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Introduction We're one of very few chalets to offer fully flexible catering arrangements. Choose from self-catered or part-catered (1-3 evening meals per week). We can take groups of up to 8-9 in Chalet PT (10 at a squeeze). Choose from the following... weekend/short break, week or longer
winter, summer, off-season
whole or part of chalet
holiday or corporate
The chalet Our location Chalet Petit Tinqueur is in Les Praz, 15-20 mins' walk from the centre of Chamonix (or 5 mins by car/bus/taxi). It's on the sunny side of the valley, well away from the road and is just 100m from the Flégère cable car, the mega-friendly Ravanel ski hire shop and the golf course. See where we are on a map. The accommodation is extremely flexible. It can comfortably fit 8 people (12 if you know each other well...) - whether friends, colleagues, couples or families. Lounging, eating and cooking Most of the downstairs is given over to an open-plan kitchen/living/dining room. It is fully furnished, comfortable and attractively done up. There is an open log fire, a large TV, a DVD player and a mini hi-fi system. There are 50+ DVDs to keep you zombified (feel free to bring your own), as well as plenty of English books and magazines (mostly about wine). The kitchen area includes a dishwasher, washing machine, fridge-freezer, built-in hob, oven and microwave. Snoozing We have 4 bedrooms: Bedroom 1 ('The Pompidou Room', named after its brightly painted pipes) is downstairs and has 2 bunks. [Sleeps 2, 310cm x 250cm] Bedroom 2 ('The En-suite Room', named, er, after its en-suite shower room) is on the first landing. It has a queen-size double plus 2 bunks - ideal for a family, sharers or a couple who like having their own bathroom. [Sleeps 2-4, 400cm x 270cm] Bedroom 3 (imaginatively named 'The Balcony Room') is on the second landing. It has a massive super-king double, 2 bunks, plus high ceilings and a balcony looking out at Mont Blanc. It's perfect for a family, sharers or a couple who like a big bed and a view... [Sleeps 2-4, 470cm x 380cm] Bedroom 4 ('The Mezzanine Room') lies on a mezzanine at the top of the house. It has 2 single beds, which can be pushed together to make a double if desired. Note: this room has reduced ceiling height. [Sleeps 2, 440cm x 270cm] We provide all bedding and towels. Washing In total, there are 2 bathrooms (one en-suite) and 3 WCs. The master bathroom has a luxurious large corner bath/shower, two sinks and a loo. There is an additional separate WC on the first landing and one downstairs. Outside Double patio doors lead outside to the sunny garden/deck area. Here, we built a wooden deck and stuck in a 5-person hot tub. Chalet PT was one of the first chalets in Chamonix with a tub - quite a few have since followed. What else beats a beer in the tub after a great day on the mountain...? In the summer, the deck is perfect for lounging in the sun, enjoying a BBQ, a dip in the 'slightly less hot tub' or just admiring the jaw-dropping views of the Mont Blanc massif. At the front of the house, there is a storage room for skis, boards and boots. There is plenty of parking available outside. Life's too short not to eat and drink well. Our hosts have received several marriage proposals from guests who can't get enough of their grub! Hearty nosh We don't do poncy flashy food. We do great wholesome stuff instead - the sort of thing your mum makes and that hits the spot when you've been on the mountain all day. Brekkie: fresh bread and jams, marmalade, Marmite (great with French bread...); choice of eggs; choice of cereals; yoghurts; tea/coffee and juices. Afternoon tea: fresh pots of English tea (French tea is much weaker); cakes like Sally's lemon drizzle cake, her choc chip and Mars Bar cake, coffee and walnut cake, chocolate brownies... Dinner: starters include home-made cauliflower soup, salade nicoise, tomato/mozz/basil, chevre and beetroot salad, garlic 'shrooms; mains include tartiflette, shepherd's pie, bangeurs + mustard mash, salmon steaks en cocotte, chicken in cream/brandy sauce with almonds; puds include summer fruit tartlets, blackberry/apple crumble, caramel crème, choice of sorbets; the cheeseboard always has at least 5 or 6 cheeses on it - local ones like Tomme, Reblochon and Beaufort, plus beauties from elsewhere in France like Vacherin, Munster, Bleu d'Auvergne and various goaty things... We can also knock you up a cracking packed lunch (for a small extra charge). Top vino Sam loves his wine and in 2005 set up a little wine company, selling initially to other folk in/around Chamonix (including quite a few of the other chalets!). Good wine is not something you will go short of here. We serve a range of great house wines, all sourced directly from producers in France and sometimes Italy. White: Chignin Vielles Vignes - produced by Michel Quenard near Chambery, absolutely the no. 1 producer in Savoie; a minerally wine that undeniably reflects its roots in the mountains, but is beautifully balanced with citrus fruit - not dissimilar to some New World Sauvignon Blanc. Chabrier Vin de Pays d'Oc Blanc - 80% Sauvignon Blanc, 20% Chardonnay - a right charmer. Coming from a producer near Sam's place down south, it smells and tastes of pineapples and peaches. Gringet - a lovely wine made by little producer Domaine Belluard from a super-spurious grape grown on a hill half-way between Chamonix and Geneva - and found nowhere else in the world... Chignin-Bergeron Les Terrasses - in Sam's view, the absolute daddy of all Savoyard wines; M. Quenard's piece de resistance, made from the Rhone grape Roussanne (known here as Bergeron); a phenomenal wine, packed with tropical fruits, rich and long, guaranteed to make you sing with the pixies...
Red: Domaine Rouge Garance Feuille - a beautiful modern-style Cotes du Rhone made by a forward-thinking producer down south near Avignon in the Rhone Valley. Red fruits is the name of the game - but still great with all manner of meaty or cheesy food. Domaine de Verchant V1582 - fab merlot-based wine from the outskirts of Montpellier. Made by charismatic winemaker Arnaud Warnery, this is chocolate in a glass. Glorious stuff. Domaine de l'Ocelle - classic southern wine from between Montpellier and Nimes, also made by Arnaud Warnery, who really is a great bloke and one heck of a winemaker. Blended from traditional southern varieties including Grenache and Syrah, it's southern sun and warmth in a glass. Chateau d'Or et de Gueules - produced by a superb producer in the Costieres de Nimes region at the southern end of the Rhone valley; rich, spicy and warming, it's perfect for winter drinking. Domaine du Daurion Les Poetes - a juicier, fruitier red from an estate between Montpellier and Narbonne - it really tastes of blackberries. Gamay - one of the local red grapes of Savoie (and Beaujolais), produced by - yep, that man again - Michel Quenard; a light, fruity wine that is best served slightly chilled. Petit Rouge & Torrette - 2 wines from the nearby Aosta Valley in Italy produced by the Co-operative des 11 Communes at Aymavilles; medium-bodied wines, with healthy lashings of fruit (and we promise the Torrette doesn't make you swear...)
Sparkling:
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| Week | Price Self Catered ( €) | Short break (€) | | Dec 7-14 | booked | 70% of full price
| | Dec 14-21 | booked
| | | Christmas 21-27 booked | | | new year | booked | | | Jan 4-11 | booked
| | | Jan11-18 | 1750 | | | Jan 18-25 | 2000 | | | Jan 25-1 | 2000 | | | Feb1-8 | 2150 | | | Feb8-15 | 2750 | | | Half term Feb 15-22 | 3500 | | | Feb 22-1 | 2999
| | | March 1-8 | 3000 | | | March 8-15 | 2400 | | | March 15-22 | 2400 | | | March 22-29 | 2000 | | | March 29-5 | 2000 | | | Easter April 5-12 | | | April 12-19 | 2000 | | | April 19-26 | 1250 | |
Self-catered is for 7 nights accommodation, including linen. Part-catered means we can provide catering for some nights of the week. Our weeks run Sun-Sun, tho' we may have some flexibility. Contact us if you're looking for a shorter break, self-catered accommodation or don't want to book the whole chalet (per person prices also available). Prices exclude flights, insurance, airport transfers, lift passes, equipment hire, guiding and instruction. We can arrange minibus transfers from a range of airports - contact us for a quote. We accept payment by bank transfer or cheque to my Euro bank account in France or by VISA or Mastercard credit/debit card. (We reserve the right to levy a surcharge of 2% for payments made by credit/debit card.)
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