Champ-devant (litterally the field in front) is an alpine hamlet, located on the sunny mountainside above the Town of Sallanches.
Situated at 1030m altitude, surrounded by farmland, with a stunning view of the Mont-Blanc Range, our chalet can lodge 5 people wishing to spend some holidays away from the hustle of large ski resorts, yet remaining close enought to benfit from the ski areas of such places as Combloux, Megève, Saint-Gervais, and Chamonix
The chalet
Situation
Our chalet is in Haute-Savoie (northern Alps), in the hamlet know as Champ-Devant, on a flanc of the mountain called Saint Roch overlooking Sallanches.
Depsite being only ten minutes from the town centre, the chalet is on top of a dead end street and is blissfully quiet.
Ideal for 4 people, it can accomodate up to 5 or 6.
description
-garage with electric door
-sheltered terrace
-fully equiped modern kitchen
-living room with a chimney, opening into a second south-west facing sunny terrace
-study with a 2 person folding bed
-shower/wc
first floor
-one master bedroom with a double 140 cm bed
-one bedroom containing two single beds, linked to playroom (dvd player, comic books,little desk, games)
-dressing room
-bathroom with a bath and wc
Equipement
-washing machine, dryer and drying rack
-freezer
-dish washer, micro wave, oven
-flat screen tv, with satelite tv (BBC/CNN/CNBC/Sky News), dvd player.
-deck chairs, garden furniture, parasol
-dvd, french books, french magazine, board games, table tennis, sledges
-raclette machine, fondue set, cleaning kit,, bed sheets, linen
Some precisions
-90m² alpine chalet, with two main bedrooms (one double bed, two single beds) and an extra folding double bed.
-greeted by the owner on arrival
-bed are ready made
-no smoking allowed inside the chalet
activities
from the doorstep
hiking, ski touring, snow shoeing up to the Mayère alpine refuge, Doran altitude settlement, and for the toughest all the way up to the Pointe Percée (highest sumit in the Aravis mountain-range)
10 minutes drive away, Sallanches
Shopping centre, river bank walks, weekly market, lakes
20 minutes drive away, Megève
Famous for its authentic village, sporting activities, horse drawn chariot drives
30 minutes drive away, Chamonix
Visit the aiguille du midi, the valley blanche, the ice caves, and the sites of the capital of mountaineering.
Concert by british rock bands in the après ski bars
60 minutes drive away, Annecy
Famous for the old town, its lake, the castle, its gastronomy.
And not far away ( 60 minutes by car), you can also visit the Lake Geneva area, switzerland, Evian, and Yvoire, fortified village..
You can do
Hiking, mountaineering, spelunking, rock-climbing, bouldering, parapente, helicopter flights, hot air baloon flights, mountain biking, golf, tennis, orienteering races, summer sledging, tree climbing, white water rafting,
ice skating, lake swimming, windsurfing, horse riding, cross country skiing, downhill skiing, freeride, offpiste skiing, ski touring, snow shoeing, cultural visits, spas, cinema ( including english version films in Chamonix), bowling, laser game, paint-ball, quad bike, karting, snowmobile, canyoning, kayak...
