WELCOME TO THE LODGE! From the moment I saw it, I knew WELCOME this beautiful chalet in the Swiss Alps was destined to become my favourite mountain hideaway. I chose SIR RICHARD BRANSON’S Verbier because it’s an amazing year MOUNTAIN RETREAT IN VERBIER, round destination and offers world- PERCHED HIGH IN THE SWISS class skiing, fabulous après-ski and ALPS, IS THE PERFECT YEAR- everything you could wish for in a ROUND ESCAPE. COMPLETE WITH summer escape! Paragliding, rock NINE STUNNING BEDROOMS climbing, mountain biking… you name AND SUITES, AN INDOOR it! I hope you too will enjoy your experience at The Lodge as much POOL, INDOOR AND OUTDOOR as I always do. HOT TUBS AND A FRIENDLY TEAM OF EXPERIENCED STAFF INCLUDING A SPA THERAPIST AND MICHELIN-STAR TRAINED SIR RICHARD BRANSON CHEFS, THE LODGE IS A TRUE ALPINE PARADISE, IDEAL FOR A LUXURY SKI HOLIDAY OR AN ACTIVE SUMMER BREAK. ROOMS MASTER SUITES Your room Located on the top floor (4th floor), with magnificent views The Lodge is the perfect place for holidaying with of the mountains and valley opposite, both Master Suites friends and family. This picture-perfect chalet sleeps are very spacious with feature centrepiece fireplaces, up to 18 adults in seven beautifully decorated luxury a sitting area and mini-bar. For families who would like bedrooms and two stunning Master Suites, all enjoying interconnecting rooms, there’s a secret door in the bookcase views to the valley below. An additional six children can which connect the two Master Suites together. be accommodated in the kid’s bunk room. BEDROOMS Located on the 2nd and 3rd floors, each bedroom is uniquely designed. Our Duplex Room is set across two floors with a bathroom located up a set of stairs. Room 3 has a corner balcony but does not have a separate shower room. Room 2 has a separate shower but does not have a balcony. All bedrooms (apart from the Duplex Room) can be made up with double-king size or twin beds. LARGE BEDROOMS Located on the 2nd and 3rd floors, all four large bedrooms are very spacious and have balconies and large bathrooms with separate showers and bathtubs. All bedrooms can be made up with double-king size or twin beds. BUNK ROOM The Bunk Room is located on the 2nd floor and can accommodate six children. It comes equipped with three sets of bunk beds, a separate shower room, a plasma screen TV with Netflix and Apple TV, a games console and bean bags – perfect for some time away from the adults. DINING SUMMER In summer meals are served communally, giving you a chance to share what you’ve been up to during the day with other guests. Our rates include breakfast, light lunch or picnic, and dinner as well as all drinks (including alcohol). You can dine al fresco (our chef loves to cook up a storm on the BBQ!) whilst enjoying the fresh mountain air with a cocktail in hand on the terrace. We’re happy to arrange private dinners for a special occasion – just ask us about which rooms would work What’s on the menu? best for this. The food served at The Lodge is one of the highlights of your stay, and we serve a mix of Swiss and international cuisine. Dining can be as formal or WINTER informal as you wish, from full four-course gourmet feasts to healthy meals with the children. Meals can In winter our rates include breakfast, afternoon tea and be themed, traditional or a mix! We also stock a dinner on all but one night during the week, when you’ll great range of international wines, top quality spirits, be able to sample the best of Verbier’s culinary delights. If international beers and of course plenty of bubbles! you make it back to The Lodge for lunch, or if you choose to stay behind during the day, a light lunch will be served. All guests are encouraged to treat The Lodge like their own home and are welcome to help themselves to drinks at any time. FAMILY The Lodge is a great place for a family holiday as we have plenty of things for children to do. We call kids staying at The Lodge, ‘Lodge Rangers’ and offer a welcome pack and a range of great activities available on request, including children’s films that can be downloaded from Apple TV or Netflix, toys, a games console, books, games and treasure hunts in the evenings if they are not too tired after a long day out. If you have a rather large group of Lodge Rangers, or if you’d just prefer it, we can arrange a set programme with some advance notice - just let us know the ages and interests of the Rangers concerned, and we’ll come up with plenty of ways to keep them entertained! The Lodge has a kid’s bunk room which can accommodate six children. We can also arrange babysitting for an extra charge; just give us at least 24 hours’ notice. Please note that during peak weeks and school holidays, we may need more notice to ensure that we can have a babysitter available. Special food and beverages or simple snacks and light meals can be prepared. Party time It’s time to let your hair down in the party room! You can shoot some pool or dance the night away to thumping tunes, all underneath a twinkling disco ball. If you want to take it easy we can pop on a film for you and your friends or family while you enjoy a few drinks from the bar. Or if you fancy venturing out into Verbier the town boasts over 40 restaurants ranging from the simple to the stylish. Just ask us for our recommendations. EXPLORE INDOOR POOL AND HOT TUBS Relax those aching muscles in the indoor or outdoor hot tubs after a day out – it’s heaven! Or just refresh yourself with a dip in our 9m heated indoor pool. STEAM ROOM If you want to unwind at the end of the day you can let off some steam in our steam room. It’s also a great way to purify your skin. SPA TREATMENTS After an active day on the mountains there’s a good chance your muscles will be aching after all that effort. Relax and unwind with a treatment in the capable hands of our resident beauty therapist. Ask our reservations team for a full list of spa treatments. GYM Need a little more stamina? Visit the gym and workout on the treadmill, bike, cross-trainer and free weights station and afterwards ease those muscles on the stretching mats. We’ve even got a plasma screen TV, with Netflix and Apple TV and a music system to keep you entertained. MOUNTAIN BIKING MOUNTAIN SCOOTERS YOGA Verbier is home to the legendary Grand A fleet of ‘Arapaho’ mountain Scooters is kept Where better to relax, and heal than in Raid BCVS, stages of the Tour de Suisse by Télé-Verbier, the lift operators, and you can the fresh mountain air? There are several SUMMER and the Swiss downhill championships. do a lap from the top of Ruinettes down to mountain top locations for yoga practice With hundreds of kilometres of biking Médran which is a short walk from The Lodge. and classes can be held outdoors or at ACTIVITIES trails, ranging in terrain and gradient, there The run takes 20 minutes on average. The Lodge. A great combination is a gentle is something for every level of mountain hike with a session of yoga up on biker. If it is the downhill adrenaline rush CANYONING the mountain. you are after without the effort of the Don a wet suit and take to the water! Brave uphill climb, take advantage of the lift the icy cold snow-melt water and climb and service which operates from the beginning Everyone knows that Verbier jump your way down a waterfall and river of July to mid-September. A day on the bed. With an experienced mountain guide is a fantastic resort in winter, mountain with your bikes doesn’t have to with you, you’ll use a variety of climbing be extreme; it can be the ideal activity for but did you know about all the and scrambling techniques to negotiate all the family to enjoy. great things to do in summer? a course down and through gorges and waterfalls, including jumping into pools HIKING along the way. From paragliding to It doesn’t get more Swiss than a hike in canyoning, wine tasting, the mountains, however, a day’s walking PARAGLIDING in the mountains doesn’t have to be Why not take to the sky and see the yoga, rock climbing, extreme steep and difficult. We are lucky to have spectacular sights Verbier has to offer from a stream that runs across the middle of mountain biking, golf, tennis, the air? Take a tandem flight where you can the mountain called ‘the Bisse’. Originally sit back and enjoy the experience, or take a or hiking there is fun for all used to take freshwater from the glacier course and go solo. If you would like to book at Mont Fort to the village of Levron, it is ages. Burn some energy with a flight with a local provider please let the now maintained for walkers and is totally team know and we will arrange this for you. with a swim in The Lodge’s flat for the majority of the walk.