“We have had a fantastic holiday. Every meal was amazing. Our holiday at Chalet Baloo exceeded expectations, the chalet is amazing and we had days on the mountains that we will never forget. Thank you so much for a holiday of a lifetime.”
Gorgeous mountain-chic chalet in leafy private enclave
Low season: from €12,400 whole chalet catered; Mid: from €19,120; Peak: from €28,935; self-catered prices also available
Summer: from €8,155 to €12,355 per week on self-catered basis
Chamonix
Sleeps: 12
Chalet Baloo is a properly stylish ski chalet that sits in a private, leafy enclave just outside Chamonix, together with its sister chalets Amazon Creek and Baby Bear. It has stunning designer interiors including faux furs, gorgeous leather chairs and antler chandeliers, as well as a first class chef and driving service.
Gorgeous, opulent, Alpine chic. Think skins and furs, designer chairs, lots of stained wood and leather, plus red rugs and cushions – red being the signature colour for all the chalets. Baloo was, in fact, a bergerie originally located in Méribel that was moved to Chamonix, hence lots of the beams are gorgeous, gnarly originals.
This luxury ski chalet has six en-suite double bedrooms, with a new bedroom having been added for winter 2018/19. There are DVD players in each, plus individual controlled heating, and the master bedroom in Baloo, which is huge, has its own woodburner and balcony. Each of the rooms is beautifully designed, continuing the Alpine chic theme, and really spacious.
Baloo is a fully catered ski chalet and serves up gorgeously hearty food, including cooked breakfasts, fresh cakes and pastries in the afternoon, and a four-course fine dining meal in the evening, plus cheese. There are excellent house wines plus a small cellar of finer wines to upgrade to if you so wish, and unlike at other chalets there is no set working menu – all meals are bespoke, prearranged with the chef to suit guests’ needs and preferences. The chef is properly passionate too, which adds to the whole gourmet experience.
Baloo has an outdoor Jacuzzi, indoor heated plunge pool, and a sauna/steam room. A new floor added for winter 2018/19 also incorporates a massage treatment room as well as gym.
Separate meals can be laid on for kids at this ski chalet, and it works with a top nanny service so can arrange English-speaking nannies or even Russian-speaking if requested. The chalet is also kitted out with children’s DVDs and toys, as well as kiddie paraphernalia such as high chairs, cots and even kids’ cutlery. There are also PlayStations in the chalet, and lots of lovely nooks and crannies in the eaves of the building for children to hide away and play in.
The gorgeous sense of seclusion, being tucked away in your very own private mountain hideaway.
The lighting is rather atmospheric in the bedrooms ie a bit dim and not great for doing make-up by. Very flattering though!
LOCATION
This Chamonix chalet is located in Les Bossons, a leafy little village on the Les Houches side of Chamonix, just five minutes’ drive from the town itself and five minutes from Les Houches by a winding back route. Mont Blanc looms so close you feel you could reach out and touch it.
GETTING THERE
Geneva is less than an hour away, and the chalet includes transfers with a private transfer company in the price.
AT A GLANCE
- Bedrooms: 6
- Bathrooms: 6
- Available Summer and Winter
- Location: 5 minute drive from Chamonix town centre, 7 minutes to Les Houches and Brevent, 15 minutes from Les Grands Montets and 20 minutes to Le Tour
- Jacuzzi hot-tub
- Sauna
- Gym
- Massage treatment room
- Indoor heated plunge pool
- Mont Blanc View
- Wifi
- Sunday changeover
- Bootwarmers
- Log Fire
- Parking
EXTRAS
Hammam, cinema room, massage treatment room, gym, xbox, Sky TV in living room, iPod docking stations in all the bedrooms along with plasma TV’s and dvd players. All ski stuff, from passes to ski school, can be arranged in advance and beauty treatments can be laid on. Branded rugged-chic Defenders are used to drive you around the resort too – far more stylish and fun than the usual VW Caravelles!
MY TOP TIP
Do spoil yourselves and sample some of the fine wines in Baloo’s cellar, including a knock-out 2001 Montrachet and Chateau Yquem Sauternes
GUESTBOOK
“Thank you team Baloo for a great time! The food was excellent and everything went like clockwork. We look forward to coming back.”
ENQUIRIES
If you would like to make an enquiry or a booking of this Chamonix chalet, please telephone – +44 (0)7772 853996 or click here to send me a message.
Remember, I have visited all the chalets we feature so can give you totally unbiased, independent advice on all of them. The prices I quote are also the list prices quoted by the chalets themselves, so there is no advantage in going to the chalets direct.
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