Chalet Shiva

Magnificent Chalet Shiva sleeps up to 14 adults and 1 child in seven stunning en suite bedrooms and a children’s room. It is located in Le Crêt - a small traditional hamlet of Val d'Isère, nestled into the hillside, surrounded by beautiful mountains and offering spectacular views over Val d'Isère itself. The ski lifts, all the shops and bustling centre are only a three-minute drive away but this quiet nook hosts traditional farmhouses that have been converted and filled with absolute luxury - for the best mountain holiday experience possible.

Having been renovated only a few years ago, the pivotal focus here was bringing out traditional and natural materials such as metal, stone, wood with leather and wool on the fabric side - and offsetting them with some fantastic contemporary appliances. You can find quite a few traditional and local objects such as old cider press, now reincarnated as a coffee table or wonderful Beaufort cheese casings, now serving as low hanging, dining area lights. You will gasp upon entering the main living floor. The focal point here is the double height of its sofa area, supported by enormous windows with some fantastic views. The views of the peaks are magnified by the chalet’s extra elevated location - absolutely spectacular.

There is more than enough relaxing space for everyone on huge and comfortable sofas, the dining table seating fourteen is nearby alongside an impressive bar - perfect spaces for pre dinner aperitif. Unless you would like to take it to the hot tub, also on this floor, via balconies. Best views just before dinner? Perfect. Anyone missing cinematic experience? A sound-proof cinema room is also here, complete with tiered seating - just like the real thing. Up from here, on the mezzanine - there are two fantastic bedrooms, both en suite, a snug reading corner as well as games area with two comfy leather armchairs. Down one floor from the living area, you will find further four bedrooms, one with a children's annex, all en suite and all decorated impeccably. A floor below houses one more bedroom which could potentially be the most fought for, since it shares the floor with a stunning indoor swimming pool with a waterfall and counter current system, hammam, massage area, and a gym.