Grande Sassiere

Grande Sassière has the most amazing sitting-dining room in Val d’Isère. The room itself is large and lovely with acres of parquet and panelling, and massive roof beams, and the views from it are simply extraordinary. The south wall is solid glass, and the only view as spectacular as the moon on the mountains at dinner is the sun on Solaise at breakfast.

The breakfast scene in our photos is exactly how it looks. There has been no computer jiggery-pokery. The table may look as if it’s out on the balcony but it certainly isn’t – our guests don’t eat breakfast at -15º.

There are six excellent bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms. Four have the same view south, one looks west, and one has to make do with small windows looking up a mere square mile or so of mountain.

Obviously, the views wouldn’t be such a feature if the chalet were down on the main street. Grande Sassière is four minutes’ walk up a private road from the valley floor, another minute from the bus stop, twelve in all from the centre. This is where Larry, our discreet bright yellow Land Rover shuttle, comes in. Between 08.30 and 10.30am, and 3.30 and 8.00pm, it will run guests from Grande Sassière and Petite Sassière (the chalet next door), to or from any point they wish in Val d’Isère. Making these our only chalets literally ten paces from the lifts!

Rooms in order of preference (in our opinion):

Bedroom 1: Double (9’ x 11’) on ground floor. Huge bathroom with wc. View south.
Bedroom 2: Twin (13’2” x 9’6”) on first floor, with french window to south-facing balcony, views across the village. Bathroom with wc.
Bedroom 3: Twin (13’2” x 9’6”) on first floor, with same excellent view south. Bathroom with wc.
Bedroom 4: Double (9’10” x 9’2”) on top floor, under eaves, with partly open-plan bath and basin, and separate wc, and balcony.
Bedroom 5: Twin (10’8” x 10’8”) on first floor, shower-room with wc. Large windows with view west.
Bedroom 6: Twin (10’8” x 10’8”) on first floor, shower-room with wc. Small windows, view east up mountain.
Sitting-Dining Room: (30’ x 18’) Under rafters, with log fire, balcony, TV, DVD, WiFi, and open-plan kitchen (not included in measurements).

Next to the hamlet of Le Cret, but closer to town. Please note, our Land Rover service is included with this chalet at no extra cost.

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