Property type

• Mountain village house

Property Description

Perhaps you would be interested in running a ski chalet in a traditional mountain village only 15 minutes drive to the Paradiski?  This property has been used for exactly that by the current owners and with 7 bedrooms over three floors offered good business and lifestyle.  Alternatively, the large house offers great family accommodation or even be separated into apartments as a great rental property.  It is unusual for such flexible properties to come available on the market so catch it whilst it is there!




The ski resorts of the Paradiski are accessed in around 15 minutes drive – Montchavin, Montalbert and La Plagne are all facing the property on the opposite side of the valley.  Alternatively you could drive 15 minutes to Bourg Saint Maurice where the arc en ciel funicular whisks you up the mountain to Les Arcs 1600.  Either way, the Paradiski is a colossal ski area with over 450kms of piste.  There are plenty of ski schools, shops, restaurants and then so many different activities for small children, non skiers or for heavy weather days within the Paradiski that you could return year after year and still find something new to do. 




Around 100 years old this village house sits in a quiet area of a pleasant, friendly village close to the shops and amenities of Aime.  The lovely garden with fruit trees aplenty and a fabulous large terrace both looking across an orchard are a great spot to make the most of the outdoors lifestyle during the warm spring evenings and long summer nights.  There is a good sized driveway with room for 3 cars and a large garage.  




This is a versatile property with many options to the purchaser.  Originally a large family house it is currently divided into two apartments and a large duplex.  The current owners use the duplex and rent out the two apartments, which offer great rental return.  The property could easily be opened up and converted back to one large house or alternatively left as a good investment property for someone looking to buy to let.  There is also a cave of approximately 50m2 on the ground floor that could be converted into a third apartment.




As it is, the separate, private entrance to the duplex is on the 1^st floor.  The first double bedroom is off the entrance hall and there is useful storage space under the staircase.  Originally there was a door through to what is now the larger apartment, so this could easily be re-opened.  The stairs are made out of local marble and lead upstairs to three good sized double bedrooms, all with great views from the large windows.  The bedrooms share a family bathroom with bath, washbasin and bidet, there is a separate WC.  The kitchen and living, dining room are at the front of the property.  The kitchen is any bakers dream!  With two ovens and an island unit, lots of storage, large American style fridge and dishwasher.  It has double doors that lead on to a sunny balcony, the perfect spot for coffee.




The ground floor, at the front of the property, is split in to a 1 bedroom apartment and a storage area.  This floor is from the original farmhouse that the house was built on so the vaulted ceilings remain intact.  You enter the apartment from the terrace in to the open plan kitchen and living area and go through to the double bedroom which has a shower room and WC off it.  Next door also has a vaulted ceiling, this is currently being used as storage, but this could be converted in to a 1 bedroom apartment.




There is an external staircase up from the terrace to the first floor apartment.  This floor could be opened up to become part of the duplex but is currently a two, double bedroom apartment.  With a separate living dining room and kitchen, a nice sized bathroom with bath, bidet, handbasin and separate WC.




The entire house is laid to either oak floorboards or tiles with fresh wallpaper or painted walls.  New hot water cylinders are being installed and the house has electric heating throughout.




A matter of minutes to Aime and only 5 minutes to Moutiers, the situation is ideal.  The area is accessed by any of the international airports of Grenoble, Lyon or Geneva, all around a 2 hour transfer.  There is a train station in Aime which is served by the TGV and local services as well as Eurostar during the winter season.