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Les Gets Reviews
11 reviews of Les Gets in France.
Voted 18th out of 29 reviewed ski resorts in France
- Superb(4)
- Good(5)
- O.K.(2)
- Poor(0)
- Awful(0)
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Lovely family resort
Reviewed 3 Jun 2016
We love Les Gets and have skied here a few times. It’s a really good ski resort, good for families and intermediate skiers. It’s beautiful and very pretty, still with the charm that some purpose built ski resorts don’t have. It’s not too expensive either, and has all the facilities and restaurants you need.
Les Gets in April
Reviewed 27 May 2016
End of season snow was a bit iffy, but if you’re a good enough skier you can venture out to better conditions. There isn’t stacks to do in the village (drinking, eating, bit of ice skating) but as long as you’re centered around skiing it’s fine. In general I would recommend Les Gets to beginners. We went up to the next village for the swimming but didn’t realize you could only swim in speedos which caused a bit of an issue!
Wonderful week in Les Gets
Reviewed 26 May 2016
Had a wonderful week, beautiful weather and one snowy day. Les Gets is perfect for mixed abilities, pistes are true blues and reds and the blues are nice and cruisey. Lovely mountain restaurants. Only problems I had were with the documentation for check in 24 hours before, and I wasn't happy with BA after we arrived 2 hours prior to check in and it still wasnt open 1 hour 45 later.
Lovely family resort
Reviewed 27 Apr 2016
Les Gets is lovely, very expensive but lovely. We went out a couple of afternoons with the kids and did the dog sleigh race and there’s ice skating too. It has a short transfer time.
Great family resort
Reviewed 15 Jun 2015
Les Gets itself is a lovely resort – a manageable size and brilliant for families. My family had a great time here, and some friends who went the week after did too!
Really liked Les Gets
Reviewed 13 Apr 2015
I had a great week in Les Gets. Luckily for us it was the week before the French half term so the slopes weren’t too busy.
Rather than having just a few runs of each level, Les Gets has a large variety of different coloured slopes all over the area. You get halfway down a blue and then it splits off into a red or green, so you can spend the whole day doing five or six different runs down the same mountain rather than having the same runs over and over again.
I was told it was a very snowboard-centred resort which is why I came here but it actually has a much greater spread, more 50/50 skiers and snowboarders than predominantly boarders – this wasn’t a problem for me though. There are certain flat areas where you couldn’t go on a snowboard but there were certainly enough beginner and intermediate runs to enjoy. I had lessons every day in the morning which was great and then decided to rent skis so I could ski some of the more advanced slopes in the afternoons.
You can take the bus down the road to Morzine which I didn’t end up doing, but some people I stayed with did and thoroughly enjoyed it. There isn’t much here by way of non-ski activities - everything's more focussed on skiing, but Les Gets does have a good nightlife with a lot of good bars and restaurants and a few clubs.
Weather wise we had a bit of cloud cover on the first couple days as well as heavy snow pretty much every night – the mornings were clear and then it would cloud over later on. This wasn’t a huge problem as the runs are very wide so there are lots of escape routes.
Family orientated resort
Reviewed 19 May 2014
Les Gets is a nice, family orientated resort. As an intermediate I enjoyed the skiing. There are plenty of nice cafes and we did some shopping while we were there. There is also an ice rink. The only thing that we felt it lacked was some good parks for our children to play in, the parks that were there were too grown up for them. We went out of peak season but it wasn’t overly quiet while we were there. There weren’t many queues though which is always good. The transfer to the resort was ok, it was probably the maximum length we would want to do with small children though, around 1h30.
Lovely little town in big linked area
Reviewed 28 Jan 2014
In a nutshell, ski Holidays in Les Gets are: 1 - Just a stone’s throw away from the France/Switzerland border and just over an hour away from Geneva 2 - Les Gets is part of the largest ski resort in Europe 3 - the ‘Portes du Soleil’. Les Gets is perfectly tailored for families, intermediates and those wanting to avoid packed slopes. But don’t be put off if that doesn’t sound like you. There really is something for everyone in this resort – especially if you choose a ski pass for the whole ‘Portes du Soleil’ resort! Les Gets is part of a resort where you literally can ski between countries if you want.
Why locals love Les Gets resort
Reviewed 28 Jan 2014
Les Gets is a traditional, family-friendly ski village in a fantastic location – in France but right next to the Swiss border and only an hour away from Geneva - so it’s easy to access. Les Gets is a part of the ‘Portes du Soleil’ ski resort. The ‘Portes du Soleil’ resort covers over a dozen ski resorts and it is the largest ski resort in Europe (and it includes resorts like Chatel and Les Crosets) – meaning it offers a huge variety of routes to you if you so desire. In the whole ‘Portes du Soleil’ resort there are over 650km of pistes and around 200 ski lifts so there’s always something to explore. The ‘Portes du Soleil’ resort goes all the way from France to Switzerland - meaning if you wanted to you could ski between countries. Not something you can say about most resorts! However, if you just want to remain local, Les Gets and its neighbour resort, Morzine (which lies 100m below it), offer over 120km of routes and nearly 50 lifts alone. The Les Gets ski resort itself has 3 main mountain areas which are: -Les Chavannes -Mont Chery -Le Pleney. More is described about opportunities (and routes) for beginners, intermediates and advanced skiers in the ‘Skiing’ section of the resort homepage. However, a general overview would go a bit like this: Le Pleney offers the easiest way to access other ‘Portes du Soleil’ resorts (especially Morzine) while Mont Chery is the quietest of the mountainous areas of Les Gets as it offers the most challenging routes (most of which either red and black runs). The village itself of Les Gets is very traditional, relaxed and suited towards families. It was originally a traditional dairy farming village but now is a proper skiing village filled with wood and stone buildings and chalets. This is not really a ‘late night party town’ like Val D’Isere but, in the village, there is still plenty to entertain including an ice rink, a cinema (with films in English) and plenty of bars and restaurants. The restaurants in the mountains too offer a fantastic lunch stop and brilliant food with the ‘La Grande Ourse’ and ‘Les Mines d’Or’ being examples of fantastic food at good prices in Les Gets amongst others. Les Gets resort is traditional, relaxed and (as shown in other sections) offers an awful lot to skiers both during the day, in the mountains, and, in the evenings, in the village. ... more to follow...
VERY big skiing with Portes du Soleil pass
Reviewed 28 Jan 2014
Skiing In Les Gets -Les Gets Is undeniably a family-focused resort but still offers a lot for everyone in terms of skiing– particularly if you choose a ski pass for the whole ‘Portes du Soleil’ resort. -For beginners there is still much more choice than in other resorts. The Chavannes part of Les Gets is particularly useful for beginners. It has a beginners’ snow front area that has been completely renovated and is easy to access. Most of the ski lifts and gondolas to the area now all arrive on one level making the snow-front area for beginners easy to access for all. The Les Gets resort has also thought of children with a particular piste ‘Le Grand Cry’ on Chavannes mountain being children-only – meaning that children can learn safely. Other routes also exist for beginners such as small runs down the main street and also gentle areas such as ‘Blanchot’ (which consists only of green and blue runs) which are perfect for beginners and families to learn in peace. So novices and those learning gradually to ski are served well by ‘Les Gets’ - especially with pistes being less busy than rival resorts. -However, Les Gets itself is particularly suited to intermediates (particularly families). Over 110km of Les Gets’s routes are green, blue or red pistes. And if skiers choose to get the ski pass for the entire ‘Portes du Soleil’ there is over 500km of green to red runs across the entire ‘Portes du Soleil’ resort – meaning there’ll always be a new run to try. The fact so many of the routes in Les Gets and the entire ‘Portes’ resort are green to red make it perfect for skiers (like families) who want to challenge themselves, who want some variety in slopes but who aren’t totally ready to do challenging black runs confidently yet. Also, a variety of ski schools including ESF provide courses and lessons for this resort – which, again, makes Les Gets perfect for beginner or intermediate skiers who want to improve their skiing as lessons are provided and many reasonable ski routes are available. But for experts and advanced, experienced skiers– there is still a lot to offer (despite the majority of Les Gets being best suited to intermediate and family skiers). 9 black runs exist in Les Gets alone including ‘Bouquetin’ and ‘Yeti’ - with most of the challenging routes being found on the Mont Chery part of Les Gets. The mountains of Les Gets have forests as well – so off-piste skiing opportunities through the forests are available too for those brave enough to do it. But another possibility for advanced skiing is to take the ‘Portes du Soleil’ ski pass. Over 650km of routes then exist including many more challenging red and black routes in the other ski resorts that make up the ‘Portes du Soleil’ ski resort. So there is no limit on the skiing options available in Les Gets. There is a mix of routes and there is even more choice if a ski pass for all the ‘Portes du soleil’ area is bought (as it gives access to even more routes and resorts).
Good apres ski not just for young party animals
Reviewed 28 Jan 2014
Après-Ski in Les Gets -Les Gets is primarily a family-friendly, traditional resort and may not have the carnival après-ski party atmosphere of some local rivals but don’t be deceived - there are still plenty of things to do for people of all ages and different tastes once skiing is done for the day. -For those looking for livelier evenings, there are a fantastic selection of bars to choose from. The Irish Bar is one of the main bars in the town and offers regular live music, tapas served and also homebrewed beer and it’s not hard to see why it’s popular. Other fine bars are available (many providing Wi-Fi) – with options like Urban Cafe and Bar Bush showing live sports if you’re interested in watching some sport after a day of skiing. The main club in town, if you want to go clubbing, is the Igloo bar which stays open until a rather late 4am – if you can stay up that late that is! But, as said above, the resort is mainly a family-friendly resort and plenty is available for the family (and anyone else) to enjoy and participate in. Facilities such as a cinema (which shows films in English), bowling alleys and ice rinks are available in the village to do. And to keep younger ones entertained, if they’re lucky, around Christmas (between the 22nd and 28th December) it’s possible to meet Father Christmas no less! It’s also possible to have a tour through Santa’s enchanted forest over that period – which younger children can enjoy. More extreme activities are available too if you feel adventurous – for example paragliding, dog-sled riding (if your nerves can stand it) and snowshoeing which offers the opportunity to visit some remote areas of the resort. But for those wanting a more chilled and relaxed après-ski, many options exist to relax or eat out. To lose any aches and pains after a tough day of skiing, there is a Wellness Centre with facilities including Jacuzzis and saunas. Just what you need after a full day’s skiing! A huge variety of around 40 restaurants exist too to have a dine out at in the village. On the whole, the restaurants are charming, warm and importantly won’t break the budget. Restaurants like La Case K2 and Le Flambeau are among those highly rated and regarded but plenty of other high-quality options are available in the village (and in the mountains during the day) that are good value. So Les Gets may be traditional and friendly but it still has something for everyone – from late night clubs to bars and restaurants to extreme activities.
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