Vaujany did not disappoint nor did the accommodation /staff and the organisation to make us have a wonderful family holiday. Fantastic location with so much to do from hiking / tennis / biking / swimming/ rafting.
Anonymous
Ski holidays in France.
Four resorts, four characters.
Our ski programme runs out of four French resorts: Val Thorens at the head of the Three Valleys for snow-sure high-altitude skiing, Meribel for the classic Three Valleys village experience, Vaujany for a quieter alpine community on the Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine, and new for winter 2027, Les Arcs, where we run our own catered chalet at Les Granges on the Paradiski. All four sites are catered or half-board, all four are family-friendly, and all four run lift-door or near-lift-door accommodation so the morning routine is simple.
We have been sending guests skiing in France since 2001. The booking team knows each property personally, knows which week suits Christmas-with-grandchildren versus a week of strong skiing for couples, and knows which transfer time pattern beats which other on Saturdays.
Pick your week.
Catered chalets and half-board hotels across Val Thorens, Meribel, Vaujany and Les Arcs. Most weeks run December through April; early-bird offers open in May for the following winter.
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All ski holidaysVal Thorens, Meribel, Vaujany and Les Arcs.
Four resorts, four characters. Pick by snow record, lift-door access, and the kind of week you want at the end of each day.
Les ArcsLes ArcsParadiski
Les Arcs is the big Paradiski resort above Bourg-Saint-Maurice: 425km of piste linked to La Plagne, skiing from 1,200m to 3,226m, and a free funicular from the valley railway station. Chalet La Grange d'Alice is our own catered base from winter 2027, a restored 200-year-old chalet d'alpage in the hamlet of Les Granges, ski-in ski-out via two pistes from Arc 1600 and 150m from the funicular, with hot tub and sauna. Best for couples, families and groups who want the full catered chalet week with the easiest journey of the four.
MeribelMeribelThree Valleys
Meribel is the central valley of the Three Valleys, with the most balanced ski terrain (everything from beginner blues to long off-piste itineraries) and the most village-feel of the three resorts. Hotel Le Mottaret is our half-board base in the upper village of Meribel-Mottaret, walking distance to the Plattieres lift system. Quieter than the main Meribel village but with the full ski domain on the doorstep.
Val ThorensVal ThorensThree Valleys
Val Thorens is the highest resort in the Three Valleys at 2,300m, the highest snow-sure base in the Alps. The skiing connects the full Three Valleys (600km of pistes), including the link across to Meribel and Courchevel. Hotel Le Sherpa is our base in the resort: half-board, ski-in/ski-out, and walking distance to the Caron telecabine that climbs to the top of the connection. Best for guests who want serious snow-sureness through January and February and the option of a long pistes day.
VaujanyVaujanyFrench Alps
Vaujany is on the Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine but lives a separate village life from the main resort across the ridge. Catered Chalet Sika is the BeyondBeach base: 14 beds, full host service, evening meal cooked by the chalet team, walking distance to the cable-car bottom station. Best for families and friend groups who want the catered chalet format on a quieter mountain than Val Thorens or Meribel.
Lift-door, host-cooked.
Plain-English pricing, ATOL protection, the same booking team for every enquiry. Phone 01548 288459 Mon-Fri 9am-6pm.
All four sites are walking distance to the main lift system. The catered chalets (Vaujany and Les Arcs) run the classic chalet format: cooked breakfast, afternoon tea, and a three-course dinner with wine, six nights of seven, with one chalet day off where the team takes the night and you eat in the village. The half-board hotels (Val Thorens and Meribel) run a fixed dinner service with a buffet starter, chef-cooked main and a dessert; breakfast is buffet.
Lift passes are not included in the headline price. They are bookable alongside the holiday and the team will quote the right pass for the resort and your party (Three Valleys vs Val Thorens vs Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine vs Paradiski). Equipment hire (skis, boots, helmets) is also bookable alongside; the chalet team or hotel reception books guests in with the local hire shops on the morning of arrival.
Flights run to Geneva (90 minutes to Vaujany, 2:30 to Meribel/Val Thorens/Les Arcs), Lyon (similar) or Grenoble (closest to Vaujany). Les Arcs also has a railway station at Bourg-Saint-Maurice with TGV and Eurostar ski services, and a free funicular from the station up to our chalet. Transfers are bookable alongside the holiday; Saturday transfers run on a fixed schedule and Sundays through Fridays are private taxi.
Read the France guide.
For France generally, off-resort food, the wider Alps, and the long-form on each resort, head to the destination glossary.
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Four programmes, one team. If a ski week is not what you are after, here is where the other three live. Beach clubs in Greece and Portugal, sailing in the Ionian, summer mountain weeks in Vaujany.
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We’ve just finished our second trip with BeyondBeach to Stira Bay and cannot recommend it enough. The team and location were 10/10!!
Anonymous
What a place! As a family we loved our week there. Excellent activities on offer, amazing location and a wonderful hotel with fantastic food. We couldn't recommend this place more highly!
Anonymous
Depends on what you want. For snow-sure altitude through January and February and the largest pistes domain, Val Thorens. For the most balanced terrain across beginner, intermediate and expert, Meribel. For a quieter village and the catered chalet format, Vaujany. For our own catered chalet with ski-in ski-out, a hot tub and the train almost to the door, Les Arcs. The team can match the resort to your party in five minutes on the phone.
No. Both are bookable alongside the holiday. We quote them in pounds with the rest of the holiday so you see the total, but they sit outside the headline price because the right Three Valleys pass for a strong skier is different to the right Vaujany pass for a beginner.
Sometimes. The catered chalets run Saturday-to-Saturday. The hotels (Le Sherpa, Le Mottaret) can sometimes accommodate Sunday-to-Friday or four-night midweek breaks, especially in early December and late April. Phone the team and they will check.
All four resorts have ESF and Evolution 2 ski schools. The team books guests in with the school on enquiry; group lessons run morning and afternoon for kids 4 and up, with a creche service for under-fours in Val Thorens and Meribel. Lessons are billed separately at school rates.
The strongest early-bird offers are usually the catered chalet for school holiday weeks (Christmas, half-term, Easter) and the Val Thorens hotel for January and February. They open in May for the following winter and the school weeks are typically gone by August. Late availability lands rolling from about ten weeks before the holiday start.
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