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Thinking of booking a Family trip to 3v for xmas. We like Meribel, but not the prices. We want a nice chalet and tbh nothing in Meribel is close to the piste anyway.
Can anyone tell me about Les Allues. Is the travel painful? We'll prob take the car, but I don't want long waits/ stress finding parking spaces. I don't do ski bus with kids!
Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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As long as you get up early it's not stressful and easy to park. If you like a lie in finding a space at 10am or later may be more difficult
Otherwise drive to gondola in Les Allues, get on that anytime and don't worry about parking!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Maybe not if having snow to play in outside your accommodation is crucial for the kids (it was to mine). Nothing guaranteed, obviously but how about Mottaret?
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We have stayed in Les Allues several times at half term. We are fans. At half term we had no problem parking at the Chaudanne every day around 10. Late risers can come up on the bubble and there is an ok bus service. Really good pub in the village with excellent and affordable pizzas la tsuvretta. Les Allues is the ante dote to Meribel, also easy to get to Le Praz.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@Renside, i have stayed there before and I would recommend les allues to stay in, as previous posts have mentioned although you are against it the bus in to meribel is frequent and free, the bubble is fairly close to the centre of the village albeit on the other side of the road but if there is sufficient snow you can ski back to les allues, you could get the bubble back but it finishes around 5:30pm. there is a small supermarket and a ski hire shop (was british owned and run "ski higher" but not sure now, and the tserretta is a nice bar/restaurant with live bands after 10pm though I suspect with kids you might not see them!!!. there is good parking in meribel centre with the covered car park at chaudanne (payable).
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The buses are pretty good, they run about every 15 mins and go via meribel village. The golf lift that runs from meribel village goes directly up to the altiport area of meribel, this is where all of the learners/kids generally go. The parking in meribel village is free if you decide to drive.
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Stayed in Les Allues on several occasions and the hamlet has charm in abundance, but it is tiny... There is very little to actually do here (Spar, and a couple of restaurants and one great little bar/restaurant in La Tseratta)
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g1080950-d3880089-i73822442-La_tsaretta-Les_Allues_Savoie_Rhone_Alpes.html
On both occasions I've stayed here we've just walked up to the end of the hamlet (by the Spar) and caught the bus... The timetable is pretty good to tie in with decent amount of time on the hill and then for Apres at the end of the day, however, you will need to get down by around 7pm I think... I didn't find the bus too stressful or busy, but I don't have kids so I can't comment
There is also the bubble stop across the road for the Spar as well, if you don't fancy the bus.... Abs no need to drive up to Meribel IMO...
Anyhow... Enjoy dude...
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When I stayed in Le Raffort (very similar to Les Allues) I just got the telecabin up and down to Meribel each morning and evening, or the bus if staying later after the lifts shut. It was pretty easy.
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