Highlights

Moments from the Aiguille du Midi lift

A short stroll from Chamonix's restaurants

A year-round, historic resort

A huge variety of winter and summer sports

Less than one hour from Geneva airport

Smith tip

You’re in pole position at Apartment Angelina so if there’s a good snowfall during the night, don’t hang around once the cable car opens. Chamonix has some of the best off-piste skiing in the Alps but conditions don’t stay perfect for long. You can expect a lot of competition to be the first through the powder first thing in the morning.

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Apartment Angelina

Chamonix, France[view map]

Style: Fireside family nest
Setting: Icing-sugar-snow-tipped pines

Located right in the centre of Chamonix and just metres away from the Aiguille du Midi cable car, Apartment Angelina is the perfect choice for serious skiers. The resort is known as the capital of Alpine extreme sports and there’s an enormous range of activities to choose from, both summer and winter. The apartment sleeps six guests in three double or twin rooms so it’s also ideal for families seeking something with a greater sense of home than a hotel. You can choose to hire Apartment Angelina on a self-catering or fully catered basis and, whichever level of service you choose, there’s a dedicated resort concierge to help organise a fantastic break in the mountains.

Need to know

Rates

From £7,818–£13,727 for a week’s hire on a self-catering basis. Fully catered packages start at £11,667 for seven nights and go up to £20,917. Fully catered three-night stays start from £6,917; four nights from £8,167.

Sleeps

Six guests in three bedrooms with queen-size or twin beds.

Ideal for

Serious skiing, extreme sports, short breaks and family holidays.

Minimum hire

One week if self-catering, but three and four-night breaks are available when you hire the apartment on a fully-catered basis.

Booking process

Smith deposit taken when you book. A 25 per cent deposit is required on booking with the balance due eight weeks before arrival. Cancellations less than 56 days before arrival receive a 50 per cent refund. No refunds if your cancellation is 36 days before arrival.

In the know

Eating and drinking

The apartment has a fully equipped kitchen and if you are self-catering your hosts can do a food shop for you. The fireside dining table comfortably seats all six guests. Whichever package you choose you enjoy a Champagne reception, but guests choosing a fully catered package get a chef who prepares breakfast, afternoon tea, canapés and a four-course gourmet dinner with wine. Fully-catered guests also have an open bar and wine cellar. Supermarket: Chamonix doesn’t have any large hypermarkets but there are Casino supermarkets on Rue Paccard and in Gallerie Alpina. There’s a Supermarche U on Rue Joseph Vallot (Monday to Saturday: 8.15am–7.30pm; Sunday: 8.30am–12am). Off license: As well as the supermarkets, Le Vinophile at 278 Rue du Docteur Paccard (+33 (0)6 08 37 49 19) has a wide selection of wines and will deliver to the apartment. Deli: Refuge Payot on Rue Joseph Vallot in Chamonix (+33 (0)4 50 53 18 71; www.refugepayot.com).

Housekeeping

A housekeeper is available on request if you are hiring the apartment on a self-catering basis. Housekeeping is included in a fully-catered package.

Children

Welcome. Car seats, high chairs, buggies and children’s cutlery can all be provided. Kids’ menus can be arranged on request and babysitters can be booked for you, too. The garden is a secure space for children to play in.

Entertainment

There’s a CD player with a selection of discs in the sitting room. Even if you book Apartment Angelina on a self-catering basis there is a resort concierge that can help arrange activities for you and provides a shopping service. If you hire the apartment on a catered basis then you also have the benefits of a chalet chef, a chauffeur and private transfers to Geneva airport. Meals are tailor-made to your preferences and you are consulted on menus prior to arrival. Children’s menus can also be provided. The concierge can also recommend and book the best local restaurants.

Provided

Bed linen, towels, toiletries, bathrobes, Champagne reception and in-resort concierge service. If you choose the fully-catered package you also have your own chef, chauffeur and private transfers to Geneva airport.

Packing tips

Chamonix is less about posing on the slopes and more about pitting yourself against the mountains. Bring crampons, ice-axes and snow goggles to fit in with the extreme sports junkies in town.

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