"Le Rafour" VTF holiday village - mountain

Your holidays at the Hotel Club in Arêches Beaufort

The skiable area of Arêches-Beaufort offers 50km of snow-covered pistes.
• woodpark, secret spot and freestyle park for experienced skiers,
• "Première Trace" centre for beginners
• snowshoe or alpine hiking,
• cross-country skiing or walks on foot.

It's up to you to choose how to enjoy the magic of the landscape! And of course you won't go home from your skiing holiday in Arêches-Beaufort without the "Prince of Gruyères": the Beaufort cheese!

At 1200m of altitude, 3km from the village of Arêches, the residence is based in the hamlet of Le Planay, approximately 300m from the pistes of Le Planay. Free resort shuttle between Arêches and Le Planay!

Accommodation

3 chalets • 27 bedrooms for 2 to 4 pers. over 2 floors
• 14 apartments for 4 to 6 pers. with 2 bedrooms (each with bathroom facilities), living-room with kitchenette, balcony or terrace

Standard accommodation plan

Disabled access

2 Disabled apartments

Accomodation:
Small apartment: by turning the bed 180°, a disabled person can move around! Level-access terrace.
Spacious, easy-to-access bathroom, equipped with a shower for wheelchair, toilets with power-grip, only the sink is slightly higher than usual.
Access:
Easy access to reception, bar, lounge and restaurant.
No access to the children's' clubs, sauna and TV room.
NOTE In winter, communal areas must be accessed via the outside. In extreme cases of heavy snowfall, it would be impossible for a wheelchair user to leave the apartment without assistance from someone else.
Parking:
No disabled parking spaces but a site nearby is possible.
Difficult in winter if only for vehicles, since the car park is gravelled, not tarmacked, so snow can only be cleared from this type of car park with a ground-scraping blade. There will always be clumps of snow, ice or water.
Pool:
The swimming pool is hard to access without assistance: non-disabled footbath.
MARK (On a scale of 0 to 4)
2,5 : RECOMMENDED IF PERSON ACCOMPANIED SUMMER ONLY

Services and infrastructures

reception / bar with open fireplace, dining room, terrace catering in season, regional space, TV lounge
sauna
outdoor car park
children's club free for 3 months to 6 year-olds (the winter) and 6 to 12 year-olds during French school holidays
free adult events

VTF services with participation
• Massage sessions on site and by appointment.
• One guided night-time snowshoe outing with torch and complimentary apéritif! Supplement to pay on site: €15/pers. (equipment and guide included)
• Off-piste skiing in the daytime

Service Plus, the VTF snowshoeing label :
- list of routes (various lengths and difficulties): marked and adapted for snowshoeing. IGN card, guided hikes, map of routes listed available at reception,
- equipment hire on site (while stocks last): snowshoes and boots, hiking sticks, or agreements with renters at the resort at discounted rates, strage room on site,
- equipment hire: rucksack, compass and binoculars (while stocks last),
- guides: a list of guides is available at reception along with the rates

Resort news: weather forecast and snowfall

http://en.france-montagnes.com/resort/areches-beaufort

Free adult events and children's clubs

Children's club free

VTF welcomes children of 3 months to 6 years old all season long and of 6 to 12 years old during the French school holidays. From sunday to Friday. (Childcare at mealtimes is possible for a supplement to be paid on site.)
The children's clubs are free and supervised by certified organizers.
ESF skiing lessons: Whenever possible, our events organizers accompany children in the ESF skiing lessons during the French school holidays
“P’tits loups” stays (28/01-4/02 and 4-7/03/23): As an extra, 2 baby-sitting evenings at the club until 10p.m.

Adult events

Events all included on site (school holidays):

Walks on foot, snowshoe walks (1 free outing/week)
Invigorating wake-up
Relaxation in the sauna
Discovery of the region
Entertainment evenings: musical, regional, games and tournaments, cabaret, shows, dances

Events to join in, on site:

Massage sessions offered on site and by appointment.
One guided night-time snowshoe outing with torch and complimentary apéritif! Supplement to pay on site (equipment and guide included)
Off-piste skiing in the daytime

Events to join in, nearby:

Alpine skiing and cross-country skiing,
Paragliding, snowscoot
2 km marked pedestrian routes,
Pedestrian Lifts, toboggan run at Planay and Bersend,
Cinema and disco at Beaufort.
Mountain twister, snowmobile in Saisies
Bowling and aqua-fun centre (Le Signal) in Saisies
Sled dogs in Arêches

Snowshoeing in Beaufortain stay for 8 days/7 nights €519/pers. from 19 to 26/03/22:
On the programme: guided snowshoe walks from Monday to Friday, with one night spent in a mountain hut. 3 full-day and 2 half-day trips. Level: 400 to 600m of elevation per day.

Registration on booking 1 month before the stay at latest. Subject to a minimum of 10 participants. Rates listed may be subject to error or omission. Service to add to Step 2 (associated services) of your booking.

• By road : GPS coordinates : N 45°40’19.888’’ E 6°32’39.983’’

• By train : SNCF station of Albertville then autocar to Arêches then taxi.

• By aeroplane : airport of Genève.

Services

Arrivals/departures
they run from 5 p.m. on the 1st day to 10 a.m. on the last day.
Short stays and weekends 1 to 3 nights: they run from 5 p.m. on the 1st day to 2 p.m. on the last day.
If you arrive before 5 p.m., we will welcome you but you won't be able to lodge in your accommodation.
If you plan to arrive after 8 p.m. or if you are late, please inform the holiday village 0033 (0) 479 38 10 64

Reception
The reception is open from 8 am to 2 pm and from 5 pm to 8 pm.
You will find a shop with regional products, post card, games board and loan rackets.

Catering
Breakfast: 8 a.m. -10 a.m.
Lunch: 12 p.m. -1.30 p.m.
Dinner: 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m.
Picnic baskets possible on request at reception the day before.
Water and wine included
Rental: takeaway food is offered, with the option to take meals in the restaurant for a supplement and on reservation.

Servicing
For full-bord, the end-of-stay housekeeping is included in the rate.
For rental, maintenance of your accommodation is at your expense for the duration of the stay. We offer you a housekeeping service at the end of the stay on the site, we advise you to choose it at the time of booking. (€40)

Bed linen, towels
Bedding is provided (sheets, blankets or duvets) along with in full-board the bathroom linen
However, do not forget your bath towels for your relaxation time in our sauna !
Laundry with supplement and iron.

At your disposal for babies
Cots available on request. You will find baths at reception and high chairs in the restaurant

Animals
Your pets are not allowed (except guide dogs), for health and safety reasons.

Deposit
A deposit of €80 per family is requested on arrival.

Skiing at Arêches

At the heart of the Massif du Beaufortain and 25km from Albertville, Arêches-Beaufort is skiing in the village. Exceptional snowfall, 1300 m of slope, pistes winding through forests and chalets with the Mont-Blanc as a backdrop. The ski resort in Savoie d’Arêches Beaufort opens its doors from December to May and offers you all the Winter sports activities (alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing etc.) or other non-skiing activities: 50km of alpine skiing, 24km of cross-country skiing, snowshoe walks and entertainment.

Alpine skiing
1,080m to 2,320m altitude
50 km of ski pistes
29 pistes
16 ski lifts
Snow Park

Cross-country skiing
20 km of ski pistes

Closing date of the Alpe Huez station (according to snowfall) 5/04

To discover

• Arêches and the village of boudin

• The church of Saint Jacques d'Assyrie d'Hauteluce - 13 km

• Le Cormet and Barrage de Roselend

• Beaufort Market on Wednesday morning

• Conflans and Albertville - 25 km

• La Taillanderie Busillet de Marthod - 30 km

• The Beaufortain Dairy Cooperative - Beaufort
www.cooperative-de-beaufort.com

Full board Let

Full board

Price includes: full board from dinner on the first day to breakfast on the last day, access to the site facilities, WiFi access, bedding (sheets, duvet or blankets) and bathroom linen (remember to bring your own bath towels for the sauna), adult entertainments and children’s clubs (according to period), beds, baths and highchairs for babies, end-of-stay housekeeping.

Price does not include: membership (valid from 1/11 to 31/10 of following year), VTF cancellation insurance: 3% of amount of stay (€30 minimum), bar tabs and personal expenses, bath towels, daily housekeeping of your accommodation, tourist tax.

Rates for ski lifts and equipment hire (indicative rates)
Equipment hire close to the residence from our approved renter at discounted rates (-20%).
For 6 days (minus discount): €112 - €165/adult and €50- €114/child -155cm

Ski lifts
Good deal : reserve the "Résa Ski" pack at the same time as your stay to get a discount of 10%.
• Adult : €32.3/day, €153/6 days (~~€169.5~~)
• Children 5 -18 years old and over 65s : €28/day, €130/6 days (~~€144~~)
• Free under 5s (provide proof)
• Family pack (non-discounted): €144/pers. From 4 pers. and a maximum of 6 pers. including 2 children (5-18 years old) minimum from the same family.

ESF skiing lessons: information and bookings from the ESF 00 33 4 79 38 10 99.

Closing date of the last resort: 5/04/22 according to snowfall

Snowshoeing in Beaufortain stay for 8 days/7 nights €519/pers. from 19 to 26/03/22:
On the programme: guided snowshoe walks from Monday to Friday, with one night spent in a mountain hut. 3 full-day and 2 half-day trips. Level: 400 to 600m of elevation per day.
Registration on booking 1 month before the stay at latest. Subject to a minimum of 10 participants. Rates listed may be subject to error or omission. Service to add to Step 2 (associated services) of your booking.

The price are given subject to mistakes or omission.
To look at our booking conditions.