Chalet Famille

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	Chalet Famille
La Boucherie, 74110 Morzine France
tel: (0870) 068 3456

A family-run company affiliated to the Ski Club of Great Britain offering tailormade winter ski and summer alpine family holidays, priding themselves on personal service. The couple running the operation say they have a passionate interest in protecting the natural environment and are against the use of pesticides in food so use organic produce in their meals. Accommodation is in a seven-bedroomed luxury chalet (Egyptian cotton bed linen and towels) in the village of Morzine including two family rooms and a five-course meal six nights of the week.

No-smoking chalets or rooms

Smoking only permitted outside and on balconies.

Location of Care

In the chalets where they are happy for parents to call in throughout the day, unless the independently run nursery is used.

British-qualified staff

Run by an experienced and qualified nanny with first aid qualifications.

Staff to child ratio

Overall 1:3 though this is varied with children's ages.

Ages to qualify

From 6 weeks. No upper age limit.

Childcare

In-house care runs from 9am-5pm, Sunday to Thursday and 9am-2pm on Fridays.
Alternatively has an arrangement with a British nursery near Morzine, and will escort children between the nursery and chalet. Will also accompany children to morning ski school and collect both children and parents from the ski lifts at the end of the day.
Recommends calling to discuss childcare requirements.

Exclusive child ski lessons in English

No but recommends Morzine's Britsh Ski and Snowboarding school.

Babysitting

Can be arranged on request locally.

Other

All baby food is organic.
Can provide nappies, baby bottles, sterilisers, high chairs, cots, bedding and intercoms.

Adult guide price

For a peak week in February £520.

Offers for children

Available for children aged 2 to 12 on arrival, taking children's supper, for a peak week in February, £467 in own room or £152 sharing with two full paying members of the party.
Under 2s sharing room with two paying adults are charged a flat fee of £145 each.