Chalet a Mamy, Morzine, France

Description

This superb 18th century Savoyard sympathetically renovated farmhouse, offers a unique catered or self catered chalet option, for your next ski holiday to Morzine. With its ancient beams, chandeliers, wooden decor, plus the modern facilities of a sauna and outdoor hot tub and also being within walking distance of buzzing Morzine, it ticks lots of boxes. Chalet La Ferme a Mamy combines, the old with the modern, being beautifully reclaimed from its 18th century farmhouse roots and has been refurbished to a high standard retaining all of its original features – slate floors, the ancient beams, an open log fire, rustic walls and spacious rooms. It has a wonderful nostalgic ambience reflecting its history, plus a real sense of comfort, space and luxury. There is also a separate TV lounge from the main living area, adding to the space with UK TV, Netflix and there are iPod docking stations to add to the contemporary yet traditional experience.

This luxury ski chalet is located in a quiet back road just over the footbridge from the centre of Morzine. It is an easy 4-minute walk to the Super Morzine cable car, giving easy access to the heart of the Portes du Soleil ski region. The Pleney lift is a further few minutes’ walk or you can just hop on the ‘Petit Train’ to be taken round to the alternative lifts.

The bedrooms at La Ferme a Mamy are stylish, elegant and are spacious. The chalet has three doubles/twins with ensuite showers, two ensuite triple rooms (one of which has a bath), plus a spacious family room sleeping 4 adults with an ensuite shower. Each room is supplied with bathrobes, slippers, flannels plus lovely complimentary toiletries.

If selecting the catered option, the food and drink at this luxury ski chalet is of an exceptional standard. It provides a delicious buffet style breakfast with a different hot option on every day of the week apart from the chef’s day off, when its a continental breakfast. There is also afternoon tea on 6 days of the week, and then a 4-course evening meal on six nights of the week, with the house wine being complimentary at all times.

Mains might include slow roast pork belly with Bayonne ham, black pudding and apple compote with Lyonnaise potatoes, cider jus and cumin roasted carrots. Or pan seared duck breast with creamed cabbage and celeriac, bacon and chestnuts plus caramelised star anise pear. Puds range from plum and pistachio frangipane tart with crème fraiche to apple ‘four ways’ (strudel parcel, sorbet, mousse and toffee apple wedge).

Chalet at a glance:

• Bedrooms: 6
• Bathrooms: 6 + extra WC
• Location: 500m to town and the nearest gondola
• Jacuzzi hot-tub
• Sauna
• Flat screen TV
• Wifi
• Bootwarmers
• Log Fire
• Parking

Guest comments :

‘I wanted to keep this a secret but at the same time, this chalet is so worthy of an honest review and we all thought it was brilliant from start to finish. This is our first catered chalet experience and we will definitely return — no need to look anywhere else as this has it all.’

‘We had a fantastic stay at La Ferme a Mamy and it was, without a doubt, the best chalet holiday we have ever had (and there have been many!). By the end of the week we all agreed that there was not a single thing that could have been better.’

‘We have just returned from a week in the wonderful La Ferme a Mamy. We have stayed here before and thought that it could not be any better than our first visit. How wrong could we be!’