Chalet Macoun

Chalet Macoun is beautifully presented throughout and sits quietly in the Morel area of Meribel. It offers four bedrooms sleeping seven guests in total and enjoys gorgeous living spaces. At an altitude of 1600m, the fabulous Morel area leads up to Altiport and enjoys its own shops and restaurants though it is only a ten minute walk to the centre of Meribel. The free Meribel bus service will whisk you to La Chaudanne in a couple of minutes to start your ski day or to enjoy some lively entertainment. You can also start your ski day at the Morel chairlift which will take you up to Altiport. There is a delightful blue piste that runs back down to Morel from Altiport which is very handy at the end of the day.

Meribel is a very pretty ski resort which enjoys 150km of pistes. It is part of the Three Valleys along with Courchevel and Val Thorens giving access to a magnificent 600km of pistes. Meribel has retained its mountain village charm within a gorgeous forest setting. Aside from its sensational slopes, the town enjoy many fantastic facilities including its Olympic sports complex, a wonderful array of shops, bars, ski hire shops and restaurants. The resort offers excellent facilities for children with children’s clubs, a swimming pool, climbing wall, ice rink and spa as well as plenty of snowy activities such as tobogganing, igloo making, torch descents and a moon park. With easy access to the Three Valleys ski area, Meribel is one of the most popular destinations for British skiers. Guests stay in typical, characterful, wooden chalets, admire spectacular mountain scenery, ski in one of the largest and most impressive ski domains in the world and let their hair down at the end of the day at one of the town’s renowned apres-ski bars.

Chalet Macoun is perfect for friends or families. It is cosy, very characterful, it enjoys beautiful snowy views and is full of sumptuous, comfy furnishings. The living space on the ground floor enjoys a huge open fireplace that makes the room come alive when lit. As much as the bars and restaurants of Meribel are brilliant, this particular chalet is perfect for cosy nights in. You can sink into sofas and chairs in front of the fire playing family board games or watching the television. A large double opening leads you to the open plan kitchen and dining area which is totally gorgeous. The chefs in your group can cook hearty breakfasts or delicious evening meals while being sociable with the rest of the group. The kitchen and dining space is very inviting with cute little hearts cut out of the wooden doors. You can head out to the balcony which wraps around the front of the chalet and boasts fantastic views over its wonderful alpine surroundings. The ground floor is also home to a delightful twin bedroom with the beds placed next to each other. Crisp cottons, cosy duvets and gorgeous soft furnishings adorn the beds ensuring a good night’s sleep. There is a bathroom and toilet on this level too.

The first floor is home to three bedrooms, one a cosy single, another fabulous twin with access to a balcony and the last, a double with an ensuite shower room and balcony access. There is also an outstanding family bathroom with a bath and overhead shower and smart tiling. The upper bedrooms feature sloping ceilings which are very atmospheric.

Guests enjoy a ski and boot room at the chalet, a parking space should you drive, a mid stay clean and a welcome basket and firewood on arrival. You will have a brilliant, seriously comfortable stay at Chalet Macoun that you will remember for a very long time. 

Méribel is a village with a true alpine heart. You won’t find blocks of hotels and purpose-built facilities here. Instead, the compact and lively town centre is picture-postcard perfect, and its atmosphere is quaint and fairytale-like. It is without a doubt the most romantic resort in the area and if you’re planning a couples holiday in the snow you’ll definitely want to take a closer look at Méribel. 

At the centre of the world famous Trois Vallées (Three Valleys), Méribel makes up part of the largest ski domain in the world. Across the valleys, it has six sister resorts. You can either get a single-resort lift pass and keep to the fantastic beginner and intermediate terrain there, but you also have the option of purchasing a pass that covers the whole area. 

The advanced lift system at Méribel will let you maximise your time on the snow and make sure you’re not waiting around in queues. With 67 runs to try out just in the resort itself, there is no time to be wasted. Just beware of the afternoon sun cutting things short on the west-facing slopes and prepare to get up with the sun if you’re after untouched powder. At it’s highest skiing point Méribel reaches an altitude of 2952 metres and the descent from this point is known to be one of the most scenic runs around.

Aside from the world-class skiing, Méribel is also known to be one of the liveliest resorts in the Three Valleys. Many of its residents and bar-owners (as well as plenty of its visitors) are expat-Brits who certainly know how to party. The après-ski scene here is truly top-notch!