
Pre-booking
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Will there be snow?
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What is ski hosting?
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How far are the ski lifts from the chalet?
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Is there a reduction if 3 or 4 share a room?
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Is there a single room supplement?
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Do you have a brochure you can send?
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Do you cater for children?
Is there a Creche in resort?
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Can I hold a room while I look at flights or confirm with
friends?
After-booking
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I am just about to book flights, which airports do you pick up
from?
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Who will meet us at the airport?
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What happens if we arrive and no one is at the airport to meet us?
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Do you have specific transfer times?
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I need ski's and boots, who should I hire from?
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How much are
the ski passes?
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How do we organise our ski passes? Do we need a photograph?
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I need ski lessons, who should I
book with,
should I book in advance?
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At what age can the children be booked into ski
school?
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Can the chef cater for dietary requirements?
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Do I need a full area ski pass if I am a beginner?
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I am a first time skier what should i bring?
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I need
Ski
Insurance, can i obtain some from you?
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When is the balance due?
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What time can we check in and what time do we need to check out?
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We are driving, do you have directions to the chalet?
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Can we hire ski
clothing in resort?
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What else should I bring?
Our friendly and knowledgeable office staff are always on hand to answer
any other questions that you may have.
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Will there be snow?
The ski lifts open around the middle of December and we are still skiing well
into April, most of the slopes
in Megeve are on pastureland so we can be
skiing on 30 centimetres of snow for example and have
fantastic coverage, whereas double the amount of snow is
needed to cover rocks and stones in the higher
resorts. Megeve is also very sheltered,
keeps
it's snow for longer and is not skied out as quickly as larger
resorts. We can still be skiing Fresh powder days
after it has fallen. For peace of mind there are also 487
snow cannons in resort to keep pistes open throughout the season.
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What is ski hosting?
We provide a ski hosting service, which is free. This
service is really to familiarise you with the resort
and to save you the time of keep looking at piste maps, we have 3 ski guides and tend to have a
slower, medium and
faster group. We guide on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings
until
12.30 when we will meet in the same restaurant for lunch.
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How far are the ski lifts from the chalet?
The nearest ski lift from Les Cimes and
Chalet Ryokan is the Chamois lift
in the centre of town, approx
a 5 minute walk from Les Cimes, the free ski bus is just a 2 minute walk away.
For Chalet Ryokan and
Jaillet the walk is a few minutes longer,
a drop off service is available.
The nearest lift to La Fruitiere is the
Mont d'Arbois lift station, a 12 minute walk or 2 minutes on the ski
bus. We operate a drop off service to the ski
lifts each morning.
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Is there a reduction if 3 or 4 share a room?
Yes there is a reduction of £30 per person
sharing a room at Les Cimes.
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Is there a single room supplement?
Yes, there is a 40% single room
supplement at Les Cimes, unfortunately we don't have any single rooms,
accommodation will be in a twin or double room.
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Do you have a brochure you can send?
We no longer have a printed brochure as there is much more information
on the website, we do have
an
online brochure,
click here to
view
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Do you cater for children?
Is there a Creche in resort?
We cater for children in our chalets, the
chef can provide a different menu and children can eat at an
earlier time, however we do not provide a creche
service. There is a creche in Megeve that caters for
children aged 2 and upwards and the ESF have a creche on
the slopes for 3 to 5 year olds.
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Can I hold a room while I look at flights or confirm with
friends?
We will hold rooms for you for 3 days, we
will then automatically take the rooms off hold so please
keep in contact with us if you would like the
rooms held for a longer period.
After-booking
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I am just about to book flights, which airports do you pick up
from?
We only operate a pick up service from Geneva airport which
is just an hour from Megeve
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Who will meet us at the airport?
One of our drivers will meet you on
your arrival at Geneva
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What happens if we arrive and no one is at the airport to meet us?
Just wait by the information desk,
our driver may have been held up in traffic
alternatively call us on 00 33 450
21 11 13
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Do you have specific transfer times?
No. We meet all flights, you just need to let us know
your arrival times. However, if there are two
flights arriving within 30 minutes of each other then we will
wait for that flight.
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I need ski's and boots, who should I hire from?
We use one of the local ski
shops a few minutes walk from the chalet where our guests receive a
discount, we tend
to organise equipment hire once you arrive in resort.
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How much are the ski passes?
A 6 day adult pass is 169 euros
and children's pass 136 euros. A 4 day adult pass is 125 euros
and a 3 day adult pass 100 euros.
Click here
for a full price list.
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How do we organise our ski passes? Do we need a photograph?
We will automatically
pre-order passes for you the week prior to your holiday so they
are ready for
you on arrival,
if you wish to purchase your own please let us know beforehand. Payment to be made
in cash
in resort as we pay cash for the
passes. If we pre-order your passes we do not require
photographs, if you purchase them yourselves, you will need a
photograph.
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I need ski lessons, who should I book with? should I book in advance?
We work closely with the ESF who have a number of excellent British and French Instructors, prices
start
at 37 euros for a 1 hr private lesson for up to 2 persons. Click
here for the ESF
website and to
book on-line.
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At what age can the children be booked into ski school?
Children can be booked into ski school
from 5 years old, if the children are younger the French ESF
ski school run a creche called the Piou Piou Club for
children aged 3 - 5 years which will be on snow.
More details can be found at
http://www.megeve-ski.com/eng/accueileng.htm
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Can the chef cater for dietary requirements?
Yes our chef
can cater for any dietary requirements.
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Do I need a full area ski pass if I am a beginner?
No, you can buy a debutants pass which
covers the lower slopes, the cost is approx 12 euros for the day.
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I am a first time skier what should i bring?
Jacket
& Salopettes,
Short or long T-shirts or thermal wear
under ski clothing, Ski
Socks, gloves and
hat,
Sun block and Lip Salve, Ski
Goggles or Sunglasses, Insurance documents.
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I am a non skier what is there for me to do?
There is a
large sports centre in Megeve with a swimming pool, sauna and gym, an indoor and
outdoor
ice rink, a local market every Friday, lots of scenic walks,
free access on the ski
buses to enable you to
meet friends for lunch, scenic flights over Mont
Blanc, access to the telecabines to meet friends for
lunch on the mountain plus lots of
designer shops and
splendid restaurants.
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I need
Ski
Insurance, can i obtain some from you?
It is very important to
have
adequate ski insurance cover for any holiday that you take,
If you don't have
your own cover
click here to obtain an on-line quote.
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When is the balance due?
The balance is due 8 weeks before your holiday, we will
send a reminder by email before it is due
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What time can we check in and what time do we need to check out?
You can check in at anytime, if you arrive
early and the room is not ready and you want to get skiing
straight away we will give you a room to change in. Check
out is 10.00am, if you are skiing on your
last day we will leave one room available so that you can shower room on your
return from the slopes.
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We are driving, do you have directions to the chalet?
Yes follow this link for
directions to Les
Cimes
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Can we hire ski
clothing in resort?
Unfortunately there is nowhere in resort
to hire clothing, if you are a first time skier we recommend you
borrow from friends, have a look on e-bay
or in TK-Maxx.
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What else should I bring?
Swim suit,
camera, camcorder, personal games, DVD's or ipod