Top cocoons on the tops
Quiet places, cottages, top of the line cabins, charming shelters, Luxe Magazine explored the best spots in the Alps for a Winter cocooning.
Val d’Isère and Megève : 100% luxury
If you are in a spartan but chic mood, hurry to the Voglite 300 m2 reference Cabin in Val d'Isère. The landlords kept the whole soul of this just renovated VIIth century monastery, with large impressive stone walls and its housing capacity (10 rooms including 4 master suites. Luxury of course means first class services : indoor and outdoor heated swimming pools, sauna, massage corner, daily housecleaning, champagne, wine and drinks greeting, breakfast, snacks, dinners, chef, staff and chauffeur, all you wish! But well, with such a skyrocketing bill, you deserve nothing less…
Price: from 22 475 € to 64 705 €
Saphir Cottage in Megève
Now, on Mégève side, you can’t resist the Saphir Cabin, a totally renovated farm marrying traditional wooden beams and an ultra contemporary interior design: a wonderful architectural jewel! Its 240m2 and 5 bedrooms can accommodate up to nine guests, happy to stay so close to the Mont d’Arbois cable car.
Price : from 14 280 € to 30 600 €
In the heart of Les Trois Vallées
More affordable but still high-class, try the new Joubarbe chalets (accommodating 8 to 10) in St Martin de Belleville, right in the center of Les Trois Vallées. Fabulously located at the feet of the pistes, they successfully play with the classical mix of mountain and Flemish ambiance. For “true” holydays, you may opt for half-board stay with a chef in your kitchen to help you out with everything culinary.
Price : from 780 € per person, beverages included, for a week half-board stay
Mazot 1828: affordable luxury straight from Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc
Choice of the heart for this 1828 built authentic Savoy chalet, originally a grain barn. Recently renovated, the Mazot 1828 has now got top of the line equipments, which make it a charming and irresistible cocooning nest: cozy bedrooms, soft design bathroom, Italian marble tiles, warm fabric hues, Savoy handicrafts. Its privileged and confidential location is housed in a 2 hectare park. The “must” : a panel of custom-made services such as meals delivery, gourmet stops at the Mazot, daily newspaper delivery, transfers and activities: massages, caterer, helicopter tours, paragliding, and more… Plain luxury!
Price: from 630 € a week for a couple, “Comfort” tariff
Janvier 2013
By Katya PELLEGRINO