Village centre twelve minutes’ brisk walk
Resort minibus service from Rond Point to chalet
Thomily is quite unique. How many chalets have their front door at the top, their bedrooms below their sitting room, and a dining room practically on a ski run?
The top-floor sitting room is roomy and high, with huge windows and a wrap-around balcony giving wrap-around views of Bellevarde and the Charvet. When the sun goes down, there are DVDs, WiFi and a log fire.
On the next level down are the five excellent bedrooms with their rather opulent marble bathrooms. Three bedrooms have balconies with lovely views, while two have extra beds for up to four half-price children, or a maximum of two extra adults, all subject to flight seats.
The lowest floor is where the amazing dining room is. If you are the keen sort who’s on the first and last lifts, you’ll miss the slightly surreal experience of waving your toast at skiers as they glide past just a few feet away.
Next to the dining room are the kitchen, where one of our top chefs will be getting hot and stressed, and the sauna, for you to get hot and de-stressed.
If you’re coming to Val d’Isère for the nightlife, art galleries or church, we do have chalets in more convenient locations. The main village is twelve minutes’ walk across the nursery slopes or fifteen by road, the free Train Bleu bus stops just by the chalet, and from 17.30 until 20.00 our Land Rover shuttle runs from the Tourist Office to the door.
But if you’re coming for the skiing, look no further: Thomily is very well situated. Confident skiers collect their skis and boots from the ski locker and boot warmer on the top floor and ski down the steep little hillside past the dining room, hoping not to cause amusement to anyone still at breakfast. The rest of us just walk the hundred metres or so to the M piste, whence we zoom down to the village centre, nursery slopes and main lifts.
At the end of the day, most guests ski back across the M piste from the Rogoney chair. It is the last lift to close. Guests at Thomily certainly get their money’s worth from their lift pass…
( Please note that the use of the sauna in Chalet Thomily is at your own risk and that of your party members. We cannot accept responsibility for any accidents/injuries that occur during the use of the sauna. Children must be supervised when using the sauna.)
We are extremely well-suited to families. Some of our chalets are large, some small. Some are very smart, some very good value. And some have Extra Beds for children.
Chalets are more relaxing for families than hotels, where parents are constantly worried that their brood will upset fellow guests, or self-catering apartments, where most of someone’s holiday will be spent shopping, cooking and clearing up.
And, perhaps surprisingly, Val d’Isère is the ideal family ski resort. It has good snow, short queues, wide nursery slopes with free lifts, and extensive new beginner runs higher up the mountain at the top of Solaise. (Beginners do, however, need a ski pass to access these higher nursery slopes) The flat village, free and frequent buses, very good ski schools, English-speaking instructors, and lots of British youngsters also help hugely. Where to Ski and Snowboard magazine describes the nursery slopes as ‘95% perfect’.
Sumptuous ski chalet on Val d’Isère’s pistes
Super bedrooms with en-suite facilities throughout
Piste-side dining room
Top-floor sitting room
Sauna, boot warmers and TV for DVDs
WiFi
Village centre twelve minutes’ brisk walk
Resort minibus service from Rond Point to chalet
Evening Land Rover shuttle
A chef and an assistant, who live in
5 bedrooms for 10-14 guests
3 baths, 2 showers
Bedrooms in order of preference (in our opinion)
Bedroom 1
(16’4″ x 13′) Very large south-facing double with balconies on two sides, an extra pair of fitted bunks, bathroom and wc.
Bedroom 2
Twin (12′ x 9′) with balcony and view up Face de Bellevarde, and bathroom and wc.
Bedroom 3
Double (18′ x 8′) looking west, divided in half by fitted cupboards, with bunks on one side of them. Bathroom with wc.
Bedroom 4
Double (10′ x 8′) facing west, with balcony, shower and wc.
Bedroom 5
Twin (11′ x 8’6″) with shower-room and wc and a small window looking south.
Dining Room
(16′ x 10′) Light and spacious. Skiers pass as you eat breakfast and tea. The kitchen is off this room.
Sitting Room
(19′ x 14′) with 16′ high ceiling! Very comfortable with lots of armchairs, log fire, TV and DVD, and vast balcony. WiFi.
Extra Beds
In rooms 1 and 3, which can be used when one party fills the ten main beds. The cost for these extra beds is half the quoted Thomily price (not including any transport) or 85% of the quoted price if a flight and transfer are required. On certain dates we may not be able to provide a flight for an extra bed. Please note that there are minimum charges applicable – click here for more information
Sauna
(9′ x 4′) Next to dining room.
We start with a proper breakfast. Fruit juice, porridge, cereals from Rude Health, bacon, eggs, baguettes straight from the famous local bakery, yoghurt, tea and fresh coffee from Nespresso machines (with instant or infusions for those who prefer them). On one morning breakfast will be self-service with fresh croissants and pains au chocolat delivered to your chalet.
You return from the slopes to find bread and jam, a freshly-baked cake (except on staff days off), tea and coffee left out for you. If you would like hot chocolate, please inform your chalet staff (and tell them how you like it!).
Dinner is where we pull out all the stops on five nights of your holiday. Our policy on food is straightforward. We start with the best cuts of meat and the best fresh fruit and vegetables, not really counting the cost. Everything we need is available in Val d’Isère. Most people are very happy with our normal formula of canapés followed by a three-course, fixed-menu, dinner-party-style meal. The cuisine is largely French, though with a fusion of other influences.
A small proportion of our guests wishes to eat different food from the rest of their party. If you request a different diet, we will be able to offer one alternative meal so that the normal meal or this alternative will be suitable for vegetarians, vegans, dairy free, no red meat or no onions/no garlic.
Or you could tailor-make a menu for your party for the week and ask us to cook, say, two fish meals, one chicken, one red meat (when vegetarians can simply not have the meat) and one vegetarian meal – or whatever combination suits your group. This way everyone enjoys the same meals all together and, dare we say it, eats a little more healthily.
If a diet is more complicated than those mentioned above, we may have to make a charge for special ingredients but we will let you know in advance. If you want us to buy in special non-dairy milks and yoghurts there will be a charge in the resort, much the same way as the alternative wines mentioned below.
There are some diets we cannot cater for. We regret that we do not have the separate fridges, etc., required for Kosher diets, we do not have access to Halal meats, and we cannot guarantee that our chalets will be nut-free.
With dinner, we serve free unlimited quantities of a selection of very drinkable French AOC wine and vin de pays. This is, unfortunately, only with dinner, not breakfast, and we stop serving the wine when the coffee appears.
We also have a wine list from which you can buy everything from slightly smarter wine to Châteaux Lafite-Rothschild or d’Yquem. We sell these wines at less than they cost because you are not drinking the house wine.
Please note that the use of the sauna in Chalet Thomily is at your own risk (and that of your party members). We cannot accept responsibility for any accidents/injuries that occur during the use of the sauna. Children must be supervised when using the sauna.
Damage deposit for all bookings.
•½ of Espace Killy •Fantastic après •Traditional chocolate box village •Skiable glacier
Ski never-ending pistes and powder, ogle at colossal peaks and cosy Savoie architecture, then end the day with some of the world's most wild and wonderful après ski. Val d'Isere is considered by many to be the best ski resort on earth, and we’re inclined to agree.
Great for •Families •Groups •Non skiers •Catered Chalets
Snow Report: Top 375cm, Bottom 66cm
Snow Forecast: 18cm expected this week
Snow History: April average depth 139.5cm
Approx. airport transfer times depend on conditions:
Chambéry (CMF) | 145km, 1h45 |
Geneva (GVA) | 180km, 2h40 |
Grenoble (GNB) | 210km 2h50 |
Region: | France, Alps. |
First opened: | 1934 |
Val d'Isere lift pass price last reported as €294 (adult 6 day). Ask for a quote when booking Chalet Thomily.
Night skiing: Yes, every Thursday
Val d'Isere has NSEW facing slopes.
Usually open for skiing October - May.
Town altitude: | 1850m |
Top of slopes: | 3300m |
Bottom of piste: | 1550m |
Vertical drop: | 1900m |
Total length of trails: | 300km |
Longest piste: | 10km (Tignes) |
Widen your search by viewing all ski holidays, all ski chalets, or all France ski chalets.