Chalet Rulens, 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...
    
    

Beautiful stream side setting, 100m from lift and ski right up to your door, log fire, outdoor hot tub by the stream. Exclusive use chalet with under-occupancy charges for parties of less than 8.

Ski Chalet Rulens is beautifully located next to the stream and pine forest and is close to Chalet L’Eau Vive and Les Falaises.

This chalet sleeps up to nine guests in four rooms (two doubles, and two bunk rooms), and is ideal for two families who know each other.

The chalet has a large open plan living and dining area with a wood burning stove and doors that lead out on to a terrace with hot tub where you can relax and listen to the sounds stream and the forest.

There will be afternoon tea for your arrival back to the chalet after your day on the slopes, the chalet host will prepare your children’s supper and adults’ dinner. There is also a Family meal option available.

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

• 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!
• Afternoon tea & homemade cakes or biscuits each day
• Free babysitting on cook’s night off until 10:30pm

We know that 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. So we have created childcare clubs to cater for babies from a few months old to adventurous teenage skiers with options to suit all families.

Our 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.

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 8-9
• 2 Families
• Tranquil stream-side natural setting
• Just 100m from the lift and ski to the door
• Large open plan dining and lounge area
• Wood stove
• Hot tub right on the stream forest edge
• Managed wifi to boost reliability

• Perfect for two families who know each other
• DVD/CD player /iPod dock
• Washing machine
• Tumble dryer
• Ski/boot storage in entrance hall
• Bathrobes are not provided in the Chalets. Hot tub towels are provided.
• Short 1 hour 30 mins Geneva transfer
• Transfers included

BUNK ROOM

Bunk room with storage. The shared shower room with a wash basin and a WC is on the same floor with a further WC on the ground floor.

DOUBLE

The double bedroom is on the first floor. A shower room with a wash basin and a WC is also on the first floor and there is a further WC on the ground floor.

BUNK ROOM

The bunk room is on the first floor. The shared shower room with a wash basin and a WC is on the same floor with a further WC on the ground floor.

ENSUITE DOUBLE

On the first floor there are two double bedrooms, and this one has an ensuite shower. A further shared shower room with a wash basin and a WC is located on the first floor with an additional WC on the ground floor.

Our food is well thought out, freshly prepared and cooked in the chalets on 6 evenings. Where possible we use local butchers, bakers and greengrocers and we offer a cheese board with locally sourced cheese. We 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. We continuously refresh our menus and this season will see some exciting changes.

Breakfast – In our 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 our 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 – Our children’s menus use tried and tested recipes from cooks like Annabel Karmel and Rachel Allen. We 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 – we do ask that parents supervise this meal but staff will again be on hand to clear away.

Adult’s Dinner – Our 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.

Family Food Option – In our 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 – Our 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 – We 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.