Chalet Francine France

Chalet Francine enjoys an enviable position alongside its sister chalets and the outstanding Carlina Hotel just moments from a delightful blue run that allows you to ski the whole of the phenomenal Paradiski ski area. Sitting in the Belle Plagne area of La Plagne, this fabulous six bedroom chalet offers exceptional snowy mountain views and some wonderful treats that will make your ski holiday even better! The chalet is nestled between Bellecote and Belle Plagne, offering luxurious accommodation for twelve guests. It is ideal for families or groups of friends. If there is a huge group of you, you could also look at Chalet Aimee and Chalet Nicolette. Guests staying at Chalet Francine enjoy a ski-in ski-out holiday, a major plus.
La Plagne itself enjoys over 225km of pistes and when using the brilliant Vanoise Express to Les Arcs, guests enjoy a massive 425km of ski slopes and two hundred and sixty four pistes, one of the world’s largest ski areas. La Plagne is comprised of eleven base villages which all have their own character and amenities, including Belle Plagne where Chalet Francine is located. The local La Plagne ski area boasts seventy six lifts and one hundred and thirty five slopes. Skiers enjoy a diverse skiing experience with some of the mini resorts high on the mountain and others amongst the trees. Paradiski offers a huge variation in altitude, between 1200m and 3250m, with over seventy percent of the area above 2000m.
Interior designers have waved their magic wands over Chalet Francine. It is luxurious, beautifully finished and enjoys gorgeous contemporary furniture throughout. Guests enjoy a wonderful open plan living space, south-facing terraces offering a very sunny aspect, an outdoor Swedish jacuzzi and an excellent infrared indoor sauna. The Carlina Hotel, just moments from the chalet, boasts two outstanding restaurants, a gorgeous sun-trap terrace perfect for lunch or a warming hot chocolate, a chic bar and a luxury spa, all wonderful facilities to have on the doorstep. Guests staying at Chalet Francine receive a VIP welcome with champagne or wine, a tour of the chalet, the services of a 24 hour reception team, a private ski room with a boot dryer, a beauty package with fluffy robes and slippers and family entertainment including board games and video games. Chalet Francine’s guests can enjoy a premium service where all concepts of your ski holiday are taken care of. A professional team can organise airport transfers, ski lessons, ski rental, ski passes and child care. The in-resort five star team are available 24/7 to arrange private transport, reserve a magnificent mountain restaurants, organise activities like bobsleighing and dog sledging or arrange private chefs or wellness treatments or help to arrange grocery deliveries. A delicious, locally sourced, sweet and savoury breakfast will be delivered to your chalet every morning as part of the Premium service.
Decorated in contemporary alpine style, the chalet’s open plan living space is very spacious and enjoys natural light flooding through the wall of glass doors that open to the terrace. You can relax on sumptuous sofas enjoying the modern feature fire, the sensational views and the large wall-mounted television in the lounge area. This area is perfect spot for pre-dinner drinks or a family game. The dining area offers a beautiful wooden dining table and smart chairs where you can enjoy a hearty breakfast before hitting the slopes, a yummy afternoon tea or a gourmet dinner. The kitchen is very stylish and boasts an excellent range of appliances including an excellent coffee maker for your early morning cup of coffee.
Your south facing terrace is home to your hot tub, a wonderful spot to enjoy the sun setting over the mountains. You just need a bottle of fizz chilling so that you can relax in the bubbles with a glass of apres-ski champagne. For a little more well-deserved pampering, you can head to the large indoor infared sauna.
Chalet Francine is built over three levels with three gorgeous bedroom suites on the ground floor together with your sauna, your glorious open plan living space on the first floor and the final three bedroom suites on the upper floor. Each of the bedrooms comes with an immaculate, contemporary bathroom, some with baths and overhead showers and others with showers. You will sleep on sumptuous mattresses dressed with cloud-like, luxury duvets and crisp cotton linens. Some of the bedrooms are south facing, enjoying lots of sunshine and beautiful views from their delightful balconies. The bedrooms in the eaves enjoy characterful, vaulted, wooden ceilings. All of the bedrooms have their own television too.
Chalet Francine is a fabulous chalet from where you can easily explore one of the best ski paradises in the world. With traditional alpine charm and glorious contemporary touches, you will adore your luxury mountain retreat.La Plagne is nestled in the alpine valley of the Tarentaise, an area which easily links to Les Arcs via the Vanoise Express to form the renowned Paradiski area. The Paradiski is the second largest connected skiing area in the world with 425km of slopes with the majority being above an altitude of 2000m. There is such a splendid variety of scenery and pistes to discover. Paradiski is formed of the eighteen ski resorts Arc 1600, Arc 1800, Arc 1950, Arc 2000, Peisey Vallandy, Villaroger, Bourg St Maurice, Plagne Montalbert, Plagne Bellecote, Montchavin, Les Coches, Champagny en Vanoise, Belle Plagne, Plagne 1800, Plagne Soleil, Aime la Plagne, Plagne Centre and Plagne Village. Chalet Francine enjoys an excellent position, steps from the blue run that goes from Plagne Bellecotte to Belle Plagne. You will be on the slopes in minutes!
Many of La Plagne’s pistes are above tree level though there some very pretty runs between the trees. There is an abundance of wide-open motorway pistes through the main bowl with Plagne Centre being at the crossroads of the ski area. Below Plagne Centre is Plagne 1800. Plagne Soleil, Plagne Village and Plagne 1800 are just above, a short lift away from the centre and offering numerous gondolas and lifts to explore the ski area. The Olympic Bobsleigh track is just below Plagne 1800. Just above Plagne Village you will discover quite a number of green and blue runs that drop into Plagne Bellecote. Belle Plagne is just above Plagne Bellecote. Higher up, you will discover Les Verdons at 2500m, Grande Rochette at 2505m or you can head over the other side of the mountain towards Champagny. Beautiful forest runs take you to Montchavin, Les Coches, Champagny and Montalbert. At Montalbert and Longefoy, at 1200m, there is a freestyle area and extensive cross-country ski trails.
Chalet Francine is nestled next to the excellent Carlina Hotel, Belle Plagne. In the heart of the Paradiski ski area at 2050m, it is a brilliant location and the hotel enjoys two restaurants, a gorgeous terrace and a luxury spa, all of which welcome guests from the chalet. At La Table du Carlina, the brilliant chef and his team prepare delicious gourmet dinners. At the more intimate L’Ercheu, you will enjoy mountain specialities such at morel fondue and matouille. The Carlina bar is chic, refined and the scene of much apres-ski revelry. The terrace is good for a hot drink and enjoying the sunshine! The hotel’s Pure Altitude spa enjoys an indoor pool where you can swim with a view, a hammam, sauna, jacuzzi and fantastic wellness treatments.
La Plagne offers night skiing. You can enjoy a magical alpine sunset at La Grande Rochette with views stretching from Mont Blanc in one direction to Courchevel in the other before skiing blue runs back to La Plagne. Thanks to a special taxi ski service, non-skiers and beginners can also enjoy the moonlight ski experience, joining the group for a traditional two course Savoyarde meal at La Grande Rochette.
La Plagne offers many activities other than skiing and snowboarding, including ice skating, glacier walking, snowshoeing, sledging, husky dog rides, bobsleighing and superluge. It is also popular for snow biking and ice climbing. You can hire ‘fat-bikes’ and head off to a blue trail. There are daily panoramic helicopter flights available so that you can sit back and admire the snow-capped mountains from even higher up. Some of the helicopter trips will pick you up from the resort and take you over into Italy or Switzerland from where you can ski back accompanied by a mountain guide, definitely a once in a lifetime experience.