The chalet is in the beautiful Giffre Valley and less than a ten minute drive from Samoens village, which is the only winter resort to be listed as a French "Monument Historique". From here the Grand-Massif Express Gondola takes you to Samoens 1600 and links to the whole of the Grand-Massis ski area.

Samoens has a variety of speciality shops and excellent restaurants, a market held weekly on a Wednesday and an internationally renowned Botanical Garden which celebrated it's centenary in September 2006.

As well as the excellent downhill skiing, the Haut-Giffre area offers many kilometres of telemark skiing on prepared trails and there is great scope for ski mountaineering and snowshoeing.

In summer the valley offers a full range of activities, including mountain biking, cycling, parapenting, white water rafting, horse riding, canyoning, rock climbing and via ferrata, as well as being a beautiful area for mountain walking, with many walks having spectacular views of the Mont Blanc Massif.

From Samoens the famous Col de Joux Plane road, often a stage in the Tour de France and only passable in the summer months, goes north to Morzine. At the head of the Giffre valley is to be found the spectacular cirque of the Fer a Cheval, an area of outstanding natural beauty.

The Chamonix Valley, the historic town of Annecy and Lake Geneva are all within a one hour drive.