Chalet Motif France

Chalet Motif is a highly desirable property built with the utmost attention to detail and totally inspired by the elusive artist Banksy. It is a fantastic tribute offering a quirky, luxurious and one-of-a-kind ski holiday experience. With four bedrooms, the property sleeps eight guests in total luxury. It is perfect for groups of friends or a family. Art lovers, games lovers and music lovers will adore the memorabilia, art works and unique additions throughout the chalet, whether it be a retro football table, a Gotham themed arcade machine, pop culture memorabilia or wall art decals that depict Banksy’s most famous works. As you tour this extravagant property, you will be totally captivated and wonder where on earth the interior designers found everything.
Chalet Motif is located in the picturesque village of Tignes Les Brevieres which enjoys a charming array of shops, bars and gourmet restaurants. The restaurants are so good, many visitors staying in Val d’Isere ski across the L’Espace Killy to check them out. Tignes Les Brevieres is nestled at the base of the famous Tignes’ dam with a gondola and chairlift that takes you up the mountain to just above Tignes Le Lac. There you can ski to the main lifts of Tignes and on to Val d’Isere if you wish. Tignes and L’Espace Killy boasts a sensational, high altitude with the Grande Motte glacier as a backdrop. With record snowfalls, the area is a pretty safe bet for skiers. L’Espace Killy enjoys over 300km of pistes. Tignes itself boasts 97 lifts including two high speed funiculars, one which transports you from Tignes Val Claret to the panoramic restaurant on the Grand Motte Glacier. Aside from skiing and snowboarding, visitors to Tignes enjoy an endless list of activites including ice diving, dog sledding, hang gliding, skidoo riding, ice climbing, parascending, ski-joring where you are pulled along by horses, skating, snowshoeing, indoor tennis and heliskiing.
This fabulous chalet is the work of four time world free ski champion Guerlain Chicherit and the renowned interior designer Mickael Amar Meriguet. They have done a brilliant job in providing a totally unique, striking property that guests will always remember. Each of the chalet’s four bedrooms enjoy details inspired by Banksy’s favourite cities. You may be sleeping in Bedroom Amsterdam where you will find a bicycle holding up the his and hers sinks or Bedroom Yankee with its brilliant quotes. The interior design is incredibly imaginative. Every bedroom suite enjoys a beautifully dressed kingsize bed, lots of wood in keeping with this delightful Savoyard village and a fantastic ensuite bathroom with a bath and shower. You will be totally mesmerised by the design and will enjoy soaking your weary limbs in your indulgent bathrooms.
The living spaces of Chalet Motif are open plan in design, enjoying a wonderful blend of alpine charm, contemporary flair and an industrial feel. With a colour palette of purples and smoky greys and black, the space is very striking. The living area boasts a plush purple velvet sofa, a majestic chair and lavish stools, all perfectly placed in front of the contemporary fireplace and enormous television. Huge floor-to-ceiling glass doors drown the space in natural light, offer spectacular mountain views and give access to the terrace. Behind you, an industrial steel staircase takes you to an astonishing mezzanine level where you can play on the Gotham themed arcade machine or the highly impressive football table. Once your teenagers discover these, you will certainly know where to find them! The dining area sits at the far end of the space with an eclectic collection of thrones for chairs and a spectacular dining table. The open plan kitchen is dazzling, all in black and white with a checkerboard floor and glossy black appliances. The chefs in your group will be highly impressed. You may decide to cater for yourselves or opt for one of the two catered packages available. While relaxing, you can listen to your favourite tunes on the chalet’s excellent sound system.
Chalet Motif also boasts a fabulous ski room for your equipment, a garage, a fitness room with some excellent equipment and a hot tub which sits on the extensive terrace, the perfect spot to relax with a glass of fizz while counting your blessings.
Guests staying at the chalet will enjoy a totally hassle-free trip with private transportation, a fantastic catering package with signature breakfasts, afternoon tea and gourmet evening meals, a daily selection of wines, a private butler service, daily cleaning, and more, all included in the rental price. The team are on hand twenty four hours to anticipate your every need and to offer a tailor-made ski holiday experience. The wellness suite is available to guests staying in a select number of chalets and offers a shared indoor swimming pool with waterfall spouts, a sauna and a steam room. It is a wonderful treat when you return with aching limbs and just want to relax. There are also other services available on request such as massages and treatments, ski pass purchases, restaurant reservations and more.Chalet Motif is located in the atmospheric, picturesque village of Tignes Les Brevieres, a wonderful village with easy access to the whole L’Espace Killy ski area. A gondola and lift take you from the village to just above Tignes Le Lac from where you can ski to the main Tignes lifts and on to Val d’Isere. The village enjoys a wonderfully warm ambience with its traditional Savoyard centre which is tucked in a sheltered position within the steep sided Isere valley. Chalet Motif sits alongside some other exclusive chalets on the sunny side of the valley benefitting from direct afternoon sun. Tignes Les Brevieres offers an excellent selection of restaurants serving Savoyard favourites including fondues, raclettes and pirards which are meats cooked on stone. They are mostly owned by local families with a passion for their trade. The village enjoys a good selection of lively bars for apres-ski including La Moose and Dickie’s Bar.
Tignes is a fantastic ski resort that sits at a very high altitude. It is famous for its record snowfalls and is linked brilliantly with Val d’Isere as part of L’Espace Killy. It is one of the best European destinations for skiers and snowboarders to carve up the slopes. In Tignes, Val Claret sits at 2100 metres high at the foot of the Grande Motte funicular. Le Lac and Le Lavachet enjoy more of a cosy village feel and all three areas are linked by a free resort shuttle bus. The villages enjoy excellent shops, ski hire options, bars and restaurants. In total L’Espace Killy enjoys over 300km of pistes, 150 shops, 115 bars and numerous ski schools making it one of Europe’s premier ski resorts. According to ‘The Good Ski and Snowboarding Guide’, Tignes and Val d’Isere together are one of the only two ski areas in France listed as ‘snow-sure resorts’. Tignes is excellent for all levels of skier and offers five free lifts for beginners.
L’Espace Killy is actually open eleven months of the year, thanks to the La Grande Motte Glacier. It backs onto the peaks of the Italian border too. You can ski the glacier in the summer months. The funicular railway that takes skiers to the panoramic platform at 3030m takes just seven minutes. It is worth the ride just for the view! The Perce-Neige funicular took four years to construct and transports three thousand people per hour travelling at twelve metres per second! The restaurant at the top is incredibly popular. There, you can take a cable car to a height of 3456m and take a thrilling ski down to Tignes Les Brevieres, have the services of a mountain guide to take you to the summit of the Grande Motte or just marvel at the glorious panorama of the surrounding mountains.
Tignes has come a very long way since the very first lift was installed in the old village of Tignes back in 1936. There are some wonderful activities available once the lifts are closed. Ice skating is popular and also the unusual activity of ice diving in Tignes lake. Evolution 2 welcomes beginners to experienced ice divers, providing equipment, guidance and instruction to enjoy this unique experience. Le Lagon Sports Centre offers a 25 metre indoor swimming pool with six lanes, a leisure pool with a wave machine, water slides and jacuzzi style massage beds. There is also a wellness area with hot tubs, saunas, a steam room and an ice bath.
Val d’Isere is within easy reach by car or you can ski across from Tignes Les Brevieres. Val d’Isere is famous for its skiing, apres-ski scene, exclusive boutiques and fabulous restaurants. The resort offers gondolas with heated seats, Wi-Fi, a number of luxury spas, a wonderful leisure centre and a fantastic night life. Surrounded by snow-capped peaks, Val d’Isere sits on the border of the stunning Vanoise National Park. Val d’Isere enjoys an authentic alpine atmosphere, a gorgeous historic centre, endless chocolate-box chalets and fantastic bars and eateries. The centre of Val d’Isere is a bustling high street which is surrounded by a number of small hamlets including Le Cret, Le Joseray, Le Chatelard, La Legettaz and Le Laisinant.Full catered chalet including:VIP WelcomeSignature breakfastAfternoon tea « après-ski »Daily selection of winesEvening mealGuest Experience TeamPrivate Butler serviceDaily cleaning and tidying serviceBeauty package “Clarins”Full access to the chalet’s wellness facilitiesOne parking space, with Valet parking service