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Family ski holiday experts Flexible child care to suit you Specialist Baby and Toddler weeks Best resorts for family skiing Free child places

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Why Esprit? Meet the Esprit characters

Time for the kids,

Esprit Classic Child Care 9-13 Our range of child care services 14-15 Baby And Toddler Weeks 16-19 Children’s ski classes Useful Information 20-21 The Esprit Team 22-23 Esprit Chalets 24-25 Esprit Chalet Hotels 26-27 Esprit Cuisine 28 Christmas & New Year 29 Chalet finder table 30 Discounts & offers 31 Ski packs Austria 32-35 St Anton 36-39 Obergurgl Italy 40-43 Monterosa Ski Area (Gressoney & Champoluc) France 44-47 Alpe d’Huez 48-51 Courchevel 1850 52-55 Méribel 56-59 Belle Plagne 60-63 Peisey 64-67 Les Arcs 2000 68-73 Val d’Isère 74-79 Tignes 80-87 La Rosière

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time for you, time together We offer the most flexible family holidays in the mountains. With exceptional child care in all our resorts, you can decide exactly how you want to spend your precious holiday time. Flexible child care to suit you

Hand-picked family resorts

With Esprit you can safely introduce your family to the fun of a ski holiday. We recognise it’s important for the family to spend time together whilst allowing you time on the slopes yourselves.

We choose the resorts that are best suited to families with young children. Making sure everything is family friendly including transfer times, facilities in resort and our accommodation.

Our child care is extremely flexible including qualified Englishspeaking Esprit Staff who can look after your little ones for as much of the day or evening as you need. We can keep your children busy and well cared for with a tailored programme of activities for their age - including small group ski lessons for all abilities.

We offer a range of flexible accommodation - so whether you want a family suite, adjoining rooms, twins or triples - we can find the right choice for you. And with a choice of catered options from family dining to adults only, mealtimes are also taken care of.

We put you and your family first The Esprit service promise means from the moment you book your holiday we’ve got your needs covered. From tips on what to pack, getting the kids into the right kit for the slopes to organising the right level of ski lessons for you all, we’ll keep the whole family safe and happy on and off the slopes.

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Day or night, we have a wide range of activities to keep you and the kids entertained – for snowtime or just playtime.

Call 01483 791 900 Visit espritski.com

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Why Esprit?

The widest choice l of child care services in skiing

We are the UK’s No.1 family ski specialist, providing quality child care, coupled with our friendly and attentive service, in some of Europe’s most renowned ski resorts.

Flexible child care l options, from half-days up to our ‘Seamless Service’ from 9am-6pm Strict ratios of l nannies to children in all our nurseries Snow Club fun l for children over nursery age

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l Exclusive Esprit-only ski classes, with the best English-speaking instructors l Maximum 8 children in a class, and only 6 per class for 3-4 year-olds l Afternoon skiing options

See pages 16-19

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l Baby And Toddler Weeks for parents with a passsion for skiing

l All our chalets and Chalet Hotels* are Esprit-exclusive, so you are always amongst like-minded guests

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*Except Le Savoie, Val dâ€™IsĂ¨re - see pages 72-73 and de Champoluc in Champoluc - see page 43

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l FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol Service every evening in most of our Chalet Hotels and larger chalets and in all properties when our staff have their nights off

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l The Esprit package includes flights from a choice of UK airports, transfers and accommodation in the best ski resorts in Europe Esprit Loyalty Bonus l for Early Bookers (see brochure insert) 5 28/11/2018 17:23

Meet the

Characters Hi, I'm Be rtie Together with my friends Hugo, Orla and Fifi, I will do my best to ensure you have a fantastic holiday with us! On top of all the fun, in our BAT Club you’ll receive BAT Gifts. On Saturday, you can join me in some extra free activities around resort. Let me tell you a bit about myself. You’ll find me either flying fast around the slopes or sleeping cosily in a dark corner. I love to eat fruit, and you can eat fruit too in our chalets!

When you are playing in the snow. My friends, the Nannies and Rangers in resort will look after you and keep you smiling. Turn to pages 14 and 15 to find out all the detailed information about BAT weeks. Tell your parents to visit esprit.com to find out more about our holidays.

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Hugo is my friendly hedgehog. He looks after the Beginners, aged 5-9 years. You might think he's a bit prickly, but he's not really. Once he's covered in snow, he's a softy. He'll encourage you to get skiing. Afterwards, he can help you make some spikey creations in arts and crafts and give you a scratch if you've got an itch!

Next is Orla our beautiful owl. You can sing along with Orla, who has the loveliest voice in the mountains, or read in the book corner together. Orla is wise and she will pass on all she knows about skiing to the Improvers, aged 6-10 years. They’re pretty good on the slopes already, but listen to Orla to get even better on the slopes!

Lastly we have Fifi the clever fox. She will dash ahead of the Intermediates aged 7-12 years, and run behind them to keep them in shape. No one can out-fox Fifi! She can swish about with her bushy tail: catch her if you can! Fifi is sporty and lively so why not join her for sledging or an exciting treasure hunt?

Hugo is a friend to all the Beginners

Orla is a friend to all the Improvers

Fifi is a friend to all the Intermediates

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Meet the Characters

More fun with Esprit Characters

So Much Fun For You When You Arrive

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I can’t wait to give you your very own Activity Pack. The first thing to do is write your name on the front so everyone knows it belongs to you. Inside, you’ll find lots of FUN things to do like puzzles, colouring in and stickers to play with. Don’t forget to show your colouring work to the snow rangers in resort. If you try really hard you’ll make it to the Art Wall.

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Child Care Guarantee We are confident that our child care services surpass those of any other tour operator, and that you will be more than happy with the way we look after your children and the progress they make. To back this up, we offer our simple and effective Child Care Guarantee: if you are dissatisfied with any aspect of our child care, tell us why and what proportion of the cost you consider to be a fair reimbursement. We will then investigate thoroughly for you, and pay back an amount we agree is reasonable and fair within 28 days of receiving your written request. This guarantee covers any situation where there has been any failing on the part of our staff or suppliers, but is not applicable where parents simply change their mind about child care requirements. Donâ€™t forget we include strict signing-in/out procedures between Esprit staff and parents or ski instructors.

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Classic Child Care

Child Care Staff

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First lifts anyone? Esprit Classic Child Care gives you the ability to spend as much time on the slopes as you desire, with all- and part-day care available. Your babies and toddlers go to the exclusive Esprit Nursery, whilst older children are taken to ski school and collected for lunch, then enjoy activities and games at Snow Club before being taken back to your chalet for High Tea. This is our super-convenient ‘Seamless Service’ that helps you maximise your time on the mountain.

of our guests said ‘Excellent’ or ‘Good’

What the Holden family says “The kids said that the Cocoa Club was amazing!” Chalet Hotel Crystal 2000, Courchevel 1850, January 2018 Nursery fun

Beginners mastering snow plough turns

Snow Club fun for Spritelets

Esprit Baby Care

Esprit Toddler Care

Esprit Child Care & Ski Classes

17 weeks - 40 months olds

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Afternoon options

All day care with qualified Nursery staff, exclusive to Esprit babies and toddlers

2 course lunch 12-2pm 5/6 days a week with staff supervision Free every night in most of our Chalet Hotels and larger chalets and in ALL properties on our catering staff nights off

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See your brochure insert for what’s included for infants.

Indoor & outdoor activity club with our Snow Rangers including supervised lunch Afternoon ski lessons - a toddler’s introduction to skiing in a dedicated ski garden 7.30-10pm quite cosy club for children not quite ready for bed

FREE Child Patrol Service

Free every night in most of our Chalet Hotels and larger chalets and in ALL properties on our catering staff nights off

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Children’s 2 course lunch 12-2pm 5/6 days a week with staff supervision Ski lessons with Xtra classes for Improvers and above, or Sprite Guided Ski Fun & Snowboard tuition for 8-12 year olds

Snow Club

Indoor & outdoor activity club with our Snow Rangers including supervised lunch

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FREE Child Patrol Service

Please call our friendly and helpful team on 01483 791 900 if you need any further guidance.

Our exclusive Esprit Sprite ski classes divided by ability and age in all resorts.

Supervised evening activity for all ages Free every night in most of our Chalet Hotels and larger chalets and in ALL properties on our catering staff nights off

Esprit expert Alex says Esprit Web Designee My 2 year old daughter, Jemima, couldn’t wait for Nursery to start every day and at the end of the week brought back a folder full of the art she’d done. The staff were all fantastic, we had no hesitation leaving her with them - in fact it was hard pulling her away from them.

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Nurseries

Esprit Nurseries 17 weeks - 40 months old / 8.30am - 5.00pm / 6 days a week

What the Shaw family says “The childcare provision is amazing. Our son had not been to nursery before and we have been so pleased with the care he received.” Chalet Hotel des Deux Domaines, Belle Plagne, February 2018

RR Exclusive to Esprit babies and toddlers RR Qualified English-speaking Nannies and Early Years Practitioners

RR Fully equipped, specially designated playrooms

RR Separate sleep-rooms or cot areas RR Snacks, refreshments and lunch included RR Fun-filled themed activity weeks RR Fresh air outings and toddlers’ snow play RR Daily diary kept of each individual child’s day

Nursery Staffing Our Nurseries are led by qualified English-speaking Early Years Practitioners with an NVQ Level 3 in Child Care or an equivalent recognised Level 3 child care qualification, with some Nurseries supported by Nursery Assistants.

Staff Ratios We maintain the following maximum ratios of Nannies to children in our Esprit Nurseries: For infants 17 weeks-23 months old: 1 nanny per 3 infants

Esprit expert Hannah says Agency Sales Executive My daughter, Chloe, is settled in nursery in the UK so it is a relief that every Esprit Nursery works in much the same way with key workers, daily reports and a wide range of activities as well as plenty of fresh air. She really enjoyed her time despite falling asleep on the gondola excursion!

For toddlers 24-40 months old: 1 nanny per 4 children

Nursery Activities and Equipment Our Nurseries are equipped and laid out to offer a happy, safe and stimulating environment for babies and toddlers with toys and equipment chosen for their educational and play features. Every week we have a different theme, such as ‘The Wild West’ or ‘Arctic Antics’, around which our activities are based, whether indoors or outdoors.

Nursery Locations

Daily Routine

Most of our Nurseries are based in dedicated rooms in our larger chalets or Chalet Hotels - see the relevant resort pages for details. Where we have more than one Nursery location in a resort, we allocate children to suit their ages and abilities, so your child may not always attend the Nursery in your ‘home’ property. You will be informed of the allocated Nursery on arrival.

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Parents drop off their children who have free play time as they settle in with our staff

R Mid-morning

Time for a snack, or a nap for the sleepy ones in the dedicated sleep-room, as others get creative with paints or other craft activity

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Homemade purées of varying consistency are served to the very youngest, whilst older children tuck into a healthy lunch. A selection of baby food is available in all our chalets.

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For the more active toddlers there’s time for another activity, such as making cookies or dancing along with Music and Movement, or time for a nap for the sleepy ones. After another snack, weather permitting, it’s time to head outside for outdoor play in the snow, bumboarding or an outing in one of the gondolas or to a local attraction.

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Parents collect their children and accompany them at High Tea, served at 5.30pm in their own chalet or Chalet Hotel, when homemade purées are available as well as the main children’s dishes.

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Supervised Lunches

Celebrations

Esprit Supervised Lunches Our staff collect your child at the end of their ski lesson (or morning Snow Club session for 3-4 year olds) and take them back to one of our chalets or Chalet Hotels to enjoy a tasty two course lunch in the company of our staff and their new friends. If your child is skiing independently in the morning, our staff will advise you of the designated meeting point where they can be signed in for lunch.

“Over the years my teams and I have loved sharing special celebrations with our guests. Be it birthdays, anniversaries or engagements, don’t forget to let our Reservations team know so we can help make that day extra special for you.” Laura Henderson-McClane Esprit Childcare Manager

At 2.00pm you have the option of collecting your child for afternoon family time, or our staff will continue to look after them if they are booked into any afternoon child care such as Snow Club, or afternoon ski classes including Spritelets for 3-4 year olds.

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Snow Club

All this is included in our Snow Club prices: R Supervised Lunch R Our take-to and pick-up

services for all Esprit Ski Classes and transport where necessary

R Strict signing in/out procedure for parents’ peace of mind

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and supervision at high tea

Esprit Snow Club 3 - 12 year olds / 6 days a week RR Esprit action-songs and games RR Igloo-building, snow-art and snowsculptures

RR Fun ‘Wacky Whizzing’ on sledges or ‘bum-boards’

RR ‘Hunt the Ranger’ - generally ‘gungeing’

the chosen Ranger when they find him!

RR Weekly action-packed themes for indoor and outdoor activities

RR Exploration outings around the resort on foot and by ski lift

RR Indoor & outdoor treasure hunts RR Creative arts and crafts and story telling RR Daily Diary - parents kept updated on their child’s day

RR Esprit Medal Ceremony & Show

Fun for children Esprit Snow Clubs are the half-day complement to our Sprite and Spritelets ski classes, and include a myriad of fun and exciting activities that we know children really enjoy. All the children’s activities and songs follow the Esprit Theme of the Week adding continuity to their week. All our activities are adapted to suit children’s ages, the weather and local resort facilities.

Timings Snow Club normally runs in the mornings for 3-4 year olds in Spritelets, and after lunch for older children. On Saturdays Snow Club for all children is in the afternoon. Timings can of course occasionally vary due to resort conditions.

R 5 mornings a week for 3-4 year olds in Spritelets R 5 afternoons a week for 5-12 year olds R Saturday afternoons for all ages

Staffing

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Our Snow Rangers lead the Snow Club with endless enthusiasm, buckets of personality and dedicated professionalism. Out of all their noise and cheer comes the ‘Snow Club Pact’, to which all children contribute, and which includes serious features such as child safety roll calls and boundary limitations as well as loads of fun-filled action. Our Snow Ranger teams operate with our stringent care ratios of 1:8.

Snow Clubs run in most resorts, sometimes in more than one location, depending on the numbers of children involved. Where we have more than one Snow Club, we allocate children of similar ages together, so that their fun and activities can be more tailored to suit their ages and abilities. Therefore your child may not always attend the Snow Club in the property in which you are staying. You will be informed of their allocated Snow Club on your arrival.

Esprit Medal Ceremony & Show

High Tea

The highlight of the week, to which all parents are invited, is the Esprit Medal Ceremony & Show, where all children in Esprit ski lessons or Snow Club receive their ski medals and Snow Club certificates. The children perform songs and mini-sketches, all linked to their week’s theme. A guaranteed photo opportunity and the ideal way to end the week.

At the end of the day children are escorted back to their respective ‘homes’, where high tea is supervised by our staff on four nights per week, with parents asked to collect their children at 6.00pm, except on our catering staff days off, when children are returned to their chalet or Chalet Hotel at 5.00pm.

Please note that in some larger resorts the Medal Ceremony & Show may take place on separate days.

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Esprit Evening Care

Evening Care

3-12 year olds / 6 days a week Esprit Cosy Club

Esprit Cocoa Club Plus

3-4 year olds / 3 evenings a week / 7.30 - 9.30pm

8-12 year olds / 6 evenings a week / 7.30 - 10.00pm

Cosy Club is an early evening quiet club with games, a quiet film, and stories for younger children to help settle them before bed and runs in all resorts (except Méribel and Les Arcs).

During peak weeks in many resorts and all season in La Rosière and Belle Plagne we run ‘Cocoa Club Plus’ for children aged 8-12 years.

Cosy Club has proved very popular, but from guest feedback it is clearly important for participating children to be actually staying in the property where Cosy Club is based, or in a very close neighbouring chalet, so they can come in their pyjamas ready for bed, with only a short walk outdoors, if at all. Therefore it does not run in every single chalet, so please check the relevant resort child care details for the location of the Cosy Club. Parents are asked to deliver and collect their children to and from the club’s location. 5-12 years / 5 evenings a week / 7.30 - 10.00pm We run evening clubs in most of our resorts, but not in every property – please see the individual resort pages and table on page 17 for details. Children staying in different properties are welcome to join Cocoa Club, but parents are asked to deliver and collect their children, unless otherwise specified on the resort pages. Cocoa Clubs run under the supervision of a member of Esprit staff and are not structured sessions. We like to be guided by the children’s own energies and wishes and generally involve a different theme each evening. There may be games, story-times, giant junk modelling or quiz nights, and one evening in the week there will be a mini-disco or other event. Please note that Cocoa Club is not available in Méribel.

Children will venture out three evenings a week in resort escorted by our staff for some après ski fun, such as tenpin bowling, a pool table competition, hot chocolate in a café, ice skating or similar, varying by resort. On the other three evenings, children join our standard Cocoa Club sessions. In other resorts and on other dates there may be an option to upgrade from Cocoa Club to Cocoa Club Plus in resort, subject to enough children wishing to take part. Parents are asked to deliver and collect their children.

Esprit FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol Service For children aged 17 weeks and over this service is provided free of charge in all our chalets and Chalet Hotels on our catering staff’s evenings off from 7.30-10.30pm. Our staff patrol the corridors, monitor entrances and exits to the buildings, and contact parents if a child is restless. Parents are responsible for settling their children. Please also see important information in your brochure insert in the Terms and Conditions clause 20 (j). We also offer this service every evening from 7.30-10.30pm in most of our Chalet Hotels, and certain larger chalets, (Corniche in Tignes and Schatzi and Romeo in La Rosière). Daily Baby Listening is not offered in our smaller chalets, where children are generally asleep in close proximity to where parents are having dinner, or are in Cocoa Club.

Esprit expert Pav says Snow Ranger Cocoa Club was a great time to catch up with the kids and find out about their day. They always loved to tell me how much fun they were having in their ski lessons and what they’d learnt.

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Baby And Toddler Weeks

B D A D D B Y AN E LE R W E

Thereâ€™s no need to miss out on all the joys of your regular skiing holiday, because your new baby has arrived! Of course travelling with babies and toddlers can be challenging, but at Esprit, after 37 yearsâ€™ experience, we are here to take every care and challenge away.

BAT Weeks

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BAT Weeks

Great Savings with BAT Weeks Parents of new babies and younger children don’t need to miss out on indulging their passion for winter sports with our special ‘Baby And Toddler Weeks’ - the BAT Weeks. Our BAT Weeks offer significant reductions on our usual prices for parents of babies and toddlers (17 weeks to 4 years - inclusive), plus a host of fun ‘batty’ extras which the little ones will love. On these weeks we have added value offers for ALL our younger families with babies or toddlers (2-4 years old): FREE

infant places

Half-price

Nursery Places

Half-price

Spritelets & Snow Club for toddlers (when both booked together)

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BAT-Week special offer under occupancy charge at just £99 for an empty bed

This means that you and your family can enjoy a larger bedroom or suite and only have to pay a small supplement for the first empty bed compared with our standard under occupancy charge.

Please see the brochure insert for our Baby And Toddler Week dates.

BAT Club We also welcome your infant or toddler to our new ‘BAT Club’ on these special dates, with several limited edition Esprit BAT Gifts. Plus on Saturday Mornings we’re adding some Xtra Free Family BAT Fun.

What the Mayhead family says

Families are invited to take part in an action-packed morning, led by our dynamic Child Care Team. Every resort will offer its own resort specific activities that even the youngest BAT Club member will enjoy, such as:

RR Treasure Hunt RR Bum-boarding/sledging RR Igloo-building RR Snowman-building RR Snow Painting RR Family Expedition

“The nannies in the Nursery have been outstanding, fantastic with my youngest. We have been so impressed with all the staff.”

So don’t miss out on your skiing because you have a little one in the family – join us on one of our Baby And Toddler Weeks this winter.

Chalet Charlotte, La Rosiere January 2018

Save money, have fun with your family and remind yourself of the joys of being on the slopes again!

IMPORTANT As strict ratios apply to all Esprit Child Care, places are subject to availability. Please book early to secure your child’s place and benefit from our best BAT offers in our BAT Weeks.

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Children’s Ski Classes

FREE SKI HELMETS for all children pre-booking skis with us!

Children’s Ski Classes Our aim is to help your child share your passion for skiing by offering the best possible experience. Working closely with our partner ski schools in every resort, our classes are exclusive to Esprit children with guaranteed small classes and lead by English-speaking instructors. Small classes are vital for children’s safety, enjoyment and progress so our instructor to child ratio is: 1:6 for afternoon Spritelet classes for 3-4 year olds 1:8 for all other Sprite classes

Free Class Connection All ages With Esprit ski classes, not only do you get the tuition, but also the vital connecting service we offer, linking the different sessions to give parents a stress-free ski day. Unless parents are collecting children themselves directly after a class, we always escort children to and from their Esprit ski classes, and between their classes and supervised lunches, Snow Club or High Tea, plus our signing-in/out procedures take place at every point between Esprit staff and parents or ski instructors.

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Children’s Ski Classes

Which class? Our ski classes are divided by ability as well as age, so please discuss your child’s ability and any previous experience with our Reservations team at the time of booking, and complete our fun online quiz at espritski.com/whichclass to help establish which of our Sprite classes will best suit your child.

In all resorts our ski class service includes:

Most ski schools assess the children on their first day, and may combine or sub divide groups of the same level to best place children where they will be happiest and maximise their progress, always maintaining our strict ratios. The ski instructors may, however, move children from class to class when, in their professional opinion, this may be for the overall benefit, safety and wellbeing of all the children.

Spritelets

Intermediates

3-4 year olds

7-12 year olds

Fun in the ski garden, an introduction to skiing 5/6 RR

Morning ski classes of 2-2½ hours for children RR

afternoons a week

starting to parallel ski, snow-ploughing on trickier red runs

An Esprit Snow Ranger remains throughout for RR additional support

2 weeks minimum skiing experience RR

In all resorts we offer this playful approach to skiing for 3-4 year olds who’ve never worn ski boots and skis before. It’s all about having fun as they tackle the magic carpet, master gentle snow ploughs and slide around cute obstacles and features in the resort’s dedicated ski garden.

If your child has already completed our Sprite Improver class or equivalent they’re ready for our Intermediates class. They will continue to develop their skills, moving on from the occasional snow-plough and stem parallel turns, to confident parallel ones on blue and red runs.

Please note Spritelets must be permanently out of nappies during the daytime to attend.

5-9 year olds

beginners

An Esprit Snow Ranger remains throughout for RR additional support

Beginners start with a gentle introduction on the resort’s nursery slopes, learning the basics and gaining confidence, before venturing onto the ski lifts. Most children will be skiing blue runs by the end of their holiday, and will be rewarded with a ski medal and certificate as a souvenir.

Improvers

Advanced

Morning ski classes of 2-2½ hours for children RR

8-12 year olds

confidently snow-ploughing on blue runs

Children should be happy on different ski lifts RR including drags and chairlifts

If your child has already completed our Sprite Beginner class or equivalent, then Improvers is the next step where they will continue to develop their skills, moving on from snow-ploughing only to mastering simple turns, and gaining confidence on the easier resort runs.

For children keen to ski all day we also have a Sprite Improvers Xtra class - see Afternoon Skiing (page 18) and specific resort pages.

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R Weekly check by one of our Snow Rangers of all classes above Beginner level

R Return to designated meeting point or Esprit property

For children keen to ski all day we also have a Sprite Intermediates Xtra class - see Afternoon Skiing (page 18) and specific resort pages.

6-10 year olds

One of our Snow Rangers will check on the group at least once a week to ensure the children are happy and making progress, reporting back to our Childcare Manager, and, if necessary, parents.

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Chalet Hotel or designated meeting point

One of our Snow Rangers will check on the group at least once a week to ensure the children are happy and making progress, reporting back to our Childcare Manager, and, if necessary, parents.

Beginners Morning ski classes of 2-2½ hours for complete RR

R Collection from chalet,

Morning ski classes of 2-2 ½ hours for children RR with 3+ weeks’ skiing experience

Confident on red runs and aiming for more RR challenging sessions

Our Sprite Advanced class is aimed at the most experienced, and usually, older children who can confidently ski parallel on all blue and red runs and might enjoy some new challenges. Available in selected resorts only, the sessions may include little jumps, soft snow technique at the piste edges, and even slalom courses.

IMPORTANT Places on any of our ski programmes must be booked at the time of the initial reservation. Due to strict ratios of children per instructor we are unable to take bookings after your arrival in resort. The class descriptions are for guidance only and the progress each group makes can depend on the resort terrain, local lifts and ability of all children.

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Children’s Ski Classes

What the Bohle family says “You did a great job in managing the needs of 3 different families and a big thanks to the Snow Rangers who skied with our girls!” Chalet Amelia, La Rosiere, February 2018

Sprite Xtra Classes 6-12 year olds

12+ year olds

All age groups

Dedicated teen classes in selected resorts RR Skiing or boarding may be available RR

Additional classes opened on request in all our RR

Intermediates

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Places on any of our ski programmes must be booked at the time of the initial reservation. Due to strict ratios of children per instructor we are unable to take bookings after your arrival in resort. The class descriptions are for guidance only and the progress each group makes can depend on the resort terrain, local lifts and ability of all children.

Tailor-made Sprites

Sprite Xtra classes for Improvers and RR 2 extra hours of afternoon skiing in selected RR

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Teenagers

Sprite Xtra classes for Improver and Intermediate skiers offering an extra 2 hours of skiing in the afternoon, after a lunch break with their instructor, or supervised by our staff at one of our properties, as well as the 2½ hour morning session.

If your child has outgrown our Esprit classes and wishes to spend time with their own age group, many of our resorts offer courses specially designed for teenagers, from standard tuition to Free Riding, Off Piste and Race Training. Generally these run during peak weeks only. Please ask one of our Reservations team for more details and book before departure to guarantee a place.

resorts, subject to numbers

If you cannot see the class your child needs in the resort of your choice, please call us as we may be able to open one up for you, dependent on minimum numbers.

Saturday Family Guiding All age groups

Individual family ski session of 2 hours AM or PM, RR or a guided group of several families AM and PM

Sprite Guided Ski Fun 6-12 year olds

Snowboarding Tuition 8-12 year olds (min. height 1.20m)

2 extra hours of afternoon skiing in selected RR

2-2½ hour afternoon sessions in the local ski RR

Informal, free-skiing session RR

Esprit take to and collection service provided RR

resorts-see table opposite

Our Sprite Guided Ski Fun class complements any morning tuition for very confident skiers. Skiers must be of Improver ability, and aged 6 or above. Lead by an instructor, the sessions run for five afternoons and focus on having fun zooming around the pistes.

school class-not exclusive to Esprit

Suitable for families of all ski levels RR

You can book a guide for your family exclusively for a half day session, or join a few other family groups for morning and afternoon sessions of sociable skiing together, broken up by a welcome lunch break.

Available in certain resorts during peak weeks-see table opposite for more details. Although these classes are not exclusive to Esprit children only, we still offer our Esprit collection service, to allow you to maximise your own time on the slopes.

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Esprit Classic Child Care and Ski Classes

Family Savers

IMPORTANT To avoid disappointment, places for all child care and ski classes must be reserved at the time of your initial telephone reservation.

Any child booked into any morning plus any afternoon care plus RR

For parents, Esprit Classic Child Care means being able to leave your accommodation after breakfast to head for the first lifts, only needing to return after the last one shuts. We look after your children completely throughout the ski day and offer a wide range of ski classes and activity clubs to suit age ranges from 17 weeks to 12 years.

Supervised Lunch receives their Cosy or Cocoa Club FREE or Cocoa Club Plus at HALF PRICE! Early Bookers just need to book half day care or classes for this offer. See your brochure insert.

Detailed below are the Esprit Classic Child Care & Ski Classes on offer in each of our resorts - please call us on 01483 791 900 to talk through all the options. For more details and what’s included

St Anton

Obergurgl

Gressoney

Champoluc

Alpe d’Huez

Courchevel 1850

Méribel

Belle Plagne

Peisey

Les Arcs

Val d’Isère

Tignes

La Rosière

Nursery

See page 10.

Spritelets

See page 17.

Sprite Beginners

See page 17.

Sprite Improvers

See page 17.

Sprite Improvers Xtra*

See page 18.

Sprite Intermediates

See page 17.

Sprite Intermediates Xtra*

See page 18.

Sprite Advanced

See page 18.

Esprit Child care, Ski classes and Age Groups

17 weeks-40 mths 3 - 4 yrs 5 - 9 yrs

6-10 yrs

6-11 yrs 7-12 yrs

7-12 yrs

8-12 yrs

Supervised Lunch 3 -12 yrs

See page 11.

Teen classes available in certain resorts - see details on each resort's skipack table in your brochure insert or call one of our team for more information.

Our 'Supervised Lunch' price also includes 2 hours Esprit Child Care, plus pick-ups/take-to's as required.

Sprite Guided Ski Fun

See page 18.

Snowboard Tuition

See page 18.

Snow Club

See page 12.

Cosy Club

See page 13.

Cocoa Club

See page 13.

Cocoa Club Plus

See page 13.

Saturday Family Guiding

See page 18.

6-12 yrs

8-12 yrs (min height 1.20m) 3-8 yrs 3-4 yrs

5-12yrs

8-12 yrs

Beg + (Sat only)

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The Team

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The Team

The Esprit Team Our team in the UK and overseas is our most important asset, working together to provide an enjoyable, high quality, stress-free holiday for all our guests, both adults and children. With detailed communication between you, our Reservations team and our resorts, we can answer your queries and organise all your requirements before you leave, so from the first day of your holiday you can relax and concentrate on your skiing.

Our UK Team

Resort Managers and Representatives

What the Atkinson family says

Chosen for their management and language skills, as well as their commitment, energy and enthusiasm, our Resort Managers and Representatives are responsible for ensuring that your chosen resort runs like clockwork. Snow Rangers Our team of Esprit Snow Rangers, who are experienced in child care and complete our in-house training, ensure our young guests in our Snow Club have a happy, safe and funfilled holiday.

Our Reservations team at Head Office

The specialist nature of Esprit enables us to offer service levels for family skiers you simply will not find anywhere else. The knowledge and experience of our Reservations team is second to none, based on regular visits to our resorts and accommodation to keep up to date with each resort’s specific features. From the moment you first call us, an experienced member of our team will guide and advise you, to help you find a holiday that will meet all your family’s needs. Call us on 01483 791900 for detailed advice and information on all our resorts, child care options, chalets and Chalet Hotels.

Overseas Managers We have a team of experienced managers who look after the overseas organisation and administration of our operation. They visit our resorts regularly to ensure all aspects of the programme are running as they should and that our high standards are always maintained.

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Snow Rangers escort children to and from their ski classes, staying with the Spritelets (3 & 4 year-olds) and the Sprite Beginners during their ski lessons. They will gladly keep you up to date with what your own children have been up to during the day.

Chefs and Chalet Hosts In our larger chalets and all our Chalet Hotels we employ experienced chefs to run the kitchens, whilst in smaller chalets, our Chalet Hosts are trained and accomplished cooks, preparing all your chalet meals. We also run our own intensive pre-season catering course, and our catering staff are trained to the City and Guilds Level 2 in Food Safety or equivalent.

Supervised lunch with our Childcare team

Nannies and Nursery Assistants All our nurseries are led by professionally trained and qualified Early Years Practitioners, all of whom are English-speaking. We also run further pre-season training to ensure that our Nursery management conforms to our own high standards. In most of our nurseries, Nursery Assistants support the Nannies, and all the team share a dedication and enthusiasm for working with young children.

“Every single member of staff is a credit to your company. I feel we’ve had 5 star treatment this week. Thank You!” Chalet Hotel Ducs de Savoie, January 2018

Free Ski Hosting 3 Days Per Week

Adults only in Obergurgl, Austria RR Social skiing for Intermediate skiers with our Rep RR 1 day a week in Gressoney and Champoluc, Italy RR

Our Resort Representatives ski with you to share their experience and recommendations. The service is offered on a ‘first come, first served’ basis, subject to staff availability, weather and safety. No actual tuition is offered nor off piste guiding.

Esprit Staff Helpfulness

99% of our guests said ‘Excellent’ or ‘Good’

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Chalets

What the Braine family says â€œAnother great Esprit holiday. Everything was brilliant.â€? Chalet Caribou, March 2018

Enjoy fabulous views from Chalet Caribou, Tignes

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Ski Packs

Esprit Chalets

Chalets, Chalet Hotels, Food and Wine

Esprit chalets and Chalet Hotels come in all shapes and sizes, from cosy one or two-family chalets, through larger chalets, ideal for extended family groups, to the much larger scale and range of facilities offered by our choice of Chalet Hotels. What they all have in common is our dedication to providing a comfortable atmosphere, backed up by good food and friendly service from our overseas team, who look forward to welcoming your family to the Alps

Esprit Chalets

Room Descriptions

The informality and family-friendly camaraderie of an Esprit chalet makes your family’s ski holiday relaxed and stress-free.

The Accommodation Summary for each of our properties outlines the exact rooms to choose from.

You are welcome to join a chalet as an individual family, or you can book the whole or a part of a chalet for your group. Choose from classic Alpine style chalets such as the Charline in Tignes or the Braconnier in La Rosière, convenient apartment chalets like those in Les Arcs, complete with an on-site swimming pool, or stylish and modern properties built especially for Esprit families, such as our six Peisey chalets, or the Corniche in Tignes.

R Chalets on these two pages R Chalet Hotels pages 24-25 R Esprit Cuisine pages 26-27 R Christmas/New Year

‘Room’ indicates that all beds are in one area RR ‘Suite’ indicates two or more separate RR

with us! page 28

sleeping areas

Inter-connecting rooms are also available where RR stated

No-Smoking Policy We have a complete no-smoking policy for all our charter flights, coaches, chalets and Chalet Hotels.

Chalet Facilities Many Esprit chalets have the added bonus of a log fire, sauna, hot tub, or sometimes all three. Some even have an in-house swimming pool, or free access to the resort leisure centre specially for Esprit guests. Details of individual chalet facilities can be found on our Chalet Finder on page 29, and in each detailed chalet description on the specific resort pages.

What the Hudson family says “Our chalet hosts were exceptional, in their manner and presentation both of themselves and the food.”

Relax and let us take care of you! Our chalet staff, some of whom may live in the chalet, prepare all your meals, as described on pages 26-27, for five days of the week. In our smaller chalets, your Chalet Host (see page 21) takes care of all the guest care arrangements, from the cooking to the cleaning. Larger chalets will generally have an experienced Chef to run the kitchen, with a Housekeeper to take care of cleaning duties, and depending on the size of the chalet, a Chalet Assistant or two. On the chalet hosts’ two days off they will leave out a simple breakfast for you, and that evening you and your family have the chance to eat out in one of the local restaurants.

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Chalet Amelia, La Rosiere, February 2018

All our chalets are equipped and run with children of all ages in mind, with facilities including cots, highchairs, changing mats, baby baths, sterilisers, free baby food and access to a microwave.

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Chalet Hotels

Esprit Chalet Hotels Our ten Chalet Hotels offer families the expanded facilities and comforts of a hotel, combined with the privacy, conviviality and informality of a chalet in our highly appealing European ski areas. All Esprit child care is in-house (and for Le Savoie it is next door) and there’s also the option of Family Dining (see opposite).

Esprit Chalet Hotel Diamond Ratings To help you in choosing your Chalet Hotel, most have an Esprit diamond rating guide and below is a guide to these ratings: uuu - a comfortable, no-frills Chalet Hotel, offering excellent value for money. uuuu - a property offering superior levels of style and comfort in all living areas, from the bedrooms and suites to the public areas. uuuuu - our top of the range Chalet Hotel, with outstanding, stylish comfort and excellent leisure facilities available.

The Pepi Gabl St Anton

The Alpenblume PAGE

Obergurgl

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The Valverde uuu PLUS Gressoney 42

The de Champoluc uuuu Champoluc 43

The Mariandre uuuu Alpe d’Huez 46

R 50m to piste and lift R Family rooms and larger suites R Village centre location

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R Adjacent to the gondola R 50m from the piste R Spa area with spa bath and sauna

R 200m to the piste and lift R Charming Austrian style dining room R Spa area with steam room, infra-red cabin and sauna

R Lift and piste next to Hotel R Many bedrooms interconnecting R Spa area with sauna, steam room and whirlpool

R Skiing to the door R Main gondola just outside R Attractive lounge with log fire

The Crystal 2000 uuuu Courchevel 1850 50

The Alba uuuu PLUS Méribel

The Deux Domaines

The Ducs de Savoie

R Piste-side location R Sauna and relaxation area R Soft Play Adventure Zone

R Just 20m to the piste R Available on school holiday dates only R Spa area with sauna, steam room and whirlpool

PAGE

PLUS - attached to any of the above Esprit ratings, our ‘Plus’ grading signals a little something extra special within that level, such as particular facilities, sensational views or a particularly convenient location. Platinum rating - unique to Le Savoie, Val d’Isère to highlight the enhanced services here. Our diamond rating is based on senior management inspections, coupled with guest feedback over the years. Although it cannot be compared with any other system, such as hotel star ratings, we hope you find it useful in making your selection.

PAGE

uuuuu

Belle Plagne

PAGE

R Choice of rooms and spacious suites R Swimming pool R Spa with steam room, sauna and hot tubs

uuuu

Val d’Isère R Centre of the resort R 320m to the lifts R Great selection of family rooms and suites

Le Savoie

PAGE

uuuuu Platinum

Val d’Isère

PAGE

R Excellent choice of rooms and spacious suites R Available on school holiday dates R Our highest quality accommodation

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Esprit Chalet Hotel Style Our Chalet Hotels bridge the gap between traditional chalet holidays and the world of standard, locally run hotels. Entirely run by Esprit, they offer a similarly relaxed atmosphere to a chalet holiday, with the friendly service from our English-speaking staff, but at the same time generally have bigger and better facilities:

En suite bedrooms and suites RR A residents’ bar and lounge RR A dining room with tables of both mixed groups RR and private dining

Choice of menu with evening meals being either RR buffet style or plated and served at the table in most Chalet hotels. There is a set menu in the Alpenblume and Pepi Gabl

Chalet Hotels

FREE WI-FI

In all Esprit Chalet Hotels!

Afternoon Tea RR In-house childcare* for total convenience RR Parents Station with microwave, fridge, steriliser, RR baby food & a kettle

Free daily Baby Listening/Child Patrol service RR 7.30 - 10.30pm

* Except Le Savoie where it is next door.

Children’s High Tea / Dinner in Chalet Hotels We offer you the choice:

R 5.30pm High Tea

High Tea is served to all infants and children up to 7 years old, and if you prefer, to any child aged 8-12 too.

R 7.30pm Adult Dinner

Children aged 8 and over may eat dinner with their family every night at a supplement of £39. Please note that they will then be eating the adult menu choices.

Please state your preference at the time of booking.

Room Descriptions The Accommodation Summary for each of our properties outlines the exact rooms to choose from. ‘Room’ indicates that all beds are in one area RR ‘Suite’ indicates two or more separate RR sleeping areas

Inter-connecting rooms are also available where stated RR

No-Smoking Policy We have a complete no-smoking policy for all our charter flights, coaches, chalets and Chalet Hotels.

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What the Woods family says “Everything was perfect from start to finish. We had a wonderful holiday. The staff have been amazing and our children have thoroughly enjoyed themselves. We will come back!” Chalet Hotel Crystal 2000, December 2017

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Cuisine

Food Presentation

97% of our guests said ‘Excellent’ or ‘Good’

What the Temple family says “The food was of excellent quality and plenty of it. The whole team should be congratulated for their dedication and enthusiasm” Chalet Hotel Ducs de Savoie, January 2018

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Esprit Cuisine in chalets and Chalet Hotels

Cuisine

Important Information for New and Returning Families We are proud to involve Esprit parents in the innovations that we make to our programme, to ensure you get more of what you want with today’s current trends, and less of what you don’t. With this in mind, following the most recent research that we carried out in spring 2017, we have made two significant changes to our catering offering: 1) We have introduced 5-night catering throughout our chalet programme, giving you the opportunity to have 2 nights to taste local food. Perhaps on one evening you can go out to eat as a family, and the other you can feed the children first, sign them into our child patrol service and then head out for a delicious adults-only meal of your choice. In all resorts on one of the nights off, we run an Esprit Sprite Night, where our staff take out children from 3 years old to do some activities such as sledging or 10 pin bowling as well as going for pizza or similar. This allows you some time alone to go out and enjoy your evening in the full knowledge that your children are being well looked after and having fun. Pay locally (approx. 25€ per child, depending on the activities involved). Furthermore, in some quieter resorts, the local team can organise a pizza delivery to your property, where you are welcome to use the dining room to sit and eat. This will be arranged and bookable locally. If you have booked a chalet for exclusive use then we also offer the chance for you to self cater in your chalet with our Chalet Days Off Supper Offer. We have teamed up with Huski to offer an alternative meal option on the staff nights off that you cook yourself. The meals are a combination of fresh and frozen food which is delivered to your chalet with easy instructions. See our website for further details. 2) We have lowered the age that children can eat with adults to 11 years. Parents’ feedback has been that our under 13 rule was too restrictive, and the age at which children start secondary school is when most parents feel children are more suited to a grown-up dinner. In Chalet Hotels, children aged 8 to 11 may continue to enjoy adult dinner with their family for a supplement of £39 per week.

In summary, the catering in our chalets and Chalet Hotels will be: 7 breakfast buffets RR 5 afternoon teas RR Children’s high teas or adult 3-course evening RR

meals – buffets or table service (5 in chalets and 6 in Chalet Hotels)

Non-catered evenings to allow you to explore the RR local cuisine (2 in chalets and 1 in Chalet Hotels)

Evening meals in chalets 5 nights a week R 5.30pm Children’s High Tea

This is served as a 2-course evening meal for all preschool children and those of primary school age. Parents are asked to accompany their children under 3, whilst 3-10 year olds are supervised by our childcare team.

R 7.30pm Adult Dinner

This comprises 3 courses including a starter, a main and a dessert accompanied by a choice of red, white and rosé wines.

See page 13 for how we can occupy and care for your children whilst you are relaxing over dinner.

Family Dining Chalets If it’s important to you to eat dinner together as a family, we offer Family Dining in any chalet up to 12 beds when you book the entire chalet for exclusive use. Dinner is then served from 6.30pm with the menu based on our adult dishes with some flexibility for your children’s preferences. There is a supplement of £39 per child for Family Dining. Two of our chalets, the Petite Charline in Tignes and the Valentine in La Rosière, are Family Dining chalets throughout the season, with no additional charge.

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Alternatively, you may wish to consider staying with us in a Chalet Hotel where children aged 8 and above have the option of joining their parents at the adult dinner.

Evening meals in Chalet Hotels 6 nights a week R 5.30pm High Tea

This is served as a 2-course evening meal for all children up to and including 7 years old (and older if preferred). Parents are asked to accompany their children under 3, whilst older ones are supervised by our childcare team.

R 7.30pm Adult dinner*

This may be served to the table or as a buffet and comprises 3 courses including a choice of starter, a choice of main and either a dessert or cheese accompanied by a choice of red, white and rosé wines. A wine list of additional regional wines is also available for a local charge.

Please note that children will be provided with the adult menu if they choose to eat at 7.30pm. *Our Chalet Hotels in Austria offer the same number of courses but without a choice at each course. See page 13 for how we can occupy and care for your children whilst you are relaxing over dinner.

Special Diets We always prepare a vegetarian main course in our Chalet Hotels and can cater for vegetarians staying in chalets, as well as any other specific dietary requirements in all our properties, if we are advised in advance. Special diets can be accommodated at a cost of £35 per person per week. Please notify us of your dietary needs at the time of booking-see clause 15(b) in your brochure insert for further details.

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Quick-Search Chalet-Finder Your guide to all Esprit chalets and Chalet Hotels. Looking for a chalet to fit your party, family and friends? Do you want to avoid carrying skis too far, or are you looking for skiing from the doorstep? Or looking for something a little bit special, with a log fire, sauna and hot tub to ease tired ski muscles?

Celebrate Christmas & New Year with Esprit! Take your family away with us this festive season to enjoy a relaxing winter wonderland experience.

Christmas Cracker

New Year with a bang

Discover a special Christmas festive atmosphere for your family in our chalets and Chalet Hotels, including a Christmas tree, decorations, crackers, party hats and many festive extras. Most properties have a log fire and with great food, friends or other families for company, with the added bonus of no cooking or washing up, what’s not to like? Christmas dinner of course involves turkey with all the trimmings as well as some pre-dinner bubbly and post-dinner Christmas pud. Everyone eats together regardless of age, so in some properties, the dining tables can be quite crowded but this adds to the festive ambience!

Our New Year departures allow you to celebrate in a ski resort and allow most families to be home in time to prepare for the return to school. New Year’s Eve sees a special celebratory menu, preceded by champagne for the adults. Note that normal dining arrangements apply. Many resorts put on wonderful fireworks displays - as a family you can snuggle up and watch them explode over the snowy Alps, an exciting way to see in the New Year!

Whatever yor ideal chalet or Chalet Hotel, our QuickSearch Chalet-Finder will give you a short cut to the right resort and property to fit the bill. And for any more detailed query, simply call our friendly and experienced Reservations Team on 01483 791900 – they have visited all our resorts, and can advise you on everything you want to know. Ski virtually to and from the door of Le Braconnier, La Rosière

Family suites in the Charline, Tignes

Relax in one of the hot tubs in our Belle Plagne Chalet Hotel

A log fire in every chalet in Peisey

In-house childcare in the Crystal 2000, Courchevel

The big man in red is also a welcome visitor during the evening when he pays a visit and distributes a gift for every child.

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See clause 15 in your brochure insert’s booking conditions for further important information.

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Resort

Chalet

Sleeps

Page No.

Full Child Discounts available

Nursery in-house

Snow Club Cocoa Club in-house in-house

Cosy Club in-house or adjacent

Ski Lift or Piste within 5 minutes walk

Ski In or Out within 100m

Log Fire/ Stove

4 4 4 4

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

4 4 4 4 4

4 4 4 4

TV and/or DVD

(lounge, home cinema or bedrooms)

Sauna or Steam Room

Whirlpool Spa Bath

Free Wifi

Free Swimming

4-12 GUESTS

La Rosière Tignes Les Arcs Les Arcs Les Arcs Les Arcs Tignes Tignes La Rosière Tignes Tignes La Rosière Tignes

Valentine Petite Charline Aravis Fitzroy Himalaya Matterhorn Iceberg Aiglon Cleopatra Canvolan Caribou Charlotte Chamois

5-7

8-12

8-13

Renard Ourson Castor Ecureuil Hibou Belette McKinley Monte Bianco Olympus Charline Dahlia Amelia Belina Arnica Begonia Camelia Les Landelières Romeo Hermine

12-15

Le Braconnier Corniche Schatzi

18-20

30-31

CH Alpenblume CH Alba CH Mariandre CH Le Savoie CH Valverde CH de Champoluc CH Pepi Gabl CH Ducs de Savoie CH Crystal CH Deux Domaines

40-50

50-66

61-69

62-83

71-78

70-95

77-90

95-145

98-133

185-212

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4 4

4 4 4

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

*4* 4 4 4 4 *4* *4* *4* *4* *4*

12-19 GUESTS

Peisey Peisey Peisey Peisey Peisey Les Arcs Les Arcs Les Arcs Les Arcs Tignes La Rosière La Rosière La Rosière La Rosière La Rosière La Rosière La Rosière La Rosière Peisey

12-15

12-13

16-18

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

4 4 4 4 4

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

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4 4 4

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4 4

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4 4

4 4 4 4 4 4

4 4

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

4 4 4 4 *4*

20-36 GUESTS

La Rosière Tignes La Rosière

4 4 4

*4*

37+ GUESTS

Obergurgl Méribel Alpe d'Huez Val d'Isère Gressoney Champoluc St Anton Val d'Isère Courchevel 1850 Belle Plagne

(CH = Chalet Hotel)

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4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

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4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

4 4 4 4 4

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4 4

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*4* 4

* with pre-booked area lift pass

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Discounts & Special Offers

Discounts & Special Offers Esprit is first and foremost about quality – in our childcare, our ski lessons, our accommodation and our guest services – but we are also committed to providing excellent value for money for all our guests. We are pleased to offer several more ways for families to save with Esprit.

Full Child Discounts Everywhere!

Esprit Family Savers

Now all early-booking children receive the full child discounts, even when in their own separate bedrooms!

See each resort’s own introduction page for details of our huge range of ‘Esprit Family Savers’ and early booking offers and deals, offering more ways than ever for Esprit families to save money!

Under-Occupancy Reductions We offer several reduced under-occupancy supplements in specific properties or on certain weeks:

But hurry - ‘Esprit Family Savers’ offers are limited and will go on a ‘first come, first served’ basis!

Baby And Toddler Weeks - Under-Occupancy RR

Single Parent Special Offers

Chalet Hotel Mariandre in Alpe d’Huez RR

Prices are normally based on at least two full-paying persons per room, but if just one parent wants to ski with one or two children, we offer rooms where we waive this requirement so the children receive the full discount, even though accompanied only one full-paying adult.

Supplement reduced for the first empty bed when a family of 3 share 2 twin rooms

Altitude Chalets in Les Arcs 2000 RR

when a family of 3 or 5 take 2 or 3 rooms

Please ask our Reservations Team for details. RR

Our Single Parent Offers are available in the following rooms on all dates and we also have numerous other rooms on selected dates in a range of resorts. Please ask our Reservations Team for details if none of the below match your requirements. Special Offer rooms for 1 adult + 1 child:ITALY Gressoney, Chalet Hotel Valverde, Room 115 FRANCE Alpe d’Huez, Chalet Hotel Mariandre, Room 2 Méribel, Chalet Hotel Alba, Room 7 La Rosière, Chalets Arnica, Begonia, Camelia, Room 3 Val d’Isère, Chalet Hotel Ducs de Savoie, Rooms 105, 205 Special Offer rooms for 1 adult + 2 children:ITALY Gressoney, Chalet Hotel Valverde, Room 306 FRANCE Alpe d’ Huez, Chalet Hotel Mariandre, Room 107 Val d’Isère, Chalet Hotel Ducs de Savoie, Rooms 103, 107

Massage & Ski Physio Service Whether just to be pampered, or to tackle aching ski muscles, you can now pre-book a massage in five of our major resorts. Services include Aromatherapy, Sports and Swedish massage, plus a range of physio treatments, provided by a fully qualified British physiotherapist, either in their resort clinic if available, or in your own chalet or Chalet Hotel. Ski Physio are pleased to offer all Esprit guests a 10% discount off all pre-booked treatments. This service is available for Esprit guests in Courchevel, Méribel, Belle Plagne, Tignes and Val d’Isère. Subject to availability, sessions can also be booked via our Resort Representative. Please ask our Reservations Team for more details.

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Ski Packs

Esprit Ski Packs Pre-booking all your ski pack requirements couldn’t be easier – simply tell us what you need and we will arrange everything for you!

Adult Ski Categories

Tuition Levels

Blue - Generally a standard carving ski and usually at least one season old.

5 Good Reasons

Red - A superior carving ski usually only one year old or new this winter and is suitable for all keen intermediate skiers.

In conjunction with our partners, we offer four different levels for adult ski tuition as shown in the grid for each resort. This is a guide only to enable our ski schools to have an idea of how many guests require lessons at each level, before they arrive.

Five Good Reasons to let us do all the work in booking your ski pack:Our fantastic ‘Family Savers’ deals, such as FREE RR

skis, boots and helmet hire for children, must be prebooked, and cannot be arranged locally.

Have all your Lift Passes delivered to you on arrival RR or at the breakfast table on your first morning.

Be escorted to our partner Ski Hire shop by your RR

Esprit Resort Representative, normally on your arrival day if timings allow. All of our hire shops are located near our properties – some even in the same building - and many offer additional services such as free delivery/collection of equipment and overnight storage.

Ski school can be a daunting prospect for first-timers, RR but your Resort Representative will organise everything in advance for pre-booked guests and arrange for your ski school vouchers to be ready in your Welcome Pack on arrival.

In a nutshell, pre-booking simply means letting Esprit RR staff take the strain, vetting all suppliers in advance, getting everything ready for your arrival, and standing by throughout your holiday to help and support you.

Ski Categories for Children Children’s White - The White category is generally for children aged 3-5 years inclusive and is a standard quality ski. Where resorts only offer one grade of ski to all children, these will also be shown under the ‘White category’. Children’s Red and Black - Some resorts offer 2 grades of ski for children. We call these ‘Red’ (Standard) and ‘Black’ (Superior). Please note: The children’s categories of ‘red and black’ skis will not necessarily fit the same criteria as for adults, as described below. *For all children pre-booking skis with us

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Black - These are carving skis, generally this season’s new models, and are suitable for intermediate/advanced skiers.

Our grading of ski levels is as follows:-

Please note that the above is to be used as a guideline. Skis will vary from resort to resort.

Beginner

Never skied.

Level 1

Skied 1 or 2 weeks or on a dry ski slope, snow-plough on Green runs, moving to Blue, starting to parallel ski.

Level 2

Parallel turns, easy on Blue runs, less confident on Red.

Level 3

Skiing parallel on all pistes, needing to improve confidence and technique on Black runs and off piste.

Snowboard Categories Adult - The ‘Red’ category is a standard snowboard suitable for all levels of boarder, and the ‘Black’ category for the more advanced and confident boarder. Children - In most resorts there is one category of board available – ‘Red’ which is a standard board suitable for all levels.

Ski/Snowboard Boots Ski/Snowboard boots are offered in a package with skis/ poles or snowboard. These are usually graded in line with our equipment and designed to suit the level of ski/board you choose, i.e. red ski = red category of boot.

Lift Passes Electronic lift passes are now used in most resorts, and may require an additional refundable charge to be paid in resort. Any non-refundable charge is included in the lift pass price. Proof of age must be shown in resort for free children’s lift passes. Beginners, both children and adults, may not require a lift pass in many resorts for the first day or two, and are therefore recommended not to pre-book their lift pass, but to arrange locally with our representatives. Family passes are available in many resorts so please check the relevant resort grid or ask our Reservations Team for details.

FREE SKI HELMETS for children*

Our grading of snowboard levels is as follows:Beginner

Never boarded.

Level 1

Boarded 1 or 2 weeks or tried on a dry ski slope, competent on Green and Blues.

Level 2

Boarding on Blues and less confident on Reds.

Level 3

Can board any piste, looking to improve technique and off piste.

Important: please specify your ski/snowboard level at time of booking to our reservations team.

Helmets An increasing number of ski schools insist on children in ski classes wearing helmets, and Italy has passed a law, which some French resorts have also adopted, requiring all children under 15 to wear them while skiing, whether in or out of lessons. In order to comply with these resorts and safeguard the well-being of our younger guests we are delighted, in conjunction with our partners, to offer children under 13 FREE helmets in all our resorts when their ski equipment is pre-booked.

Esprit expert Melvin says Product Manager It is always best to book your child care as early as possible as it guarantees your place in the nursery or Sprites ski class. There are also numerous offers on lift passes and ski equipment which are not always available in resort so pre-book to secure the deal.

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Family Savers

Austria

St Anton

Helping you save in St Anton! R FREE holidays for children (see brochure insert) R Baby And Toddler Weeks Savings for younger families with children under 5 R FREE lift passes for children born 2012 and after (only available with Esprit!) R FREE children’s ski and boot rental for under 13s when adults pre-book red or black skis/snowboard and boots R FREE ski-helmets for all children pre-booking skis with us R FREE ski storage at foot of main ski lift for children in Esprit ski classes R FREE Cocoa Club and Cosy Club offer (see brochure insert) R FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol Service every evening in Chalet Hotel Pepi Gabl R Full child discounts for all children, even when in their own room! R FREE Wifi in Chalet Hotel Pepi Gabl R FREE insurance for children under 18 when families with 2 adults book Book Early To Secure These Deals! All above ‘Family Savers’ have limited availability, must be reserved at the time of booking your holiday, and may be changed or withdrawn at any time. Conditions apply to most deals - see the brochure insert for full details. Please note that free ski pack items must be shown on your invoice.

Resort Information and Piste Facts Heights

High Altitude Skiing in one of the world’s top ski resorts

Esprit expert Geeta says Reservarions Consultant I skied in St Anton as a beginner and even though it is a challenging resort, the ski instructors are so friendly and patient they make the learning process fun and simple. This is great for families as you know your children will be well looked after in our Sprite classes.

Fully deserving its position in the ‘top ten’ of world ski areas, St Anton has retained all its traditional Austrian charm, and its part-pedestrianised centre makes an attractive and atmospheric heart to the resort, with a host of great facilities. Dedicated children’s areas in Nasserein (where Chalet Hotel Pepi Gabl is located) and up at Gampen, combined with excellent instructors, make St Anton a superb choice for families. The skiing is extensive with glorious ski runs and unpisted ‘ski routes’. There are some lovely slopes over in Stuben and afternoons spent on Rendl are just a pleasure.

Meanwhile, it is the appeal of the biggest ski area in Austria which will make keen skiing parents’ eyes light up, especially with the Flexenbahn and Trittkopfbahn Gondolas linking St Anton to Lech and Zürs, all covered by the one lift pass. The Auenfeldjet Gondola, connects the Warth/ Schröcken area, leading to an extra 66km of piste, 16 more lifts and numerous deep snow runs, increasing the Arlberg ski area to a whopping 350km of piste and 200km of unpisted trails. Chalet Hotel Pepi Gabl is perfectly situated in the quieter Nasserein area, with excellent access to the ski area. It’s next door to the high speed 8-person gondola up to Gampen, and there is a regular free shuttle bus service for the short ride into the resort centre.

Resort height

1,300m

Ranges of skiing height

1,300m-2,811m

Ski Pistes - in the Arlberg Area

No. of Runs

Blue 145 Red 140 Black 55 Direction of slopes

N, S, E, W

Longest run

10.2km

Total km of piste

305km + 200km unpisted trails

Lifts Uphill capacity per hour

150,000

Cable cars/gondolas

Chairlifts 50 Drag lifts

Approx. no. of snow cannons

59% of the slopes

No. of Mountain restaurants

* Many lifts have heated seats, invented in the Arlberg

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St Anton - what you need to know! Families HHHH

Chalet Hotel Pepi Gabl is the base for all our Esprit Child Care.

Quite simply, this is one of the world’s absolute best resorts for expert skiers, with a variety of consistently challenging skiing, including fiendish blacks and exhilarating off piste. Discover 305km of marked ski runs, challenging steep slopes, racing circuits as well as fiendish black slopes and deep snow ski runs.

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Babies & Toddlers 17 weeks-4 years old R Nursery / 8.30am - 5.00pm / 6 days a week Babies and toddlers up to 40 months old are dropped off and collected by parents at 5.00pm who then accompany them at High Tea

Powder Potential HHHHH

There is a beginners’ area in Nasserein, and some lovely blue runs down from Gampen at the top of the gondola to progress to as you improve. The ski school has an excellent reputation for helping firsttime skiers to gain competence and confidence.

The off piste here is unequalled, and the snow record outstanding, with St Anton regularly getting a lot more snow than other resorts of the same height. Powder is left unpisted on 200km of marked ‘trails’, and there are endless acres of off piste to explore as well, for some of which a guide is recommended.

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Intermediates

Nursery, Snow Club, Cosy Club & Cocoa Club

Advanced HHHHH

The Nasserein area of St Anton is the perfect location for families. Chalet Hotel Pepi Gabl is right next to the gondola making life easy for our Esprit ski classes and two of the main children’s ski areas are just as convenient - one at the foot of the gondola and one at the top.

Beginners

Esprit Classic Child Care

St Anton has incredible skiing for intermediates, with the ‘Happy Valley’ for those who are looking for lovely cruising runs, and the Flexenbahn gondola provides a direct link to the wide open slopes of Lech and Zürs. Discover the sensational scenery, great snow, and the famous ‘White Ring’ route plus the inclusion of the Warth ski area, adding a further 66km of pistes to enjoy.

Après Ski

St Anton is justly renowned for its extensive and lively après ski scene. For the energetic, there is ice skating, tobogganing and indoor tennis, plus the superb Wellness Centre, or for an après ski drink, there are plentiful bars and cafés, ranging from loud and lively to atmospheric and relaxing.

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Snowboarding

R Spritelets Snow Club / 9.00am - 2.00pm / 6 days a week 3-4 years old are collected by our staff for fun activities and lunch in the Chalet Hotel

The steady upgrade of the lift system, with more and more chairlifts replacing T-bars, clearly benefits boarders too, and the steep terrain and plentiful powder add to the appeal, particularly for more experienced boarders.

Activities

R Fitness Centre R Natural skating rink R Indoor and outdoor swimming pools R Cross-country skiing R Sleigh rides R Tobogganing R Paragliding R Winter walks R Bowling R Climbing wall

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R Esprit Sprite ski lessons / 5 mornings a week / 9.00am - 12.00 noon Children are collected by our staff and signed over to their ski instructor for a 2-2½ hour lesson

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Arlberg Ski Area the largest interconnected skiing area in Austria Resort Height 1,300m / Skiing up to 2,811m Braunarlspitze 2648

R Spritelets ski lesson / 2.00 - 4.00pm / 5 days a week Our Snow Rangers escort the children and remain with them in the Nasserein Nursery Garden, returning them to the chalet for supervised High Tea until 6.00pm

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Ideal location right next to the main Nasserein Gondola

The lounge looking through to the dining room

Chalet Hotel Pepi Gabl

An extensive refurbishment has resulted in several additional family suites, some of which have up to three separate areas & the enlargement of some bedrooms on the lower floors.

Nursery Snow Club Cosy Club Cocoa Club

The warm ambience of the property is clear from the beautiful Austrian wooden furnishings throughout the building whilst the generous modern lounge provides an ideal area to mingle.

Chalet for 77-90 guests

All Esprit Classic Child Care is based in Chalet Hotel Pepi Gabl

R Adjacent to the Nasserein gondola R Ski back close to Chalet Hotel just 50m from the end of the Nasserein home run R Resort centre only 5 minutes’ (500m) walk R Family rooms and suites available, all with TV/DVD and hairdryer R Wellness area with whirlpool spa bath and sauna R Austrian ‘stube’ style dining room R Lounge with TV and residents’ bar with full bar service R Free Wifi R Lift to all floors R Family dining option for children aged 8 and above R Substantial breakfast, afternoon tea, children’s high tea, and 3-course adult evening meals with complimentary wine The Pepi Gabl location is unrivalled being right next to the Nasserein gondola for quick access to the slopes and with St Anton’s charming centre only a short walk away. There is an impressive lounge and bar area on the ground floor and the bar has dedicated staff on hand to offer a full residents’ bar service.

The pine-panelled dining area is L-shaped with clean, fresh decor, modern artwork and upholstered bench seating in the Austrian ‘stube’ style. There is also a separate adjoining breakfast room to make the start of each day run more smoothly for all guests. The Wellness area, situated on the lower ground floor, is a quiet haven for parents where the sauna and spa bath will ease aching muscles. Children under 13 are not allowed in the Wellness area in order to retain its relaxing atmosphere for adults. Our Esprit Nursery is located within Chalet Hotel Pepi Gabl and has been completely fitted out to our requirements to provide bright cheerful play spaces for our youngest guests. Supervised lunches will be held in the Pepi Gabl for all children in Esprit Child Care as well as their accompanying staff. Our Nursery on the second floor is the location for our Cosy Club Service on 3 evenings. Furthermore we have arranged ski hire for all families booking their ski equipment with us in our partner ski hire shop just next door so hitting the slopes first thing on Mondays is a breeze. Floor plans and more photos are available online.

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Accommodation Summary

Sleeps per room

Lower Ground Floor Wellness area comprising spa bath and sauna Ski and boot store in neighbouring Jennewein shop Ground Floor Entrance to open plan lounge and reception, bar with stube style seating, dining room, lift to all floors First Floor Snow Club room (used in evenings for Cocoa Club) Suite 101 4-5

Twin room with balcony, small twin room, sitting room with single sofa bed and bath/wc

Suite 102 4

Twin room with balcony, living area with double sofa bed and bath/wc

Rooms 103, 104, Triple (Austrian twin & single sofa bed) with shower/wc/balcony 105 3 each Rooms 106, 109 Triple (twin beds & single sofa bed) 2-3 each with shower/wc Rooms 107, 108 Quad (twin beds & double sofa bed) 3-4 each with shower/wc

Excellent wellness area

Second Floor Nursery (used in evenings for Cosy Club) Suite 201 4-5

Twin room with balcony, small twin room, sitting room with single sofa bed and bath/wc

Suite 202 4

Twin room with balcony, living area with two, single sofa beds and bath/wc

Rooms 203, 204, Triple (Austrian twin & single sofa bed) with shower/wc/balcony 205 3 each Rooms 206, 209 Triple (twin beds & single sofa bed) 2-3 each with shower/wc Rooms 207, 208 Quad (twin beds & double sofa bed) 3-4 each with shower/wc Third Floor

Typical bedroom style

For all prices, child discounts, Esprit Child Care including lessons and clubs and all ski packs details, see the separate brochure insert. Or book online at espritski.com/pepi

Suite 301 4-5

Twin room with balcony, small twin room and a walk-through room with bath/wc (recommended for 2 adults and 3 children)

Room 302 3-4

Quad (twin and bunk beds) with bath/wc/balcony

Suite 303 4-5

Two twin rooms and walk-through room with single sofa bed, balcony and bath/wc

Suite 304 4

Living area with two single sofa beds and balcony leading to twin room and bath/wc

Suite 305 4-5

Two twin rooms, sitting room with single sofa bed and balcony and bath/wc

Suite 306 4

Two twin rooms (one with balcony) and bath/wc

Cots will fit in all rooms/suites except suite 301. Double sofa beds are 160cm so suitable for children only. The owner lives in a separate apartment on the Third Floor. Please note that space may be limited if Suites on 3rd floor are booked with full occupancy.

What the Davey family says

Saturday Flights to Innsbruck from Gatwick, Stansted, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh Approx. transfer time to resort: 1¼ hours

“Excellent service was provided by all the staff. They were fabulous with Children, gave full information and ran a great bar” Sitting room area in Suite 201

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Family Savers

Austria

Obergurgl

Helping you save in Obergurgl! R FREE holidays for children (see brochure insert) R Baby And Toddler Weeks Savings for younger families with children under 5 R FREE lift passes for children born 2012 and later (only available with Esprit) R FREE children’s ski and boot rental for under 13s when adults pre-book red or black skis/snowboard and boots R FREE ski-helmets for all children pre-booking skis with us Main Festkogl gondola

Chalet Alpenblume

R FREE Cocoa and Cosy Club offer (see brochure insert) R FREE Esprit Ski Hosting 3 days per week R FREE night skiing on Tuesdays in Obergurgl on 8km of piste and Thursdays in Hochgurgl on 3km of piste R Obergugl lift pass covers Sölden with no additional supplement R FREE insurance for children under 18 when families with 2 adults book Book Early To Secure These Deals! All above ‘Family Savers’ have limited availability, must be reserved at the time of booking your holiday, and may be changed or withdrawn at any time. Conditions apply to most deals - see the brochure insert for full details. Please note that free ski pack items must be shown on your invoice.

Resort Information and Piste Facts Heights Resort height

1,930m

Ranges of skiing height

1,800m - 3,080m

Ski Pistes - in the Arlberg Area

No. of Runs

Green 1 Blue 22 Red 15 Black 8

Esprit expert Jack says Resort Childcare Manager Be sure to take a ride on Top Express gondola to neighbouring Hochgurgl to enjoy the open, flowing runs. Stop for a bite to eat at the Top Mountain Motorcycle Museum, the decor is amazing!

One of Austria’s highest most snow sure and best loved resorts Obergurgl is one of Austria’s most famous and most sought-after ski resorts, and deservedly so - especially for families. Set high at the end of the picturesque Ötz Valley, the village centre benefits from having no through traffic at all, and the ski area boasts an enviable snow record often stretching from November right through until May. The attractive Tyrolean village centre retains its traditional relaxed charm and a cosy, intimate

feel, yet is big enough to offer a decent range of facilities, and friendly après ski atmosphere. The ski area itself has fantastically spectacular scenery, beautifully groomed pistes, and a fast, modern lift system, plus the ‘Top Express’ gondola, connecting the Obergurgl and Hochgurgl areas at the mid-station level, and the amazing glass ‘Top Mountain Star’ bar/restaurant, perched at 3,080m with sensational panoramic views.

Direction of slopes

N, NW, W, SW

Longest run

8km

Total km of piste

110km

Lifts Uphill capacity per hour

39,400

Gondolas 7 Chairlifts (2 six-man / 5 quads)

Drag lifts

Beginner lifts

Approx. no. of snow cannons

99% covered

No. of Mountain restaurants

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Obergurgl - what you need to know! Families HHHHH

The children’s kindergarten ski area and ski school meeting point are both conveniently located on the slopes 2 minutes’ walk from our Chalet Hotel. For children who have progressed beyond the beginners’ stage, the blue runs of the Gaisberg provide the ideal area to move on to, and wide open slopes making for relaxed, enjoyable skiing.

Beginners

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The Wiensenlift beginners’ lift is perfect for getting complete beginners started with confidence, and the excellent ski school will soon have you up on the next stage of blue runs above the village.

Intermediates

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The ski area’s three main parts - Hochgurgl, Festkogl and Hohe Mut - are all interconnected, and each offer a good choice of red and blue runs, with the occasional black if you feel like a challenge. With the great snow at this altitude, there are miles of flattering, open cruising runs to enjoy, with a choice of mountain cafes along the way, and the main Festkogl gondola is close to the Alpenblume.

Esprit Classic Child Care

Snow Club, Cosy Club and Cocoa Club

Advanced HHH

Chalet Hotel Alpenblume is the base for all our Esprit Child Care.

Obergurgl does not claim to be a ‘macho’ resort for experts, but the half dozen black runs and excellent off piste possibilities (see below) will to get the adrenalin flowing, and the top half of the Hohe Mut red run is renowned for its challenging moguls.

Toddlers 3-4 years old R Spritelets Snow Club / 9.00am - 2.00pm / 6 days a week 3-4 years old are collected by our staff for fun activities and lunch in Chalet Alpenblume

Powder Potential HHHHH

The snow record here is exceptional, so there is plentiful off piste to be explored in the company of a local guide, and the more advanced ski school groups also regularly venture off piste.

Snowboarding

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The superb on and off piste snow conditions make for excellent boarding, and the big plus for all boarders is the wealth of gondolas and chairlifts, which enable you to cover pretty much the entire area avoiding drag lifts altogether.

FREE Esprit Ski Host Service 3 days per week (see page 21)

Après Ski

There is a lively atmosphere at the bars and cafés as skiers finish for the day, and as you would expect in Austria, a choice of traditional après ski activities to enjoy. Nightlife however is generally quieter, with most guests enjoying the chance to relax in their Chalet Hotel.

Activities

R Ice-skating R Curling R Snowshoe walks R Cleared winter walks R Weekly night-skiing with a Ski Show from Obergurgl’s ski instructors R Guests’ ski races R Toboggan Run at Hochgurgl R Indoor golf

High Altitude Skiing in one of Austria’s highest resorts Resort Height 1,930m / Skiing up to 3,080m

R Spritelets ski lesson / 2.00 - 4.00pm / 5 days a week Our Snow Rangers escort the children and remain with them, returning them to their chalet for supervised High Tea until 6.00pm R FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol Service 7.30 - 10.30pm Ski Lessons & Clubs 5-12 year olds R Esprit Sprite ski lessons / 5 mornings a week / 9.00am - 12.00 noon Children are collected by our staff and signed over to their ski instructor for a 2-2½ hour lesson R Supervised Lunch / 12.00 noon - 2.00pm / 5 days a week Children are picked up by our staff at the end of their lesson and returned to Chalet Alpenblume for lunch R Snow Club / 12.00 noon - 5.00pm / 6 days a week with outings for specific snow-based activities and includes supervised lunch R Afternoon Skiing / 6-12 year olds Those children in our Sprite Xtra class are handed over to their instructor after lunch and collected at 4.00pm to join all Snow Club children in our care R High Tea / 5.00 - 6.00pm Children in our care are returned to their chalet for supervised High Tea Evening Cocoa Club 5-12 year olds

Parents are asked to deliver and collect their children from Cocoa and Cosy Club. R Cosy Club / 7.30 - 9.30pm / 3-4 year olds / 3 evenings a week In one of the Snow Club rooms on the ground floor R Cocoa Club / 7.30 - 10.00pm / 5-12 year olds / 6 evenings a week In one of the Snow Club rooms on the ground floor

Toboggan Run

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Chalet Hotel Alpenblume Chalet for 40-50 guests Snow Club Cosy Club Cocoa Club

All Esprit Classic Child Care is based in Chalet Hotel Alpenblume

R Only approx. 2 minutes from nearest piste (120m to 200m) R Main Festkogl gondola approx 3-4 minutes’ walk (350m) R ‘Boboland’ children’s ski area and ski school meeting point just 2 minutes’ walk away (200m) R Village centre approx. 5 minutes’ walk (500m) R Family rooms and suites available all with en suite facilities, TV, and most with balcony R Wellness area with steam room, infra-red cabin and sauna R Charming dining room, bar with free Wifi R Residents’ bar and lounge R Family dining option for children aged 8 and above R Substantial breakfast, afternoon tea, children’s high tea and 3-course evening meals with complimentary wine R Baby Listening/Child Patrol every night

The wellness area

Accommodation Summary

Sleeps per room

Lower Ground Floor Ski and boot room, sauna, steam room, infra-red cabin, small relaxation area with loungers and showers Ground Floor Entrance, reception area, lounge and bar area, dining room, kitchen, Snow Club rooms First Floor Rooms 103+104 Triple bedroom (Austrian twin and single 4-5 sofa bed) with balcony, shower/wc and adjacent Austrian twin bedroom with shower/wc

The wellness area on the lower ground floor has a sauna, steam room and infra-red cabin plus a ‘Kneippbad’ for easing tired ski feet.

The Alpenblume’s location is absolutely ideal, within a mere minute or two’s walk of the nearest piste and the main Festkogl gondola lift.

The entrance reception area and lounge/bar offer a convivial seating area for enjoying afternoon tea, as well as our residents’ bar service.

The main building houses the majority of the bedrooms and two suites, all of which are tastefully decorated in light woods and warm colours, and all with their own en suite facilities and flatscreen TVs. There is also a side wing, internally linked, including the owner’s private apartment and three guest apartments, offering particularly spacious family accommodation. Each has a downstairs lounge, with two bedrooms above, reached by an internal staircase.

The dining room (possibly a touch tight at breakfast if all families attend at once!) is delightfully Austrian, clad in Tyrolean knotty-pine panelling with traditional stube seating.

Rooms 105+108 Two separate Austrian twin bedrooms 4 opposite each other, both with shower/wc and one with balcony

For all prices, child discounts, Esprit Child Care including lessons and clubs and all ski packs details, see the separate brochure insert. Or book online at espritski.com/alpenblume

Room 107 2-3

Triple bedroom (Austrian twin and single sofa bed) with balcony & shower/wc

Room 106 4

Austrian twin bedroom connecting to a separate room with a double sofa bed & kitchenette area (shower/wc/balcony)

Saturday flights to Innsbruck from Gatwick, Stansted, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchetser and Edinburgh Approx. transfer time to resort: 1¾ hours

Rooms 203+204 Triple bedroom (Austrian twin and single 4-5 sofa bed) with balcony, shower/wc and adjacent Austrian twin bedroom with shower/wc

Second Floor

Rooms 205+208 Two separate Austrian twin bedrooms 4 (one with balcony) opposite each other, both with shower/wc

Supervised lunches will be held in the Alpenblume for all children and their accompanying staff in Esprit Child Care. Chalet floor plans and more photos are available online.

Room 207 2-3

Triple bedroom (Austrian twin and single sofa bed) with balcony & shower/wc

Suite 206 4

Austrian twin bedroom connecting to a separate room with a double sofa bed & kitchenette area (shower/wc/balcony)

Second Floor Side Wing Staircase out of living room Suites 302, 303, 304 4-6 each

Two Austrian twin bedrooms, kitchenette area and separate lounge with double sofa bed and balcony, sharing en suite bath/shower/wc

The ‘pairs’ of rooms shown are opposite or adjacent to each other, but are not interconnecting. All rooms and suites will take a cot, except rooms 104, 105, 108, 205, 208.

Comfort and style in the bedrooms

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Part of the attractive dining room

The cosy TV lounge

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Family Savers

Italy

Monterosa Ski Area

Helping you save in

Champoluc and Gressoney R FREE holidays for children (see brochure insert) R Baby And Toddler Weeks Savings for younger families with children under 5 R FREE lift passes for children under 8 years old R FREE children’s ski and boot rental for under 13s when adults pre-book skis/snowboard and boots R FREE ski helmets for all children pre-booking skis with us R FREE Cocoa Club and Cosy Club offer (see brochure insert) R FREE Esprit Ski Hosting 1 day per week R Full child discounts for all children, even when in their own room R FREE wifi in our Chalet Hotels R FREE insurance for children under 18 when families with 2 adults book Book Early To Secure These Deals! All above ‘Family Savers’ have limited availability, must be reserved at the time of booking your holiday, and may be changed or withdrawn at any time. Conditions apply to most deals - see the brochure insert for full details. Please note that free ski pack items must be shown on your invoice.

Resort Information and Piste Facts Heights Resort Height Gressoney 1,637m Champoluc 1,579m Ranges of skiing height

1,580m-3,275m

Ski Pistes - Monterosa Ski Area

No. of Runs

Blue 28 Red 54

A high altitude and idyllic ski area known as Italy’s ‘Three Valleys’

Esprit expert Suzie says Resort Childcare Manager The ski area has lots of wide tree lined pistes, ranging from blue to black, as well as great free ride or off piste sections, To top it off there are lots of great value mountain restaurants.

The Monterosa ski area is one of the largest ski areas in Italy, covering a large network of pistes and lifts linking three separate valleys. The skiing ranges from Champoluc in the Ayas Valley in the west to the Valsesia valley in the east with Gressoney valley right between the two. The area is becoming more popular with a number of informed and enthusiastic skiers, who appreciate the stunning scenery, the long runs, great mountain restaurants and accessible off piste opportunitities.

We have two Chalet Hotels in the ski area. One in Champouluc, the largest and liveliest of all the resorts and one in Gressoney-La-Trinité, a quiet, neat little village with cobbled streets and traditional styled wooden buildings. The area is surrounded by some of the highest peaks in Europe and offers high altitude snow sure skiing and fantastic views. The Montrosa area is sometimes referred to as one of Italy’s best kept secrets and you’ll feel that you are discovering something unique and unspoilt every day with its varied and generally uncrowded pistes.

Black

13 and renowned off piste opportunities

Direction of slopes

NW, NE, E, SE, SW

Longest run

9km

Total km of piste

180km

Lifts - Monterosa Ski Area Cable cars

Gondolas

Funicular 1 Chairlifts 16 Drag lifts

5 + 13 magic carpets

Approx. no. of snow cannons

96% covered

No. of Mountain restaurants

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Champoluc and Gressoney - what you need to know! Families HHHH

There is something for every family member here, from some gentle family-friendly runs to the long winding pistes along the valleys, and some challenging off piste to entertain more experienced skiers. Access to the skiing couldn’t be easier with our Champouluc Chalet Hotel being next to the Crest gondola and the Gressoney Chalet Hotel just next to the Punta Jolanda chairlift.

Beginners

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The best nursery slopes are at the Mid-station of the Crest gondola in Champoluc and just above Stafel in the Gressoney valley. The ski schools from both of these areas you can progress on to a selection of open runs with the aid of the ski schools.

Intermediates

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The pistes vary from lovely tree-lined slopes in the valleys to open snow-fields on top, and some excellent, long cruising runs from the ridges down into the valleys. Intermediates will have a great blast on the Olen piste down from the Passo Salati towards Alagna, and then the Alagna run covering 1,759m of vertical drop. There is also a good selection of red runs in the Ayas valley towards Champoluc.

Esprit Classic Child Care

Advanced HHHH

Snowboarding

One well known attraction of the area is the quality and quantity of the off piste opportunities with great runs from the high points of the lift system. The newest lift installed is the Punta Indrun which has an unpisted run down to Gabriet. Please note there is an additional small supplement payable locally for this lift. There is also a popular and easily accessible off piste route beside the long run from Passo Salanti towards Alagna. You can hire a guide for either a day or half a day to really get the best out of the area.

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The off piste powder is the main attraction for freeriders, especially just by the sides of the pistes going down to Alagna. For free-stylers there is a snowpark at Gabiet (just above Stafal) including boxes, table jumps and rails for adventurous boarders.

Après Ski

The après ski scene in generally informal and relatively quiet. Champoluc is the livliest resort in the ski area and the best for after-skiing drinks and live music. Gressoney-La-Trinité has a number of local bars and cafés and in both resorts you will find a choice of good local draft beers and wonderful Italian wines.

Powder Potential HHHH

The Monterosa area, and Alagna in particular, appeals to advanced and ‘freeride’ skiers. Heliskiing is also allowed in this area of the Alps and is a popular way to access the less tracked high altitude off piste slopes. Going out with a guide is a great adventure, with numerous off piste itineraries accessible from the lift system. From Indren at an altitude of 3,275m, there are off piste routes towards Gressoney past the Stolemberg, or to Alagna, taking in the famous Balma and Vallone del Bors, and the possibility of a continuous 2,000m vertical descent.

Activities

R Heli-skiing R Ice skating R Tobogganing R Ice climbing R Guided ski touring R Ski mountaineering and even overnights in mountain huts R Cross country skiing R Natural ice rink in Saint-Jean R Ice rink in Champoluc R Spa and Wellness at Hotel Relais des Glaciers in Champoluc

FREE Esprit Ski Host Service 1 day per week (see page 19)

High Altitude Skiing in the Monterosa Ski Area Resort Height Champoluc 1,579m, Gressoney 1,637m / Skiing up to 3,275m

Nursery, Snow Club, Cosy Club and Cocoa Club Chalet Hotels de Champoluc and Valverde are the bases for our Esprit Child Care. Babies & Toddlers 17 weeks-4 years old R Nursery / 8.30am - 5.00pm / 6 days a week Babies and toddlers up to 40 months old are dropped off and collected by parents at 5.00pm who then accompany them at High Tea R Spritelets Snow Club / 9.00am - 2.00pm / 6 days a week 3-4 years old are collected by our staff for fun activities and lunch in the hotel R Spritelets ski lesson / 2.00 - 4.00pm / 6 days a week Our Snow Rangers escort the children to the ski gardens used by the ski schools and remain with them, returning them to the Chalet Hotels for supervised High Tea until 6.00pm R FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol Service 7.30 - 10.30pm Ski Lessons & Clubs 5-12 year olds R Esprit Sprite ski lessons / 5 mornings a week / 9.00am - 12.00 noon Children are collected by our staff and signed over to their ski instructor for a 2-2½ hour lesson R Supervised Lunch / 12.00 noon - 2.00pm / 6 days a week Children are picked up by our staff at the end of their lesson and returned to the De Champoluc or Valverde for lunch R Snow Club / 12.00 noon - 5.00pm / 6 days a week with outings for specific snow-based activities and including supervised lunch R Afternoon Skiing / 6-12 year olds Those children in our Sprite Xtra classes enjoy a ski school lunch with their instructor and are collected at 4.00pm to join all Snow Club children in our care R High Tea / 5.00 - 6.00pm Children in our care are returned to the hotel for supervised High Tea

Evening Cosy and Cocoa Clubs 3-12 year olds Chalet Hotel de Champoluc

Parents are asked to deliver and collect their children from the evening clubs

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R Cosy Club /7.30 – 9.30pm / 3-4 year olds / 6 evenings a week in the Nursery R Cocoa Club / 7.30 – 10.00pm /5-12 year olds / 6 evenings a week in the Snow Club room

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Chalet Hotel Valverde

Main Punta Jolanda Chairlift just 25m

Accommodation Summary

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Sleeps per room

Lower Ground Floor Snow Club Room, Spa area with hot tub, steam room and sauna, Ski and boot room Ground Floor

All Esprit Classic Child Care is based in Chalet Hotel Valverde

R Adjacent to the main Punta Jolanda chairlift, with skiing back virtually to the doorstep R 4 minutes’ walk to the village centre (400m) R Comfortable family suites and bedrooms, all with en suite facilities R 9 pairs of rooms with interconnecting doors R Bar and lounge area with comfy sofas and free Wifi R Children’s reading and games corner R Attractive, light and airy dining room R Spa area with sauna, steam room and whirlpool hot tub R Dedicated Nursery and Snow Club rooms R Lift to all floors R Substantial breakfast and afternoon tea R Children’s high tea served at 5.15pm R Family Dining option for 8 year olds and above R 3-course adult dinners including choice of wines (see pages 24-27) R FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol Service daily from 7.30-10.30pm

Welcome to Chalet Hotel Valverde

Convenience is the key here, with easy access to the skiing and to the village centre. The Valverde is set back from the main road, so the location is quiet, yet you can stroll over to the village centre in just 4 minutes and the ski hire shop is less than a minute’s walk away. With comfortable accommodation, our full range of on-site child care and the wonderful Monterosa ski area to discover, the Valverde has great all round appeal.

Reception, lounge bar, dining room, children’s reading and games corner First Floor: Nursery Rooms 101/102 Interconnecting twin rooms: one with 4 shower/wc and one with bath/wc Rooms 103+104 Two twin rooms opposite each other, 4 both with shower/wc Rooms 105/106 Interconnecting twin rooms, both with 4 bath/wc and one with balcony Suite 107 4-5

Double bedroom with balcony and a triple bedroom with balcony (with 2 single beds and a sofa bed) sharing bath/wc

Rooms 109/110 Interconnecting twin rooms, both with 4 bath/wc and one with balcony

Location, Location, Location!

Of all the villages in the Monterosa ski area, Gressoney-La-Trinité is well positioned to discover this area. The village is quiet and compact and ideal for families, as the centre is largely traffic free. For our Spritelet classes, the children are transported in our minibus to the dedicated Nursery garden at Stafal, just a 10 minute bus ride up the valley

Ski Area Access

A major attraction of the Valverde is the ski access. The Punta Jolanda chairlift sits right next to the Chalet Hotel, rising up to 2,278m and leading to runs that will take you either in the direction of the Punta Indren and Alagna, or towards Stafal and the slopes over towards Champoluc. At the end of the day, the Jolanda run will then bring you back to this very same place. The piste is classified as a red but with its lovely long and cruisey stretches it can be happily skied by most skiers with a few weeks’ experience, at a level above absolute beginners.

Comfortable Hotel Facilities

The open plan lounge is a perfect place to relax, and there is also a children’s reading and games corner and a separate dining room in traditional style.

Second Floor

There is a choice of bedrooms (many are interconnecting) and family suites to meet the needs of different family groups and ages. All have the benefit of en suite facilities, hairdryer and a TV/DVD player and some also have a balcony.

Rooms 205/206 Interconnecting rooms, one triple room 4-5 (double & single bed) with bath/wc and one double room with shower/wc and balcony

The welcoming spa area, with sauna, steam room and whirlpool hot tub, offers a perfect way to relax any aching muscles after a full day out skiing, and to keep the atmosphere as restful as possible, children under 13 are not permitted in the spa. We also have our Esprit Nursery with separate day and sleep rooms, and a Snow Club room ready for fun and games for our younger guests. These rooms are also used for our evening Cocoa and Cosy Club activities.

For all prices, child discounts, Esprit Child Care including lessons and clubs and all ski packs details, see the separate brochure insert. Or book online at espritski.com/Valverde

Chalet Hotel Valverde, April 2018

Twin room with shower/wc

Rooms 201/202 Interconnecting rooms, one double room with 4 shower/wc and one twin room with bath/wc

Additional photos are available online.

“Our second time with Esprit. Definately the best holiday”

Room 115 2

On the lowest floor is the ski and boot room, with direct access to the Punta Jolanda chairlift and piste outside.

The owner lives in an apartment on the third floor.

What the Featherston family says

Rooms 113/114 Interconnecting rooms, a triple room 4-5 (double & single bed) and a twin room both with shower/wc

Rooms 203+204 Two twin rooms opposite each other, 4 both with shower/wc

Rooms 207/208 Interconnecting rooms, one double room and 4 one twin room, both with shower/wc and balcony Rooms 209/210 Interconnecting rooms, one double room 4 with shower/wc/balcony and one twin room with bath/wc Rooms 211+212 Double room and twin room opposite 4 each other, both with shower/wc Rooms 213/214 Interconnecting triple rooms, one 5-6 (double & single sofa bed) with bath/wc and one (two single beds plus sofa bed) with shower/wc Room 215 2

Double room with shower/wc

Third Floor Suite 302 3-4

Twin room with shower/wc and balcony interconnecting to a children’s twin room

Suite 303 3-4

Twin room with shower/wc and balcony interconnecting to a children’s twin room

Room 304 2-3

Triple room (two single beds and a sofa bed) with shower/wc

Room 305 3

Triple room (three single beds) with bath/wc

Room 306 3

Triple room (three single beds) with shower/wc

All rooms and suites will take a cot.

Saturday Flights to Turin from Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh Approx. transfer time to resort: 1¾ hours Valverde’s restaurant

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Chalet Hotel de Champoluc

Accommodation Summary Lower Ground Floor Nursery and Snow Club room

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Ground Floor Entrance, reception area, lounge and residents’ bar and dining room Second Floor

All Esprit Classic Child Care is based in Chalet Hotel de Champoluc

R Skiing to the door R Just next to the main Crest gondola R 2 minutes’ walk to the village centre R Ski hire shop just next door R Comfortable bedrooms with bath/wc, Sky TV and most with balcony or terrace R Attractive wood panelled dining room R Lounge and residents’ bar with log fire and free Wifi R Dedicated in-house Nursery and Snow Club rooms R Lift to all floors R Ski boot room with heated boot warmers R Substantial breakfast and afternoon tea R Children’s high tea served at 5.15pm R Family Dining option for 8 year olds and above R 3-course adult dinners including choice of wines (see pages 24-27) R FREE Baby listening/Child Patrol Service daily from 7.30-10.30pm

Triple room with bath/wc/balcony

Suite 203 5-6

Two triple bedrooms with bath/wc/balcony connected by a private hallway and entrance

Room 206 2

Twin room with bath/wc/balcony

Third Floor Room 301 2-3

Triple room with bath/wc/balcony

Suite 302 4

Two twin bedrooms with bath/wc/balcony connected by a private hallway and entrance

Rooms 304, 305 2

Twin room with bath/wc/balcony

Room 306 2-3

Triple room with bath/wc/balcony

Rooms 307, 308 2-3

Twin room with bath/wc

Room 309 2

Twin room with bath/wc/balcony

All rooms and suites will take a cot. Rooms 201, 205, 207, 208, 301 and 306 can take an extra put-u-up bed for a child.

Welcome to Chalet Hotel de Champoluc

We are pleased to introduce the Chalet Hotel de Champoluc to Esprit families who will appreciate the convenience of the property in this fantastic and good value ski area. The Chalet Hotel is shared with our sister company Inghams and the Child Patrol/ Baby Listening Service will only be available on the ‘Esprit floors’ mentioned in the accommodation summary.

Location, Location, Location!

The position of Chalet Hotel de Champoluc really cannot be bettered. The Crest gondola next to the hotel is the main lift in the village going up to the nursery slopes and from there in to the wider world of the Monterosa ski area. At the end of the day, the main ‘home run’ will bring you back to the hotel with skiing virtually to the door. There is also a ski room with heated boot warmers to keep your equipment ready for a fresh start on the following day.

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Room 201, 202 2-3

Rooms 204, 205, Triple room with bath/wc/balcony 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 214 2-3

With the in-house Child Care, gondola just outside, ski hire shop just next door and village centre close by, we are sure that this property will be a hit with Esprit families.

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Sleeps per room

Ski Area Access

From the Crest gondola, this is the main entrance to the uncrowded slopes of this underrated ski area. An additional lift will take you up to the Colle Bettaforca and the Gressoney valley and the snowy runs of Alagna await further on. The Sprite Beginners and Spritelet classes will start at the slopes of the midway point of the gondola with the option to return on it if they wish.

Comfortable Hotel Facilities

The comfortable bar and lounge will be a welcome sight at the end of the skiing day where afternoon tea will be laid out. The hotel décor is largely wood panelling giving a cosy Alpine atmosphere, relaxed, informal and welcoming. There is also a separate dining room. Most bedrooms have a balcony with glimpses of the mountains round and are generally spacious and many can take an additional put-u-up bed for a child.

Additional photos are available online.

For all prices, child discounts, Esprit Child Care including lessons and clubs and all ski packs details, see the separate brochure insert. Or book online at Espritski.com/dechampoluc Saturday flights to Turin from Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh Approx. transfer tie to resort 1¾ hours

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Family Savers

France

Alpe d’Huez

Helping you save in Alpe d’Huez! R FREE holidays for children (see brochure insert) R Baby And Toddler Weeks Savings for younger families with children under 5 R FREE lift passes for children under 5 R FREE children’s ski and boot rental for under 13s when adults pre-book red or black skis/snowboard and boots R FREE ski-helmets for all children pre-booking skis with us R FREE Cocoa Club and Cosy Club offer (see brochure insert) R FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol Service every evening R Family Value Lift Pass available R Full child discounts for all children, even when in their own room! R FREE insurance for children under 18 when families with 2 adults book Book Early To Secure These Deals! All above ‘Family Savers’ have limited availability, must be reserved at the time of booking your holiday, and may be changed or withdrawn at any time. Conditions apply to most deals - see the brochure insert for full details. Please note that free ski pack items must be shown on your invoice.

Resort Information and Piste Facts Heights Resort height

1,860m

Ranges of skiing height

1,480m (Villard-Reculas) 3,456m (Pic Blanc)

Guaranteed snow plus lots of sunshine, and from the Pic Blanc on a clear day, you can see one fifth of France

Esprit expert Mark says CRM Executive The family play area, ‘Marcels Farm’, is great fun for children big and small. Featuring tunnels, gates and a ‘cow slalom’ course, this fun piste is ideal for the little ones to try out safe, simple tricks away from the main piste.

Alpe d’Huez is the main resort of the fabulous ‘Grandes Rousses’ ski area, comprising six resorts (see piste map opposite), 250km of wonderful pisted skiing, and endless acres of off piste powder. Neighbouring Les Deux Alpes is also covered for 1 day on the same 6-day lift pass (transport extra), combining to create the ‘Grandes Alpes’ area, with 475km of pistes. Renowned for its sunshine as much as for its excellent snow record, the resort is at the same height as Val d’Isère, and the ski area soars to virtually a whole vertical mile above, at the Pic Blanc summit and the guaranteed snow of the Sarenne Glacier. From here,

you can take on the challenge of the Sarenne descent - the longest black run in the world - an exhilirating 16km from top to bottom! However, it is the huge main snow bowl, immediately above and around the village itself, which is the main attraction. The plentiful wide open pistes here offer the perfect mix of confidence-building blues and gradually more challenging reds. With the children safely in our care, parents can also enjoy skiing all the way to Vaujany at one end of the system, or to Auris-enOisans at the other.

Ski Pistes

‘Grandes Rousses’ ‘Grandes Alpes’ No. of Runs No. of Runs

Green/Blue

Red

39 58

Black

17 30

Night run

1 1

Snow parks

2 (1 beginner / 1 expert)

Direction of slopes

All, but mainly E, S, W

Longest run

16km (Sarenne)

Total km of piste

250km

146

475km

Lifts Total

81 133

Uphill capacilty (per hr)

104,000

184,000

Cable cars/Gondolas

Chairlifts

24 46

Drag lifts

Magic carpets

Approx no. snow cannons

918

1,200

Mountain restaurants

Cross Country Trails

50km

72km

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Alpe d’Huez - what you need to know! Families HHHHH

The main children’s ski area is at the Rond Point des Pistes at the top of the ‘Telecentre’ lift, which starts only approx. 50m from our Chalet Hotel. As children progress, there is a huge range of green, blue and red runs which fan out from here. There’s also a great range of family non-ski activities to enjoy here.

Beginners

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Alpe d’Huez has a deserved reputation as an ideal place to learn to ski, with the area around the Rond Point des Pistes offering numerous gentle runs, as well as more challenging slopes to tackle as you improve.

Intermediates

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Early and confident intermediates will love the miles of wide open cruising pistes above the treeline, and the same sense of majestic mountain vastness that you get in Val d’Isère or Tignes. The other villages on the ski area are all quieter and worth exploring away from the resort centre. You can stay on reds and blues all the way from the top of the Dôme des Petites Rousses at 2,800m right back down to Alpe d’Huez and beyond.

Esprit Classic Child Care

Nursery, Snow Club, Cosy Club and Cocoa Club

Advanced HHHH

Chalet Hotel Mariandre is the base for all our Esprit Child Care.

The world’s longest black run, the legendary Sarenne, is a must for the more experienced skier, plus the resort offers 16 additional blacks to take on, as well as plenty of off piste options.

Powder Potential HHHH

As with any resort peaking at 3,300m, there is wonderful off piste skiing and boarding to be had after each fresh fall of snow. Alpe d’Huez is blessed with several established local favourite routes, some of which require a qualified guide, which our Resort Representative will gladly arrange for you.

Snowboarding

R Spritelets Snow Club / 9.00am - 2.00pm / 6 days a week 3-4 years old are collected by our staff for fun activities and lunch in the hotel

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The range of chairlifts, gondolas and cable cars across the area make Alpe d’Huez a good boarder-friendly choice, and there are two snow-parks to add to the fun.

Activities

Après Ski

There is a huge variety of après ski activities available, plus a selection of bars and cafés, and a good choice of restaurants from which to choose on our chefs’ evening off. The cosy lounge-bar at the Mariandre will also be ready to welcome you back from the slopes.

R Ice-skating rink R Swimming pool (open outdoor during the day) and a free entrance to the ice rink and pool is included with the lift pass R Ice-diving R Light aircraft, Helicopters, & Sky-Diving - all from Alpe d’Huez’s own Altiport Paragliding R Trampolining R Ice-driving R Snowmobiling R Snowshoeing R Night Skiing R Tobogganing R Sports Centre R Ice Cave R Spa centre with massage, sauna & jacuzzi

Guaranteed snow and 250km of skiing in Alpe d’Huez from 1,480m–3,300m Resort Height 1,860m / Skiing up to 3,300m Etendard 3470m

PIC BLANC 3330m

La Maurienne

R FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol Service 7.30 - 10.30pm Ski Lessons & Clubs 5-12 year olds R Esprit Sprite ski lessons / 5 mornings a week / 9.00am - 12.00 noon Children are collected by our staff and signed over to their ski instructor for a 2-2½ hour lesson R Supervised Lunch / 12.00 noon - 2.00pm / 5 days a week Children are picked up by our staff at the end of their lesson and returned to the Mariandre for lunch R Snow Club / 12.00 noon - 5.00pm / days a week with outings for specific snow-based activities and including supervised lunch

Tunnel Dome des Petites Rousses 2800m

R Spritelets ski lesson / 2.00 - 4.00pm / 5 days a week Our Snow Rangers escort the children and remain with them, returning them to the hotel for supervised High Tea until 6.00pm

2800m

R High Tea / 5.00 - 6.00pm children in our care are returned to the hotel for supervised High Tea

Glacier de Sarenne

Evening Cocoa and Cosy Clubs 3-12 year olds

Col du Couard

L'Alpette 2050m Montfrais 1650m

La Villette Vaujany 1250m

Parents are asked to deliver and collect their children from the evening clubs.

Plat de Marmottes 2300m

Gorges de Sarenne

R Cosy Club / 7.30 - 9.30pm / 3-4 year olds / 3 evenings a week In the Nursery R Cocoa Club 7.30 - 10.00pm / 5-12 year olds / 6 evenings a week In the Snow Club room

Signal 2115m Signal De L'Homme 2175m

Oz-en-Oisans 1350m

ALPE D'HUEZ 1860m

Villard Reculas

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The Mariandre’s comfortable lounge and bar area

Friendly Esprit service in the dining room

All Esprit Classic Child Care is based in Chalet Mariandre

R Centrally located in the old village area R Ski back to the front door under normal conditions R ‘Telecentre’ ski lift and piste only 50m away R Free ski-bus stops almost opposite the hotel R Wide range of en suite family rooms and suites with DVD/TV (local) R Comfortable lounge/bar with fireplace, and free Wifi R Large south-facing sun terrace R In-house Esprit Nursery and Snow Club R Lift from 1st to 4th floors R Substantial breakfast and afternoon tea R Children’s high tea served at 5.15pm R Family Dining option for children aged 8 and over R 3-course adult dinners including choice of wines (see page 24-27) R FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol Service daily from 7.30-10.30pm

Ski access area

The Mariandre is perfect for skiers who hate to walk far, being only 50m from the nearest piste and lift. The Telecentre lift, known locally as the ‘Yoghurt Pots’, links the centre of the resort up to the Rond Point des Pistes, from where the whole area opens up, with a choice of five different lifts to take you on up the mountain. Alternatively, you can start your day on the piste just 50m from home, and ski down from there to the Eclose lift to connect with the Marmottes lifts for quick access to the glacier or to head over to Auris. At the end of the day, you can ski back on piste to the same point, and if conditions permit just carry on the last 50m across the Tourist Board’s terrace to the Mariandre.

Comfortable hotel facilities

The spacious lounge/bar area, with its big picture windows, comfy sofas, flatscreen TV (some English channels) and the reception desk, form the focal point of the Mariandre.

Welcome to Chalet Hotel Mariandre

Downstairs, the dining room is in two parts, and is furnished in simple French bistro-style. A touch on the snug side if everyone arrives at once for breakfast, it is more than comfortable for adult dinners.

Traditionally styled and furnished, the hotel is warm and inviting, and ideally placed for skiing families, with easy slope access, convenient child care, a choice of family bedrooms and suites, and our full Esprit Chalet Hotel meals and service.

The bedrooms and family suites provide a choice of accommodation styles for different family sizes, and all benefit from en suite facilities, flatscreen TV and DVD and many have a balcony too.

The Mariandre continues to attract repeat visits from families, mainly due to the excellent location of the hotel, combined with the warmth of hospitality and service provided by our staff.

‘Location, Location, Location!’

The Mariandre is ideally situated for families, being close to the resort’s main centre of shops, restaurants and cafés, yet away from the livelier après ski bars and nightlife. The ‘Palais du Sport’ is within a short walk, with its indoor and outdoor swimming pools, and the night-time toboggan run on the Eclose slope is also close by. For your ultimate convenience, our partner ski hire shop is literally right next to your own front door (see the main photo at the top of the following page).

The Nursery and separate sleep-room are off the main lounge, whilst the spacious and attractive Snow Club room, where our Cocoa Club is also held, is conveniently situated within the hotel building.

For all prices, child discounts, Esprit Child Care including lessons and clubs and all ski packs details, see the separate brochure insert. Or book online at espritski.com/Mariandre Saturday Flights to Chambéry from Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh Approx. transfer time to resort: 2¼ hours

The Mariandre Snow Club

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Accommodation Summary

Sleeps per room

Ground Floor Entrance, dining room & separate kitchen, boot room, stairs to first floor. Ski room with external access

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First Floor Reception, spacious lounge/bar with picture windows, lift, sun terrace, Nursery, external access on same level as Telecentre ski lift and piste (approx. 50m away). Room 2 2

Twin bedroom with bath/wc/balcony

Room 3 2

Twin bedroom with bath/wc/balcony

Room 4 2

Double bedroom with bath/wc/balcony

Rooms 5+6 4-5

Two separate twin bedrooms adjacent to each other, both with bath/wc, one with additional single fold-down bunk-bed and balcony

Rooms 7+8 4

Twin bedroom opposite twin bedroom, both with bath/wc

Second Floor Suite 102 4

Two interconnecting twin bedrooms, one with shower/wc, the other with bath/wc/balcony

Room 104 2

Double bedroom with bath/wc/balcony

Rooms 105+106 4-5

Two separate twin bedrooms adjacent to each other, both with bath/wc/balcony and one with additional fold-down single bunk-bed

Room 107 2-3

Triple room (double bed with single fold-down bunk) with bath/wc/balcony

Suite 108 4

Twin bedroom (bath/wc) interconnecting to twin bunk room (wc)

Suite 109 5-6

3 separate sleeping areas - twin bunk room connecting to twin bedroom, connecting to lounge with double sofa bed (suitable for 2 children under 12) sharing bath, separate shower-room and wc

Suite 110 5-6

3 separate sleeping areas – as Suite 109 plus a balcony in lounge area

Suite 111 4-5

2 separate sleeping areas – walk-through twin bunk room to twin bedroom (shower) with lounge area and balcony with single sofa bed (suitable for 1 child under 12), sharing bath/wc

Third Floor Rooms 203+204 4

Two separate adjacent bedrooms (one with double bed and one with two single beds) both with bath/wc/balcony

Rooms 205+206 4

Two separate twin bedrooms adjacent to each other, both with bath/wc/balcony

Rooms 207+208 4-5

Triple bedroom (double bed & single folddown bunk) with balcony, opposite twin bedroom, both with bath/wc

Fourth Floor Suite 209 5-6

Double bedroom and twin room (single bed and single fold- down bunk) with small kitchenette and separate lounge with double sofa bed (suitable for two children under 12) sharing bath and wc. (The suite is under eaves)

What the Hartwright family says

All Rooms/Suites will take a cot except 5, 107 & 207. NB: The ‘pairs’ of rooms shown are either adjacent to or opposite each other, but are not interconnecting.

“Childcare is key and it couldn’t have been better. We will be booking again.”

Reduced under-occupancy supplement applies when a family of 3 share 2 twin rooms (outside of BAT weeks), see brochure insert. Typical bedroom style - almost all are large enough to take a cot

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France

Courchevel 1850

Family Savers Helping you save in Courchevel! R FREE holidays for children (see brochure insert) R Baby And Toddler Weeks Savings for younger families with children under 5 R FREE lift passes for children under 5 R FREE children’s ski and boot rental for under 13s when adults pre-book red or black skis/snowboard and boots R FREE ski-helmets for all children pre-booking skis with us R FREE Cocoa Club and Cosy Club offer (see brochure insert)

Chalet Hotel Crystal 2000 Ski-in/Ski-out

R FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol Service every evening R Lift Pass Offers including Family Passes and savings on adult passes Pralong ski area and lift

R Full child discounts for all children, even when in their own room! Loze Run

R FREE Wifi in our Chalet Hotel R FREE insurance for children under 18 when families with 2 adults book Book Early To Secure These Deals! All above ‘Family Savers’ have limited availability, must be reserved at the time of booking your holiday, and may be changed or withdrawn at any time. Conditions apply to most deals - see the brochure insert for full details.

Bellecôte run

Please note that free ski pack items must be shown on your invoice.

Verdons Run

Resort Information and Piste Facts Heights Resort height

1,850m

Ranges of skiing height

1,300m - 3,230m

Ski Pistes - in the Three Valeys Area No. of Runs Total 321

La Croisette

Green/Blue 183 Red 106

Esprit expert Peter says Ecommerce Analyst Executive I have skied in Courchevel since I was a child, it’s the perfect place to learn as there are loads of blue and red easy runs into the town. As I grew older the vastness of the 3 Valleys really hit home as I could ski all week and experience runs I’ve never skied before.

A perfectly located Chalet Hotel, right on the slopes of Courchevel 1850! Guaranteed snow on the Peclet Glacier and comprising several centres at different altitudes, it’s generally agreed that Courchevel 1850 is the most desirable of them all. The resort exudes real French charm in the wide variety of chic shops and fine restaurants and thoroughly deserves its high reputation. Renowned as one of the most stylish and iconic resorts in the whole of the Alps, Courchevel 1850 has headed skiers’ list of prestige resorts for many a year now.

There’s a great range of runs here to suit all abilities, spread across Courchevel’s wide bowl, and with easy links to the west, via the Saulire or Col de la Loze, skiers can quickly connect to Méribel and the delights of the iconic 3 Valleys terrain. Our Chalet Hotel Crystal 2000 could not be more perfectly located, slope-side on the Pralong area, 200m above the Pralong chairlift, so is ideal for families seeking the convenience of a ski-in and ski-out property.

Direction of slopes

N, S, E, W

Longest run

8km

Total km of piste

600km

Lifts in the Three Valleys Area Total 185 Uphill capacity per hour

260,000

Cable cars/gondolas

Chairlifts 70 Drag lifts

Approx. no. of snow cannons

2,007

No. of Mountain restaurants

Cross Country Trails

130km

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Courchevel - what you need to know! Families HHHHH

The blue slopes of the Pralong area next to our Chalet Hotel provide an ideal location for the whole family to ski together, without having to travel further afield.

Beginners

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Courchevel 1850 is superb for beginners with a novice area right outside the Crystal. There are extensive green and blue slopes all across the 1850 bowl and skiers really can get the feel of exploring the mountains without being restricted to one or two slopes.

Intermediates

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Most runs in Courchevel are boulevard pistes and glades, absolutely perfect for intermediate skiers to perfect their turns. The Courchevel 1650 area is mostly gentle, and everyone will enjoy cruising down scenic and winding runs like Pyramide. Down the valley, around 1550, Le Praz and La Tania there’s wonderful roller coaster country, not to be missed with slopes suitable for all levels.

Esprit Classic Child Care

Advanced HHHHH

The two steep black runs down to Le Praz, Jockeys and the Jean Blanc, mogul fields on the top of the Suisses and the steep terrain on the slopes of La Vizelle are just a few of the challenges that await the more adventurous and experienced skiers.

Powder Potential HHHHH

Traversing the arête just to reach the famous Saulire couloirs is enough to satisfy most people’s appetite for thrills. Skiing them in deep powder is a milestone in most extreme skiers’ lives. Formal off piste itineraries are limited for such a big area but some of the guided tours are extremely popular with better skiers.

Snowboarding

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With three snow parks and a dedicated Boarder-cross area in Courchevel alone, snowboarders are spoilt for choice here. Across the Three Valleys there are several more parks to explore making this area an absolute mecca for boarders.

Nursery, Snow Club, Cosy Club and Cocoa Club

Après Ski

Courchevel 1850 is renowned for both the quality and variety of its après ski life. Ranging from highly sophisticated through to loud and lively, it is mostly based around the heart of the village. There are several Michelin-starred restaurants as well as classic bistros if you fancy a classic Alpine fondue or raclette. Once the children are in bed you can perhaps take advantage of our staff night off to catch a celebrity in an exclusive club or enjoy a cocktail in one of the many lounge bars.

Activities

R Aquamotion pool & spa at Courchevel 1650 R Paragliding R Toboggan run R Ice-skating R Bowling R Dog sledding in La Tania R Indoor rock-climbing wall R Bowling R Street markets

Guaranteed snow, superb skiing in The Three Valleys up to 3,230m Chalet Hotel Crystal 2,000m / Skiing up to 3,230m

Chalet Hotel Crystal 2000 is the base for all our Esprit Child Care. Babies & Toddlers 17 weeks-4 years old R Nursery / 8.30am - 5.00pm / 6 days a week Babies and toddlers up to 40 months old are dropped off and collected by parents at 5.00pm who then accompany them at High Tea R Spritelets Snow Club / 9.00am - 2.00pm / 6 days a week 3-4 years old are collected by our staff for fun activities and lunch in the hotel R Spritelets ski lesson / 2.00 - 4.00pm / 5 days a week Our Snow Rangers escort the children and remain with them, returning them to the hotel for supervised High Tea until 6.00pm R FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol Service 7.30 - 10.30pm Ski Lessons & Clubs 5-12 year olds R Esprit Sprite ski lessons / 5 mornings a week / 9.00am - 12.00 noon Children are collected by our staff and signed over to their ski instructor for a 2-2½ hour lesson R Supervised Lunch / 12.00 noon - 2.00pm / 5 days a week Children are picked up by our staff at the end of their lesson and returned to the Crystal 2000 for lunch R Snow Club / 12.00 noon - 5.00pm / 6 days a week with outings for specific snow-based activities and includes supervised lunch R Afternoon Skiing / 6-12 year olds A choice of Sprite Guided Ski Fun or Sprite Xtra class. Children are handed over to their instructor after lunch and collected at 4.00pm to join all Snow Club children in our care R High Tea / 5.00 - 6.00pm Children in our care are returned to the hotel for supervised High Tea Evening Cocoa and Cosy Clubs 3-12 year olds Parents are asked to deliver and collect their children from the evening clubs. R Cosy Club / 7.30 - 9.30pm / 3-4 year olds / 3 evenings a week In the Nursery R Cocoa Club / 7.30 - 10.00pm / 5-12 year olds / 3 evenings a week In the Snow Club room

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Skiing in/out couldnâ€™t be easier with slopeside access directly from the hotel to the Pralong area.

The colourful Soft Play Adventure Zone

The attractive dining room directly overlooking the pistes

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Accommodation Summary

Relaxation area with two saunas & wcs. Soft Play Adventure Zone for children with surrounding padded floors Ground Floor

All Esprit Classic Child Care is based in Chalet Hotel Crystal 2000

R Superb piste-side location R Ski back to the front door and to the closest ski lift, the Pralong, 200m R FREE Esprit minibus shuttle to resort R Free resort bus stops by the hotel and runs hourly till 7.15pm R A wide range of family rooms and suites R Soft Play Adventure Zone R Sauna and relaxation area R Spacious dining room overlooking the piste R Large sun terrace R Lounge/ bar with fireplace and free Wifi R Lifts to all floors R In-house Esprit Nursery and Snow Club room R Substantial breakfast and afternoon tea R Children’s high tea served at 5.15pm R Family Dining option for children 8 years and above R 3-course adult dinners including choice of wines (see page 26-27) R FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol Service from 7.30-10.30pm daily

Entrance, reception, dining room, lounge, bar, Nursery, Snow Club, wcs, ski and boot room with external access, parents’ station, ski hire shop First Floor: Triple (twin/double bed with child sofa bed in lounge area) with bath/wc

Rooms 120, 122 2-3 each

Twin/double room with child sofa bed (bath/wc)

Suite 123 4-6

Two twin/double rooms (one with balcony), both with child sofa bed (bath/wc) sharing small entrance hallway

Second Floor One of the twin/triple bedrooms

Welcome to Chalet Hotel Crystal 2000

It’s not difficult to understand the Crystal’s appeal when you consider all that it offers in this highly sought after resort. This comfortable hotel has it all; in-house child care, a fun-filled soft adventure play zone for children, easy access to the slopes, and family rooms and suites. And above all, our Esprit commitment to giving you the best ski holiday ever.

Location, Location, Location!

It’s hard to beat this location, being above the main resort centre yet situated right on the slopes of Courchevel 1850. The resort centre is an easy ski away and for après ski we offer our free complimentary minibus shuttle from 9pm-midnight every evening and, on our staff’s night off from 7pm-midnight. What more can be said? You walk out of the hotel boot room directly onto the slopes of the Pralong and after one short button lift, can ski down the Bellecôte piste immediately to the heart of 1850. Here, at La Croisette, the ski schools meet our adult guests joining ski or board lessons whilst others may head west to the Méribel valley, or continue down the tree-lined runs to Le Praz. Alternatively you can ski across to the Altiport button and across to the Biollay chairlift. At the end of the day you can return directly to the ski room door. For quicker access to the top of Courchevel the Pralong chairlift from practically outside the hotel takes you across to the Verdons blue run to the Vizelle gondola or the Saulire cable car.

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Room 114 3

Rooms 116/118, Interconnecting twin/double rooms with 119/121 child sofa bed (bath/wc) 4-6 each

Ski area access

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Sleeps per room

Lower Ground Floor

Comfortable hotel facilities

The communal areas of the Crystal 2000 are spacious and welcoming, and the soft play adventure zone is a great hit with our younger guests, whilst parents can relax seeing the children having fun. There is also a sauna and relaxation area on this level. The dining room and outside sun terrace overlook the pistes and provide an ideal viewing spot for watching the early skiers or those on the last run home. The suites and bedrooms are simply furnished, yet light and airy with the variety of sizes suiting most family combinations.

Suite 201 4

Twin/double room (bath/wc) and balcony interconnecting to lounge with 2 single sofa beds

Suite 209 4

Twin room (bath/wc) interconnecting to lounge with 2 single sofa beds

Room 214 3

Triple (twin/double bed with child sofa bed in lounge area) with bath/wc

Rooms 202, 210, Twin room with child sofa bed (bath/wc) 212, 222 2-3 each Rooms 208, 220 2-3 each

Twin/double room with child sofa bed (bath/wc)

Rooms 204/206, Two interconnecting triple rooms, one 219/221 twin and one with twin/double, both 4-6 each with child sofa bed (bath/wc) Rooms 216/218 4-6

Two interconnecting triple rooms each with twin beds and a child sofa bed (bath/wc)

Suite 223 4-6

Two separate twin/double rooms (one with balcony), both with child sofa bed (bath/wc) sharing small entrance hallway

Third Floor

What the Meacock family says “Just a big thank you! This was our second ski trip with you and our kids love Esprit holidays!” Chalet Hotel Crystal 2000, March 2018

For all prices, child discounts, Esprit Child Care including lessons and clubs and all ski packs details, see the separate brochure insert. Or book online at espritski.com/crystal2000 Sunday Flights to Chambéry from Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Bristol, East Midlands, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh Approx. transfer time to resort: 1¾ hours

Suite 301 4

Twin room (bath/wc) and balcony plus a lounge with 2 single sofa beds

Suite 309 4

Twin room (bath/wc) interconnecting to lounge with 2 single sofa beds

Room 314 3

Triple (twin/double bed with child sofa bed in lounge area) with bath/wc

Rooms 302, 308, Twin/double room with child sofa bed 310, 320, 322 (bath/wc) 2-3 each Rooms 304/306 4-6

Interconnecting twin and twin/double, both with child sofa bed (bath/wc)

Rooms 316/318, Two interconnecting triple rooms each 319/321 with twin/double bed and child sofa bed 4-6 (bath/wc) Suite 323 4-6

Two twin/double rooms (one with balcony) with child sofa bed (bath/wc) sharing entrance hallway

Even numbered rooms/suites have a balcony, are west-facing and overlook the pistes. Odd numbered rooms/suites overlook the valley and forest. Sofa beds are only suitable for children under 12. All rooms and suites will take a cot. For larger families: Suite 201 can interconnect to Room 205 Suite 301 can interconnect to Room 305 Unless indicated above the bedrooms are not interconnecting.

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Family Savers

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Méribel

Pop-Up Special Resort

Helping you save in Méribel! R FREE lift passes for children under 5 R FREE children’s ski and boot rental for under 13s when adults pre-book red or black skis/snowboard and boots R FREE ski-helmets for all children pre-booking skis with us R Family Value Lift Pass for 2 adults and 2 children (5-17yrs) available R Three Valleys ‘TRIBU’ Lift Pass Offer on pre-booked individual adult passes, save up to €15 per person R Full child discounts for all children, even when in their own room! R FREE Wifi in our Chalet Hotel R 10% discount on pre-booked Ski-Physio massage services R FREE insurance for children under 18 when families with 2 adults book Book Early To Secure These Deals! All above ‘Family Savers’ have limited availability, must be reserved at the time of booking your holiday, and may be changed or withdrawn at any time. Conditions apply to most deals - see the brochure insert for full details.

Chalet Hotel Alba

Beginners ‘Jardin de Neige’ approx 50m

Resort Information and Piste Facts

Bridge from Piste to ski back to Alba terrace

‘Doron Piste’

Please note that free ski pack items must be shown on your invoice.

Heights

‘Adret’ Chairlift

Chalet Hotel Alba

1,700m

Ranges of skiing height

1,300m - 3,230m

Ski Pistes - Three Valeys Area

No. of Runs

Total 321 Green/Blue 183 Red 106

A Chalet Hotel for Christmas, New Year, Half Term and Easter with Three Valleys skiing virtually from your doorstep Lying at the heart of the world’s biggest inter-linked ski area, Méribel has plenty to offer skiers and boarders of all ages and levels.

Esprit expert Hannah says Area Childcare Manager The Alba is a fantastic hotel in a great location close to the slopes and Méribel has some amazing beginner areas making learning to ski fun for all the family!

The Méribel valley alone offers a combination of cruisy glades and open boulevards, which enjoy both morning and afternoon sun, and the huge lift system allows guests to access the full 600km of slopes with ease. Certainly Méribel’s location in the middle valley is a major benefit, putting both Courchevel (see page 48) on the one side, and the guaranteed snow of Val Thorens and the Glacier de Péclet on the other, within easy reach.

The resort is one of the most picturesque in the Three Valleys area, with attractive chalet-style buildings of local stone and wood bringing classic Alpine village ambience. Our Chalet Hotel Alba is convenient both for the skiing and for the resort’s amenities, and has been carefully chosen to provide a comfortable and relaxing family base from which to enjoy all that Méribel and the Three Valleys ski area has to offer.

Black 32 Direction of slopes

N, S, E, W

Longest run

8km

Total km of piste

600km

Lifts - Three Valleys Area Total 185 Uphill capacity per hour

260,000

Cable cars/gondolas

Chairlifts 70 Drag lifts

Approx. no. of snow cannons

2,007

No. of Mountain restaurants

Cross Country Trails

130km

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Méribel - what you need to know! Families HHHHH

Families who want to ski together are spoilt for choice in the Méribel area, with a good range of blues and reds. This terrain is great for our Sprite Beginners and Improvers, whilst the Intermediates may head further afield with their instructors. Near to the Altiport lift is the Moon Wild Animal Park in the forest, an easy slope for families with footprints and sculptures of animals behind the trees offering good fun for all.

Beginners

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Whether you are skiing or snowboarding, Méribel is considered one of the best places in the Alps to learn, with excellent English-speaking instructors and plenty of easy runs to move onto once you have mastered the basics on the nursery slopes.

Intermediates

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With a Three Valleys lift pass, intermediates can explore 600kms of pisted snow, all fully inter-connected, and in a full week in the Three Valleys you may rarely ski the same run twice. The runs on the Saulire side are all excellent and there are convenient patches of off piste that run alongside the reds.

Advanced HHHHH

Après Ski

Powder Potential HHHH

Activities

Advanced skiers can simply notch up the mileage, cruising the whole magnificent system. High up on Mont Vallon the going gets tough, with some testing long runs, or you can try out the famous couloirs of the Saulire and the tricky bumps of the Chanrossa. Either side of the Bartevelle mogul fields there are great powder possibilities after a fresh fall, as there are on the high altitude, open snow bowls of Val Thorens. With so much space to choose from across this huge area, you have a great chance of finding un-tracked powder.

Snowboarding

Méribel is one of the liveliest resorts in the Alps, so there is always plenty going on. There is ample choice of family friendly restaurants to choose from on your Chalet Hotel staff’s night off, as well as fine dining restaurants like the Grand Coeur and La Chaudanne. R Sports centre with heated pool R Bowling R Olympic ice-skating and hockey R Paragliding R Husky Sledding R Horse-drawn sleigh rides R Snowmobiling in Mottaret R Sightseeing flights R Health club with squash court and gym

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Méribel is a great resort for boarders, and the whole Three Valleys has several snow-parks to discover. The Mottaret one is the most popular, served by its own chairlift. It has a vertical drop of more than 300m, with two half-pipes, two quarter-pipes, three tables, one spine, and a 700m long four-man boarder-cross course

The Three Valleys offer superb slopes with guaranteed snow Resort Height 1,700m / Skiing up to 3,230m

Esprit Classic Child Care Toddlers 3-4 years old R Spritelets Snow Club / 9.00am - 2.00pm / 6 days a week 3-4 years old are collected by our staff for fun activities and lunch in the hotel R Spritelets ski lesson / 2.00 - 4.00pm / 5 days a week Our Snow Rangers escort the children and remain with them, returning them to the hotel for supervised High Tea until 6.00pm R FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol Service 7.30 - 10.30pm Ski Lessons & Clubs 5-12 year olds R Esprit Sprite ski lessons / 5 mornings a week / 9.00am - 12.00 noon Children are collected by our staff and signed over to their ski instructor for a 2-2½ hour lesson R Supervised Lunch / 12.00 noon - 2.00pm / 5 days a week Children are picked up by our staff at the end of their lesson and returned to the Alba for lunch R Afternoon Skiing / 6-12 year olds A choice of Sprite Guided Ski Fun or Sprite Xtra class. Children are handed over to their instructor after lunch and collected at 4.00pm and returned to the hotel R Family Time A perfect opportunity for families to spend time together. Children then have High Tea at 5.15pm or (from 8 years) joing adult dinner at 7.30pm

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All Esprit Classic Child Care is based in Chalet Hotel Alba

What the Winter family says “Our best Esprit holiday Yet. The Chalet Hotel Alba is very comfortable.” Chalet Hotel Alba, February 2018

The Alba’s inviting dining room

R High quality Chalet Hotel in a perfect piste-side location R Skiing to and almost from the doorstep, with the piste just 20m away R 10 minutes free ski bus ride to the resort centre – or a two-minute ski Sauna, steam room and indoor whirlpool spa bath R R En suite bedrooms most with balcony R Attractive dining room R Large outdoor sun terrace with superb views over the slopes R Comfortable lounge and bar with open fireplace and free Wifi R Lift to all floors R Substantial breakfast and afternoon tea R Children’s high tea served at 5.15pm R Family Dining option for 8 year olds and above R 3-course adult dinners including choice of wines (see pages 24-27) R FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol from 7.3010.30pm daily

The Alba’s cosy fireside lounge

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Sprite ski classes on the slopes

Accommodation Summary Welcome to Chalet Hotel Alba

Families appreciate this lovely, high quality Chalet Hotel in a prime location in this prestige resort. Offering comfort and convenience, combined with our Chalet Hotel services (see pages 24-27), the Alba is deservedly popular and we look forward to welcoming more Esprit families to the joys of the Three Valleys.

Location, Location, Location!

The Alba is ideally situated just above the main hub of the resort, yet right on the edge of the slopes of the ‘Rond Point’, a familiar landmark in the Three Valleys. The main piste is just across the street, with a ski-bridge to bring you back virtually to the ski room door, and our equipment hire shop sits immediately beneath the Alba, so collection, return and any changes are easily arranged. There are several restaurants and après ski cafés close by and the bus to and from the village centre runs until approx midnight.

Ski Area Access

The Alba really is the perfect choice for families who want to hit the slopes with the minimum of fuss and in the shortest possible time. The magic carpet nursery area for our Sprite Beginners classes is just 50m away. The ‘Doron’ blue run outside the Alba takes skiers straight down to the resort centre and main lifts, opening up access from there to the whole of the Three Valleys. Alternatively you can take the Adret chairlift from just below the Rond Point and start your day from there. Returning to the Alba on skis couldn’t be easier, either from the Saulire side of the Three Valleys down the Marmotte and Doron slopes, or, if you’re in the resort centre, the Rhodos 1 gondola will bring you straight back ‘home’ to the Rond Point.

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Comfortable hotel facilities

The Alba has charming communal rooms, with the lounge and bar attractively furnished with comfy seating and a fireplace. This provides the perfect setting for a refreshing après ski drink, and for enjoying evening apéritifs and canapés.

Ski and boot store, Wellness area Ground Floor Reception, dining room, lounge/bar, wcs, sun terrace First Floor:

The inviting dining room has picture windows overlooking the large sun terrace, which in turn looks out over the Doron slopes, the Rond Point and across the scenic Méribel valley. The Alba also has its own adult-only wellness area on the lower ground floor, with a sauna, steam room and whirlpool spa bath affording parents a relaxing haven in which to unwind. Our staff provide a hot and cold buffet breakfast, afternoon tea and our evening dinner menu, and parents can relax in good company over coffee after dining. Children’s High Tea is served at 5.15pm and supervised by our staff till 6pm. Children aged 8 and above have the option of joining parents at the later dinner time - see page 27.

Sunday Flights to Chambéry from Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Bristol, East Midlands, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh Approx. transfer time to resort: 1½ hours

Room 1 2-3

Twin/triple bedroom (twin beds and single put-up bed) with bath/wc/balcony

Room 2 2-3

Twin/triple bedroom (twin beds and single put-up bed) with bath/wc/balcony

Rooms 3+4 4-6

One twin/triple bedroom (twin beds and single put-up bed) with bath/wc/balcony, and adjacent twin/triple (twin beds and single put-up bed) with bath/wc/balcony

Rooms 5+6 4

One twin bedroom with bath/wc, and adjacent bunk-room with shower/wc

Room 7 2 + cot

Twin bedroom with bath/wc

Second Floor Rooms 21, 22 Room 27

As Room 1.

2-3 each

2-3. As Room 1, no valley view

Rooms 23+24

As Rooms 3+4.

Rooms 25+26 4-5

One twin/triple bedroom (twin beds & single put-up) with bath/wc/balcony, and adjacent bunk-room with shower/wc

4-6

Third Floor

We are pleased to be able to offer a complete range of room-styles here to suit most families, including sets of rooms for larger families, sleeping up to six see the Accommodation Summary for details. For all prices, child discounts, Esprit Child Care including lessons and clubs and all ski packs details, see the separate brochure insert. Or book online at espritski.com/alba

Sleeps per room

Lower Ground Floor

Rooms 31, 32 Room 37

As Room 1.

2-3 each

2-3. As Room 1, no valley view

Rooms 33+34

As Rooms 3+4.

Rooms 35+36

As Rooms 25+26.

4-6 4-5

Fourth Floor Nursery

What the Norman family says

Suite 42 4

Twin bedroom with bath/wc/balcony, interconnecting to twin bedroom under eaves with bath/wc

“All the staff were amazing. You should be very proud of the team at the Alba. Thank you!”

Room 44 4

Quadruple family room (twin beds and 2 single sofa beds) with bath/wc/balcony

Chalet Hotel Alba, December 2017

All rooms & the suite will take a cot, although this may be restricted if the 3rd or 4th bed is used - please call for details. We suggest the single top bunk in bunk-rooms is only suitable for children over 6 years, however parents have the final decision in this. ‘Adjacent’ rooms are next door to one another, but not interconnecting. The put-up beds are put into the rooms as required and are comfortable for children.

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France

Belle Plagne Our top quality Chalet Hotel, with family rooms and suites, its own indoor swimming pool, and the fabulous Paradiski area on the doorstep – what more could you ask for?

Children’s Ski-garden

Blue ‘Arpette’ Piste down to Plagne Bellecôte

Chalet Hotel des Deux Domaines

Ski track access to piste

Main ‘Roche de Mio’ gondola mid-station Pathway to resort centre

Beginners’ chairlift

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Of the ten ‘villages’ which combine to make up La Plagne resort, Belle Plagne is not only the highest, but also by far the most attractive, with its characterful buildings of local wood and stone and a pedestrianised village centre. At 2,050m, it also boasts an enviable snow record, with the added bonus of 100% guaranteed snow on the Bellecôte glacier. Belle Plagne has also received French Tourism’s coveted ‘Family Plus’ accreditation, endorsing its family-friendly credentials. This is an ideal ski area for mixed ability families as there are slopes to meet all requirements from cruisy blues to challenging blacks.

Family Savers Helping you save in Belle Plagne! R FREE holidays for children (see brochure insert) R Baby And Toddler Weeks Savings for younger families with children under 5 R FREE lift passes for children under 5 R FREE children’s ski and boot rental for under 13s when adults pre-book red or black skis/snowboard and boots R FREE ski-helmets for all children pre-booking skis with us R FREE Cocoa Club and Cosy Club offer (see brochure insert)

Belle Plagne - what you need to know! Families HHHHH

Belle Plagne has everything families could ask for, a convenient children’s ski area with enthusiastic and sympathetic English-speaking ski instructors, a pedestrianised village centre, and for skiing ‘en famille’, a plentiful range of wide gentle blue runs surrounding the resort.

Beginners

HHHHH

Belle Plagne is an ideal place to learn the basics of either skiing or boarding. And once the basics have been mastered, the whole area opens up for exploration. It is possible to ski from the Roche de Mio at 2,700m all the way to Montalbert at 1,350m, all on blue runs.

Intermediates

HHHHH

The wide blue runs are ideal for perfecting your carving technique and reds and blacks range from fairly mild tree-lined runs to challenging glacier blacks. 425km of piste in all make this an area which thoroughly deserves its glowing reputation.

Advanced HHHH

Good skiers will revel in the long, black, testing runs this area offers. Those from the Bellecôte glacier and off piste to the Bauches chairlift are some of the trickiest skiing to be had anywhere, whilst the moguls on the Biolley black runs have a wicked reputation.

Esprit Classic Child Care

Powder Potential HHHH

The big open bowls offer new converts to powder skiing a safe introduction by skiing across from piste to piste. Or take the gondola up to the Bellecote Glacier which is the starting point for some difficult couloirs off the north face (guide needed) and long off piste descents down the other side.

Snowboarding

HHHHH

Just above Belle Plagne there is a large snow park for beginners and experts including a Big Air Bag for those who want to practise jumps. The mountain’s own terrain also adds to the fun, with a wonderful natural half-pipe under the Arpette chairlift, and a range of other humps, bumps and tables.

Après Ski

There are several bars, restaurants and crêperies in the pedestrianised centre. For active après ski there is La Plagne’s famous bobsleigh run, with family bobs, mono-bobs, and piloted bobs that can reach speeds of more than 100km per hour. Our resort team will be happy to help organise this.

Activities

R Ice Grotto R Bobsleigh R Snowmobiles R Paragliding R Snow-quad biking R Ice-rink & swiming-pool in Plagne Bellecôte (gondola runs till midnight) R Bowling

Please see over the page for full details on all our Esprit Classic Child Care services.

Resort Information and Piste Facts Heights Resort height

2,050m

Ranges of skiing height

1,250m–3,250m

Ski Pistes

La Plagne Area only No. of Runs

Green/Blue

134 195

Red

65 103

Black

35 53

Direction of slopes

N/E & S/W & N & N/W

Longest run

6km

7km

Total km of piste

225km

425km

La Plagne Area only

Paradiski Area

Lifts

Paradiski Area No. of Runs

Total

81 135

Uphill capacity per hour

119,000

198,183

Cable cars/gondolas

Chairlifts

35 65

Drag lifts

Approx. no. of snow cannons

442

868

No. of Mountain restaurants

Cross Country Trails

80km

158km

Guaranteed snow in the huge Paradiski area linking La Plagne and Les Arcs Resort Height 2,050m / Skiing up to 3,250m

R FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol Service every evening R Lift Pass Offers including Family Passes, upgrades, free child passes and reduced prices on adult passes R Full child discounts for all children, even when in their own room! R FREE Wifi in our Chalet Hotel R 10% discount on pre-booked Ski-Physio massage services R FREE insurance for children under 18 when families with 2 adults book Book Early To Secure These Deals! All above ‘Family Savers’ have limited availability, must be reserved at the time of booking your holiday, and may be changed or withdrawn at any time. Conditions apply to most deals - see the brochure insert for full details. Please note that free ski pack items must be shown on your invoice.

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Esprit Classic Child Care

Nursery, Snow Club, Cosy Club and Cocoa Club

Check out the virtual tour online

Chalet Hotel des Deux Domaines is the base for all our Esprit Child Care. Babies & Toddlers 17 weeks-4 years old R Nursery / 8.30am - 5.00pm / 6 days a week Babies and toddlers up to 40 months old are dropped off and collected by parents at 5.00pm who then accompany them at High Tea R Spritelets Snow Club / 9.00am - 2.00pm / 6 days a week 3-4 years old are collected by our staff for fun activities and lunch in the hotel R Spritelets ski lesson / 2.00 - 4.00pm / 5 days a week Our Snow Rangers escort the children and remain with them, returning them to the hotel for supervised High Tea until 6.00pm R FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol Service 7.30 - 10.30pm Ski Lessons & Clubs 5-12 year olds R Esprit Sprite ski lessons / 5 mornings a week / 9.00am - 12.00 noon Children are collected by our staff and signed over to their ski instructor for a 2-2Â˝ hour lesson R Supervised Lunch / 12.00 - 2.00pm / 5 days a week Children are picked up by our staff at the end of their lesson and returned to the Deux Domaines for lunch R Snow Club / 12.00 noon - 5.00pm / 6 days a week with outings for specific snow-based activities and including supervised lunch R Afternoon Skiing / 6-12 year olds A choice of Sprite Guided Ski Fun or Sprite Xtra class. Children are handed over to their instructor after lunch and collected at 4.00pm to join all Snow Club children in our care R High Tea / 5.00 - 6.00pm Children in our care are returned to the hotel for supervised High Tea

A typical Belle Plagne bedroom

The indoor pool

The lobby-lounge bar

A Paradiski Suite

Evening Cocoa and Cosy Club 3-12 year olds Parents are asked to deliver and collect their children from the evening clubs. R Cosy Club / 7.30 - 9.30pm / 3-4 year olds / 3 evenings a week In the Nursery R Cocoa Club / 7.30 - 10.00pm / 5-12 year olds / 6 evenings a week In the Snow Club room

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Chalet Hotel des Deux Domaines uuuuu Nursery Snow Club Cosy Club Cocoa Club

All Esprit Classic Child Care is based in Chalet Hotel des Deux Domaines

R Superb 5-diamond Chalet Hotel in a perfect location R Snowsure at 2,050m, with skiing virtually to and from the doorstep R Resort centre only approx. 3 minutes’ walk (300m) R Indoor swimming pool, sauna, steam room, indoor spa bath and outdoor hot tub spas bathrobes provided R Comfortable and spacious family rooms and suites, all with en suite bath/wc, hairdryer, satellite TV/DVD player (bring your favourite DVDs!), and most with balcony R Attractive dining room with superb views R Stylish reception lounge and bar with free Wifi R Dedicated in-house Esprit Nursery and Snow Club room R Lifts to all floors R Substantial breakfast and afternoon tea R Children’s high tea served from 5pm R Family dining option for children aged 8 and above R 3-course adult dinners including choice of wines (see pages 24-27) R FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol from 7.30-10.30pm daily

Welcome to Chalet Hotel des Deux Domaines Our flagship Chalet Hotel is firmly established as an Esprit favourite. We look forward to welcoming you to its stylish and spacious, well appointed rooms and suites, excellent leisure facilities and superb ski location.

‘Location, Location, Location!’

The position of Chalet Hotel des Deux Domaines is hard to beat, right in the heart of the wonderful Paradiski area. The hotel is both very close to the slopes and yet conveniently just 350m from the village centre. As you can see from our picture on page 56, from the ski room level, doors open on one side to the ski track connecting through the trees onto the piste, and on the other to the pathway leading up to the attractive resort centre.

Ski Area Access

From the ski room door on the third floor, a flattish track through the trees leads straight onto the Arpette blue run down to Plagne Bellecôte, from where a choice of five different lifts fans out in all directions. At the end of the day, make the same piste your last run, and the same track leads you home to the ski room door. The children’s ski garden is also within easy reach, only approx. 150m from the upper exit of the Chalet Hotel.

Comfortable Hotel Facilities

The Deux Domaines makes a great choice for a family ski holiday, with spacious family rooms and suites. The dedicated Nursery and Snow Club Rooms are furnished and equipped for children’s play and there is a stylish foyer lounge-bar area. The dining room offers spectacular views across the valley and there is extra space available for breakfast in the pool-side ‘Bellecôte’ Room. The indoor swimming pool and wellness area are a popular attraction for families, and for the added enjoyment and relaxation of our adult guests, children under 13 years old are not permitted into the upper level of the wellness area. Here the sauna, steam room, indoor spa bath and outdoor hot tubs provide a tranquil haven for parents to relax on their own, whilst on the lower level the pool itself is open to all the family.

For all prices, child discounts, Esprit Child Care including lessons and clubs and all ski packs details, see the separate brochure insert. Or book online at espritski.com/deuxdomaines Sunday Flights to Chambéry from Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Bristol, East Midlands, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh Approx. transfer time to resort: 1¾ hours The attractive wood beamed dining room

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The indoor spa bath

Comfortable Family Accommodation is available as follows:

Belle Plagne Rooms - sleep 2-3 guests, with double/twin beds and a full-sized single bed/sofa, en suite bath/ wc, hairdryer, bathrobes, TV/DVD, most with balcony. Some pairs of interconnecting rooms are available for families of 5-6. Paradiski Family Suites - sleep 5 guests, with two separate sleeping areas, one bedroom with double/ twin beds and a full-sized single bed/sofa, en suite bath/wc, hairdryer, bathrobes, TV, some with balcony, interconnecting with a living-room/second sleeping area, with one double sofa bed, en suite shower/wc, TV/DVD, balcony. All rooms will also take a cot, and the suites will take two cots if required. Four ‘Super-Suites’ are also available for extended families or where two families are travelling together, and are at Paradiski Suite prices. Please see the accommodation summary below for details.

Accommodation Summary Ground Floor

Belle Plagne Rooms

Reception and lounge area with bar, dining room, Bellecôte breakfast room, Snow Club and Nursery. Leisure area with swimming pool with shallow children’s section, relaxation room, and indoor spa bath.

1st Floor:

102, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110

2nd Floor:

202, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210a, 210b

3rd Floor:

302, 305, 306, 307, 308, 310, 311a

First Floor Stairs up from swimming pool to adult-only wellness area, with 2 steam rooms, sauna, 2 massage-rooms and an outdoor spa bath. Third Floor Ski and boot room with individual lockers for all rooms/suites Paradiski Suites 1st Floor:

101, 103, 104

2nd Floor:

201, 203, 204, 209, 210c*

3rd Floor:

301, 303, 304, 309, 311b

4th Floor:

401, 402, 405, 406, 407, 409

5th Floor:

501

7th Floor:

701***

Different rooms and suites offer differing sizes, views or other features, which are reflected in the different supplements which apply. Unless otherwise specified, Room/Suite numbers shown in the colours below carry the following supplements per person per night: Blue = balcony Black = balcony with valley views Pink = other special features (please enquire at the time of booking) * Suite 210c has bath/wc, and has its own spa bath on the balcony. ** 403 has no balcony *** The two sleeping areas of Suite 701 are connected via a small hallway.

4th Floor:

403**, 404

5th Floor:

502

7th Floor:

703, 704, 705

8th Floor:

801, 802, 803

9th Floor:

901, 902, 903

Super-Suites 2nd Floor:

Rooms 210a, 210b & Suite 210c combine into one Super-Suite, sleeping 9-11, with 4 separate sleeping areas. (Min. 6 full paying persons before child discounts or empty bed charges).

3rd Floor:

Room 311a & Suite 311b combine into one Super-Suite, sleeping 7-8, with 3 separate sleeping areas. (Min. 4 full paying persons before child discounts or empty bed charges).

4th Floor:

Suite 405 & Room 404 interconnect sleeping 7-8 with 3 separate sleeping areas. (Min.4 full paying persons before child discounts or empty bed charges). Super-Suite 408 - sleeps 6-8 with 3 separate sleeping areas: One bedroom with double bed and single sofa bed (en suite bath/wc/TV/balcony), open plan living area with double sofa bed, TV and balcony (private shower/ wc/) interconnecting to further bedroom with double bed and single sofa bed, bath/wc/TV. (Min. 4 full paying persons before child discounts or empty bed charges).

7th Floor:

Suite 701 and Room 703 combine into one Super-Suite sleeping 7-8, with 3 separate sleeping areas. (Min. 4 full paying persons before child discounts or empty bed charges).

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The undiscovered jewel in the crown of the huge ‘Paradiski’ area

Peisey

Peisey is a quiet little ski village, which has proved a huge hit with Esprit families ever since its introduction, due to its lovely chalets and superb location, right on the link between the Les Arcs and La Plagne ski areas.

‘Ecureuils’ Piste

‘Ours’ Piste

Vanoise Express cable car to La Plagne

‘Retour Plan Peisey’ Piste

The village is linked to the adjacent village of Vallandry just 5 minutes walk away, which extends the range of shops, bars and restaurants available, and there is a free resort shuttle service running all day between the centres throughout the season. The original old village of Peisey is also easily reached via the Télévillage lift. Setting out from Peisey to ski each morning, you have the choice between the 6-person high speed chairlift straight up into the Les Arcs area above Arc 1800, or the spectacular 4-minute cable car ride across to the Montchavin slopes of La Plagne. Both lifts depart just 75m from our chalets.

Children’s ‘Jardin de Neige’

6-Man high speed chairlift

The combined ‘Paradiski’ area with its guaranteed snow on the glaciers du Varet, Bellecote and de la Chiaupe is one of the biggest and best in Europe, and Peisey lies in a perfect spot, directly at the Les Arcs side of the ‘Vanoise Express’ cable car, which whisks skiers across the valley between La Plagne (see page 56) and Les Arcs (see page 64).

With 425km of integrated lifts and pistes, 3 glaciers, 2 snow sure summits over 3,000m, and more off piste than you ever dreamed of, it is no surprise that families return again and again once they discover this gem of a resort.

1 2 3 6 Esprit’s Chalets des Deux Domaines

4 5

1 Hermine 4 Hibou 2 Renard 5 Ecureuil 3 Ourson 6 Castor

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Family Savers Helping you save in Peisey! R FREE holidays for children (see brochure insert) R Baby And Toddler Weeks Savings for younger families with children under 5 R FREE lift passes for children under 5 R FREE children’s ski and boot rental for under 13s when adults pre-book red or black skis/snowboard and boots R FREE ski-helmets for all children pre-booking skis R FREE Cocoa Club and Cosy Club offer (see brochure insert) R FREE Ski Storage at the Ski School for all children in Esprit Ski Classes R Lift Pass Offers including family passes, free child passes, upgrades and savings on adult prices R Full child discounts for all children, even when in their own room!

Peisey - what you need to know! Families HHHHH

Peisey is ideal for families, as initially the children’s lessons will be held in the ski garden just behind the base of the 6-man chairlift, just 75m from our chalets. The numerous blue runs through the forest surrounding the village also make family ski time accessible and enjoyable for all abilities.

Beginners

HHHH

The local village slopes offer plenty of gentle blue runs for practising technique and the opportunities to venture higher on blue runs as you improve, either into Les Arcs or across the valley to La Plagne, are limitless. You can even ski all the way to and from Arc 1800 without leaving blue runs.

Intermediates

HHHHH

The Les Arcs side offers you 200km of wide open pistes to explore and the 4-minute cable car link to La Plagne opens up another 225km. The high altitude slopes offer complete snow security, and the choice and variety of skiing is simply awesome.

R FREE Wifi in our chalets

Advanced HHHHH

Skiers will be spoilt for choice with the number of adrenalin-inducing black runs now accessible. On the home slopes down to Peisey is an enjoyably testing run, the Ecureuils, or try the exciting 7km long black from the Aiguille Rouge down to Villaroger or take on the challenging north face of Bellecôte, one of the most famous off piste routes in the Alps (guide required).

Powder Potential HHHHH

With fresh snowfall, both sides of the link offer blissful playgrounds of powder. The tree-lined home slopes of Peisey will appeal to keen glade skiers, and the open bowls higher up offer endless acres for delightful days of waist-deep skiing.

Snowboarding

HHHHH

There is a superb fun-park and half-pipe in Les Arcs and specialist snowboard schools which offer excellent tuition. The well-groomed pistes are ideal for perfecting technique and there are plenty of swooping runs back to the village.

Après Ski

Dog sledding and snow shoeing are popular, for those keen to explore the magical winter landscapes further after skiing. Nightlife is a little limited, but there is a choice of bars and restaurants in both Peisey and especially in adjacent Vallandry, where the renowned Mont Blanc bar, run by English owners, has a range of evening entertainment on offer including live bands. Several local restaurants offer good, varied menus to enjoy on the two evenings when your chalet hosts have nights’ off.

Activities

R Snow-shoeing R Dog-sledding R Horse-drawn sleighs R Luge course in Arcs 2000 R Ice-diving R 43km of well-kept cross-country ski trails

Esprit Classic Child Care Please see over the page for full details on all our Esprit Classic Child Care services.

R FREE insurance for children under 18 when families with 2 adults book

Guaranteed snow in the huge Paradiski area linking La Plagne and Les Arcs

Book Early To Secure These Deals!

Resort Height 1,600m / Skiing up to 3,250m

All above ‘Family Savers’ have limited availability, must be reserved at the time of booking your holiday, and may be changed or withdrawn at any time. Conditions apply to most deals - see the brochure insert for full details. Please note that free ski pack items must be shown on your invoice.

Resort Information and Piste Facts Heights Resort height

1,600m

Ranges of skiing height

1,200m - 3,250m

Ski Pistes - The Paradiski Area

No. of Runs

Green/Blue 195 Red 103

Our Chalets

Black 53 Direction of slopes

S, N, N/W, N/E, & S/W

Longest run

7km

Total km of piste

425km

Lifts - The Paradiski Area Total 135 Uphill capacity per hour

198,183

Cable cars

Chairlifts 65 Drag lifts

Approx. no. of snow cannons

868

No. of Mountain restaurants

Cross Country Trails

158km

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Esprit Classic Child Care

Nursery, Snow Club, Cosy Club and Cocoa Club All Esprit Child Care is based on site in Chalets Hermine, Renard and Ourson. Babies & Toddlers 17 weeks-4 years old R Nursery / 8.30am - 5.00pm / 6 days a week Babies and toddlers up to 40 months old are dropped off and collected by parents at 5.00pm who then accompany them at High Tea R Spritelets Snow Club / 9.00am - 2.00pm / 6 days a week 3-4 years old are collected by our staff for fun activities and lunch in Chalets Renard & Ourson R Spritelets ski lesson / 2.00 - 4.00pm / 5 days a week Our Snow Rangers escort the children and remain with them, returning them to their chalet for supervised High Tea until 6.00pm Ski Lessons & Clubs 5-12 year olds R Esprit Sprite ski lessons / 5 mornings a week / 9.00am - 12.00 noon Children are collected by our staff and signed over to their ski instructor for a 2-2½ hour lesson R Supervised Lunch / 12.00 noon - 2.00pm / 5 days a week Children are picked up by our staff at the end of their lesson and returned to Chalets Renard and Ourson for lunch (On busy weeks other chalets may be used for lunch) R Snow Club / 12.00 noon - 5.00pm / 6 days a week with outings for specific snow-based activities and includes Supervised Lunch R Afternoon Skiing / 6-12 year olds Sprite Guided Ski Fun Children are handed over to their instructor after lunch and collected at 4.00pm to join all Snow Club children in our care R High Tea / 5.00 - 6.00pm Children in our care are returned to the chalet for supervised High Tea Evening Cocoa and Cosy Clubs 3-12 year olds Parents are asked to deliver and collect their children from the evening clubs. R Cosy Club / 7.30 - 9.30pm / 3-4 year olds / 3 evenings a week In the Nursery in Chalet Hermine R Cocoa Club / 7.30 - 10.00pm / 5-12 year olds / 6 evenings a week In the Snow Club room in Chalet Hermine

Living/dining area for all chalets (except Hermine)

A typical twin/double room in 5 of the chalets

Les Chalets des Deux Domaines

The popular Chalets des Deux Domaines constitute an exclusive enclave of six stylish and comfortable detached chalets, just a short walk from the ‘Vanoise Express’ cable car, at the perfect mid-point of the massive Paradiski area.

See our aerial photo on page 60 showing the location numbers for each Chalet.

We have all six chalets for Esprit guests, and each is run independently by its own dedicated Chalet Hosts. Chalet Hermine also houses our Nursery and Snow Club in separate rooms with an independent entrance, and the convenient ski storage just below the road level, down a short flight of steps is also here for all guests.

1. Chalet Hermine 16-18 guests 2. Chalet Renard 12-15 guests 3. Chalet Ourson 12-15 guests

4. Chalet Hibou 12-15 guests 5. Chalet Ecureuil 12-15 guests 6. Chalet Castor 12-15 guests

R Popular high quality chalets R Ideal family layout R Each chalet has its own sauna or steam room and outdoor hot tub R All bedrooms with en suite bath & wc R Superb central location R ‘Vanoise Express’ cable car to La Plagne just 1 minute’s walk (75m) R High speed 6-man Les Arcs chairlift only 1 minute’s walk (75m)

R Ski back to within 75m of the chalets R Children’s ski area approx 1 minute’s walk (50m) R Attractive open plan dining room/lounge with open fireplace and free Wifi R Substantial breakfast, afternoon tea, children’s high tea and 3-course dinner with complimentary wine R TV/DVD player in all chalets so bring your favourite DVDs

Five of our chalets (all except Hermine) offer the identical layout, which has been carefully designed with family guests in mind and are licensed for maximum 15 guests each, with extra sofa beds in some rooms allowing extra flexibility for whole chalet bookings to choose who sleeps where.

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The bright and spacious Nursery in Peisey

Every chalet has its own hot tub

Accommodation Summary

Sleeps per room

Chalets Renard, Ourson, Hibou, Ecureuil & Castor

Chalet Hermine

Ground Floor

Fourth Floor (Road Level)

Sauna with shower, French door to terrace with hot tub

Main entrance, heated ski and boot room

Rooms 1+2 Twin/double room with single bed/sofa 4-5 and double room with sofa* (both with bath/wc/terrace)

Suite 1 4-5

First Floor

Room 2 2 + cot

Twin/double with bath/wc and balcony

Room 3 4

Family quadruple room with double and double sofa bed (suitable for children only), balcony, fireplace, bathroom with separate shower/wc

Room 3 2-3

Twin/double room with single sofa bed (bath/wc/balcony)

Room 4 2-3

Double room with single sofa bed (bath/wc/balcony)

Second Floor

Entrance with heated boot room, wc, kitchen, open plan living/ dining room with TV/DVD player with log fire and balcony

Steam room and access to outdoor hot tub

Suite 5 4

All the rooms enjoy superb views out across the valley, and just outside each lower floor, accessed via the sauna room, is a hot tub spa to soothe those skiing muscles. Chalet Hermine has a slightly different layout with extremely smart living accommodation, a steam room not a sauna, and the added bonuses of access at road level, and internal access to our child care rooms. As you can see from our photograph on page 60, the chalets are built on a slope, connected by terraced paths and steps. The lower chalets particularly have superb views out across the valley to La Plagne and you can see the Vanoise Express cable car crossing over.

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Backpacks are recommended in preference to pushchairs, although we have limited storage space for pushchairs in the ski locker room in Chalet Hermine, which is just below street level, down some steps. Chalets Renard and Ourson are used for Nursery and Snow Club lunches with the children eating there between midday and 2pm. On busy weeks other chalets may also be used for lunch. Floor plans for each chalet and additional photos are available online.

Third Floor

Second Floor

Third Floor

Typical Suite 5 bedroom

Triple room (twin/double bed and single bed/sofa) and twin room (bath wc)

Twin/double plus sofa* with balcony, interconnecting to hall area with twin bunks (bath and separate wc). Access via spiral staircase, not recommended for children under 5yrs.

All rooms/suites will take a cot. *Sofas in rooms 2 and 5 are sofa beds and can be used by guests booking the whole chalet instead of other beds in the chalet.

Rooms 4, 5 Twin/double with bath/wc and balcony 2 + cot each Room 6 2-3

Twin/triple (twin/double and 1 single bed with bath/wc/balcony)

First Floor Kitchen, living/dining room TV/DVD, fireplace, wc, balcony and terrace Ground Floor Nursery and Snow Club rooms, wcs. There is an independent entrance for families staying in other chalets. All rooms/suites will take a cot.

For all prices, child discounts, Esprit Child Care including lessons and clubs and all ski packs details, see the separate brochure insert. Or book online at espritski.com/hermine espritski.com/renard espritski.com/ourson espritski.com/hibou espritski.com/ecureuil espritski.com/castor

What the Folbigg family says “Our children were very well looked after and we were amazed that they were able to ski to a sufficient standard for us to have a family ski on the last day.” Chalet Hibou, February 2018

Sunday Flights to Chambéry from Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Bristol, East Midlands, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh Approx. transfer time to resort: 1¾ hours

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Family Savers

France

Les Arcs 2000

Helping you save in Les Arcs! R FREE holidays for children (see brochure insert) R Baby And Toddler Weeks Savings for younger families with children under 5 R FREE lift passes for children under 5 R FREE children’s ski and boot rental for under 13s when adults pre-book red or black skis/snowboard and boots R FREE ski-helmets for all children pre-booking skis with us R FREE Cocoa Club offer (see brochure insert) R FREE night-skiing on Tuesday and Thursday* R Lift pass Offers including Family Passes, upgrades, free child passes and reduced prices for adults R Full child discounts for all children, even when in their own room! R FREE insurance for children under 18 when families with 2 adults book

De L’Ours (Esprit Nursery and Snow Club) Spritelet Ski Garden

Altitude (Our Esprit Chalets)

Button lift for easy access to the slopes

Varet Gondola

Children’s Ski Garden

Book Early To Secure These Deals! All above ‘Family Savers’ have limited availability, must be reserved at the time of booking your holiday, and may be changed or withdrawn at any time. Conditions apply to most deals - see the brochure insert for full details. Please note that free ski pack items must be shown on your invoice. * Included with a lift pass.

Cabriolet lifts

Resort Information and Piste Facts Heights Resort height

2,050m

Ranges of skiing height

1,250m–3,250m

Esprit expert Matt says Reservations Consultant My first season was in Arc 2000, working for Esprit. The facilities in the Altitude are fantastic with the indoor swimming pool and the Child Care nearby. The drag lift is only 100m away you’ll be on the mountain in no time.

High altitude skiing with guaranteed snow on the extensive snow sure slopes of the fabulous Paradiski area Les Arcs, high above the Tarentaise valley, is the name for four purpose built ski resorts at the ascending heights of 1600m, 1,800m, 1,950m, and 2,000m. Our chalets are all situated in the best of the four – Arc 2000 at the foot of the Aiguille Rouge, in a secluded snow sure bowl close to the Glacier du Varet. Arc 2000 offers virtually doorstep skiing with unparalleled views of Mont Blanc and its surrounding peaks. The ski area of Les Arcs and its connected villages of Vallandry

and Peisey (see page 61) include some of the longest runs in the French Alps, as well as some of the most exciting. The innovation of the ‘Vanoise Express’ cable car has connected Les Arcs with the further 225km of wonderful skiing at neighbouring La Plagne, (see page 57), adding yet another dimension to this simply superb ski area. Few ski areas in the world can offer a 2000m vertical descent in one run!

Ski Pistes

‘Les Arcs/Peisey’ No. of Runs

‘Paradiski’ No. of Runs

Green/Blue

195

Red

45 103

Black

18 53

Direction of slopes

N, N/W, N/E & S/W

Longest run

7km

Total km of piste

200km

425km

Lifts Total

54 135

Uphill capacilty (per hr)

79,883

198,183

Cable cars/Gondolas

Chairlifts 30 65 Drag lifts

Magic carpets

Approx no. snow cannons

426

868

Mountain restaurants

Cross Country Trails

30km

158km

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Les Arcs 2000 - what you need to know! Families HHHH

The doorstep skiing of Arc 2000 is a major plus for everyone. The whole family can put their skis on practically outside their front door and be off on the slopes together.

Beginners HHHH

There are 24 nursery slopes with some at each resort height and by the end of a week beginners should be able to tackle the longer blue runs down from Arc 2000 to Pré St Esprit, returning on the 6 seater lift with its lovely heated seats.

Intermediates

HHHHH

This is a fantastic area for intermediates. Les Arcs alone has 200km of superbly maintained pistes to enjoy, which has been more than doubled with the link to La Plagne, and the ride on the Vanoise Express cable car across the valley is an experience in itself. Les Arcs also particularly suits mixed ability groups as many of the runs have alternative routes, so easier or more challenging runs can be selected from and to the same spot.

Esprit Classic Child Care

Nursery, Snow Club and Cocoa Club

Advanced HHHH

Chalet de L’Ours is the base for all our Esprit Child Care and is linked to the Altitude chalets via an underground corridor.

There is much to satisfy the expert skier in Les Arcs, across the incredible 425km of this spectacular high-altitude ski area. The Aiguille Rouge 7km run to Villaroger involves a dramatic vertical drop of 2000m, and challenging moguls develop on several black runs, guaranteed to test even the most experienced skier. See also page 57 for more details on neighbouring La Plagne.

Powder Potential HHHH

Hiring a guide will ensure you make the most of the extensive off piste terrain to be explored. The steepest and deepest powder can be found below the Aiguille Rouge, and on its East Face the most challenging couloirs can be skied, with permission from the National Park.

Snowboarding

HHHHH

Les Arcs is a snowboarder’s paradise, with a superb fun-park and half-pipe complementing the resort’s natural terrain. Specialist snowboard schools offer excellent tuition and the well groomed pistes are ideal for perfecting technique. Experienced boarders will also appreciate the link with La Plagne.

Après Ski

Although not a wild resort for après ski, Arc 2000 does offer cheerful, friendly bars and cafés for the obligatory vin chaud at the end of skiing. There are several trendy discos and some hotels and bars have occasional live music.

Activities

R Ice skating rink R Floodlit skiing R Snowmobiles R Squash R Bowling R Saunas and solarium R Snow biking R Climbing wall R Tubing R Sleigh rides R Helicopter rides R Ice grotto R Cinema

Guaranteed snow in the huge Paradiski area linking La Plagne and Les Arcs Resort Height 2,000m / Skiing up to 3,250m

R Spritelets Snow Club / 9.00am - 2.00pm / 6 days a week 3-4 years old are collected by our staff for fun activities and lunch in Chalets McKinley & Monte Bianco R Spritelets ski lesson / 2.00 - 4.00pm / 5 days a week Our Snow Rangers escort the children and remain with them, returning them to their chalet for supervised High Tea until 6.00pm Ski Lessons & Club 6-12 year olds R Esprit Sprite ski lessons / 5 mornings a week / 9.00am - 12.00 noon Children are collected by our staff and signed over to their ski instructor for a 2-2½ hour lesson R Supervised Lunch / 12.00 noon - 2.00pm / 5 days a week Children are picked up by our staff at the end of their lesson and returned to Chalets Mckinley & Monte Bianco for lunch (On busy weeks other chalets may be used for lunch) R Snow Club / 12.00 noon - 5.00pm / 6 days a week with outings for specific snow-based activities and including supervised lunch R Afternoon Skiing / 6-12 year olds Sprite Guided Ski Fun children are handed over to their instructor after lunch and collected at 4.00pm to join all Snow Club children in our care R High Tea / 5.00 - 6.00pm Children in our care are returned to their chalet for supervised High Tea Evening Cocoa Club 5-12 year olds Parents are asked to deliver and collect their children from Cocoa Club. R Cocoa Club / 7.30 - 10.00pm / 5-12 year olds / 6 evenings a week In the Snow Club room in Chalet de L’Ours

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Altitude Chalets

Eight comfortable chalet apartments For 8 Guests Chalet Fitzroy, Chalet Aravis, Chalet Himalaya, Chalet Matterhorn For 12 Guests Chalet Belette, Chalet McKinley, Chalet Olympus, Chalet Monte Bianco Nursery Snow Club Cocoa Club

All Esprit Child Care is located in the Chalet de L’Ours (80m), connected by underground corridor

R Nearest Ski lift only 100m from Altitude R Swimming pool and shallow water play area R Spa area also has a sauna and ‘hot pool’ R Fireplace, TV and free Wifi in all chalets R Most bedrooms are en suite (all with hairdryers), and many with balcony R Substantial breakfast and afternoon tea, children’s high tea and 3-course dinner with complimentary wine

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The Altitude Résidence is an attractive chalet-style building and access to the pistes is from a short button lift, just 100m from the main entrance and you can ski back to within a minute’s walk of the Altitude at the end of the day. The Résidence offers guests their own indoor swimming pool, shared sauna, ski lockers, underground parking and lifts to the chalet apartments.

View over Arc 1950 and the ski slopes beyond from the Altitude Résidence

Our chalet apartments themselves are all run separately by their own dedicated Esprit Chalet Host, and are comfortably fitted and furnished, with open plan living/dining areas, all with a fireplace, a balcony and also a TV. Additionally all our chalets have free Wifi access. All children receive full child discounts including free places, even when in their own bedroom, not sharing with their parents. Our Nursery rooms are on the ground floor of the Chalet de L’Ours whilst our Snow Club and Cocoa Club are on the 4th floor (see our photo on page 64 for the convenient location of all facilities). Children in our child care programme and our accompanying staff will use Chalets McKinley and Monte Bianco at lunchtime. On busy weeks, other chalets may be used for lunch. Floor plans for all chalets plus some additional photos are available online.

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Accommodation Summary Sleeps per chalet Choose from our superb selection of Chalets in Les Arcs 2000 Chalet Monte Bianco (

12)

Kitchen, living/dining area with log fire, TV and balcony

Room 1

Double (bath/wc)

Rooms 1, 5

Double with balcony (bath/wc)

Room 2

Twin (bath/wc)

Rooms 2, 3 4, 5, 6

Twin bedroom with balcony (bath/wc)

Room 3

Twin with balcony (bath/wc)

Rooms 1 and 2 will take a cot.

Room 4

Double with balcony (bath/wc)

Room 6

Twin (private adjacent bath/wc)

Room 7

Double with balcony (private adjacent bath/wc)

Rooms 1 & 6 will take a cot.

Chalet Belette (

12)

Kitchen, living/dining area with log fire, TV/DVD and balcony Rooms 1, 3, 6 Twin (bath/wc) The new pool in the Altitude Résidence

Chalet Olympus (

Kitchen, living/dining area with log fire, TV/DVD and balcony, Children’s snug

Room 2

Double (bath/wc)

Room 4

Twin with balcony (bath/wc)

Room 5

Double with balcony (bath/wc)

Chalet Fitzroy (

Kitchen, living/dining area with log fire, TV and French door to outside Rooms 1, 2 Double (bath/wc) Rooms 3, 4 Twin (bath/wc)

Chalet Aravis (

Kitchen, living/dining area with log fire, TV and balcony Rooms 1, 4 Double (bath/wc) Room 2

Twin (bath/wc)

Room 3

Twin with balcony (shower/wc)

Rooms 5 will take a cot.

Chalet Himalaya (

Chalet McKinley (

Top floor, with wonderful views (short flight of stairs from lift to chalet entrance), Kitchen, living/dining room with log fire, TV and balcony

12)

Kitchen, living/dining area with log fire, TV/DVD and balcony

Rooms 1, 4

Double (bath/wc)

Room 1

Twin (bath/shower/wc)

Rooms 2, 3

Twin with balcony (bath/wc)

Rooms 2, 3 4, 5, 6

Twin with balcony (bath/shower/wc)

Rooms 1, 2 & 3 will take a cot.

Rooms 4, 5 and 6 will take a cot.

Chalet Matterhorn (

Kitchen, living/dining area with log fire, TV/DVD and balcony Room 1

Twin with balcony (shower/wc)

Rooms 2, 3

Double with balcony (bath/wc)

Room 4

Twin (bath/wc)

What the Reed family says

Typical lounge/dining area showing the traditional Savoyarde style throughout the Altitude

“The cakes were fabulous and the kids loved the ski school, Cocoa Club and swimming pool.” Chalet Monte Bianco, February 2018

For all prices, child discounts, Esprit Child Care including lessons and clubs and all ski packs details, see the separate brochure insert. Or book online at espritski.com/montebianco espritski.com/belette espritski.com/mckinley espritski.com/olympus espritski.com/fitzroy espritski.com/aravis espritski.com/himalaya espritski.com/matterhorn Sunday Flights to Chambéry from Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Bristol, East Midlands, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh Approx. transfer time to resort: 2 hours

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Family Savers

France

Val d’Isère

Helping you save in Val d’Isère R FREE holidays for children (see brochure insert) R Baby And Toddler Weeks Savings for younger families with children under 5 R FREE lift passes for children under 5 R Buy 1 - Get 1 Half-Price offer on 6-day Adult passes on selected weeks R FREE children’s ski and boot rental for under 13s when adults pre-book red or black skis/snowboard and boots R FREE ski-helmets for all children pre-booking skis with us R FREE Cocoa Club and Cosy Club offer (see brochure insert) R FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol Service every evening R Family Value Lift Pass available - for 2 adults and 2 children up to 17yrs R FREE Wifi in our Chalet Hotels R 10% discount on pre-booked Ski-Physio massage services Book Early To Secure These Deals! All above ‘Family Savers’ have limited availability, must be reserved at the time of booking your holiday, and may be changed or withdrawn at any time. Conditions apply to most deals - see the brochure insert for full details. Please note that free ski pack items must be shown on your invoice.

Resort Information and Piste Facts Heights Resort height

1,850m

Ranges of skiing height

1,785m - 3,456m

Ski Pistes - Espace Killy

No. of Runs

Total 154 Green/Blue 80 Red 40 Black 26

Esprit expert Tommy says Area Childcare Manager Skiing around the ‘ski tranquille’ zone at the top of the Olympique Gondola, you will catch sight of the Sprite classes and see their progress on these lovely runs. You can then either pop in to the Folie Douche at the end of the run or tackle La Face back to Val.

Guaranteed snow in one of the world’s truly elite resorts

Direction of slopes

N, S, E, W

The ultra high altitude skiing of the legendary Espace Killy virtually guarantees the very best conditions right from late November to early May, whilst the superb modern lift system whisks you rapidly up into a world of varied skiing that really does have something for everyone.

Longest run

10km

Total km of piste

300km

There is a surprising charm to the resort too, with the attractive old village complemented with sensitive development using lots of stone, slate and wood. Explore the partially pedestrianised centre and discover why the après ski is just as famous as the skiing.

The Espace Killy links Val d’Isère with Tignes (see page 75), connecting some of the highest peaks with the guaranteed snow of the Grande Motte and Pissaillas Glaciers. The lifts from the resort are efficient especially with the new Solaise gondola. The skiing is never ending; snowfalls are reliable whilst its six month season is one of the longest in Europe. In addition to our popular Chalet Hotel Ducs de Savoie, we also offer rooms and suites in Chalet Hotel Le Savoie, virtually next door, giving Esprit families an additional choice of accommodation in this quality resort.

Lifts - Espace Killy Area Total 90 Uphill capacity per hour

112,000

Cable cars/gondolas

Chairlifts 44 Drag lifts

Funicular railways

Approx. no. of snow cannons

848

No. of Mountain restaurants

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Val d’Isère - what you need to know! Families HHHH

With our child care situated in our Chalet Hotel Ducs de Savoie, just minutes from the slopes, we make Val d’Isère ideal for families. It offers the best of both worlds, with a convenient location and excellent children’s ski area for the youngsters, whilst parents can explore the vastness of the Espace Killy area, knowing that the children are safe and happy in our care.

Beginners

HHHH

The nursery slopes of the village, with their free draglift and chairlift, are the starting point for most beginners, who will quickly progress to enjoy the greens and blues both on the lower resort slopes. High on the Bellevarde, the Borsat, Génépy and Fresse runs are wide, gentle and confidence building. Another great green is up on the Solaise, the Madeleine, from where fabulous panoramic views can be enjoyed.

Intermediates

Esprit Classic Child Care HHHHH

In many skiers’ eyes, Val d’Isère’s Espace Killy area quite simply has no equal for keen intermediates looking for variety and challenges. From fantastic tree runs to the open acres of the glaciers and long, long cruising blues and reds from top to bottom, the area has absolutely everything to satisfy any skier. We really cannot recommend it highly enough.

Advanced HHHHH

From the Leisse runs on the Grande Motte Glacier to Col des Ves, probably the furthest black from Val, and the long run down the Vallon de la Sache to Tignes Les Brevières, the challenge for advanced skiers will be to ski them all including the notorious ‘Face’.

Powder Potential HHHHH

Val d’Isère’s snow record is legendary, and the off piste powder can be incredible. There are so many off piste itineraries that when the powder is deep it’ll be hard to choose but the Col Pers is certainly a route not to miss.

Snowboarding

HHHH

La Daille is home to the snowboard park, where a half-pipe, quarter-pipes, bumps and rails galore will keep even the most experienced boarder happy in the search for big air.

Après Ski

There is a cosmopolitan choice of places in and around the ‘Vieux Village’ at the heart of Val. Some will enjoy the local brasseries and the piano bars, others the gourmet restaurants and classy shops, and there is plenty of outdoor après ski fun available too. One entrance to the pool at the Aquasportif Centre is included with 6 day lift passes.

Activities

R Swimming pool R Ice-skating R Paragliding R Sports and fitness centre R Ice-carting R 25km of walking trails R Husky sledding R Squash/tennis R Quad biking and 4 x 4 R Snowmobiling R Ice climbing R Ice rally circuit R Cinema

Guaranteed snow in the Espace Killy, with skiing from 1,785m–3,456m Resort Height 1,850m / Skiing up to 3,456m

Nursery, Snow Club, Cosy Club and Cocoa Club Chalet Hotel Ducs de Savoie is the base for all our Esprit Child Care. Babies & Toddlers 17 weeks-4 years old R Nursery / 8.30am - 5.00pm / 6 days a week Babies and toddlers up to 40 months old are dropped off and collected by parents at 5.00pm who then accompany them at High Tea R Spritelets Snow Club / 9.00am - 2.00pm / 6 days a week 3-4 years old are collected by our staff for fun activities and lunch in the Chalet Hotel R Spritelets ski lesson / 2.00 - 4.00pm / 5 days a week Our Snow Rangers escort the children and remain with them, returning them to the hotel for supervised High Tea until 6.00pm R FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol Service 7.30 - 10.30pm Ski Lessons & Clubs 5-12 year olds R Esprit Sprite ski lessons / 5 mornings a week / 9.00am - 12.00 noon Children are collected by our staff and signed over to their ski instructor for a 2-2½ hour lesson R Supervised Lunch / 12.00 noon - 2.00pm / 5 days a week Children are picked up by our staff at the end of their lesson and returned to the Ducs de Savoie for lunch R Snow Club / 12.00 noon - 5.00pm / 6 days a week with outings for specific snow-based activities and including supervised lunch R Afternoon Skiing / 6-12 year olds Sprite Guided Ski Fun Children are handed over to their instructor after lunch and collected at 4.00pm to join all Snow Club children in our care R High Tea / 5.00 - 6.00pm Children in our care are returned to the hotel for supervised High Tea Evening Cocoa and Cosy Clubs 3-12 year olds Parents are asked to deliver and collect their children from the evening clubs. R Cosy Club / 7.30 - 9.30pm / 3-4 year olds / 3 evenings a week In the Nursery R Cocoa Club / 7.30 - 10.00pm / 5-12 year olds / 6 evenings a week In the Snow Club room

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Chalet Hotel Ducs de Savoie uuu u Nursery Snow Club Cosy Club Cocoa Club

All Esprit Classic Child Care is based in Chalet Hotel Ducs de Savoie

R Prime location in the resort, set back from the main road yet in the resort centre R Main ski lifts & children’s ski area all within approx. 3-4 minutes’ walk (320m), Childrens’ ski area approx. 3-4 minutes’ walk (320m) R Comfortable and spacious family suites and bedrooms, all with en suite bath, separate wc, TV/DVD and many with balcony R Attractive dining room R Reception and lounge/bar with free Wifi R Dedicated Nursery and Snow Club rooms R Lift to all floors except the fifth R Substantial breakfast and afternoon tea R Children’s high tea served at 5.15pm R Family dining option for children aged 8 and above R 3-course adult dinners including choice of wines (see pages 24-27) R FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol 7.30-10.30pm

Welcome to Chalet Hotel Ducs de Savoie!

This popular Chalet Hotel has been extended with some new rooms and suites. Traditionally appointed with wood panelling and attractive soft furnishings, the general décor here is simple yet comfortable.

‘Location, Location, Location!’

Ski area access

Staying at the Ducs de Savoie, means you have only a mere 320m stroll to the choice of Val d’Isère’s three main high speed lifts to reach the very heart of the skiing area. The Solaise 10-person gondola leads straight to the reshaped Solaise summit, from where spectacular views can be enjoyed before taking the links to Le Fornet and the Pissaillas Glacier. Alternatively, the Bellevarde Express chair or the Olympique gondola both access the Rocher de Bellevarde, with its long cruising runs down to La Daille, and the connections across the Tovière ridge to the wonders of Tignes. (See page 74). The Solaise redevelopment allows novice skiers the choice of Nursery slopes either at the resort base or higher up where there are 2 magic carpets. The resort’s free ski bus provides another option for skiers heading to La Daille or Le Fornet, with the nearest stop only 30m from our hotel.

Our Chalet Hotel with the extension on the left hand side of the photo

At the end of your ski day, pistes from both the Bellevarde and the Solaise sides of the valley run back to the same base area, giving you the choice of the short walk back to the Ducs de Savoie, or Val d’Isère’s wonderful selection of inviting cafés and bars.

For all prices, child discounts, Esprit Child Care including lessons and clubs and all ski packs details, see the separate brochure insert. Or book online at espritski.com/ducsdesavoie Sunday Flights to Chambéry from Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Bristol, East midlands, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh Approx. transfer time to resort: 2 hours

Set back from the main thoroughfares and a mere stone’s throw from the village centre, the hotel nestles in a side street close to the pedestrianised area and affords easy access to the centre, the main ski lifts, the children’s nursery ski area and all the resort facilities.

The dining room set for High Tea

Typical triple/quad family room

Typical bedroom style in the Ducs de Savoie

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What the Benson family says

Comfortable hotel facilities

The bar is on the ground floor with a seating area nearby and is an ideal spot for relaxing over afternoon tea or pre-dinner drinks.

“Esprit... How else could we ski with kids and family!”

Our dedicated Nursery is situated on the fifth floor and offers spacious play areas as well as a quiet sleep room. Snow Club has its own room, on the lower ground floor, for all its indoor fun.

Chalet Hotel Ducs de Savoie, February 2018

Our staff provide a buffet breakfast, afternoon tea and evening meals, whilst our Baby Listening/Child Patrol, running until 10.30pm, allows parents to relax in good company during dinner. Children’s High Tea is served at 5.15pm and supervised by our staff until 6pm. Children aged 8 and above have the option to eat the adult dinner later if desired-see page 27.

Accommodation Summary

Sleeps per room

First Floor

We offer a range of comfortable family rooms and suites, so there is sleeping accommodation for all family sizes, whether you are two parents and an infant or a larger family of six. The third bed in rooms described as twin/triple or double/triple is similar to a top bunk (best suited for children over 6) with a wardrobe beneath, and is situated in the entrance hallway of the room. All bedrooms have flatscreen TV/DVD (with UK channels) so bring your favourite DVDs.

Third Floor

Room 101 2-3

Twin/triple (bath/wc)

Room 301 2-3

Twin/triple (bath/wc/balcony)

Rooms 102, 104 2-4 each

Double/triple/quad (bath/wc/balcony)

Room 302 2-4

Double/triple/quad (bath/wc/balcony)

Room 103 2-3

Twin/triple (bath/wc/balcony)

Room 303 2-3

Double/triple (bath/wc/balcony)

Room 105 2

Twin (bath/wc/balcony)

Room 304 4-5

Twin/triple (bath/wc/balcony), with double bed on mezzanine level

Room 106 2-4

Double/triple/quad (bath/wc)

Room 305 2-4

Twin (bath/wc/balcony) with double bed on mezzanine level

Room 107 2-3

Twin/triple (bath/wc)

Room 307 2-4

Twin/triple/quad (bath/wc)

Suite 108 4-6

Small suite entrance hall with doors to a) twin/triple/quad (bath/wc) and b) double (bath/wc)

Suite 308 4-6

Small suite entrance hall with doors to a) twin/triple/quad (bath/wc), and b) double (bath/wc)

Suite 11* Double bedroom with balcony and separate 4-5 lounge area with 2 single sofa beds, balcony and single bed in alcove near the entrance (bath/wc)

Suite 31* Double bedroom with balcony and separate 4-6 lounge area with 2 single sofa beds, balcony and single bed and put-u-up bed on a mezzanine (bath/wc)

Room 12* 2-3

Twin beds and single bed in alcove area near entrance (bath/wc)

Room 32* 3-4

Twin beds and single bed and sofa bed on a mezzanine (bath/wc)

Room 13* 4

Twin beds and two single beds in alcove area near entrance (bath/wc)

Room 33* 4-5

Twin beds and single bed in alcove area near entrance, mezzanine with single bed and sofa bed (bath/wc)

Rooms 12 and 13 combine to make Suite 12 (sleeping 6-7 people) as both rooms lead off from a private corridor with door.

Second Floor Rooms 201, 203, Twin/triple (bath/wc) 207 2-3 each Room 202 2-4

Double/triple/quad (bath/wc)

Room 204 2-4

Twin/triple/quad (bath/wc/balcony)

Room 205 2

Double (bath/wc/balcony)

Room 206 2-4

Double/triple/quad (bath/wc)

Suite 208 4-6

Small suite entrance hall with doors to a) twin/triple/quad (bath/wc) and b) double (bath/wc)

Suite 21* Double bedroom with balcony and separate 4-5 lounge area with 2 single sofa beds, balcony and single bed in alcove near the entrance (bath/wc)

Snow Club in the Ducs de Savoie

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Room 22* 2-3

Twin beds and single bed in alcove area near entrance (bath/wc)

Room 23* 2-3

Twin beds and single bed in alcove area near entrance (bath/wc)

Rooms 32 and 33 combine to make Suite 32 (sleeping 7-9) as both rooms lead off from a private corridor with door.

Fourth Floor Room 401 2-3

Twin/triple (bath/wc/balcony)

Room 402 2-4

Double/triple/quad (bath/wc/balcony)

Suite 403 4-7

Small suite entrance hall with doors to a) double/triple/quad (bath/wc/balcony) and b) twin/triple (bath/wc/balcony)

Room 405 4-6

Small suite entrance hall with doors to a) twin/triple/quad (bath/wc/balcony) and b) double (bath/wc)

Please ask our Reservations Team which bedrooms are adjacent to each other should you require this. *Rooms in the extension. All rooms and suites will take a cot. Rooms (shown in pink above) have a third bed similar to a single top bunk and we suggest it is only suitable for children over 6 years, however parents have the final decision on this. The fourth bed in all the following rooms/suites: 102, 104, 106, 108, 202, 204, 206, 208, 302, 307, 308, 402, 403 & 405 is a put-u-up bed for use if required.

Rooms 22 and 23 combine to make Suite 22 (sleeping 4-6) as both rooms lead off from a private corridor with door.

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The lounge and bar area

Chalet Hotel and Spa Le Savoie uuuu u Platinum Nursery Snow Club Cosy Club Cocoa Club

All Esprit Classic Child Care is based in the adjacent Chalet Hotel Ducs de Savoie

R Stylish Chalet Hotel in the heart of Val d’Isère R Main ski lifts, slopes and children’s ski area approx. 3 minutes’ walk (300m) R Close to resort centre R Adjacent to Esprit’s child care base in Chalet Hotel Ducs de Savoie, with internal connection R Flexible bedroom and suite options for families, all with en suite bathroom, satellite TV & many with balcony

R Complimentary adult bathrobes & slippers R Restaurant and residents’ bar R Separate lounge area with fireplace R Outdoor sun terrace R Ski hire shop just outside R Spa area with small indoor pool, two whirlpools, two saunas, steam room R Beauty treatments and massages available (pay locally) R Substantial breakfast with a choice of cooked and continental options R Daily afternoon tea with a selection of cakes and savouries R Children’s High Tea at 5.15pm, or Family Dining option from 7.30pm R 4-course dinners with a choice of menu and complimentary wines R Special celebration menus on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve R Lift to all floors

What the Salmon family says “Another great Esprit holiday! Thanks to everyone at Le Savoie for making it so wonderful.” Chalet Hotel and Spa Le Savoie, April 2018

The relaxing spa area and indoor pool

Part of the comfortable lounge area

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Welcome to Chalet Hotel Le Savoie

Le Savoie provides welcome extra space in ever-popular Val d’Isère on the peak school holiday dates of Christmas, New Year, Half Term and Easter. Uniquely amongst our Chalet Hotel range, Le Savoie is shared with guests from our sister companies, Ski Total and Inghams.

Location & Ski Area Access

Le Savoie commands an imposing setting right on Val d’Isère’s main street, and is only a short walk to the nearest ski lifts, the main ‘home-run’ pistes, and children’s nursery ski area. It is immediately next door to our Chalet Hotel Ducs de Savoie, for convenient access to our child care facilities there. Children booked into Esprit children’s ski lessons or morning Snow Club will be collected by our staff from Le Savoie reception, whilst we request that babies and toddlers attending Nursery are dropped off by their parents at the Nursery. Children booked into Supervised Lunch will also be catered for at Chalet Hotel Ducs de Savoie.

Superb Hotel Facilities

The stylish ambience of Le Savoie is apparent from the moment you enter and follow the stairs up to the reception, welcoming lounge area and smart restaurant on the first floor. The interior decor is sophisticated, yet understated throughout, with high quality soft furnishings and touches of faux fur fabrics, blending beautifully with the use of natural materials, such as exposed stone and wood. Bedroom choices are superb and highly flexible for families here, varying from Classique twin rooms for 2 adults and a baby, to larger Deluxe bedrooms for 3 guests, and flexible suite options for up to 10 guests – see the Accommodation Summary for full details. To complete Le Savoie’s appeal, there is a relaxing spa area on the ground floor, comprising an indoor pool, a steam room, two whirlpool hot tubs and two saunas, in addition to a range of beauty treatments and massages available with a local charge. Please note that as the pool is small, and the area primarily designed for quiet relaxation, the pool and spa area is not available to children under 12 years after 5pm each day.

Dining Arrangements

Breakfast will be served from 7.30-10am each day, with a Continental buffet, as well as cooked options prepared to order, a choice of fruit juices, cereals, and a full selection of local bread and pastries. Afternoon tea will be laid out buffet-style for all guests on their return from skiing each day.

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Nursery children under 36 months will take their High Tea at 5.15pm with their Nursery friends in the adjoining Chalet Hotel Ducs de Savoie, and we ask that they are supervised by a parent throughout. For children 3-12 years old, and uniquely amongst our Chalet Hotel collection, Le Savoie offers slightly more flexibility at dinner than our other Esprit properties. Families here can choose whether children under 13 years have supervised High Tea next door in Chalet Hotel Ducs de Savoie at 5.15pm, to enjoy the company of other Esprit children, or if preferred, children here may dine together with their parents. In the latter case, Family Dining is available at a supplement, to reflect the more extensive adult menu which will then be served. (This supplement does not apply of course in the event that a child has paid the full adult holiday price.) Families choosing to eat together are invited to take dinner at 7.30pm.

Room 506, showing typical decor in the hotel

As with all our Chalet Hotels, evening meals are served on 6 nights a week, giving you time to try out one of Val d’Isère’s many restaurants on the staff night off.

Evening Child Care

The Esprit Baby Listening/Child Patrol Service (see page 13) will be provided from 7.30pm until 10.30pm on the fifth floor only, allowing parents to relax over their evening meal. Any child attending Esprit Cocoa or Cosy Clubs will be with our child care staff in the neighbouring Ducs de Savoie during dinner, until 10.00pm.

Accommodation Summary

Sleeps per room

Ground Floor Entrance, stairs to reception, lifts to all floors. Spa area & ski hire service. First Floor Reception, restaurant, bar and lounge area. Fifth Floor Room numbers shown in pink also have a balcony. Classique Bedrooms ( 501, 503

2): Twin/double with bath/wc,

Classique Mezzanine Bedrooms ( 2-3): Twin/double on mezzanine with single sofa bed and bath/wc downstairs, 502A, 502B Deluxe Mezzanine Bedrooms ( 2-3): Twin/double with bath/ wc and mezzanine with single sofa bed with room for a put-up bed if required, 505, 506 Savoie Suite ( 2-4), Twin/double bedroom, separate lounge with double sofa bed & wc and bath/wc off the hallway between the rooms, 504

*FLEXI-SUITES • Rooms 502A/B: This pair connect via an adjoining lounge with double sofa bed and balcony, to make a suite for 8 people, with 3 separate sleeping areas / 2 bathrooms. This pair can also connect via a private hallway with Room 501, to create a 4-roomed super-suite for 10. • Room 503 & Suite 504: This pair can be joined via a private hallway to make a 3-roomed suite for 6. Rooms & suites on other floors may be booked on request. However, child care services cannot be confirmed until closer to departure date. The Baby & Child Listening Service can only be provided for families staying on the fifth floor.

For all prices, child discounts, Esprit Child Care including lessons and clubs and all ski packs details, see the separate brochure insert. Or book online at espritski.com/savoie Sunday Flights to Chambéry from Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Bristol, East Midlands, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh Approx. transfer time to resort: 2 hours

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Family Savers

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Tignes

Helping you save in Tignes! R FREE holidays for children (see brochure insert) R Baby And Toddler Weeks Savings for younger families with children under 5 R FREE lift passes for children under 5 R Buy 1 - Get 1 Half-Price offer on 6-day Adult passes on selected weeks R FREE children’s ski and boot rental for under 13s when adults pre-book red or black skis/snowboard and boots Chalet Corniche

Chalets Charline and Petite Charline

R FREE ski storage for children’s skis at the ski school meeting point R FREE Cocoa Club and Cosy Club offer (see brochure insert)

Chardonnet Ski lift Chalets Chamois and Aiglon and Esprit’s Yosemite Nursery and Snow Club

R FREE ski-helmets for all children pre-booking skis with us

Palafour Chairlift

R FREE daily entry to swimming pool and ice-rink for all guests with area lift pass Superb Aqua Centre swimming pool complex - FREE entry with your lift pass!

R 10% discount on pre-booked Ski-Physio massage services Tovière Gondola and Les Marmottons children’s ski area

Chalet Iceberg

R FREE insurance for children under 18 when families with 2 adults book Book Early To Secure These Deals! All above ‘Family Savers’ have limited availability, must be reserved at the time of booking your holiday, and may be changed or withdrawn at any time. Conditions apply to most deals - see the brochure insert for full details. Please note that free ski pack items must be shown on your invoice.

Ice-rink on the frozen lake Chalets Caribou and Canvolan

A family favourite and one of the ‘crème de la crème’ of world ski areas with guaranteed snow on the Grande Motte Glacier

Esprit expert Melissa says Inventory Database Manager Tignes-le-Lac is the best village in Tignes for families as access to the skiing is easy and the area used by Sprite Beginners and Spritelets is right in the centre. I really love the lake, and the views towards Val Claret and the Grande Motte Glacier are just spectacular.

The Espace Killy ski area, combining Tignes and neighbouring Val d’Isère, ranks highly in any keen skier’s top ten world resorts, and deservedly so. Completely snowsure, with over 300km of pistes, plus easily the same again in off piste terrain, the area offers well over a mile of vertical drop, from the peak of the Grande Motte down to the picturesque old village of Tignes-les-Brevières. Our accommodation is conveniently situated at 2,100m at Tignes-le-Lac and is ideally located for both families and keen skiers. Lifts head up both sides of the valley, with the Tovière gondola giving immediate access to

the Tovière ridge and the slopes of Val d’Isère, and the Chardonnet drag and high speed Palafour chair heading up the Aiguille Percée side of the huge Tignes bowl. Tignes-le-Lac is also home to Les Marmottons – one of the best ‘Jardins de Neige’ for children in the French Alps and used for our Spritelet classes. The resort centre offers an ample choice of shops, bars and cafés, and the other main Tignes centre, Val Claret, is easily reached on the regular free shuttle service, which runs throughout the day and night.

Resort Information and Piste Facts Heights Resort height

2,100m

Ranges of skiing height

1,550m - 3,456m

Ski Pistes - Espace Killy Area

No. of Runs

Total 154 Green/Blue 88 Red 40 Black 26 Direction of slopes

N, S, E, W

Longest run

10km

Total km of piste

300km

Lifts - Espace Killy Area Total 90 Uphill capacity per hour

112,000

Cable cars/gondolas

Chairlifts 44 Drag lifts

Funicular railways

Approx. no. of snow cannons

848

No. of Mountain restaurants

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Tignes - what you need to know! Families HHHHH

Our accommodation, child care facilities and children’s ski area are all conveniently close to one another, and with runs back to Le Lac from both sides of the valley, this is an easy resort for the day to day logistics of a family ski holiday.

Beginners

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The ski school welcomes adult beginners, and will soon have you tackling the many blue runs on the Aiguille Percée side of the valley. There are wonderful easy slopes too in the Marmottes bowl on the Val d’Isère side, and you can avoid the tricky red run back to Lac de Tignes by riding the Tovière gondola back down.

Intermediates

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It is hard to do this awesome area justice in words. It just has everything – miles and miles of wide open blues and varied reds, two glaciers with sensational snow, plenty of trickier black runs when you want a challenge, and some of the best off piste in the world.

Esprit Classic Child Care Nursery in Chalet Yosemite Snow Club in Chalet Yosemite Cosy Club in Chalets Yosemite & Corniche Cocoa Club in Chalet Yosemite

Advanced HHHHH

Tignes-Val d’Isère holds iconic status amongst expert skiers, for its huge choice of black runs as much as the severity of some of them, plus its legendary off piste temptations. A week is certainly not enough to cover every mile and take on every challenge, but you can have great fun trying.

Powder Potential HHHHH

Tignes and Val d’Isère have a glacier each, plus acres of further high altitude unpisted open bowls, which all receive dumps of fresh powder right throughout the season. Much of this is accessible by lift, leaving the true afficionados to trudge the ridges in search of the more extreme chutes and couloirs.

Snowboarding

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There is a lengthy fun-park beside the Col du Palet lift in Val Claret, with a boarder cross and also a half-pipe at its base, and a smaller snow-park just across the Tovière ridge. With so many chairs, gondolas, funiculars and cable cars, you can also easily plan your day to avoid drag lifts altogether.

Babies & Toddlers 17 weeks-4 years old

Après Ski

There are a host of exciting après ski activities, as well as an decent choice of cafés and bars for everything from a quiet drink to a lively night out. Tignes also has a choice of restaurants in all price ranges within an easy walk on our staff’s two evenings off per week.

Activities

R Swimming pool with water slide R Toboggan run by the Palafour lift R Husky-sledding R Bowling R Ice-diving R Ski-jöring (imagine water-skiing, but on snow and behind a horse!) R Snowmobiling R Tandem paragliding R Snowshoe tours R Bungee-trampolining R Climbing wall

Guaranteed snow in the Espace Killy, with skiing up to 3,456m Resort Height 2,100m / Skiing up to 3,456m

R Nursery / 8.30am - 5.00pm / 6 days a week Babies and toddlers up to 40 months old are dropped off and collected by parents at 5.00pm who then accompany them at High Tea R Spritelets Snow Club / 9.00am - 2.00pm / 5 days a week 3-4 years old are collected by our staff for fun activities with lunch in Chalets Caribou or Canvolan R Spritelets ski lesson / 2.00 - 4.00pm / 5 days a week Our Snow Rangers escort the children & remain with them, returning them to their chalet for supervised High Tea until 6.00pm R FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol Service 7.30 - 10.30pm for Chalet Corniche children Ski Lessons & Clubs 5-12 year olds R Esprit Sprite ski lessons / 5 mornings a week / 9.00am - 12.00 noon Children are collected by our staff and signed over to their ski instructor for a 2-2½ hour lesson R Supervised Lunch / 12.00 noon - 2.00pm / 5 days a week Children are picked up by our staff at the end of their lesson and returned to the Chalet Corniche, Caribou or Canvolan for lunch R Snow Club / 12.00 noon - 5.00pm / 6 days a week with outings for specific snow-based activities and including supervised lunch R Afternoon Skiing / 6-12 year olds Sprite Guided Ski Fun Children are handed over to their instructor after lunch and collected at 4.00pm to join all Snow Club children in our care R High Tea / 5.00 - 6.00pm Children in our care are returned to the chalet for supervised High Tea

2100m

Evening Cocoa and Cosy Club 3-12 year olds Parents are asked to deliver and collect their children from the evening clubs. R Cosy Club / 7.30 - 9.30pm / 3-4 year olds / 3 evenings a week For those staying in the chalets as indicated - see following pages Tignes 1800m

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R Cocoa Club / 7.30 - 10.00pm / 5-12 year olds / 6 evenings a week In the Snow Club room of the Chalet Yosemite

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Chalet Corniche Chalet for 24 guests

Nursery in Chalet Yosemite (children are collected) Snow Club in Chalet Yosemite (children are collected) Cosy Club in-chalet Cocoa Club in Chalet Yosemite (transport provided) R Central location, just metres from the piste R Under 2 minutes’ walk (150m) from Les Marmottons children’s ski area R Rosset chairlift, 1 minute’s walk (100m) and Tovière gondola 1-2 minutes (150m) R Sauna, steam room and hot tub with relaxation area R Lift to all floors R Stylish en suite bedrooms and suites with TV/DVD R Living area with log fire and free Wifi R Children’s Snug with TV/DVD R Substantial breakfast, afternoon tea, children’s high tea and 3-course dinner with complimentary wine R FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol Service 7.30-10.30pm This modern chalet welcomes Esprit families for Christmas, New Year, Half Term and Easter. The communal areas are contemporary in style with a large central fireplace dividing the living and dining areas, whilst the wellness area (for parents and children over 13) is a haven in which to unwind at the end of the day. The spacious bedrooms and two suites are all fitted with quality furnishings, and are comfortable and well planned. The location of the Corniche could not be more ideal; it is literally just opposite the Marmottons children’s ski slope and a mere minute from the Rosset chairlift and a further 30 seconds to the main Tovière gondola. The Children’s Snug on the first floor has a TV/DVD so please bring the children’s favourite films. The room is also used for our evening Cosy Club. Children in Esprit Child Care and their accompanying staff will use the dining area for lunch between 12 and 2pm. Chalet floor plans and more photos are available online.

Our ‘pop-up’ chalet in Tignes for high season dates

Accommodation Summary

Sleeps per room

Lower Ground Floor Sauna, steam room, hot tub and relaxation area, changing room, shower/wcs, ski store with heated boot racks Ground Floor Small reception area, lift, open plan dining room and lounge with balcony, divided by central feature fireplace, kitchen, wc First Floor: Children’s Snug Suite 1 4

One double and one twin bunks room with bath, separate shower and separate wc

Rooms 2+3 4

One double room and adjacent twin room, each with bath/wc/balcony

Rooms 4+5 4

One double room and adjacent twin room, each with bath/wc/balcony

Second Floor Suite 6 4

One double bedroom with shower and one twin bedroom with bath and separate wc

Rooms 7+8 4

One double room and adjacent twin room, each with bath/wc/balcony

Rooms 9+10 One double room and adjacent twin room, 4 each with bath/wc/balcony Rooms 3, 4, 5, 9 and 10 will take a cot. Rooms described as ‘adjacent’ are next door to one another, but not interconnecting. The owner lives in an apartment on the third floor with shared stairwell access.

For all prices, child discounts, Esprit Child Care including lessons and clubs and all ski packs details, see the separate brochure insert. Or book online at espritski.com/corniche Sunday Flights to Chambéry from Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Bristol, East Midlands, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh Approx. transfer time to resort: 2 hours

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Chalet Charline lounge

What the Gregory family says

Chalets Charline & Petite Charline

Chalet Charline for 12-13 guests Chalet Petite Charline for 5-7 guests Nursery in Chalet Yosemite 150m Snow Club in Chalet Yosemite 150m Cocoa Club in Chalet Yosemite 150m R Both chalets share this traditional Savoyard building R Chardonnet lift 2 minutes’ walk (120m) R Open fireplace, TV/DVD and Children’s Snug in Charline R Flatscreen TV in Petite Charline R Family rooms and suites R Free Wifi R Chalet Charline has a glorious south-facing sun terrace with views of Val Claret and Grande Motte R Substantial breakfast and afternoon tea R Chalet Charline offers our standard evening meal arrangements with children’s high tea and adult 3-course evening meals with complimentary wine R Chalet Petite Charline is an exclusive single family chalet offering family dining arrangements with 3-course family evening meals with complimentary wine and soft drinks

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“This was our first time with Esprit and it won’t be our last! The chalet was beautiful but what really made the trip was the childcare and the chalet teams”

This attractively built building, with its use of wood and stone sits in the heart of the Esprit chalets in Tignes. Our two chalets share the building, but have their own exterior entrance and are run independently with their own dedicated Esprit Chalet Hosts.

Chalet Charline

Chalet Charline has proved a hugely popular choice, especially for groups of three families travelling together. The living room and dining area are attractively designed in a split-level layout with the kitchen open plan to the dining area on the upper level. The use of wood and stone inside makes it a warm and cosy ‘home’ to return to at the end of the ski day. The sun terrace is spacious and offers the most spectacular views over the lake towards Val Claret and across to the Grande Motte peaks and couloirs. The bedrooms and living areas are attractively furnished creating a stylish and modern chalet, finished to a high standard.

Chalet Charline, January 2018

Chalet Charline bedroom

Detailed floor plans are available online.

Sleeps per room

Chalet Charline Ground Floor Ski & Boot room. Main Entrance to the chalet. First Floor Open plan living area with DVD, dining room/kitchen, balcony and Children’s Snug with TV/DVD, wc. Second Floor Suite 1 4

Entrance hallway with archway to twin room with bunk beds and balcony. Separate double bedroom, shower room and wc

Suite 3 4

Entrance hallway to double room, twin room and bath/wc

Third Floor Chalet Petite Charline lounge

Chalet Petite Charline

Chalet Petite Charline is the ultimate family bolthole, for those individual families who want total exclusivity. The open plan living and dining area is warm and cosy and ideal for a family to sit and share their day’s adventures together. There is a double sofa bed in the lounge area which can be used if required. The Petite Charline is only available to whole chalet bookings and families here will eat dinner at the same time together

Accommodation Summary

For all prices, child discounts, Esprit Child Care including lessons and clubs and all ski packs details, see the separate brochure insert. Or book online at espritski.com/charline espritski.com/petitecharline Sunday Flights to Chambéry from Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Bristol, East Midlands, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh Approx. transfer time to resort: 2 hours

Suite 4 Double room and separate children’s twin/triple 4-5 room and shower/wc. These rooms are under the eaves with floor to ceiling windows and fabulous views. All suites will take a cot.

Chalet Petite Charline Ground Floor Main Entrance to the chalet, dining area/living area with double sofa bed, kitchen, shower and wc. Room 1 3

Twin room with single sofa bed

Room 2 2

Double room

Room 1 will accommodate a cot if sofa bed is not in use.

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Chalet Iceberg Chalet for 8 guests Nursery Snow Club Cosy Club Cocoa Club

All Esprit Child Care is located in Chalet Yosemite (50m)

R A charming, cosy chalet R Chardonnet ski lift 2 minutes’ walk (200m) R Les Marmottons children’s ski area 5 minutes’ walk (500m) R Free Wifi R Lounge and dining room both with log fires R Substantial breakfast, afternoon tea, children’s high tea and 3-course dinner with complimentary wine

Chalets Chamois & Aiglon

Our ‘pop-up’ chalets in Tignes for high season dates

Chalet Chamois for 10 guests Chalet Aiglon for 8 guests

This chalet is ideal for two families, with its tworoomed sleeping areas for each family, each with individual staircase access, one of which is spiral.

Nursery Snow Club Cosy Club Cocoa Club

There is a comfortable lounge, and a separate attractive dining room, each with a log fire and large picture windows affording fabulous views of the lake.

All Esprit Child Care is located in Chalet Yosemite on the ground floor

R Stylish chalets with excellent views R Located above Chalet Yosemite child care rooms R Tovière gondola and Palafour chairlift just 5 minutes’ walk (500m) R Chardonnet lift just 320m R Large screen TV/DVD and free Wifi R Sauna in each chalet R All bedrooms have south-facing balcony R Substantial breakfast, afternoon tea, children’s high tea and 3-course dinner with complimentary wine

The twin bedrooms and all bathrooms have partially restricted headroom, but it is these eaves ceilings and plentiful wood panelling which add such character to the chalet! Children in Esprit Child Care and their accompanying staff will use Chalet Iceberg for lunch between 12-2pm. Floor plans and more photos are available online.

Accommodation Summary

These chalets are available for Christmas, New Year, Half Term and Easter and are on the first and second floors of Chalet Yosemite, which houses the Esprit Nursery and Snow Club. Sleeps per room

Ground Floor Esprit Nursery, ski & boot room First Floor Dining room with fireplace & balcony, kitchen, living room with DVD, fireplace & balcony Second Floor Staircase out of living room Rooms 1+2 4

Twin room (internal window) with bath/wc and double room with bath/wc

Spiral staircase out of dining room Rooms 3+4 4

Twin room (internal window) with bath/wc and double room with bath/wc

Rooms 1 and 3 (the two twin rooms) will take a cot

The attractive open-plan living/dining areas in each chalet are comfortably furnished with big picture windows and both have a sun terrace opening off them, to make the most of the views across the lake to Val Claret and the mountain skyline beyond. Each chalet has an added bonus of a sauna and adjacent shower. Access to the resort centre and the skiing is very convenient with the choice of the Chardonnet, Tovière and Palafour lifts all within 3 to 5 minutes’ walk. Chalet floor plans and more photos are available online.

Accommodation Summary

Sleeps per room

Ground Floor Main Yosemite entrance, ski and boot room with heated boot warmer, Nursery, Snow Club room and stairs to upper floors

Chalet Chamois First Floor Chalet entrance, kitchen, living/dining room with sun terrace, sauna and shower Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 2

Twin room with shower/wc and balcony

Chalet Aiglon Second Floor Chalet entrance, kitchen, living/dining room with sun terrace, sauna and shower Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 2

Twin room with shower/wc and balcony

For all prices, child discounts, Esprit Child Care including lessons and clubs and all ski packs details, see the separate brochure insert. Or book online at espritski.com/iceberg espritski.com/chamois espritski.com/aiglon Sunday Flights to Chambéry from Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Bristol, East Midlands, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh Approx. transfer time to resort: 2 hours

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Chalets Caribou & Canvolan

What the Clewer family says “We’ve had an amazing holiday. Every member of Espirt has been polite, helpful and fantastic with the children.”

Chalet Canvolan for 8 -12 guests Chalet Caribou for 8-13 guests Nursery Snow Club Cosy Club Cocoa Club

Chalet Caribou, March 2018

All Esprit Child Care is located in Chalet Yosemite, 50 metres away

R Convenient location in Tignes-Le-Lac R Chardonnet lift 2 minutes’ walk (230m) R Les Marmottons children’s ski area 5 minutes’ walk (500m) R Family rooms with en suite facilities R Sauna and home cinema room shared between the two chalets R Each chalet with log fireplace in living/dining room and free Wifi R Shared ski & boot room with heated boot racks R Substantial breakfast, afternoon tea, children’s high tea, and 3-course evening meals with complimentary wine These charming chalets are conveniently situated in ‘Esprit Street’, just 50m from our Nursery and Snow Club in Chalet Yosemite. Each chalet occupies one floor of the building, and guests from both share the home cinema room and the sauna, situated on the same level as the Caribou. The home cinema room is a popular base for children from both chalets so don’t forget to bring their favourite DVDs. Each chalet offers excellent value family rooms, all with their own en suite bathrooms. These chalets are in a truly enviable position in Tignes, with the most stunning views from their balconies and terraces across the lake to Val Claret and the Grande Motte peak and glacier.

Caribou’s open plan lounge/dining room

Accommodation Summary

Sleeps per room

Upper Level

Chalet Caribou (Lower Level)

Children in Esprit Child Care and their accompanying staff will use Chalets Caribou and Canvolan for lunch between 12-2pm.

Main entrance; shared ski and boot room for both chalets, with heated boot racks; stairs down to Chalet Caribou and to the home cinema room & shared sauna

Entrance. Open plan lounge/dining room/kitchen with fireplace and large terrace, wc

Look online for more photos and chalet floor plans.

Entrance. Open plan lounge/dining room with fireplace and large balcony. Kitchen

Chalet Canvolan (Upper Level)

Room 1 4

Family quadruple room (double & 2 single beds), with bath/wc and balcony

Room 2 2-4

Family quadruple room (double & twin bunks), with bath/wc

Room 3 2-4

Family quadruple room (double & twin bunks) with bath/wc

All rooms in Canvolan will take a cot

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Canvolan’s open plan lounge/dining room

Room 1 2-4

Triple/quad room (double bed with single bunk above plus further single bed suitable for a child under 6) with bath/wc

Room 2 2-4

Family quadruple room with bath/wc (2 singles plus a sturdy double mattress on a rasied platform 165cm above the single beds)

Suite 3 4-5

Double room with shower/wc, interconnecting to triple room with 3 single beds and bath/wc (no window to triple room)

We suggest the top bunks are only suitable for children over 6 years, however parents have the final decision in this. Room 2 and Suite 3 in Caribou will take a cot

For all prices, child discounts, Esprit Child Care including lessons and clubs and all ski packs details, see the separate brochure insert. Or book online at espritski.com/caribou espritski.com/canvolan Sunday Flights to Chambéry from Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Bristol, East Midlands, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh Approx. transfer time to resort: 2 hours

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France

La Rosière 1850

Family Savers Helping you save in La Rosière! R FREE holidays for children (see brochure insert) R Baby And Toddler Weeks Savings for younger families with children under 5 R FREE lift passes for children under 5 R FREE children’s ski and boot rental for under 13s when adults pre-book red or black skis/snowboard and boots R FREE ski-helmets for all children pre-booking skis with us R FREE Cocoa Club and Cosy Club offer (see brochure insert) R Early booking offers on adult and child lift passes (see brochure insert) R Family Value Lift Pass for 2 adults and 2 children (5-17yrs) available R Full child discounts for all children, even when in their own room!

Grandes Alpes

Main ski lifts

R FREE Wifi in our La Rosière chalets R FREE insurance for children under 18 when families with 2 adults book Book Early To Secure These Deals!

Shatzi Spritelets ski area Children’s ski area

Ourson

Please note that free ski pack items must be shown on your invoice.

Ferme d’Elisa

Resort Information and Piste Facts Heights

Landelières & its button lift

Resort height

1,850m

Ranges of skiing height

1,200m - 2,800m

Ski Pistes - in Espace San Bernadino

No. of Runs

Total 84

Le Braconnier

Green/Blue 34 Red 37 Black 13

Esprit expert Nick says Aviation Manager A fantastic family resort! Only once I’d stayed in one of our chalets with my family did I fully appreciate just how incredibly close you are to the slopes here.

Sunny and snow sure family resort, high above the Tarentaise The resort of La Rosière dominates the Tarentaise Valley, and one sweep of the eye takes in the neighbouring ski areas of Tignes, Les Arcs and La Plagne. La Rosière is one of the friendliest of the Tarentaise resorts. There’s a real feeling that the visitor comes first, and the resort’s family orientation is highlighted by their motto: ‘The Resort Where Children Are Royalty’.

The ski area is impressive straddling the French/ Italian border, with high altitude slopes and a good snow record and child-friendly slopes. It is a wonderful choice for intermediate skiers with significant off piste options for the adventurous. The pistes run virtually to the doorstep of most of our chalets - and hold their snow well, even in late season, because of the height of the resort.

Direction of slopes

S, N

Longest run

11km

Total km of piste

165km

Lifts Total 39 Uphill capacity per hour

55,000

Gondola 1 Chairlifts 20 Drag lifts

Approx. no. of snow cannons

425

No. of Mountain restaurants

Cross Country Trails

10km

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La Rosière - what you need to know! Families HHHH

Esprit chalets dominate the area close to the nursery slopes and opposite the main lift system. This prime location makes skiing as a family a joy. The children’s ski classes muster outside the Grandes Alpes chalets, from where their instructors lead them to the appropriate slopes. Parents need only cross the adjacent car park to reach the lifts and be skiing.

Beginners

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The nursery slopes are just beside the main lifts, with easy transition to blue slopes in the same area. Wide gentle pistes allow for mountain exploration at an earlier stage in learning than in many other resorts.

Intermediates

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Intermediates can ski the whole region without having to venture onto taxing slopes unless by choice. Skiing into Italy for lunch is well within most skiers’ abilities and just three lifts and a lovely 3km piste will take you over the Petit St Bernard pass on to some wonderful tree-lined runs into La Thuile. A delightful tree-lined red on the French side is Fontaine Froide, with a 750m descent through the woods to Les Ecudets.

Esprit Classic Child Care

There are some good black runs, the steepest being down into La Thuile, but the greatest plus for advanced skiers is the variety of off piste options. The ski school also organises regular outings to St Foy and Les Arcs, where there are boundless opportunities for the good skier.

La Rosière also offers a First Tracks Programme (from the end of January) from 7.30-9am to be first on the slopes. Also, check out the Panoramic photo point, a ‘glass’ bridge over the valley.

R Spritelets Snow Club / 9.00am - 2.00pm / 5 days a week 3-4 years old are collected by our staff for fun activities and lunch

Powder Potential HHH

This is a marvellous area for learning off piste technique. There are many gentle rolling areas between marked runs, so powder beginners get a comparatively easy introduction to the delights of off piste. Heli-skiing into Italy can be arranged with the local ski school.

Snowboarding

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There are several snow zones here with a purpose made snow park 500m long with rails, tables and slides with plenty of opportunity for big air plus a boarder cross area. Discover natural half-pipes and gullies, whilst the wide open pistes are ideal for beginners.

High Altitude Skiing linking La Rosière and La Thuile Resort Height 1,850m / Skiing up to 2,800m

Nursery in Chalets Schatzi & Ferme d’Elisa Snow Club in Chalets Ferme d’Elisa & Le Braconnier Cosy Club and Cocoa Club in Chalets Le Braconnier, Schatzi & Ferme d’Elisa - as indicated

Advanced HHHH

Après Ski

Nightlife is neither extensive nor expensive, and is centred mainly on the bars. Previous guests have been impressed with the standard of the local restaurants, both for leisurely lunches and for an enjoyable evening out on one of your chalet host’s two nights off.

Activities

R Altispa Wellness Centre R Fitness centre R Snow-shoe walking R Snow-kiting R Ice-rink and 10-pin bowling in Les Eucherts R Heli-skiing R Parapenting

R Spritelets ski lesson / 2.00 - 4.00pm / 5 days a week Our Snow Rangers remain with the children throughout, returning them to their chalet for supervised High Tea until 6.00pm R FREE Baby Listening/Child patrol service 7.30 - 10.30pm in Chalet Schatzi only Ski Lessons & Clubs 5-12 year olds R Esprit Sprite ski lessons / 5 mornings a week / 9.00am - 12.00 noon Children are collected by our staff and signed over to their ski instructor for a 2-2½ hour lesson R Supervised Lunch / 12.00 noon - 2.00pm / 5 days a week Children are picked up by our staff at the end of their lesson and returned to Chalets Ferme d’Elisa, Le Braconnier and Schatzi for lunch (On busy weeks other chalets may be used for lunch) R Snow Club / 12.00 noon - 5.00pm / 6 days a week with outings for specific snow-based activities and including supervised lunch R Afternoon Skiing / 6-12 year olds A choice of Sprite Guided Ski Fun or Sprite Xtra class. Children are handed over to their instructor after lunch and collected at 4.00pm to join all Snow Club children in our care

2 chairlifts and 5 red pistes in the new Mont Valaisan sector opened in Dec 2018

R High Tea / 5.00 - 6.00pm Children in our care are returned to their chalet for supervised High Tea Evening Cosy and Cocoa Club 3-12 year olds Parents are asked to deliver and collect their children from the evening clubs. R Cosy Club / 7.30 - 9.30pm / 3-4 year olds / 3 evenings a week In the Nursery of selected chalets only - see following pages R Cocoa Club / 7.30 - 10.00pm / 5-12 year olds / 6 evenings a week In the Snow Club rooms of Le Braconnier & Ferme d’Elisa

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The stylish sitting/dining area

Chalet Les Landelières Chalet for 15 guests

Nursery in Schatzi 300m & Ferme d’Elisa 100m up piste Snow Club in Le Braconnier 75m or Ferme d’Elisa 100m Cocoa Club & Cocoa Club Plus in Le Braconnier 75m or Ferme d’Elisa 100m R Ski lift directly beside chalet R Ski right back to chalet (see photo right) R Family suites/rooms all with flatscreen TVs with English speaking channels R Sauna and outdoor hot tub R Children’s Snug with TV/DVD/Nintendo and Wii R Fireplace R Free Wifi R Substantial breakfast, afternoon tea, children’s high tea and 3-course dinner with complimentary wine Les Landelières is in a quiet area of La Rosière, just below the village centre and only 75m further down the piste from Le Braconnier. A button lift just outside connects straight up into the main ski lift area. This is an extremely popular chalet with super facilities for skiing families and early booking is recommended. Floor plans and more photos are available online.

For all prices, child discounts, Esprit Child Care including lessons and clubs and all ski packs details, see the separate brochure insert. Or book online at espritski.com/landelieres

Chalet Les Landelières

Sunday Flights to Chambéry from Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Bristol, East Midlands, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh Approx. transfer time to resort: 2 hours

Accommodation Summary

Sleeps per room

Ground Floor Sauna, mini-gym with exercise bike and step exerciser and outdoor hot tub Suite 1 3

Start of button lift

Twin room (shower/wc) interconnecting to double bedroom

First Floor Main entrance, ski and boot room, dining room/sitting area with flatscreen TV and south facing balcony Suite 2 4

Esprit Sprites skiing down to Chalet Landelières and its convenient button lift.

Double bedroom with private bathroom and separate wc and separate twin bedroom with private shower and wc (facilities are not en suite to bedrooms)

Second Floor Children’s Snug with TV/DVD/Nintendo & Wii Suite 3 4

Two twin bedrooms sharing a bath/wc and additional separate shower room and separate wc

Suite 4 4

Double bedroom interconnecting to twin/triple bedroom, sharing private shower/wc across corridor (not en suite)

Suites 1, 2 & 4 will also take a cot. The chalet is licensed for a maximum of 15 people and guests booking the whole chalet can use the extra beds in Suites 1 and 4 instead of other beds.

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The main chalet lounge and dining area

Chalet Schatzi Chalet for 30-31 guests

Accommodation Summary

Sleeps per room

Lower Ground Floor Ski and boot room with external entrance

Nursery in-chalet and Ferme d’Elisa 150m Snow Club in Le Braconnier 250m or Ferme d’Elisa 150m Cosy Club in-chalet Cocoa Club & Cocoa Club Plus in Le Braconnier 250m or Ferme d’Elisa 150m R Ski back to the chalet R Nearest lift approx 1 minute’s walk (25m) R Superb family suites with free Wifi R FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol service 7.30-10.30pm R Substantial breakfast, afternoon tea, children’s high tea and 3-course dinner with complimentary wine This delightful chalet is positioned in a prime location at the foot of the village slopes. The spacious family suites and independent lounge areas make this a superb family chalet and one that has proved to be immensely popular. Entrance to the bedrooms is via a central staircase with an external code-locked entrance to the communal areas. Children in Esprit Child Care and their accompanying staff use the dining area at lunchtime. Look online for more photos and chalet floor plans.

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Ground Floor Kitchen, dining/living room with balcony, Nursery with separate entrance First Floor Suite 1 4

Twin room interconnecting to double room with balcony (bath/shower and separate wc)

Suite 2 4

Twin room with balcony and double room with balcony each opening off lounge area with balcony (bath/shower/wc, and 2nd separate wc)

Second Floor Suite 3 4

Twin room and double room with balcony, interconnecting via shower room/wc. Each bedroom opening off lounge with balcony (shared with room 4)

Room 4 3

Triple room (double and single bed) with balcony and adjacent private bath and separate wc (not ensuite). Comfy lounge area shared with Suite 3

Third Floor Suite 5 4-5

Double bedroom connected to lounge area with balcony and stairs leading up to closed mezzanine with 3 single beds, (bath and separate shower cubicle, double hand basins and separate wc)

Suite 6 4

Double bedroom with seating area (bath/shower and separate wc) interconnecting to separate twin bedroom

Fourth Floor Suite 7 4

Double bedroom with balcony (shower/wc) interconnecting to twin room with balcony. Adjacent lounge area shared with room 8

Room 8 3

Triple room (double and single bed), and adjacent private bath/shower and separate wc (not ensuite). Comfy lounge area with balcony shared with Suite 7.

Rooms 4 & 8 and Suites 2, 3, 5, and 6 will also take a cot.

A typical family suite (Suite 7)

For all prices, child discounts, Esprit Child Care including lessons and clubs and all ski packs details, see the separate brochure insert. Or book online at espritski.com/schatzi Sunday Flights to Chambéry from Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Bristol, East Midlands, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh Approx. transfer time to resort: 2 hours

What the Paterson family says “This was our first Esprit family ski holiday and we’ve loved it.” Chalet Schatzi, January 2018

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Ferme d’Elisa Chalets Four Chalet Apartments Chalet Arnica Chalet Begonia Chalet Camelia Chalet Dahlia

14 guests 14 guests 14 guests 12 guests

What the Mansell family says “The kids absolutely loved this holiday and we couldn’t believe how fast they progressed.” Chalet Dahlia, March 2018

Nursery in-chalet and in Schatzi 150m Snow Club in-chalet & Le Braconnier 50m Cosy Club in-chalet Nursery Cocoa Club & Cocoa Club Plus in-chalet R Nearest lift 150m R Ski back to chalet R Family suites and rooms all with TVs with UK Channels R Shared Children’s Snug with TV/DVD/Wii R Fireplace in each chalet R Free Wifi R Sauna R Substantial breakfast, afternoon tea, children’s high tea and 3-course dinner with complimentary wine

Typical interior style. Chalet Begonia (pictured) is on the second floor

Accommodation Summary

The Ferme d’Elisa consists of four chalet apartments, each run separately with its own kitchen and own living/dining area. The upper apartments of the Ferme d’Elisa enjoy the best views and their prices reflect this.

Sleeps per room

Ground Floor Shared ski and boot room and Snow Club Room, Sauna

Chalet Arnica First Floor Chalet Begonia Second Floor

The shared Children’s Snug on the fourth floor is accessed from the central stairway and is unsupervised, so please keep an eye on your children and remember to bring their favourite DVDs!

Chalet Camelia Third Floor Living/dining area with balcony, separate wc, kitchen

Snow Club and Nursery children and their accompanying staff will use the dining area and communal wc in these chalets over lunch time.

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More photos are available online as well as floor plans for each chalet.

Suite 1 4

Double and twin bunks in two interconnecting sleeping areas (shower/wc)

Suite 2 4

Twin bunks (shower/wc) interconnecting to double room

Room 3 2

Twin (shower/hand basin) with adjacent private wc off hallway

Room 4 4

Quadruple room with double and twin beds in two sleeping areas separated by furniture and curtains (bath/shower/wc), balcony

All suites/rooms will also take a cot.

For all prices, child discounts, Esprit Child Care including lessons and clubs and all ski packs details, see the separate brochure insert. Or book online at espritski.com/arnica espritski.com/begonia espritski.com/camelia espritski.com/dahlia Sunday Flights to Chambéry from Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Bristol, East Midlands, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh Approx. transfer time to resort: 2 hours

Chalet Dahlia Third Floor Entrance to living/dining area with TV and internal stairs up to: Room 3 4

Quadruple room with double and twin bunks in two interconnecting sleeping areas (shower/wc)

Fourth Floor

Single Parent Savers

Full child discounts available in room 3 of Chalets Arnica, Begonia and Camelia when one child shares with one adult.

Main stairs up to: Suite 1 4

Twin room and double room with balcony separated by central bath/shower/wc room and short open passageway

Suite 2 4

Twin room and double room with balcony separated by central bath/shower/wc room and short open passageway

All suites/rooms will also take a cot.

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Chalet Belina

Chalet Amelia

Chalet Charlotte

Ourson Chalets Three Chalet Apartments

Chalet Amelia 12 guests Chalet Belina 12 guests Chalet Charlotte 9 guests Nursery in Schatzi 225m and Ferme d’Elisa 25m Snow Club in adjacent Le Braconnier and Ferme d’Elisa 25m Cocoa Club & Cocoa Club Plus in adjacent Le Braconnier and Ferme d’Elisa 25m R Ideal ski in/ski out location R Choice of 3 modern chalets R Nearest lift approx 50m R Each chalet has a comfortable lounge with fireplace and TV R Free Wifi R Comfortable family suites R Substantial breakfast, afternoon tea, children’s high tea and 3-course dinner with complimentary wine

More photos are available online as well as floor plans for each chalet.

What the Chan family says “Well located and convenient chalet for the slopes. Our minds were at ease with regards to the children whilst we enjoyed the skiing.”

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Sleeps per room

Chalet Amelia First Floor Kitchen, lounge/dining area with TV and fireplace, large sun terrace

The views are as fabulous as those offered by our neighbouring chalets and the style of interior fittings and furnishings equally tasteful. Chalet Amelia has the added bonus of a lovely sun terrace opening off the lounge/dining room, and the attractive sloping beamed ceilings and floor to ceiling windows in Chalet Charlotte add further charm and character.

Chalet Amelia, January 2018

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Accommodation Summary

The Ourson comprises three chalet apartments, all of which are staffed and individually catered. The location is in the heart of the “Esprit Enclave” in La Rosière, close to our chalets Le Braconnier and Ferme d’Elisa and with skiing to the doorstep. The lovely self-contained suites, offer superb family accommodation, all with their own en suite facilities.

Suite 1 4

Double room and twin bunks room, sharing bath and separate wc

Suite 2 4

Double room with terrace (bath/wc) and twin room (shower), separate wc

Suite 3 4

Double room (bath) and twin room with offset beds (shower) sharing separate wc

Chalet Belina Second Floor Kitchen, lounge/dining area with TV and fireplace, balcony

For all prices, child discounts, Esprit Child Care including lessons and clubs and all ski packs details, see the separate brochure insert. Or book online at espritski.com/amelia espritski.com/belina espritski.com/charlotte Sunday Flights to Chambéry from Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Bristol, East Midlands, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh Approx. transfer time to resort: 2 hours

Suite 1 4

Double room with balcony and twin bunks room under eaves, sharing bath and separate wc

Suite 2 4

Double room with balcony (bath/wc) and twin room (shower), separate wc

Suite 3 4

Double room with balcony (bath) and twin room with offset beds (shower) sharing separate wc

Chalet Charlotte Third Floor Kitchen, lounge/dining area with TV and fireplace, balcony Suite 1 4

Twin room with balcony (bath and separate wc) and twin room

Suite 2 5

Double room (bath and separate wc) separate shower and separate wc, and internal stairs to triple room (3 single beds under eaves)

All baths have wall-mounted showers except Suite 2 in Charlotte. Cots: All suites will take a cot.

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Chalet Cleopatra’s contemporary lounge area

Chalet Les Grandes Alpes Three Chalet Apartments

Chalet Romeo 16 guests Chalet Cleopatra 8 guests Chalet Valentine 5 guests Nursery in Schatzi 150m & Ferme d’Elisa 100m Snow Club in Le Braconnier 160m or Ferme d’Elisa 100m Cocoa Club & Cocoa Club Plus in Le Braconnier 160m or Ferme d’Elisa 100m R Nearest lift approx. 1 minute’s walk (110m) R Fireplaces in all three chalets R Plasma TVs in Romeo and Cleopatra bedrooms R Sauna in Romeo R Free Wifi R Family suites/rooms R FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol service 7.30-10.30pm in Chalet Romeo (lower floor) R Chalet Romeo and Cleopatra offer substantial breakfast, afternoon tea, children’s high tea and 3-course dinner with complimentary wine R Chalet Valentine offers substantial breakfast, afternoon tea and 3-course family evening meals with complimentary wine and squash This building was the first Esprit property in La Rosière and over the years the owners have worked with us to continually upgrade these charming Alpine chalets for our guests’ comfort. All three chalets offer wonderful views from their living/ dining areas across the Tarentaise valley to Les Arcs.

Chalet Romeo

Set over two floors, this chalet has an open plan living area with fireplace, a bright dining area, sauna and a choice of rooms and suites, we strongly recommend booking early. Our FREE Baby Listening/Child Patrol Service operates every evening for children on the lower floor.

Chalet Cleopatra

The lounge and dining room of Cleopatra has a comfortable and up-to-date ambience, and is absolutely ideal for a large extended family or two families travelling together.

Chalet Valentine

The Valentine is one of the smallest chalets in our programme and certainly one of the most delightful. It has its own external entrance and is perfect for families seeking exclusive accommodation and to share family meals together in the evening. Naturally the full range of Esprit Child Care is available for Valentine guests and it is only available for whole chalet bookings.

Chalet Romeo’s lounge and dining area

The owner has replaced the outdoor staircase behind Les Grandes Alpes with a large ramp making access much easier, especially with luggage and skis.

Accommodation Summary

Floor plans for each chalet and more photos are available online.

Shared entrance for all three chalets with ski and boot room

Chalet Cleopatra

Chalet Romeo

Upper Level

Upper Floor

Rooms 1+2 4

For all prices, child discounts, Esprit Child Care including lessons and clubs and all ski packs details, see the separate brochure insert. Or book online at espritski.com/romeo espritski.com/cleopatra espritski.com/valentine Sunday Flights to Chambéry from Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Bristol, East Midlands, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh Approx. transfer time to resort: 2 hours

Sleeps per room

Main entrance, open plan living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen Suite 1 4

Double room (bath/wc) interconnecting to twin room

Suite 2 4

Double room (shower/wc) interconnecting to twin bunks room

Lower Floor

Double room with balcony and separate twin room both with satellite TV and private shower/wc room, shower room and separate wc

Lower Level Main entrance, open plan living area with fireplace and balcony, dining area, kitchen Rooms 3+4 4

Double with TV and separate twin bunks room with TV sharing private shower and wc

Room 2 will take a cot.

Sauna Suite 3 4

Double room and separate twin room both with balcony, sharing bath/shower/wc

Rooms 7+8 4

Double room (bath/wc) and separate twin room (shower/wc) across corridor

All suites and rooms will take a cot except Suite 2.

Chalet Valentine Main entrance, sitting room with log fire, TV/DVD, open plan dining room/kitchen with balcony, bath/shower, separate wc 301

Double

302

Triple with single bed and twin bunks (shower/wc)

Room 302 will take a cot.

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Chalet Le Braconnier Chalet for 18-20 guests

Nursery in Schatzi 250m and Ferme d’Elisa 100m Snow Club in-chalet or Ferme d’Elisa 100m Cocoa Club & Cocoa Club Plus in-chalet R Fantastic ski/ski out location R Nearest lift 40m R Outdoor hot tub R Sauna R Family suites and rooms all with flatscreen TV, room safe and hairdryer R Free Wifi R Flatscreen TV in lounge R Fireplace Substantial breakfast, afternoon tea, R children’s high tea and 3-course dinner with complimentary wine The design and location of Le Braconnier enable you to experience the most incredible views down the Tarentaise valley and across it to Les Arcs and Tignes. Situated on the edge of the piste and a gentle 40m ski to the nearest lift, this chalet is an ideal choice for skiing families, and offers an interior that is extremely well appointed and comfortable. Snow Club children and staff will use the dining area over lunch time.

What the Poole family says “The chalet was comfortable, spacious with loads of character, a real home from home.” Chalet Le Braconnier, April 2018

The owner and his family live on the upper floor. Chalet floor plans and more photos are available online.

Accommodation Summary

Sleeps per room

Lower Ground Floor Snow Club room Ground Floor Sauna Suite 1 4

Double room with fireplace and TV interconnecting to twin room with TV (bath/shower/wc)

Suite 2 4

Two interconnecting twin rooms with TV (one with shower/wc). Each with own door

Suite 3 4

Twin bunks (shower/wc) interconnecting to twin room with TV

For all prices, child discounts, Esprit Child Care including lessons and clubs and all ski packs details, see the separate brochure insert. Or book online at espritski.com/braconnier

First Floor Kitchen, living/dining room, wc, balcony Rooms 4a+4b Two separate but adjacent twin rooms each with 3-4 TV (one with shower/wc and balcony) Room 5 3-4

Quadruple room with double, twin bunk beds and TV (bath/shower/wc)

Sunday Flights to Chambéry from Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Bristol, East Midlands, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh Approx. transfer time to resort: 2 hours

Suites 2 and 3 will take a cot. Supplements per person per night.

The Braconnier’s attractive living/dining room

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