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Official Rating - 3* - Full Board Plus (Saturday arrivals and departures only) The resort 1860 - 3330 m Located at the heart of the Massif de l?Oisans, and known as the island in the sun, Alpe d?Huez is one of the largest resorts in the Dauphine, combining the mildness of the Mediterranean climate with the grandeur of mountain massifs. Great skiing, great sunshine, great landscape is what makes the resort special. How to get there Closest airports CMF/GNB/GVA/LYS. The guests may get to Alpe d Huez from Chambery Aix Les Bains airport (CMF), Grenoble/Saint Geoirs Airport (GNB) 99km away, Geneve-Cointrin Airport (GVA) 220km away and Lyon-St Exupery airport (LYS) 150km away. Please note that check in and check out day for this property is only Saturday. Your stay should be either for 7 or 14 nights. Accommodation & Facilities The hotel has 194 rooms with two and three beds and mini suites of four to five beds. All rooms are equipped with bathroom with private WC, direct telephone and television. The rooms are cleaned daily; the guests have a complete hotel service. The complex has a large sunny terrace, an entertainment area with its bar, a lounge, a restaurant, a seminar room; an area for billiards and games as well as a secure ski store, also Wifi access is available in public area. Apart from the skiing leisure activities the resort has a swimming pool, Jacuzzi, fitness area and sauna, an ice rink, snow scooters, hanggliding, paragliding, microlights, signposted walking trails, squash, fitness centre, tennis, climbing wall, ice fall, ice driving, cinemas, bar, night club, discos, bars, restaurants (including several high up), cybercafe, all shops and so on, also once a year there are organized the Trophee Andros motor rally, a comic Book festival and the International Comic Film Festival. Guests should note that there is a tax per adult per night paid locally. For the younger guests there is a Club des tout P?tits for children from 18 months to four years, a mini club for children from 4 years to under 12 years and an Anim?Jeunes club for children from 12 to under 15 years, with evening entertainments and several other activities. The full board plus arrangement includes wine, entertainment and childrens club. Location The resort is situated at an altitude of 1850 m in the district of Les Bergers only 200 metres from a cable car. Ski Facts The Southern Alps covers a huge area, stretching from the Mercantour in the Alpes Maritimes to the Bauges in Isère. It is difficult to summarise the skiing in this vast area, which itself is divided into different ski regions. However one of the main differences between skiing in the Northern Alps and the Southern Alps is sunshine! There are some epic runs, like the Sarenne in Alpe d?Huez, which is the longest run in Europe at over 17kms (Starts black and finishes green). Also the chance to ski the ?68 Olympic downhill runs at Chamrousse, or follow in the ski steps of Luc Alphand in Serre Chevalier. All these areas offer fantastic off-piste opportunities and a wide variety of pistes from beginner to expert. This information relates to the entire ski region. Resort altitude: 1000 ? 3600 metres Kilometres of piste: 700+ Number of runs: Alpe d?Huez: Green 38 / Blue 31 / Red 33 / Black 16 Les Deux Alpes: Green 27 / Blue 45 / Red 18 / Black 14 Chamrousse: Green 8 / Blue 16 / Red 16 / Black 6 Serre Chevalier: Green 25 / Blue 33 / Red 42 / Black 15 Puy St Vincent: Green 6 / Blue 14 / Red 12 / Black 2 Number of lifts: 220 Snow Cannons: Good coverage on lower slopes Cross Country Trails:115 kilometres Mountain Huts: Huge variety of mountain restaurants Snowboarding: All resorts have snowparks with varied modules, Alpe d?Huez and Les Deux Alpes have glaciers also, which form the basis for summer training camps. Ski Bus Service: The ski bus service (free service if one h
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