and are for reference only.

Parents skiing with children can only relax and enjoy their ski holiday when they are sure that their children are safe, happy and well looked after. Childcare clubs to cater for babies from a few months old to adventurous teenage skiers with options to suit all families.

The staff are warm and caring with excellent experience or qualifications. They genuinely enjoy entertaining and caring for children and it is their enthusiasm that ensures all our guests have a wonderful holiday. All staff are fully trained and most staff are First Aid trained. Our childcare has long been highly praised by the press.

Adventurers (Age: 7-13 years):

This club is for children aged 7 years up to and including 13 year olds who have lots of energy and love being outdoors.

• Ski lessons on 6 mornings
• Fun skiing on 3 afternoons
• 3 afternoons adventurous activities
• Option of Lunch and Afternoon Adventurers, skiing with parents in the morning

Powder Hounds (Age: 3*-6 years):

This club is for children aged 4 – 6 years who are ready to start skiing but don’t want to spend the whole day on the slopes. Instead this club is designed to give younger skiers lots of fun both in the snow and out of it.

• Ski lessons on 6 mornings
• Fun-filled activities on 6 afternoons
• Ski school helper and enthusiastic staff
• Option of Lunch and afternoon Hounds, skiing with parents in the morning

*Skiing lessons available from 3 years 9 months in Reberty and Les Coches and 3 years 6 months in Ardent with a peace of mind option of reserving a place in Powder Pups if skiing under age 4. This option is Powder Pups Plus.

Powder Pups (Age: 3 months to 4 years):

The club for non-skiing, pre-school children.

• Qualified staff members
• Excellent staff ratios
• Stimulating and comfortable childcare dens

Sleeps 11

2 Families

Beautifully refurbished chalet

Great location only 50 metres from the lift

Luxurious traditional style

Open wood fire in a cosy lounge

Perfect for two families

Out door hot tub with views to the forest, cliffs and mountains

Managed wifi to boost reliability

DVD player and Bluetooth music player

Washing Machine

Tumble Dryer

Ski/Boot Room

Bathrobes are not provided in the Chalets. Hot tub towels are provided.

Short 1 hour 30 mins Geneva transfer

Transfers included

Ground floor family suite

The ground floor family suite is for a family of 4/5 with a double bed and children’s bunks with an ensuite bathroom with bath.

Ensuite Double

The ground floor double will take an additional small bed or cot for a family of 3. It has an ensuite shower room.

Ensuite Twin

The ground floor twin room has an ensuite bathroom with shower.

Ensuite Triple Room

The twin/triple room on the on the first floor has an ensuite shower room. It will sleep 3 older children or a family of 3.

Your Food

Your food is well thought out, freshly prepared and cooked in the chalets on 6 evenings. Where possible they use local butchers, bakers and greengrocers and they offer a cheese board with locally sourced cheese. They can provide vegetarian, vegan and coeliac options at no extra charge but they must be booked 2 weeks before you travel. If you have any other requirements please discuss before booking. They continuously refresh their menus and this season will see some exciting changes.

Breakfast – In the larger chalets a member of the chalet team will prepare fresh eggs, bacon and porridge. Fresh French bread, a selection of jams, yogurts and cereals is also available for you to help yourself to, alongside freshly brewed coffee and tea. In the smaller sole occupancy chalet (Chalet Camille) breakfast is self-service with the same delicious options available – and again with no clearing or washing up as your chalet host will do this!

Children’s Lunch – Lunch is an opportunity for adult guests to try the fabulous piste side offerings whilst for those children booked into our childcare clubs there is hot and wholesome food included.

Afternoon Tea – When you return from skiing there will be a freshly baked cake or biscuits waiting for you with baguettes and fruit as well as tea and coffee left out for you to prepare.

Children’s Supper – The children’s menus use tried and tested recipes from cooks like Annabel Karmel and Rachel Allen. They make pureés for babies, it’s all fresh – not from jars!

Children’s supper is usually served at 5:30pm and is a two-course meal prepared using wholesome freshly cooked ingredients – they do ask that parents supervise this meal but staff will again be on hand to clear away.

Adult’s Dinner – Your delicious adult three course evening meals are served from 8:00pm designed to appeal to everyone. Canapés followed by a dinner-party style starter, main and dessert with a cheese board available for those with a hearty appetite, all served with unlimited red and white wine options.

amily Food Option – In the smaller sole occupancy chalets ( Rulens, Camille) guests have the option of either the above separate evening dining or the option of eating together a delicious meal of canapés, freshly prepared homely style main and comforting desserts. Example main courses include hearty and healthy cottage pie, roast, vegetable stir-fry, and home made burgers. Desserts include tarte tatin, brioche bread and butter pudding and cheesecake. The Family Food option is served 6:00-7:00pm along with the same selection of high quality wines for adults. This option must be pre-booked at least 2 weeks before travel for one or two families in the above chalets only. Unfortunately we can’t offer this option in the larger shared chalets due to seating and service constraints.

Cook’s Night Off – The hard-working chalet cooks receive a night off midweek. Families can eat together at a choice of local restaurants or parents can enjoy an evening out, with babysitters available to look after your children in the chalet with a pre-ordered takeaway.

Allergies – They take your health seriously and can cope with most allergies, but you must put your requirements in writing to us to enable us to pass the information over to staff who are preparing your food. If you have any questions please do call us in advance as it can be difficult to source some items in France.

Dietary Requests – If you or your children have any dietary requests these again must be put in writing to enable us to let the staff know in resort. Specific ‘dislikes’ for instance, no peas or carrots are not considered to be valid requests. We can provide gluten free cakes and pasta, and we can usually source soya and goat’s milk, yogurts and dairy-free spread.