Meribel Accommodation Guide

 The Villages Explained

The reason we have divided all of our Meribel accommodation sections (chalets – apartments – hotels) in to the different areas of the valley is because new visitors to Meribel are often a little confused.

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Meribel  Main Town (1450m)

Meribel accommodation in the main town also includes the following areas. Meribel Morel, Meribel 1600, Le Plateau, Rond Point, Belvedere, Altiport and Mussillon. So for new visitors here is the breakdown. All these areas are served by the excellent free bus service from early morning (about 7.30am) till around midnight. The bus stops every few minutes all over the main town area so you will never have far to walk. All the pistes near these areas (apart from  Mussillon) lead down to the main ski lift centre at Chaudanne. If the choice of places to stay do confuse you a little just e-mail me for some impartial advice.Since 1986,over the winter seasons  I have stayed or lived lived at times in all areas of Meribel so know it very well.

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Meribel Accommodation – Meribel Village (1450m)

This newish village (1998) is just 5 minutes from the town centre on the regular free bus and has it’s own fast chairlift (Golf) to the Altiport beginners area, which gives convenient and easy access to Courchevel 1850. The village has 1 English style pub / restaurant and 2 extra very good restaurants. Also a supermarket and ski shop are to found in the centre.This village is great for families and those that want the quick entry over to Courchevel. The pub here is very popular in Meribel and has live bands Mon – Fri for apres ski plus a taxi is not too expensive for those that want a late night in town. Accommodation here consists of a great selection of good quality apartments and quite a few chalets, both catered (mainly) and self catered.

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Meribel Accommodation – Les Allues Village (1300m)

This is the original 14th-century village 5km down the valley but has its own bus link to Meribel Village 10 minutes & Chaudanne (10 minutes approx.) It is a great service and as the bus starts here you always get a seat !! The “Olympe Gondola”, that comes up from Bride Les Bains also stops here and connects with Chaudanne (15 minutes ). Chaudanne is the main lift centre for Meribel and a few minutes walk from town centre. You can ski back much of the season on the villages blue run. This is a track through the forest. Very nice if snow is good. The village has 1 English style pub/restaurant plus a few other very good restaurants. Le Arbe is excellent value as is Enka restaurant. Croix Jean Claude hotel restaurant is more upmarket with beautiful interior.Les Allues Village also has its own supermarket and ski shop. The accommodation in Les Allues tends to cheaper than Meribel .It is a mix of catered and self-catered chalets plus modern apartments at the far end of town. There is one lovely old traditional hotel in the village centre. I actually lived here for 3 seasons back in 2010-13.  A lovely charming village and very easy to get to and from town. You can also leave skis and boots in town to save hassle.

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Meribel Accommodation – Le Cruet (1300m)

Le Cruet is a small old traditional hamlet just a few minutes uphill from Les Allues village. Shopping, bars and restaurants are all located in Les Allues 1 minute away on the free bus. This excellent free bus service stops at the end of the village road. (just 8 minutes to Meribel’s Chaudanne lift centre). Accommodation here is limited to a few chalets only, catered and self catered. Storage of  your skis and boots are possible and highly recommended at Chaudanne ski lockers or Espace Gliss ski shop.  This means you can enjoy the apres ski or shopping  in Meribel easier. Then it is an easy comfortable journey back home on the free bus. Feel free to E-mail me for details.

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Meribel Accommodation – Chandon (1350m)

Chandon is more of a hamlet than a village, Very old in a traditional style, quaint and very quiet with its own bus stop going up to Meribel Village & Chaudanne (7 & 10 minutes) or down to Les Allues village (3 minutes). For much of the season good skiers can ski back down to Chandon on the Villages blue run through the forest.

It has a limited amount of accommodation but Meribel Chandon should appeal to families or those that want a quiet location at a lower price than other areas.

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Meribel Accommodation – Raffort Village (1400m)

Raffort is a charming little village, and it has it’s own Gondola link to Chaudanne (5 minutes) and the free bus to Chaudanne (10 minutes) stops here too. Most of the season you can ski back to Raffort Village on the blue Villages piste. There is one bar/restaurant in the main car park by the Olympe Gondola station. Meribel Raffort is near enough to the town center to appeal to both families and others. All accommodation in Raffort is either catered or self catered chalets. Note: Some chalets here are of a very high standard.

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Meribel Accommodation – Gittaz Village (1400m)

Most of the accommodation in the hamlet of Gittaz is within walking distance of Meribel Village and it now has a few lovely fully catered chalets located there. The bus stops nearby but most chalet companies here have private minibuses for guests anyway.

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Meribel Mottaret (1750m)

Meribel Mottaret is a modern style satellite village with mainly ski in ski out apartment accommodation, plus a few chalets and hotels near the centre. With its own modern lift system it is great for keen skiers who want to explore the 3 valleys fast. For party animals it is 10 minutes on the free bus down to Meribel town for the real nightlife. Last bus up is around midnight. However Mottaret does have a few  bars of its own plus 1 cellar night-club and very good selection of restaurants. Self catered guests are the majority here so there are several good supermarkets within walking distance of most apartments.

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