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Chalet Abode grown ups week

Chalet Abode grown ups week As you can see from the above image (view from Chalet Abode in St Martin de Belleville) it’s been snowing around the Alps over the past few days. To celebrate the snowfall...

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A look inside: Villa Gella

A look inside: Villa GellaSkiing in Bulgaria has for some time been associated with low-cost holidays and is an unknown quantity to many travellers but now, as the FT How to Spend It magazine...

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Seeking solitude in Commeire

Seeking solitude in Commeire The Valsian hamlet of Commeire is a small farming village perched on a mountain-side at 1,500 metres above the Grand St. Bernard valley. The entire village, which has just...

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New Year Verbier

New Year Verbier It’s not too late to book a chalet for the New Year week in Verbier. The newly launched Chalet Annelies is available from December 22nd through until the 20th January 2013. There’s a...

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Chalet Spa December

Chalet Spa December With the ski season now only a couple of weeks away (Verbier have announced that they’ll open properly on December 1st) you’ll probably be dreaming up excuses to get onto the...

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Short Chalet Stays

Short Chalet StaysRecently we’ve been hearing from a lot of people who want to take a short break to the mountains either in December before the Christmas and New Year rush or in mid to late January....

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December Ski Chalets

December Ski ChaletsWe haven’t seen this much snow in the mountains for quite some time and everyone is getting pretty excited for skiing. If you’re sitting at home wishing for some deep powder skiing...

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Powder and Spa

Powder and SpaChalet Spa Blanche is a sleek ski chalets in Verbier with dramatic views from what has to be one of the coolest terraces in the Valais. It’s the sister chalet of Chalet Spa and has...

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February Half Term

February Half Term Now that we’re into 2013 the next major ski week will be the February half term. There are still a few chalets left in top locations that have the family friendly vibe that you’ll be...

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The Caprices Festival in Crans-Montana

The Caprices Festival in Crans-Montana One of Switzerland’s best kept secrets, the Caprices music festival, is now into its 10th year. What started out in 2004 as a low-key local event has grown up...

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Desert Ski Chalet

Desert Ski ChaletLocated at the Mall of the Emirates in Dubai the Kempinski hotel is one of the chains top properties. For those that don’t know Mall of the Emirates is home to Ski Dubai – the indoor...

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Kids in tow

Kids in towWhen you’re travelling to a ski resort with children you’ll want to be sure that there’s the right balance between playtime and grown up time. These five ski chalets are the best of both...

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The story behind Tiger’s Nest

The story behind Tiger’s NestTell us a bit of the story behind Tiger’s Nest? We’ve lived in Asia for over 15 years and have always valued the levels of service you find there, as well as the...

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The ultimate romantic ski chalets for 2

The ultimate romantic ski chalets for 2 Chalet Baby Bear Chamonix, France – Tucked away in a quiet corner of the Chamonix Valley – Baby Bear is, as the name implies, a bijou chalet perfectly suited to...

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Lodging in Verbier

Lodging in Verbier For a long old while Verbier had a pretty limited choice of high-end hotels – surprising – given its well-heeled and sophisticated clientele and a continual flow of business over a...

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Zermatt

Zermatt Dominated by the iconic Matterhorn, the town’s architecture ranges from ancient wooden barns to opulent Victorian-era hotels to cutting-edge contemporary chalets. Dotted around the hills above...

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Nicky Dobree’s Ferme de Moudon

Nicky Dobree’s Ferme de Moudon Ferme de Moudon is quite a famous chalet and appeared on a special edition of the Grand Designs show, presented by Kevin Mcloud, Grand Designs Abroad. Nicky and James...

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Verbier

Verbier Located in French speaking south-western Switzerland Verbier is unquestionably one of the most celebrated resorts in the Alps. With an altitude of up to 3,330 metres at the top of the Mont Fort...

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Courchevel 1850

Courchevel 1850 Situated in the colossal ski domain of Les Trois Vallees, with access to over 600 kilometres of pistes that are serviced by over 200 ski lifts, Courchevel 1850 immediately ticks the box...

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20 of the Best Luxury Chalets of 2015 – 2016

20 of the Best Luxury Chalets of 2015 – 2016 We love all the properties that we feature on our site and always do our best to recommend the right property for each client. With so many noteworthy...

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