Sowell Résidences Pierre Blanche

“Christmas Family Ski trip ”

We were a Party of eight consisting of myself, my wife and daughters aged 19 & 23 stayed in a two bed apartment also my eldest daughter her husband and two grandchildren aged 10 and 13, who stayed in single bedroom apartment. Both apartments were on the small side, but served their purpose very w... more

We were a Party of eight consisting of myself, my wife and daughters aged 19 & 23 stayed in a two bed apartment also my eldest daughter her husband and two grandchildren aged 10 and 13, who stayed in single bedroom apartment. Both apartments were on the small side, but served their purpose very well, both apartments were clean, suitably furnished with kitchen area consisting of cooker.hob , sink , micro wave with grill crockery, pans and cutlery and with plenty of cupboard space, table 6 x chairs and sofa bed in the lounge area. Bedrooms had Plenty of wardrobes and a safe. The bedrooms consisted of two single beds together and were hard. Not to my taste. But that's my opinion. There are double doors leading to a balcony which does get partial sun during the day. There is a ski room but we never used it, we kept our skies and boots in the room, also there is a swimming pool, but again unable to comment because we did not use. Access to the slopes varies depending which building and floor you are in. There are three buildings 1 & 2 have good access building 3 smallest and only has four floors and access to the slopes is on the 4th floor, we were on level 1. Ground floor so we had to get the lift up to 4, across the car park then walk to access the slopes, it's a short walk up steps and stepped slope walk way to the rear of the building across a bridge, beginners would find it hard in ski boots and carrying skis. That's the negative of these apartments but in reality were good value, there is amenities consisting of a small supermarket, pizza bar, lounge bar area, sports wear shop and reception. Bed lining and towels collected at check in and extra provided if requested. Les Menuiers and three Valleys ski area is fantastic with great skiing including snow cannons if lack of real snow, Les Menuiers has everything and more cost effective than its neighbouring resorts. Les Menuiers has everything from bars , restaurants for adults, but there is safe sledging area for kids, ski school x 2 Prosneigh and ESF. Direct Access to the piste areas is simple and well provided for with fast modern chair lift Les Menuiers, Rock 2 and you can ski down to pick up other chair lifts to other areas. The pistes were well groomed, cared for with plenty of artificial snow, from many snow cannons at night time, despite having no snow which arrived before we arrived and the weather was good whilst we were there, variable with sunny days and cloudy days. My grandchildren and son in law went into ski school their first time skiing and by the end of the week were skiing red runs. The rest of us skied everywhere across to. Merible, Val Thorens, and Motteray. I would highly recommend this self cantering holiday apartments and the three Valleys ski area. We had a fun Christmas as a family

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“Great value and location ”

I have stayed at this apartment twice now. The place is on the small side but has modern features which was like home from home. It is the cheapest around the area and loved that it was not just decorated with pine. Shower was poor as the head lacked spay and power. Very close to the centre and s... more

I have stayed at this apartment twice now. The place is on the small side but has modern features which was like home from home. It is the cheapest around the area and loved that it was not just decorated with pine. Shower was poor as the head lacked spay and power. Very close to the centre and ski from door with a short walk. I felt disappointed that my shoes were either moved or stolen from the ski room before I vacated the property and the staff did very little to help find them which resulted in me having to quickly purchase new shoes.

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