Provision for Your Children at Chalet Esprit

As parents ourselves, we recognise that when you holiday as a family, the happiness and well-being of your children is paramount. Hence, we have given special attention to ensuring that you will have the peace of mind that your children will be safe, entertained and well catered for during your stay with us.

Services

1. Discounted room rates for children
2. Personal in-house babysitting childcare service. Please see below for pricing
3. Pre-booked ski school, local nursery and activities (summer and winter)
4. Additional drop-offs and pick-ups in our private minibuses to help you out (where necessary and when possible)
5. 2 course high tea served at 5 to 5.30pm when catered (a healthy menu is planned in liaison with parents)
6. Ski hire available next to pistes - you can leave all your equipment in the shop, so no carrying equipment - leaving you free to concentrate on your children's needs and enjoy your family time

Facilities

1. Dedicated childcare room for private use for our in-house babysitting childcare service
2. Large flat garden and private woodland on view from balconies
3. Outdoor play equipment including a paddling pool available during the summer months
4. Indoor play equipment including a play tunnel, beanbags, floor jigsaws, Twister, and other toys and games for both boys and girls

Equipment

For All Ages (Specialising in Babies and Toddlers)

1. In conjunction with new European laws, we have 3 grades of car seat; 3 grade 0 seats for 0 to 9kg (1 rear facing and two front facing), 2 grade 1 seats for 9 to 18kg, 2 grades 1 to 3 seats for 9 to -36kg and 2 boosters. We also supply safety and comfort straps for seat belts. Please note that children and babies are counted as passengers as they need their own seat. Under French law, children are not allowed to travel on the laps of adults. Also, no child younger than 10 is allowed to sit in the front passenger seat.
2. 3 travel cots and 1 bed guard
3. Waterproof mattress protectors and bed mats for your reassurance and peace of mind
4. Baby monitors and safety plug covers
5. 2 high chairs and 1 booster chair
6. Nappy and wet wipe, milk and food pre-purchasing service
7. Baby bath with stand and change mat
8. Microwave in the lounge for your dedicated use, available at all times
9. Baby and child crockery and cutlery
10. Advent bottle warmer and microwaveable steriliser
11. "Tiny Love" baby gym, "Bumbo" seat and "Doomoo" beanbag
12. "Graco Swing 'N Bounce" 2-in-1 Infant Swing. To comfort your baby it has six speeds and a selection of 10 classical tunes and nature sounds, 5-point harness system and a 3-position recline with 2-speed vibration
13. "Jané Powertrack 360?" double and single pushchair (perfect for all terrains) with both Rebel and Matrix car seats as possible attachments. Please liaise with us in advance if you require either of these pushchairs
14. Small stroller pushchair
15. Child carrier back pack
16. "Puky" all terrain tricycle with adjustable guide pole with locking release, steering lock, multi positional, automatic free wheel with locking, pneumatic tyres and foot rest
17. A selection of toys, books, films, board games and jigsaws for all ages (English and French). Also Nintendo Game Cube + games

Personal in-house babysitting childcare service

The following prices below are per child per hour. We are flexible with our hours, however, we do ask that you give us at least 48 hours advance notice and respect the fact that we have one day off per week. If your child becomes unwell they cannot be accepted for childcare.

Under 2 - £10
Over 2s - £8
Prices and payments in euros can be arranged, please enquire within

Lunch is available at a supplementary cost of £4 per child per day.

There are restrictions on how many children we can look after, so please book early.