We would highly recommend this Chalet. It is beautiful and the pictures online are an accurate representation. We visited as a group of 6; 2 adults, 2 children (6 & 9) and 2 grandparents both over 70. The Chalet was practical, well equipped and met all our needs.
The Chalet is in Les Praz and is a five minute walk from Le Flégère lift.
We stayed for the middle two weeks of August. The location is fantastic. Le Praz is quiet, and the chalet is located on a quiet side street - with very little passing traffic. We had very good weather, but even when the weather wasn’t great the Chalet was lovely just to relax in.
The Chalet has large picture windows, a stunning balcony, good sized garden and very comfortable bedrooms. The view of the mountains was spectacular and the children enjoyed playing in the garden.
We purchased a 12 day consecutive Mont Blanc family lift pass from Le Flégère lift office (better to do this on the evening before you want to use the passes - as the lift office is quieter later in the day and open until 6pm). The passes cost approx euros 580 (for 2 adults & 2 children). Once purchased we didn’t have to think about what to do, there are so many lifts to pick from and many walks to do! Two of our favourite walks nearby were the Balcon Du Sud (starts La Flégère and ends at Brevant) and the walk from the top of the Index to Lac Blanche and back to the top of La Flégère - both highly recommended.
The grandparents also loved Chamonix and the mountains. They were able to take the lifts up, enjoy the views, have lunch/ picnics.
Before booking the Chalet I was concerned about what Les Praz would be like, but it was perfect, it has a small general grocery shop which on top of the essentials sells fresh bread and croissants, and a few small restaurants. We ate out in Chalet le Castel (La Praz) a couple of times which was OK, good service, reasonable food. It is a short 10 minute drive to central Chamonix. It was easy to park in Chamonix 8-10 euros for the day.
We had a great holiday and would love to visit again one summer and would also love to come back and see what it’s like in winter too. If you’re thinking about booking a chalet in Chamonix but are not sure which one - stop looking and pick this one, I don’t think you will be disappointed!