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Official Rating - 3* - Half Board / Full Board Mont Blanc Club Hotel is located just below the breath taking Mont Blanc, western Europe highest mountain, and within a short walk of the bustling, chic town centre of Courmayeur. The hotel is a picturesque and rustic building offering cosy accommodation and excellent cuisine. There is a lovely living room with an open fire for get-togethers and where evening entertainments is provided. Ski lifts are a short bus journey away. How to get there Closest airports TRN/LIN/GVA. The guests may get to Aosta from Turin Airport (TRN) 150 km away, Milan-Linate Airport (LIN) 213 km away and Geneva Airport (GVA) 120 km away. Accommodation & Facilities All rooms are warm and comfortable and equipped with hairdryer, telephone, TV, mini-bar, safe. There are lovely rooms for families and groups of friends, with a two bed gallery, for four people. Baby cot is on request and if available to be paid locally. The restaurant provides a high level of cuisine and service with an a la carte menu (except for arrival day which is a welcome buffet). Both dinner and lunch are available. Both dinner and lunch have a table service together with a buffet of vegetables, salads and antipasti. This is a very special atmosphere for small group dinners and parties. Breakfast is buffet style with a range of sweet and savoury choices and is served in a dedicated room. There is also a bar, a living room with open fire, sauna (at an extra charge), covered garage (at an extra charge), piano bar, evening entertainment, mini club for children from 3-12 years old and ski/boot room connected to the hotel. Location The hotel is located at an altitude of 1224 m. Ski Facts Courmayeur offers 100 km of piste and there is skiing for all standards. Famous runs include the World Cup Downhill and the International, a 6km (4 mile) with a 1000 metre drop (3300 ft). There is abundant off piste skiing and also heli-skiing is available for those more daring. There are two main ski areas. The largest is the Plan Checrouit on the opposite side of the valley from the Mont Blanc, located directly above the resort and is best suited for beginners and intermediates with some off-piste routes also available. Plan Checrouit is where the main cable car from the town arrives. A short 100 metre walk from the arrival takes skiers to the three main lifts which go to the upper slopes. A gondola takes skiers up to Col Checrouit and from here a small cable car goes to Cresta Youla which, at 2624 m (8,700 ft), is the highest skiing for the average skier. Experts can ski from the Cresta Arp at 2755m (8,954 ft), but only with guides. On the Val Veny side the skiing is picturesque and mainly through trees. The second major skiing area at Courmayeur is Mont Blanc itself. Here a cable car carries skiers in three stages to almost 3353 m (11,000 ft) where they can ski back down toward Courmayeur, over the mountain to Chamonix, or take some time skiing on the glacier accompanied by a guide. The resort has a very good snow record and has extensive snow making facilities. Famous runs: 20 km (13 mile) run from Helbronner (reached by the La Palud cable car) through the Vallee Blanche to Chamonix. Courmayeur and Chamonix are linked by buses passes through the Mont Blanc tunnel. Ski facts: Top elevation: 1800 m (5025 ft) Runs 23 Total slopes 50km Trails 24 Lifts 20 Longest slope 6km Cable cars 8 Total cross country 22 km Restaurants on piste 93 Rentals, Lift Passes & Ski School For the very best offers on rental equipment, lift passes and ski school please visit medhotels.com and click on the travel extras section of the site. Resort Information Courmayeur is a mountain resort famous for both skiing and climbing in the Italian Valley of Aosta very close to the French border. Unlike many ski towns Courmayeur has maintained its traditional charm wit
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