VAL THORENS APARTMENT FOR 10 PEOPLE FULLY RENOVATED

As 2 families (8 people in total) holidaying with teens this apartment was great. 2 bedrooms and bathroom facilities on each side of the living area meant each family had their own toilet/ shower. The sitting room/ kitchen were adequate to cater for everyone and there was plenty of seating at the table. The apartment has great storage for ski boots/ coats etc with loads of hooks and shelves. There are 3 ski lockers for the apartment a floor below (the apartment is 3 smaller apartments that has been converted into one larger apartment). The apartment itself was good and clean, beds comfy. Needs a bit of a freshen up of decor but the bathrooms are all newish and the showers are great with plenty of hot water.It is a long walk from the Reception area and several floors down in the lift BUT 1 floor down (2 minutes) to the ski locker and you are straight out onto the slopes.The apartment block itself is a bit shabby and the soundproofing between apartments is not great so you can hear other people move furniture etc and there seems to be a lot of rubbish thrown off balconies. There were a lot of groups of young adults staying but we were not disturbed much by them - no more so than we would have been by a family with small children.For the apartment and the skiing experience we would definitely consider returning.

The apartment was great and on a perfect location. It’s possible to ski to the main lifts and ski storage is included in the building. The size of the apartment is good for 8 adults, it’s bigger than it looks on the pictures. It would not be comfortable with 10 adults, because of the small fourth bedroom with bunk beds. Receiving the key at arrival was easy, however it would be nice to receive the instructions in English. Communication with the host was very good.

Great place to stay, absolutely ideal location for the slopes with very simple ski in/ ski out. The chalet was great, a bit small in the communal area for 8 adults to socialise, but worked fine. It is well equipped with good amounts of cutlery and crockery. Chalet was warm and always hot water in the three showers. It is at the lower end of VT so a bit of a walk up to the bars in the evening for those that wanted more than local apres ski. As in other reviews. The bunk bed room is too hot and has no windows or ventilation. We only had 2 adults in there, but there struggled to sleep well. We spent have any of the controllable heaters on, it is just the property controlled underfloor heating that can be changed. And the lifts are awful - not a problem for skiing in the morning as the boot room and skin out are only a walkable 1 floor down, but a real pain to get up the 7 floors to reception / the street and terrible at busy times. Overall, our key requirements for skiing have always been warmth, hot showers and easy to get in and out for skiing and it ticks all of these!

Location of the apartment is great, truly ski-in/out. The lift is passing right by your windows and balcony. Mixed feelings about the apartment itself. 3 good size double bedrooms (2 of them with window/balcony), 3rd one has a small window from the enclosed shower area. The problem is with the 4th bedroom, which is really small and has 2 bunk beds and no windows. We had 4 adults staying there and that was not good. No space, no good air circulation, no windows, no closet space. This room might be OK for kids, but definitely not adults. The internet was not working when we arrived and it took us 2 days to figure it out how to connect to the box. We could not use the ski locker because (according to owner) previous family took a key and it was not available. The tea pot was broken and not usable. One of the toilets was leaking and had a water puddle on the floor our entire stay. I have been in contact with owner about this issue multiple times during our stay but nothing was done. I did get a call from plumber company eventually on Friday (our last night) saying the plumber will stop by at 6-7pm - I said NO. It was our last night and we did not want a plumber there before we leave. Also this issue was known to host prior to us coming because the was a piece of cloth laying under toilet collecting water. One more thing to be aware of specially if you're coming from US and not used to that. Apartment does NOT come with any sheets, linens or towels! No toilet paper either!