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Chalet La Vieille Forge Sleeps: 16 7 bedrooms, 7 bath or shower/wc Every day in-resort minibus service, and evenings Stylish, inspired cuisine Easy walk to the pistes Satellite TV, DVD, WiFi Sauna Outdoor hot tub Treatment room

If you are looking for a truly charming mountain ski lodge, well run with superb cuisine then look no further, you have found La Vieille Forge! Owned and operated by us for many years we have spent considerable time and effort creating the kind of ski chalet that we ourselves would like to stay in.  Our premier chalet is just 250m from the Les Houches pistes, Chamonix's World Cup venue (and one of only two ski area's in France able to host the race!)

"The chalet was as good as it appeared in the pictures on the website; I didn't dare believe it could be as good as that but it was! The sauna was great to come back to as well. The rooms were all warm, and having so many bathrooms made things much easier in the mornings/evenings... all in all we had a fantastic holiday, in a fantastic chalet with fantastic chalet hosts." Natalie Feb 2006

Your holiday enjoyment is paramount so we include a comprehensive minibus service. Everyday of your holiday we will transport you to the various ski areas in the valley and back, take you for après ski and out to Chamonix town in the evenings collecting you at 23:00! For further details see  minibus service . Why stomp to the slopes for 10 minutes by foot or sit on a sweaty ski bus when you can be chauffeured to the bottom of your favourite ski lift in warmth and comfort?!

This is a beautiful chalet and whilst it retains an essential French charm it also offers excellent facilities and home comforts  - but don't just take our word for it! Read what our past guests say about La Forge
(see visitors comments) 

Each bedroom is ensuite or enjoys it's own private, adjacent bathroom. In some of the bathrooms we have used beautiful Italian limestone tiles. The Forge has bags of character in a French chic style and is enhanced by our collection of lovingly collected ski memorabilia, books, vintage ski's and original posters. We've also included every home comfort to make your stay a real pleasure; a sauna, Satellite TV, WiFi  and SKYPE. Our talented chef and chalet hosts offer a friendly yet professional service.

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This is an ideal property for large groups, yet some of our best weeks are full of couples and singles too.

Our extra's are standard: in the bedrooms; crisp white bed linen, bathrobes for the sauna, exclusive L'Occitane bath products, slippers, fluffy towels and bottled water. We cater the chalet on 5 evenings a week with a delicious 4 course dinner with wine. On the chefs nights off we'll drop and collect you from your chosen restaurant.

 See our food menus if you would like to read more about our cuisine - we are passionate about our food and can even offer groups organic catering! This property is classed as a para-hotel and conforms to all local regulations concerning health, safety and fire regulations.

The Forge is on three levels:

Ground floor	A spacious living room with an oak floor, leather sofa and chairs set cosily by the wood-burning stove and open-plan to a charming wood panelled dining room. The traditional mountain ambience of a classic Alpine home has been recreated using reclaimed wood and stags antlers! Sauna with shower/wc. Exterior Hot tub! Laundry facilities available.
1st floor	Entrance, heated boot room. Galley kitchen, sunny breakfast room with rustic hand-made pine table and benches. We serve a delicious buffet style cooked breakfast here each day. All bedrooms have their own facilities either an ensuite shower/wc or adjacent bath or shower with wc.  Chalet hairdryers available. Bedroom 1:  twin room ensuite with shower/wc. Bedroom 2: double bedroom with adjacent bathroom with bath, separate shower and wc Bedroom 3:  twin bedroom with adjacent shower/wc
2nd floor	Bedroom 4:  twin or double bedroom with ensuite shower/wc and balcony Bedroom 5:  twin or double bedroom with ensuite shower/wc and velux window Bedroom 6:  family bedroom; double bed, 2 or 3 single beds ensuite shower/wc Bedroom 7:  small double bedroom with adjacent bathroom with bath and wc Treatment room: double sofa bed, shower, sink. Can share bathroom with bedroom 7

Prices

Flexible stays for singles or groups alike
Prices are quoted per person and include; Return group transfers from Geneva, daily in-resort minibus service till 23:30
Breakfast and afternoon tea 7 nights, delicious evening meal with canapés, aperitifs and good wine on 5 nights. For families we provide 'kidz high tea', on 6 nights, allowing adults to eat out alone one night! Single supplements apply to individuals staying in a double room.

For more on the services we offer, please view the following pages:

• full-catered service
• ski weekends

Please make a reservation enquiry for a specific quote on your individual holiday requirements.

Date ( Winter 07/08 )	3 night (mid week)	4 night (weekend)	7 day (sun-sun)
08-Dec-2007 - 15-Dec-2007	£ 235 pp	£ 315 pp	£ 325 pp
15-Dec-2007 - 22-Dec-2007	£ 235 pp	£ -	£ 395 pp
22-Dec-2007 - 29-Dec-2007	£ -	£ -	£ 625 pp
29-Dec-2007 - 05-Dec-2008	£ -	£ 360 pp	£ 745 pp
06-Jan-2008 - 13-Jan-2008	£ 255 pp	£ 360 pp	£ 495 pp
13-Jan-2008 - 20-Jan-2008	£ 255 pp	£ 395 pp	£ 495 pp
20-Jan-2008 - 27-Jan-2008	£ 255 pp	£ 395 pp	£ 495 pp
27-Jan-2008 - 03-Feb-2008	£ 275 pp	£ 395 pp	£ 525 pp
03-Feb-2008 - 10-Feb-2008	£ 275 pp	£ -	£ 525 pp
10-Feb-2008 - 17-Feb-2008	£ -	£ -	£ 575 pp
17-Feb-2008 - 24-Feb-2008	£ -	£ -	£ 625 pp
24-Feb-2008 - 02-Mar-2008	£ 275 pp	£ -	£ 655 pp
02-Mar-2008 - 09-Mar-2008	£ 275 pp	£ 395 pp	£ 575 pp
09-Mar-2008 - 16-Mar-2008	£ 275 pp	£ 395 pp	£ 575 pp
16-Mar-2008 - 23-Mar-2008	£ -	£ 395 pp	£ 555 pp
23-Mar-2008 - 30-Mar-2008	£ 275 pp	£ 395 pp	£ 555 pp
30-Mar-2008- 06-Apr-2008	£ 275 pp	£ 395 pp	£ 555 pp
06-Apr-2008 - 13-Apr-2008	£ 255 pp	£ 355 pp	£ 550 pp
13-Apr-2008 - 20-Apr-2008	£ 255 pp	£ 355 pp	£ 455 pp
20-Apr-2008 - 27-Apr-2008	£ 235 pp	£ 315 pp	£ 425 pp

Weekends in peak season (Feb/Mar) are sold as a min of 4 nights

*Advance booking by full chalet groups only, peak dates are costed at full bed occupancy

Location: Les Houches, 250m to the ski pistes. 10 minutes drive to Chamonix town.

Other points of interest

Staff live-in. Tuesday is the usual chalet day off. Floor area in the region of 350 sqr. m. Parking for 4 guest vehicles. Exclusive chalet use based on min. 12 persons paying the full per person price plus any applicable single room supplements or children's discounts can apply thereafter.

Information for families

Chalets certainly provide child friendly accommodation with 'Home away from Home' appeal. For families with children under 8 yrs old we ask that you book any catered chalet exclusively to your group. For families with older kids we welcome you at La Forge and we'll mix you in with any other groups staying in the chalet.

For mixed groups with children we prefer to keep dinner a 'grown-up' affair.  For under 12yrs we offer a 'Kidz high tea'.  Chef can either offer that nights menu or we freshly prepare cuisine with Kidz appeal; spaghetti, home-made pizza, crispy chicken fillets with fried potatoes for example. We will look forward to speaking with mum on the phone and receiving the hit list!

We offer our kidz high tea 6 nights per week whilst our other catering is 5 nights. This allows family groups to enlist the help of a local babysitter to eat out alone one night! If family groups would prefer to eat in together on the 6th night we can organise an extra nights catering at a supplement of £18 per adult.

The chalet itself is well equipped with everything kids may need, DVD, Sat TV, a basket of toys, books and games and for older kids we can even send you our own 'Baby-foot' (table football) We have a cots, and highchairs but we don't supply cot linen or car safety seats. Please remember to bring your own childs feeding equipment, nappies and formula milk. For little ones it is also prudent to pack two of everything; ski suits, mittens, hats, sunscreen etc.

By the nature of the Chamonix valley we recommend that families with small children also consider having at least one car. Certainly our excellent minibus service is available to take everyone skiing in the morning and collecting everyone at tea-time but please don't rely on our transport to take little ones back at lunchtime if they're cold or tired as invariably our staff will have left for their own ski time or they've gone shopping.