Chalet Nicolette France

Hidden away on the slopes between Bellecote and Belle Plagne, Chalet Nicolette offers luxurious accommodation for twelve lucky guests. Just moments from the fabulous Hotel Carlina, guests enjoy a ski-in ski-out holiday with astounding mountain views in a location that is the perfect starting point to discover the whole of the Paradiski ski area, one of the largest in the world. The blue run that glistens just a few steps from the front door of Chalet Nicolette opens up a ski paradise that will suit all guests. La Plagne itself enjoys over 225km of pistes and when using the brilliant Vanoise Express to Les Arcs, guests enjoy a mammoth 425km of ski slopes and two hundred and sixty four pistes! Chalet Nicolette is beautifully finished throughout. It boasts six gorgeous bedroom suites, a fabulous open plan living space, spacious terraces with an outdoor Nordic jacuzzi and an indoor sauna for your relaxation.
The Carlina Hotel, just moments from the chalet, boasts two restaurants, a gorgeous terrace perfect for lunch, a vibrant bar and a luxury spa, all wonderful facilities to have on the doorstep. If you pick Chalet Nicolette for your ski trip you will 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 Nicolette’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. Also a delicious, locally sourced sweet and savoury breakfast will be delivered to your chalet every morning.
La Plagne ski resort is comprised of eleven base villages which all have their own character and amenities, including Belle Plagne where Chalet Nicolette 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. It is no surprise why La Plagne is so popular!
Guests staying in Chalet Nicolette wake up to the most stunning snowy views. You will open the thick drapes in your bedroom and enjoy wide panoramic vistas sprinkled with snow-capped trees. It is beautiful and a great start to the day. The chalet’s six bedroom suites are superb. You will discover wooden clad walls, some natural and some painted, gorgeous feature walls, a mixture of beautifully dressed twin and double beds, televisions, exquisite soft furnishings and immaculate, contemporary ensuite bathrooms. You will certainly appreciate these luxurious nests after a tiring day on the mountain! Some of the bedrooms boast south-facing balconies with dreamy views. The chalet is built over three levels with three of the bedrooms on the lower level, the living area and one bedroom on the middle level and two bedrooms on the upper level. There are three kids sofa beds in the bedrooms, just in case you have a couple of extra little ones.
The chalet’s open plan living space enjoys sumptuous sofas, a modern feature fire and a large wall-mounted television in the lounge area, a perfect spot for pre-dinner drinks, a beautiful wooden dining table and colourful upholstered chairs in the dining area and a smart, sleek kitchen. The kitchen is very stylish and boasts the best of appliances including an excellent coffee maker for your early morning cup of coffee. A wall of floor-to-ceiling glass doors drown this trendy space in natural light, offer astounding views of the slopes and give access to the terrace. Here, you can pop and cork and enjoy a glass of apres-ski champagne while warm and snug in the hot tub, watching the sun set over the mountains. Alternatively, you can head to the large indoor sauna for some indulgent me time.
Chalet Nicolette is a wonderful base to explore one of the best ski paradises in the world. With traditional alpine charm and glorious contemporary touches, you will love your luxury mountain retreat.La Plagne is an incredibly popular ski resort in the alpine valley of the Tarentaise that links to Les Arcs via the Vanoise Express giving skiers access to the whole Paradiski area of 425km of slopes. The Paradiski is the second largest connected skiing area in the world with the majority of the slopes being above an altitude of 2000m. There is such a wonderful variety of scenery and pistes to discover. Paradiski is formed of eighteen ski resorts in total, including 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 Nicolette 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!
Much of La Plagne is 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 Nicolette is just moments from the 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.
As well as skiing and snowboarding, La Plagne offers many activities such as 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.
La Plagne enjoys a cinema and bowling, perfect for young ones or a miserable day.