Chalet Tavernier, Morzine, France

To Ski Avoriaz

It is an 8-10 minute walk from the chalet to the Prodains lift, which takes you up into the heart of Avoriaz. You can ski back to Prodains village on a blue run from Avoriaz

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Walk a few minutes from the chalet to the nearest bus stop to take a short 3-minute bus ride to the Prodains lift (Line A) runs daily from 8am to 9pm, approximately every 7 mins during peak ski hours and then every 15 mins

Tip: if you hire your skis with us, you can leave your skis at the Prodains ski hire shop overnight and walk easily in your day boots to and from the chalet

To Ski Morzine

Morzine Pleney is 7-10 min bus ride (Line A); runs daily from 8am to 9pm, approximately every 7 mins during peak ski hours and then every 15 mins

Taxis to/from Morzine cost from 30€ for up to 8 guests.

Chalet Address :

192 Chemin
D'en LY
74110

Sleeps: 10 - 13

• Traditional hosted catered chalet
• Geneva airport shared transfers included
• Shared and sole occupancy groups welcome
• 3, 4, or 7 night stays available

Meal Basis: Chalet Board - breakfast, afternoon tea & cake and a three-course dinner with complimentary wine.

• 2 twin/double rooms
• 3 twin/double/triple bedrooms all with en-suite faciltiies
• Towels, Bed Linen & end of stay cleaning included
• Bathrobes included
• Dietary requirements catered for
• Ski room with boot warmers
• Sauna
• Outdoor hot tub *
• Ski on travel days - bag store and change area available before room check in and after room check out
• Shared Geneva airport transfers included
• Hosts live in **

Chalet Tavernier is one of our popular chalets. Featuring a sauna and an outdoor jacuzzi with fabulous sunset views, the chalet is home from home.

Spacious and traditionally furnished, Chalet Tavernier sits in a quiet hamlet of traditional rural residences between Morzine and the Avoriaz Prodains Express Gondola, meaning you can ski in both Avoriaz and Morzine on you ski weekend.

Read More About Chalet Tavernier

Chalet Tavernier has 5 good sized bedrooms over three floors, each one with an en-suite shower and one room has a bath to soak in too. All rooms have twin beds and all can be made up as doubles; please request at the time of booking.

On the first floor, there's a spacious open-plan kitchen-diner, lounge with a lovely log burner and access to a terrace and jacuzzi with lovely valley views toward Morzine, the stunning cliffs of Avoriaz and across the fields to the forest. The kitchen diner and lounge were fully refurbished in December 2022.

The chalet has a ski room with boot dryers too.

There is a bag store available during the day if you would like to ski on your arrival and departure day, enabling to maximise your ski time in the Portes du Soleil.

The sauna is spacious and located on the ground floor, perfect to warm up and relax after a winter day on the slopes. The hot tub is outside on the terrace in a peaceful location, surrounded by the stunning rural landscape and wonderful views; perfect to relax in and soak up the tranquility of the valley after a hard days skiing.

The free ski bus to Morzine or the Prodains gondola is just a few minutes walk away. Buses run regularly throughout the day and into the evening, until 9pm. At the foot of the Prodains lift and 8 - 10 minutes walk from the chalet there are a lovely selection of bars and restaurants with a good apres ski vibe.

Chalet Tavernier is a catered chalet with our Classic chalet board which consists of a continental plus a cooked option breakfast, delicious afternoon tea and cake and a 3-course evening meal with wine included, all provided by your friendly hosts who live in on the ground floor *. Please note our chalet staff have 2 days off a week, a Wednesday and a Saturday. On these days they will leave continental only breakfast and afternoon tea out for you, but the evening meal is not provided, which gives you an opportunity to dine out in the local Prodains area which has a selection of local bars and restaurants. Alternately use the Prodains lift to dine in Avoriaz or the free bus service to dine out in Morzine.

* Due to cleaning, maintenance and refill/reheat time the hot tub is not available on arrival days

**Where the host lives in, they may or may not be the host looking after you during your stay. They have their own room and bathroom but you may see them using the chalet kitchen to prepare their food

Arrival Days

• Monday for 3 nights - ski 3.5 days
• Thursday for 4 nights - ski 4.5 days
• Monday or Thursday for 7 nights - ski 7.5 days

Chalet Hosts days off are Wednesday and Saturday.

Christmas & New Year 2024/25 - Arrival Days:
Thursday 19th December - 4 or 8 nights
Monday 23rd December - 4 or 7 nights
Friday 27th December - 3 or 7 nights
Monday 30th December - 4 or 7 nights
Friday 3rd January - 3 or 6 nights

Check in/out:

On arrival day you may arrive at chalets anytime from 09:30 to change, leave your bags and go skiing. Your bedroom will be ready by 17:00 at the latest but normally earlier.

Late Arrival Supplement - if you are scheduled to arrive at the chalet after 21:30 we will book a host to return to work to let you into the chalet, show you to your room, provide you with information to ensure your ski time is not delayed the next day and to provide you with a light supper. There is a small supplement for late arrivals.

On your departure day , bedroom checkout is 09:00 but we know that you may want to ski until the last minute, so we ensure that there is somewhere for you to leave your bags and change up until 17.00 Where possible a shower is made available for you to use too; this cannot be guaranteed until your departure day.

Please note that on guest change over days, between the hours of 09:30 and 17:00, both departing and arriving guests will be sharing the chalet public areas.

Transfers

Typically 1 hour 15 mins transfer from Geneva

Return, shared Geneva airport transfers are included in your chalet holiday:

• Arrivals Monday or Thursday
  • Please book flights scheduled to land no later than 16:00
  • You will be scheduled onto a transfer within 2 hours of your scheduled flight landing time
• Return Monday or Thursday
  • Please book flights scheduled to depart after 11:30
  • You will be scheduled onto a transfer to check in at the airport around 2 hours before your flight departs

If the shared transfer times are not suitable, please enquire about private transfer upgrades, which are available at a supplement

Please advise us before travel of any ski or snowboard bags you are bringing with you, for us to book a transfer that can accommodate these oversize bags

If you would like an early transfer from Geneva airport to Avoriaz, to be on the slopes in the morning, we recommend upgrading to a private transfer- please enquire

Seasonal exception: Friday December 27th & Friday January 3rd arrival and return shared transfers will run on the same schedule as Monday and Thursdays shared transfers

Your shared transfer will be in an 8 seater minibus

What We Love About Chalet Tavernier

We love the tranquil, rural location.

We love the open plan living area.

We especially love the outdoor hot tub with incredible sunset views.

Early booking is recommended to secure your dates of choice, as this is a popular chalet is in a unique location, with great facilities.

Ground Floor:

Entrance hall, ski & boot room

Sauna

Bedroom 1 - Twin/Double/Triple with en-suite bathroom (shower), WC
Bedroom 2 - Staff apartment

First Floor:

Access to outside terrace with hot tub

Open plan kitchen, lounge, diner, log burner

Bedroom 3 - Twin/Double with en-suite bathroom (shower), WC

Second Floor:

Bedroom 4 - Two rooms in one;Twin/Double/Triple with en-suite bathroom (shower), WC, balcony
Both rooms only sold together as one
Entrance is into the single room through which there is access to the twin/double
Access to the bathroom is from the single bedroom
Bedroom 5 - Twin/Double with en-suite bathroom (shower),WC, balcony
Bedroom 6 - Large Twin/Double/Triple with en-suite bathroom (bath with shower over), WC, double balcony - space for a cot

Car parking - there is space to park up to 2 cars when the drive access is free of snow and ice (access to the parking area is at your own risk). For this reason, we are sorry that car parking can not be guaranteed.

The chalet is not suitable for wheelchair access.