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Which Is The Best Pierre & Vacances Premium Ski Resort In The Alps? 2024 Guide
Pierre et Vacances has 15 ‘Premium’ ski resorts in the French Alps.
They offer good quality accommodation and easy access to some of the best skiing in Europe. Some have swimming pools, kids' clubs, spa facilities and direct access to the slopes. We consider them to be a good alternative to ski holidays with family-friendly brands such as Club Med and Neilson.
Pierre et Vacances also has about 60 ‘Residences’ which are standard self catering properties. These tend to cost less and are worth a look if you after cheap ski deals. However, this guide is just going to focus on the ‘Premium’ resorts as they offer more facilities and usually get the best reviews.
But which is the best Pierre et Vacances Premium ski resort? And which is best value?
Here are the headlines for those don't want to read our rather long comparison:
Read on for our full comparison which looks at review scores, travel time, prices, number of slopes, distance to the nearest slope or lift, resort popularity, restaurants, swimming pools and kids' facilities.
They offer good quality accommodation and easy access to some of the best skiing in Europe. Some have swimming pools, kids' clubs, spa facilities and direct access to the slopes. We consider them to be a good alternative to ski holidays with family-friendly brands such as Club Med and Neilson.
Pierre et Vacances also has about 60 ‘Residences’ which are standard self catering properties. These tend to cost less and are worth a look if you after cheap ski deals. However, this guide is just going to focus on the ‘Premium’ resorts as they offer more facilities and usually get the best reviews.
But which is the best Pierre et Vacances Premium ski resort? And which is best value?
Here are the headlines for those don't want to read our rather long comparison:
- Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Eos is the best value Pierre & Vacances resort overall. It performs really well in several categories including price, customer reviews and range of ski slopes. It also has an onsite restaurant, an outdoor swimming pool and an indoor hot tub.
- Premium residence Arc 1950 Le Village is the best luxury choice for families. It's a pedestrianised resort in a highly-rated skiing area and has excellent facilities. However, it's a long journey from the main airport and it's expensive. L'Amara is another great luxury choice for families. Reviews are positive and it has a nursery and kids' clubs.
- Premium residence Le Roselend and Premium residence Les Fermes du Soleil are good choices for a cheaper ski holiday with a big name brand. They both offer reasonable prices, positive reviews and perform well in some of the other categories we looked at.
Read on for our full comparison which looks at review scores, travel time, prices, number of slopes, distance to the nearest slope or lift, resort popularity, restaurants, swimming pools and kids' facilities.
Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Eos combines a good price with great reviews...
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...whilst Arc 1950 Le Village offers five star accommodation in a pedestrianised village
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Which Pierre & Vacances Premium ski resort gets the best reviews?
To kick things off, we will look at TripAdvisor and Google review scores for the Pierre & Vacances Premium Ski resorts in Europe. Here are the figures added together to give a score out of 10, which we've ranked in order:
So, based on customer reviews, the frontrunners are Les Terrasses d'Eos, L'Amara and Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Hélios. These all score very positively on both TripAdvisor and Google reviews.
One consideration is that TripAdvisor's rating system gives scores in half point. One consideration is that TripAdvisor's rating system gives scores in half point. You will notice that Premium residence Le Roselend, Paradiski is joint first on Google reviews, which gives a more precise score.
(Review scores checked in October 2023).
- Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Eos, The Grand Massif, 4.5/5 on Trip Advisor and 4.4/5 on Google = 9/10
- Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Hélios, The Grand Massif, 4/5 on Trip Advisor and 4.4/5 on Google = 8.9/10
- Premium residence L'Amara, Avoriaz & Les Portes Du Soleil, 4.5/5 on Trip Advisor and 4.3/5 on Google = 8.8/10
- Premium residence Le Roselend, Paradiski, 4.5/5 on Trip Advisor and 4.2/5 on Google = 8.7/10
- Premium residence Arc 1950 Le Village, Paradiski, 4/5 on Trip Advisor and 4.4/5 on Google = 8.4/10
- Premium residence Les Fermes du Soleil, The Grand Massif, 4/5 on Trip Advisor and 4.4/5 on Google = 8.5/10
- Premium residence Les Alpages de Chantel, Paradiski, 4/5 on Trip Advisor and 4.2/5 on Google = 8.4/10
- Premium residence Les Crêts, Three Valleys, 4/5 on Trip Advisor and 4.3/5 on Google = 8.3/10
- Premium residence L'Hévana, Three Valleys, 4/5 on Trip Advisor and 4.3/5 on Google = 8.3/10
- Premium residence Les Chalets du Forum, Three Valleys, 4/5 on Trip Advisor and 4.1/5 on Google = 8.1/10
- Premium residence Les Alpages de Reberty, Three Valleys, 4/5 on Trip Advisor and 4/5 on Google = 8/10
- Premium residence Les Hauts Bois, Paradiski, 4/5 on Trip Advisor and 4/5 on Google = 8/10
- Premium residence Les Fermes de Méribel, Three Valleys, 3.5/5 on Trip Advisor and 4.2/5 on Google = 7.6/10
- Premium residence La Ginabelle, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, 3.5/5 on Trip Advisor and 3.9/5 on Google = 7.5/10
So, based on customer reviews, the frontrunners are Les Terrasses d'Eos, L'Amara and Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Hélios. These all score very positively on both TripAdvisor and Google reviews.
One consideration is that TripAdvisor's rating system gives scores in half point. One consideration is that TripAdvisor's rating system gives scores in half point. You will notice that Premium residence Le Roselend, Paradiski is joint first on Google reviews, which gives a more precise score.
(Review scores checked in October 2023).
Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Eos is a highly rated resort with Pierre & Vacances customers
You will also see Hotel Starc in Andorra listed as a Premium residence on the Pierre & Vacances website. It is unusual because it is the only Pierre & Vacances Premium ski resort in the Pyrenees mountain range rather than the Alps. It scores exceedingly well with customers (4.5/5 on Trip Advisor and 4.7/5 on Google = 9.2/10). However, we aren't going to include it in this comparison as it is 20km from the Grandvalira ski area rather than being in the ski resort itself. You can't hire ski equipment or book lift passes as part of your booking, so you would need to arrange this separately.
Hotel Starc in Andorra is a winner with customers - but it's not near to the ski slopes
Which Pierre & Vacances French ski resort is the cheapest?
Next up, we're going to look at prices for a typical holiday in a Premium resort with Pierre & Vacances.
For our comparison, we looked at the cost of a family skiing holiday for two adults and two children in early March 2024.
We looked for prices excluding flights and transfers and ranked them from cheapest to most expensive.
Our prices include:
*5 Star resorts, according to Pierre & Vacances
For our comparison, we looked at the cost of a family skiing holiday for two adults and two children in early March 2024.
We looked for prices excluding flights and transfers and ranked them from cheapest to most expensive.
Our prices include:
- accommodation for two adults and two children
- hotel service charges for things like cleaning and towels
- ski equipment for four people (the cheapest available via Pierre & Vacances)
- Premium residence Les Fermes du Soleil, The Grand Massif = £2649
- Premium residence La Ginabelle, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc = £2774
- Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Eos, The Grand Massif* = £3071
- Premium residence Le Roselend, Paradiski = £3174
- Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Hélios, The Grand Massif*= £3330
- Premium residence Arc 1950 Le Village, Paradiski* = £3596 (half board upgrade available)
- Premium residence Les Alpages de Chantel, Paradiski = £3597
- Premium residence Les Crêts, Three Valleys = £3634
- Premium residence Les Hauts Bois, Paradiski = £3774
- Premium residence Les Fermes de Méribel, Three Valleys = £3816
- Premium residence Les Chalets du Forum, Three Valleys = £3852
- Premium residence L'Hévana, Three Valleys* = £3855
- Premium residence Les Alpages de Reberty, Three Valleys = £3901
- Premium residence L'Amara, Avoriaz & Les Portes Du Soleil* = £4721 (half board upgrade available)
*5 Star resorts, according to Pierre & Vacances
Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Eos is a good value resort - with some five star features
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Premium residence Le Roselend scores well with customers and is cheaper than most other resorts
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Our price comparison brings up a few interesting results.
Two of the most expensive holidays are at five star resorts, which is not a surprise (L'Amara, and L'Hévana).
However, two of the five star resorts are amongst the cheaper holidays we found - Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Eos and Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Hélios.
Other good value resorts are Premium residence Le Roselend and Premium residence Les Fermes du Soleil. Both are amongst the cheapest in our price comparison whilst also performing well in our league table of review scores.
Two of the most expensive holidays are at five star resorts, which is not a surprise (L'Amara, and L'Hévana).
However, two of the five star resorts are amongst the cheaper holidays we found - Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Eos and Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Hélios.
Other good value resorts are Premium residence Le Roselend and Premium residence Les Fermes du Soleil. Both are amongst the cheapest in our price comparison whilst also performing well in our league table of review scores.
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Which Pierre & Vacances Premium ski resort is closest to the UK?
All of the Pierre & Vacances Premium ski resorts that we are comparing are within the French Alps - but there is some difference in how long it takes to reach the hotels.
We added together the flight time from a London airport to the transfer time by car. We then ranked the hotels from shortest to longest journey.
So, there is about two hours difference between the nearest and furthest Pierre et Vacances ski resorts. For a week's holiday, that is an extra four hours travelling which isn't an insignificant amount of time (particularly if you are travelling with children). The differences are mostly down to transfer times rather than flight times.
Premium residence Les Fermes du Soleil is the most convenient for UK visitors whilst Premium residence Arc 1950 Le Village is the least convenient.
We added together the flight time from a London airport to the transfer time by car. We then ranked the hotels from shortest to longest journey.
- Premium residence Les Fermes du Soleil, The Grand Massif, 1 hour 30 minutes, plus 57 minutes transfer by car. Total = 2 hours 27 minutes.
- Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Eos, The Grand Massif, 1 hour 30 minutes flight, plus 1 hour 11 minutes transfer by car. Total = 2 hours 41 minutes.
- Premium residence La Ginabelle, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, 1 hour 30 minutes flight, plus 1 hour 12 minutes transfer by car. Total = 2 hours 42 minutes.
- Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Hélios, The Grand Massif, 1 hour 30 minutes, plus 1 hour 15 minutes transfer by car. Total = 2 hours 45 minutes.
- Premium residence L'Amara, Avoriaz & Les Portes Du Soleil, 1 hour 30 minutes flight, plus 1 hour 37 minutes transfer by car. Total = 3 hours 7 minutes.
- Premium residence Le Roselend, Paradiski, 1 hour 30 minutes flight, plus 1 hour 38 minutes transfer by car. Total = 3 hours 8 minutes.
- Premium residence Les Fermes de Méribel, Three Valleys, 1 hour 30 minutes flight, plus 2 hours 1 minute transfer by car. Total = 3 hours 31 minutes.
- Premium residence L'Hévana, Three Valleys, 1 hour 30 minutes flight time, plus 2 hours and 2 minutes transfer by car. Total = 3 hours 32 minutes.
- Premium residence Les Crêts, Three Valleys, 1 hour 30 minutes flight time, plus 2 hours 10 minutes transfer by car. Total = 3 hours 40 minutes.
- Premium residence Les Chalets du Forum, Three Valleys, 1 hour 30 minutes flight time, plus 2 hours 14 minutes transfer by car. Total = 3 hours 44 minutes.
- Premium residence Les Alpages de Reberty, Three Valleys, 1 hour 30 minutes flight time, plus 2 hours 16 minutes transfer by car. Total = 3 hours 46 minutes.
- Premium residence Les Hauts Bois, Paradiski, 1 hour 30 minutes flight, plus 2 hours 20 minutes transfer by car. Total = 3 hours 50 minutes.
- Premium residence Les Alpages de Chantel, Paradiski, 1 hour 30 minutes flight time, plus 2 hours 25 minutes transfer by car. Total = 3 hours 55 minutes.
- Premium residence Arc 1950 Le Village, Paradiski, 1 hour 30 minutes flight, plus 2 hours 51 minutes transfer by car. Total = 4 hours 21 minutes.
So, there is about two hours difference between the nearest and furthest Pierre et Vacances ski resorts. For a week's holiday, that is an extra four hours travelling which isn't an insignificant amount of time (particularly if you are travelling with children). The differences are mostly down to transfer times rather than flight times.
Premium residence Les Fermes du Soleil is the most convenient for UK visitors whilst Premium residence Arc 1950 Le Village is the least convenient.
Which Pierre & Vacances Premium ski resort is in the best location for skiing?
One way to approach this is to figure out which area offers the best skiing and then pick the best Pierre & Vacances Premium ski resort in the region.
The Conde Nast Traveler guide to the 20 best ski resorts in Europe is a useful piece of research to kick things off. Four Pierre & Vacances Premium ski resorts are in locations which made the top 20 in 2022:
The Conde Nast Traveler guide to the 20 best ski resorts in Europe is a useful piece of research to kick things off. Four Pierre & Vacances Premium ski resorts are in locations which made the top 20 in 2022:
- Les Chalets du Forum is in Courchevel, which is Europe's 9th best ski resort according to Conde Nast Traveler readers. They say that 'The region is known for its exceptional snowfall and Courchevel 1850 is so high there is still loads of snow in April'.
- La Ginabelle is in Chamonix, which was voted Europe's 10th best ski resort. It hosted the first Winter Olympics in 1924 and Conde Nast Traveler say that 'despite the mountain’s extreme reputation, there are plenty of beginner and intermediate runs.'
- L'Hévana and Les Fermes de Méribel are in Méribel which was voted the 18th best ski resort in Europe. They said that it 'compliments its unbeatable location with pretty chalet-style architecture, designer shopping, and stylish stays'.
Les Chalets du Forum is in Courchevel - voted one of Europe's best resorts
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Pierre & Vacances' La Ginabelle is in world-famous Chamonix
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The Times newspaper compiled a similar top 20 skiing guide in 2022. This one appears to have been written by one expert rather than collated from a public vote.
- Arc 1950 Le Village is in Les Arcs which they reckon is the 3rd best ski resort in Europe thanks to its '264 miles of pistes within the greater Paradiski ski area, many of which are high-altitude, long, smooth and intermediate-friendly'. Arc 1950 is also worth a special mention as it is part of a pedestrianised village with about 40 bars, shops and restaurants.
- La Ginabelle is in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc which was 7th in The Times' top 20. They said the resort has 'unparalleled winter sports credentials, guiding mountaineers and skiers on Mont Blanc and its flanks for over 200 years'.
- L'Hévana and Les Fermes de Méribel are both in Méribel which was ranked 9th in The Times' top 20. They said that it is ideal for 'mileage-hungry piste skiers' but that it's not great if you are 'trying to avoid fellow British skiers'.
According to The Times, Meribel - home of L'Hévana - is one of Europe's best resorts
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Les Fermes de Méribel is another Pierre & Vacances hotel in Méribel
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Of course, you may have a preference for a particular skiing area in the Alps:
These figures on pistes and lifts have some value, but it is probably more useful to look at how many ski slopes are local to the resort.
- Five of the Pierre & Vacances Premium resorts are in the 'Three Valleys' region ('Les 3 Vallées) including Les Crêts, L'Hévana, Les Chalets du Forum, Les Alpages de Reberty and Les Fermes de Méribel. This part of the alps describes itself as the 'world's biggest ski area'. Keen skiers can ski between 330 pistes which are served by 180 ski lifts.
- Four Pierre & Vacances Premium ski resorts are in the Paradiski region. These include Le Roselend, Arc 1950 Le Village, Les Alpages de Chantel and Les Hauts Bois. The Paradiski ski region is home to 260 pistes and 141 lifts.
- Three Pierre & Vacances Premium ski resorts are within the 'Grand Massif' region including Les Fermes du Soleil, Les Terrasses d'Eos and Les Terrasses d'Hélios. The whole region covers 139 slopes and has 62 lifts.
- La Ginabelle is in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.
- L'Amara is in Avoriaz & Les Portes Du Soleil has 650km of pistes.
These figures on pistes and lifts have some value, but it is probably more useful to look at how many ski slopes are local to the resort.
Which Pierre & Vacances Premium ski resort has the most ski runs?
Next, we compared the number of ski slopes at each Pierre & Vacances premium ski resort. We looked at the total number of slopes. You may want to dig a little deeper on the Pierra & Vacances website to see which have got lots of beginner and advanced slopes. Also, keep in mind that you can often travel to other resorts in the 'linked domain' with your lift pass.
Anyway, here is our ranking from the most number of slopes to the least:
The number of ski slopes makes a big difference if you are an experienced skier who will cover a lot of ground. If you are new to skiing then you are unlikely to travel very far so a smaller choice will probably be adequate.
Anyway, here is our ranking from the most number of slopes to the least:
- Premium residence Les Fermes du Soleil. Total = 142
- Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Hélios, The Grand Massif. Total = 142
- Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Eos, The Grand Massif. Total = 142
- Premium residence Les Hauts Bois, Paradiski. Total = 136
- Premium residence Les Alpages de Chantel, Paradiski. Total = 120
- Premium residence Arc 1950 Le Village, Paradiski. Total = 120
- Premium residence Le Roselend, Paradiski. Total = 120
- Premium residence Les Chalets du Forum, Three Valleys. Total = 109
- Premium residence Les Alpages de Reberty, Three Valleys. Total = 86
- Premium residence La Ginabelle, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. Total = 77
- Premium residence Les Crêts, Three Valleys. Total = 68
- Premium residence L'Hévana, Three Valleys. Total = 68
- Premium residence L'Amara, Avoriaz & Les Portes Du Soleil. Total = 51
- Premium residence Les Fermes de Méribel, Three Valleys. Total = 35
The number of ski slopes makes a big difference if you are an experienced skier who will cover a lot of ground. If you are new to skiing then you are unlikely to travel very far so a smaller choice will probably be adequate.
Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Hélios is a good choice if you want a big number of ski slopes nearby
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Premium residence Les Hauts Bois has more than 130 ski slopes for visitors
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Which Pierre & Vacances Premium ski resort is the poshest?
Pierre & Vacances give star ratings for most of their Premium ski resorts in Europe. These range from three stars to five stars. As you probably know, there isn't a universal meaning for hotel and accommodation star ratings. You will hear hotels described as being 'five star' but there are multiple awarding bodies for such thing around the world so it only has limited meaning.
Anyway, Pierre & Vacances award the following ratings:
Five star resorts:
Four star resorts:
Three star resort:
We couldn't find star ratings for the other resorts.
Anyway, Pierre & Vacances award the following ratings:
Five star resorts:
- Premium residence Arc 1950 Le Village, Paradiski
- Premium residence L'Amara, Avoriaz & Les Portes Du Soleil
- Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Eos, The Grand Massif,
- Premium residence L'Hévana, Three Valleys
- Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Hélios, The Grand Massif,
Four star resorts:
- Premium residence Les Fermes du Soleil, The Grand Massif,
- Premium residence Les Crêts, Three Valleys
- Premium residence La Ginabelle, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
- Premium residence Les Chalets du Forum, Three Valleys,
- Hotel Starc Andorra,
Three star resort:
- Premium residence Les Alpages de Reberty, Three Valleys,
We couldn't find star ratings for the other resorts.
Premium residence L'Amara is one of Pierre et Vacances' five star resorts...
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...whilst Premium residence Arc 1950 Le Village is made up of eight different five-star residences
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Which Pierre et Vacances Premium Resort has the best facilities?
Generally speaking, the resorts with five stars have the best facilities on offer for guests. However, we have compiled a list looking at what is available at each of the Pierre et Vacances Premium Residences.
Notes about our comparison table:
Notes about our comparison table:
- Nurseries are aimed at under threes whilst kids' clubs are for older children.
- The 'delivery' mentioned is a service where food is delivered to your apartment.
- The 'Spa' facility at some resorts is known as a Deep Nature Spa where you can pay for things like hot tubs and treatments. Some are in the resorts, whilst others are nearby.
- The steam rooms are described as 'hammam' but they offer similar things.
- We've labelled the five star resorts
- We have tried to make this accurate but details change all the time, so please don't blame us if something is wrong!
Resort |
Food |
Swimming pools |
Wellness |
Nursery & kids club |
Les Terrasses d'Eos ***** |
Restaurant onsite and delivery |
Outdoor |
Steam, sauna, spa, hot tub |
Nursery |
La Ginabelle |
Delivery |
Indoor |
Steam, sauna |
No |
L'Amara ***** |
Restaurants nearby (and onsite bar) |
Indoor |
Sauna, steam, spa |
Nursery, kids' club |
Les Fermes du Soleil |
Delivery |
Indoor |
Steam, sauna, spa |
Nursery, kids' club |
Le Roselend |
No |
Indoor |
Steam, sauna, spa |
Kids' club |
Les Alpages de Chantel |
Bar nearby and delivery |
Indoor |
Steam, sauna, spa |
Kids' club |
Les Chalets du Forum |
Delivery |
No |
No |
No |
Les Terrasses d'Hélios ***** |
Restaurant onsite and delivery |
Indoor |
Steam, sauna, spa |
Nursery |
Les Alpages de Reberty |
Delivery |
Indoor |
Steam, sauna, spa |
Nursery, kids' club |
Les Hauts Bois |
Delivery |
Indoor |
Steam, sauna, fitness, spa |
Kids' club |
Les Fermes de Méribel |
Delivery |
Indoor |
Sauna, spa |
Nursery, kids' club |
Les Crêts |
No |
Outdoor |
No |
Nursery, kids' club |
L'Hévana ***** |
Restaurant nearby (and onsite bar) |
Indoor |
Steam, sauna, spa |
No |
Arc 1950 Le Village ***** |
Restaurants nearby |
Indoor & outdoor |
Steam, sauna, spa |
Kids' club |
Let's draw a few conclusions from all this data!
- The five star resorts are good choices if you want to be able to eat in a restaurant. All five of them have restaurants either onsite or nearby. The less posh resorts will deliver meals to your apartment instead.
- Arc 1950 Le Village has the best range of swimming pools, so you can swim inside or outside depending on your mood and the weather! Most other resorts have at least one swimming pool, apart from Les Chalets du Forum.
- If you are hoping to use both kids clubs (for 3-13 year olds) and nurseries (for under threes) then you have a choice of five different ski resorts.
- Most resorts have a sauna or steam room (or both) apart from Les Chalets du Forum and Les Crêts.
Which Pierre et Vacances Premium Residence is most family friendly?
As mentioned earlier several of the Premium resorts have nurseries for young children and kids' clubs for older children.
However, it is also worth giving an extra mention to Arc 1950 Le Village which is part of a special village which doesn't have any cars. There are about 40 shops and places to eat within the village, which is made up of several hotels. It also has family entertainment, a spa and tobogganing.
However, it is also worth giving an extra mention to Arc 1950 Le Village which is part of a special village which doesn't have any cars. There are about 40 shops and places to eat within the village, which is made up of several hotels. It also has family entertainment, a spa and tobogganing.
Arc 1950 is particularly popular with families as it is pedestrianised and has kids' activities
Which Pierre et Vacances Premium Residence ski hotels are closest to the slopes?
One key consideration is how close the accommodation is to the ski slopes. Some resorts are 'ski in - ski out' whilst others have a shuttle service.
By our count, there are nine Pierre et Vacances Premium Residence ski hotels with 'ski in, ski out', which is ideal as you don't need to wait for buses or carry your skis or snowboard. These include:
Two Pierre et Vacances Premium Residence ski hotels have a short walk to the slopes:
Walking with skis can be a bit cumbersome but these distances are pretty small.
Three Pierre et Vacances Premium Residence ski hotels have a a shuttle bus to get you the slopes
By our count, there are nine Pierre et Vacances Premium Residence ski hotels with 'ski in, ski out', which is ideal as you don't need to wait for buses or carry your skis or snowboard. These include:
- Les Terrasses d'Eos, The Grand Massif
- L'Amara, Avoriaz & Les Portes Du Soleil
- Le Roselend, Paradiski
- Arc 1950 Le Village, Paradiski
- Les Crêts, Three Valleys
- Les Alpages de Chantel, Paradiski
- Les Alpages de Reberty, Three Valleys
- Les Hauts Bois, Paradiski
- Les Terrasses d'Hélios ('ski in, ski out' and a shuttle to the resort centre)
Two Pierre et Vacances Premium Residence ski hotels have a short walk to the slopes:
- Les Chalets du Forum, Three Valleys - 100m from the slopes
- L'Hévana, Three Valleys - 250m walk to the slopes
Walking with skis can be a bit cumbersome but these distances are pretty small.
Three Pierre et Vacances Premium Residence ski hotels have a a shuttle bus to get you the slopes
- Premium residence Les Fermes de Méribel, Three Valleys - shuttle service
- Premium residence La Ginabelle, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc - shuttle service
- Premium residence Les Fermes du Soleil, The Grand Massif - free shuttle service
Les Alpages de Reberty is one of several ski-in, ski-out resorts
Conclusion – which is the best Pierre et Vacances Premium Residence ski hotel?
We've covered a lot in this comparison of the 15 Pierre et Vacances Premium Residence ski hotels. Let's try and summarise!
Our top two choices are Premium residence Arc 1950 Le Village and Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Eos
Premium residence Arc 1950 Le Village scores well on reviews, it has two swimming pools, there are restaurants nearby and it has easy access to a good number of pistes. The Times reckons that the resort is one of the best in Europe.
Arc 1950 Le Village is particularly appealing for families as it is pedestrianised. You can wander between the 40 shops, bars and restaurants without feeling you need to be watching out for cars.
On the downside, Arc 1950 Le Village was one of the most expensive resorts in our price comparison. It is also the furthest from the UK thanks to a long transfer time from the airport of nearly three hours.
If you are keen to be in a world-famous ski resort then I would also consider L'Hévana in Meribel. It has an onsite restaurant and is another five star resort. However, it is relatively expensive, it requires a short walk to the slopes and doesn't get quite as good reviews as other posh resorts like L'Amara (which is another excellent choice for a posh resort).
Our best value choice is Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Eos. You get a great choice of slopes, easy access to the slopes from the resort and an onsite restaurant. It has very positive reviews. It only has an outdoor swimming pool, but there is a large indoor hot tub.
Other good value choices include Premium residence Le Roselend and Premium residence Les Fermes du Soleil.
Both of these resorts performed well in our league tables of prices and review scores. Le Roselend has easier access to the ski slopes whilst Les Fermes du Soleil is quicker to reach from the airport. Les Fermes du Soleil has a kids' club for older children but neither has an onsite restaurant.
Our top two choices are Premium residence Arc 1950 Le Village and Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Eos
Premium residence Arc 1950 Le Village scores well on reviews, it has two swimming pools, there are restaurants nearby and it has easy access to a good number of pistes. The Times reckons that the resort is one of the best in Europe.
Arc 1950 Le Village is particularly appealing for families as it is pedestrianised. You can wander between the 40 shops, bars and restaurants without feeling you need to be watching out for cars.
On the downside, Arc 1950 Le Village was one of the most expensive resorts in our price comparison. It is also the furthest from the UK thanks to a long transfer time from the airport of nearly three hours.
If you are keen to be in a world-famous ski resort then I would also consider L'Hévana in Meribel. It has an onsite restaurant and is another five star resort. However, it is relatively expensive, it requires a short walk to the slopes and doesn't get quite as good reviews as other posh resorts like L'Amara (which is another excellent choice for a posh resort).
Our best value choice is Premium residence Les Terrasses d'Eos. You get a great choice of slopes, easy access to the slopes from the resort and an onsite restaurant. It has very positive reviews. It only has an outdoor swimming pool, but there is a large indoor hot tub.
Other good value choices include Premium residence Le Roselend and Premium residence Les Fermes du Soleil.
Both of these resorts performed well in our league tables of prices and review scores. Le Roselend has easier access to the ski slopes whilst Les Fermes du Soleil is quicker to reach from the airport. Les Fermes du Soleil has a kids' club for older children but neither has an onsite restaurant.