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WINTER 2017 - 2018 Press pack #savoiemontblanc www.savoie-mont-blanc.com PRESS PACK Winter 2017-2018 1. SAVOIE MONT BLANC page 3 2. NEW ACCOMMODATION page 4 3. NEW RESTAURANTS page 7 4. ON THE SLOPES AND OFF THE SLOPES page 10 5. ARCHITECTURE AND HISTORY page 12 6. EVENTS page 13 7. SKIING IN THE SPRING page 15 8. LINKED AREA AND MAP page 16 ARMAILLIS—LES SAISIES © ANTHONY COTTAREL © MATT CHARLAND © M. DALMASSO © BF 2 PRESS PACK • WINTER 2017 - 2 0 1 8 © MATT CHARLAND Savoie Mont Blanc is the world’s premier destination for winter sports. CHIC.COM The area covers two thirds of the Alps and includes 112 ski resorts, which Chic.com is a new are all easy to access by plane (airports include Chambéry, Grenoble, Lyon website that allows and Geneva), train or car. skiers to hire ski clothes – trousers + jacket + goggles + gloves – online, then delivers them Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc airport, located in the heart of the French Alps, is well to you in resort. connected to the UK. BA flies from London City, London Stansted and, new for this winter, Manchester. FlyBe flies from Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter, Manchester and Southampton. Chic.com has a choice of five styles www.chambery-airport.com for men and women, as well as one style for children aged from 8 to 16. Clothes are by the brands Salomon, SAVOIE MONT BLANC IN NUMBERS Fusalp, Poive Blanc, Quiksilver and Roxy for the adults, and Quiksilver • 112 ski resorts and Roxy for the children. Goggles • 18 linked ski areas and gloves are by Reusch and Bollé. • A ski area covering 566km², or 55% of the total French ski area Order online and your pack will be • 74 Nordic skiing centres delivered directly to your accommo- • 9,505 ski instructors (ESF) dation on the Saturday of your arrival • In winter, 33% of the clientele is non-French (2015-2016) - and will be collected the following • 24 ski resorts have the «Famille Plus Montagne» label Friday. This brand new service is available in five resorts of Savoie Mont Blanc: Brides-les-Bains, Méribel, Les Menuires, Val Thorens and La Plagne. It costs from €99.90 per week for adults and €79.90 per week for children. PRESS PACK • WINTER 2017 - 2 0 1 8 SAVOIE MONT BLANC 3 HOTEL HYATT CENTRIC ©LA ROSIERE New accommodation NEW OPENINGS ˃ Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is opening ˃ K2 Collections is opening a new hotel in its first hotel in a European ski resort and the Courchevel, the K2 Djola (Djola means little prestigious group has chosen the pretty resort brother in Tibetan). Inspired by the success of Megève. Located on the Mont d’Arbois of the K2 Altitude and the K2 Palace, the K2 slopes, Four Seasons Hotel Megève includes 55 Djola is a luxurious gem in the centre of chic and contemporary rooms and suites, a spa Courchevel, with 24 cosy bedrooms. with six treatment rooms and an indoor- www.lek2djola.com outdoor pool as well as a fitness centre. There are five options for drinks and dining open to ˃ A new Club Med is opening in the pictu- guests and non-residents, including a new resque and family-friendly resort of Sa- H036 - LES MENUIRES ©H036 home for Le 1920, Megève’s Michelin-two-star moëns, with 420 rooms and two restau- restaurant. rants. The main restaurant has four corners: www.fourseasons.com/megeve a family corner, a baby corner, a wine corner and a healthy food corner. The Gourmet Lounge is a gastronomic restaurant with ˃ HO36 Les Ménuires is a new type of accom- menus created by the Michelin-starred chef modation, a mixed between a hotel and a Edouard Loubet. guest house. Located at the bottom of the The Club Med Samoëns Morillon Grand Mas- slopes, in the centre of the resort, HO36 will sif offers childcare for babies from four mon- have 35 bedrooms and five lofts that can sleep ths old to teenagers aged 17. from one to eight people. It will also include a bar and a restaurant with a fun and friendly ˃ The Hyatt Group is also opening its first atmosphere. ©CLUB MED SAMOENS MORILLON GRAND MASSIF mountain hotel. A Hyatt Centric (four-star) With prices starting from €35 per night per will open in La Rosière, at the foot of the San person, HO36 Les Menuires offers a unique Bernardo ski area. It will have 71 bedrooms, and affordable accommodation in the 3 Val- a bar called H40 Bistro Bar, and a fashio- lées. It will open on 15 December 2017. nable all-day dining restaurant, La Tavola, www.ho36hostels.com open for both guests and non-residents. www.larosierehotel.com 4 PRESS PACK • WINTER 2017 - 2 0 1 8 ACCOMMODATION HOTEL AURAUCARIA - LA PLAGNE ©HOTEL ARAUCARIA HOTEL RENOVATIONS ˃ Assas Hotels, owner of the Héliopic Sweet ˃ Also in Val d’Isère, the four-star hotel Or- and Spa and the Rocky Pop in Chamonix-Mont- melune has created an additional floor with SPEND A NIGHT Blanc, has bought the Araucaria Hotel & Spa in ten new bedrooms. La Plagne Centre. The building has been com- https://ormelune.com/en/ IN A MOUNTAIN HUT pletely renovated and extended by an extra ˃ Les Cimes Blanches in Courchevel has After two years of work Le Refuge 1,000m2 to create some new spaces, including become the four-star Fahrenheit Seven hotel. du Lac du Lou opens a new a cocktail bar, an auditorium and a children’s Located in Courchevel Moriond 1650, this ski- building with four dormitories play area. The hotel boasts 84 chic bedrooms (sleeping a total of 31 people) in, ski-out hotel has 44 bedrooms decorated in decorated with a sense of fun, a Nuxe spa and and a large dining room. Situated a vintage and cosy style. Guests (and non- a restaurant. at 2,300m in the Belleville Valley, residents) can enjoy lunch at La Rotisserie or www.araucaria-hotel.com between Val Thorens and Les on the terrace. In the evening, Le Panoramik Menuires, this mountain hut is has a lively atmosphere and serves different accessible by off-piste skiing from ˃ The three-star hotel L’Avancher, in Val types of fondues and other specialties. the ski area or on snowshoes. The d’Isère, has been completely rebuilt in a cosy http://fahrenheitseven-courchevel.com Belleville Valley council has and warm style. It has 37 bedrooms, a wine invested €1.2 million in this large bar, a lounge with a fire place and a spa. The ˃ In Courchevel Le Praz, the family who has project in order to provide hikers hotel also includes three apartments, which owned the four-star hotel Les Peupliers for 80 and skiers with a new welcoming are ideal for families. years continues to improve the building. This haven above Lac du Lou. There is winter, four new junior suites will open and a guardian on site to welcome skiers and hikers and provide a four bedrooms have been refurbished. hearty meal. www.lespeupliers.com Les Belleville Guides Office ˃ Hotel La Maison Blanche in Saint-Gervais +33 (0)4 79 06 09 51 Mont-Blanc has become Le Coeur des Neiges. [email protected] This three-star hotel is the perfect place for a romantic weekend. The 12 bedrooms are beautifully decorated and have comfy Swedish beds as well as a large choice of pillows. A delicious breakfast of organic products is served until 11am, in bed or in the breakfast room. In the evening, guests can enjoy cock- tails, wine and tapas. Le Coeur des Neige also has a small spa. FAHRENHEIT SEVEN HOTEL - COURCHEVEL ©FAHRENHEIT SEVEN HOTEL www.coeurdesneiges.fr PRESS PACK • WINTER 2017 - 2 0 1 8 ACCOMMODATION 5 MONTANA LODGE - VAL THOERNS ©MONTANA LODGE NEW RESIDENCES : ˃ Val Thorens has a new five-star residence ˃ Another 41 apartments will open in with 17 south-facing hotel-serviced apart- Edenarc at Arc 1800 in the residence Les 2 ments boasting views over the slopes. With a Monarques, as well as a 200m spa with an contemporary chalet atmosphere and a spa indoor-outdoor pool, four treatment rooms, with a pool, sauna, steam room and treatment a steam room, a sauna and a hot tub. https://en.lesarcs.com rooms, the Montana Lodge shares Val Tho- rens’ relaxed luxury ethos. ˃ Two new residences are opening in the This new residence is perfect for families; it Eucherts area in La Rosière. Chalet Grivola is has direct access from the ski room to the a four-star residence with eight spacious slopes and the meeting points for ski lessons apartments, a sauna and a fitness room. and the French Ski School Pioupiou Club are Hameau de Barthélemy is a luxury chalet located opposite. with 20 apartments and a wellness area. www.village-montana.com www.larosiere.net ˃ At the bottom of the Pleney slopes in Morzine-Avoriaz, Le Chalet Joux Plane has two buildings with 20 apartments. It also boasts an indoor and outdoor pool, a fitness room and a cinema. http://en.morzine-avoriaz.com NEW CHALET : ˃Ex pro-skier and rally driver Guerlain Chicherit is opening three new luxury cha- lets in Tignes, including Chalet Bansky, featuring art from the famous graffiti artist. Chicherit now has five luxury chalets, each of them with their own theme and original décor. www.gc-kollection.com TIGNES - GUERLAIN CHICHERIT KOLLECTION © ANDYPARANT. 6 PRESS PACK • WINTER 2017 - 2 0 1 8 ACCOMMODATION CLUB MED ©CLUB MED New restaurants ˃ New for winter 2017/18, Club Med will Table de Jeanne will transport guests to the serve food all day: breakfast is available until past with its traditional ‘grand-ma’ cuisine.