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Chalet Hotel La Foret Reviews
5 reviews of Chalet Hotel La Foret in Les Arcs, France.
Voted 25th out of 68 reviewed hotels in Les Arcs France
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Very good.
Reviewed 18 Jul 2024
Hotel was very good. It is well run and organised. The staff run a very tight ship, so everyone is very attentive. Rooms are ok, pretty standard for a 3 star. We don’t spend much time in there anyway. The breakfast was a bit of a let down. It was meant to be hot food every other morning, but this didn’t happen. We wanted a good breakfast to set us up for the day, so it was disappointing it that sense. The dinner was good, they bring the food out in unison so everyone eats at the same time. So there is no waiting around. Ski in/out at a push. You have a be a good skier to get to the slopes, otherwise you have to walk up a slope to access the piste. The bar was nice but there was not a lot of seating. So it got competitive for seats before/after dinner.
The best part was probably the easy access to the skiing.
Reviewed 5 Jul 2024
It was a good holiday overall.
The accommodation was ok and the staff were nice.
The food was good.
The ski access was pretty good, the hotel is ski in/ski out on the piste and you can ski down the ski lifts.
One of the best ski holidays!
Reviewed 3 Jun 2024
Really good time, great family room for our kids. They were aged 10 and 13 and they stayed on a mezzanine in the same room which gave them their own space. The room was very comfortable and wasn’t at all noisy. Gary, the manager really helped with the kids dietary requirements. He dealt with them being celiac amazingly. They had appropriate food snacks, bread, afternoon tea, cakes, they made sure there was no risk of cross-contamination of the food. Everyone liked the food, we sometimes, ate in the bar for lunch, which was a nice. Ski in ski out location. First time being in such a location and made such a difference, you can literally put your skis on go out the door. We booked late and struggled to find lessons, ended up booking group ESF lessons. The 13yr old had a great time because the group was mix of nationalities, the younger on not so much we ended getting private lessons for her which were much better.
Pluses and minuses of La Foret
Reviewed 3 Jun 2016
We had a really good week overall, it had plus points and minus points…
The staff were absolutely fantastic and clearly very happy in their jobs – some of the team had been coming back for a couple of years and the manager had been working there for ages. They all raved about their jobs and genuinely enjoyed them which was nice to see.
There were a few things we would have wanted to improve. The cleanliness of our room wasn’t fantastic. We had to ask for our towels to be changed when we got there as they were stained. We had a quad room with 2 beds on a mezzanine floor and the carpet up there was absolutely filthy with stains which was quite unpleasant. The cleaners came in every day and did their jobs but things really needed a thorough clean/replacing.
The rest of the chalet hotel is nice and well laid out.
It’s definitely ski in ski out; you can’t argue with that. One thing we did find a bit hard was that the route you have to ski down got incredibly icy by the end of the day as it’s such a well-used trail. It was even quite icy in the mornings so nervous skiers or beginners might be put off. There wasn’t an easy alternative if you didn’t want to ski, it was quite a trek that wasn’t most pleasant. Vallandry itself was fine for us, but if you wanted a lot of après ski it might not be the best place for you.
The food was kind of average, not amazing but at the same time there was nothing wrong with it. Real foodies who wanted great meals every night would have been disappointed, but I’ve definitely had worse food on chalet holidays.
In terms of the people there, we met a nice mix of people which suited us. It was outside of the school holidays so there wasn’t loads of families, but I would imagine in the holidays would be popular for families because of the quad rooms.
One thing to mention is that the WiFi wasn’t fantastic in the hotel. You really truly couldn’t get it in the bedrooms and had to be in the social area. It was the same with Sky TV – as soon as it started snowing you couldn’t access it. Not a major problem but worth knowing!
The ski hire shop were fantastic and having that on site made a difference. They don’t have a huge range of equipment but the guy there is absolutely brilliant. He helped my friend to fix her snowboard and she hadn’t even hired it from him, and he gave us loads of advice on the resort.
All in all, I would definitely recommend the chalet hotel and all things considered I would stay here again.
some comments
Reviewed 28 Jan 2014
The location has to be the first thing to mention. In the village of Vallandry, you literally step out of the Chalets front door on to the piste that will take you down to the main Vallandry lift, opening up the whole Paradiski area. On the way home, again you can step straight from the piste back into the chalet. The communal and dining areas are well decorated and clean. The Chalet sleeps around 70 so there is a good mix of people to meet and eat with each night. The food was fantastic, always a great standard in their chalets. Afternoon tea was always good and plenty to go around. One excellent point about this valley is the cafe/bar attached. Great for a après ski drink without having to put your hat, gloves and scarf on again and march into town. Also good for a quick night cap. There is an in house boot hire, which for us is a must. Your get your boots organised quickly at the beginning of your holiday and there is no lugging your gear back to the hire shop on the last day of your holiday. Overall a fantastic chalet with friendly staff, great food and a location that cannot be bettered.
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