Close
- €399,000
- Ref: 22457ARA73
- Courchevel Le Praz
- Three Valleys
- Gorgeous 4 bedroom chalet (plus apartment) on the ski bus route to Courchevel, Three Valleys
- 135 M2
Ask a Question / Book a Visit
Property type
- Mountain village house
Property Description
This beautifully renovated four bedroom house is excellent value for money and even includes a downstairs one bedroom apartment for extra guests or even renting out. Set in a picturesque village square, just 1 minute walk to the free ski bus up to Courchevel, this house has lots of character and gets plenty of sunshine. There is also planning permission in place to add a balcony onto the front of the living room, for al fresco dining.
The hamlet has an all year round community – mostly French but peppered with a few other nationalities too. Several ski instructors rent here for the winter season, which would be of interest should a purchaser want to gain revenue from the one bedroom apartment.
With excellent walking and cycling opportunities right from the village, and being just 10 minutes from Courchevel le Praz (with its two gondolas to Courchevel 1850 and La Tania) and 10 minutes to the all year round buzz of Bozel, this mountain house is in an excellent location.
You enter at street level into the hall, which leads into the kitchen/diner which has just been redone and has lots of space. On this floor there is also a utility room and the spacious living room with plenty of light from the large windows looking out onto the main square of the hamlet. There is also a wood burner on a mounted stone platform.
Upstairs on the first floor you’ll find three bedrooms and three bathrooms, and then a master en suite in the eves of the house. The street level also leads down to the renovated one bedroom apartment with its vaulted ceilings.
This is an excellent opportunity to purchase a large traditional mountain house in a stunning area on the doorstep of all that the Three Valleys and Vanoise national park has to offer.
Share / Tweet
Courchevel Le Praz
Resort Ratings
Resort Description
Le Praz is a charming ski resort based around a pretty, traditional mountain village. Even as the resort grows the centre remains full of character with narrow streets and attractive old buildings and in the main the new developments have been done with taste in the traditional materials of wood and stone. It has a small lake as its focus next to which the two ski lifts are situated. It is a very popular resort due to its authentic, welcoming feel with the small centre providing a daily meeting point for regulars so new arrivals can quickly settle in and get to know who’s who and what’s where. Its prices compare very favourably to the more expensive resorts higher up the valley, and it offers enough to keep most members of a group happy. It welcomes a wide range of visitors; families, those with a basic budget, and a wealthier clientele who don’t subscribe to the glitz of 1850. It has a life of its own throughout the year although it is very quiet out of season with just a shop, bar and restaurant remaining open. In the main summer season, July and August, it is also fully open and the winter season usually runs from mid December to the end of April. The lake, frozen in winter, makes a stunning backdrop for the huge fireworks competition held here each year along with many music festivals both summer and winter. At the back of the lake is a huge ski jump which is used on the national and international competition circuit which along with walking, horse riding, parapointing, painting, golf, flying, climbing and many other superb mountain activities brings life beyond skiing to this village. Le Praz boasts a good selection of lively bars, mouth-watering creperies and fine restaurants including "La Table de Mon Grand-Père" in Hotel Les Peupliers - a favourite treat of mine. It has a good standard of accommodation with a mix of hotels, apartments and chalets. It is situated at the foot of the Courchevel ski area and is also known as the ski resort of Courchevel 1300. The Courchevel ski area links in to the massive 3 Valleys ski area. From the foot of the Gondola lift you are 2 lifts away from either Méribel or Courchevel 1850. So for skiing Le Praz is excellently situated with the two télécabine lifts, the Praz and Foret running from the centre. These can become hectic at peak weeks but locals and seasonnaires (winter workers) know it’s just a matter of timing your departure. The Praz télécabine lift takes you directly into the centre of Courchevel 1850. The Foret télécabine lift takes you up towards the summit of "La Loze" at 2196m, giving easy access to the wonderful skiing of Courchevel and La Tania or the Meribel valley. Skiing back to Le Praz is a breathtaking experience in itself; tree lined pistes, some of the prettiest in the three valleys, lead you to the village. The jockey’s black run into Le Praz is quite something and a superb challenge to those who like to ski a bit closer to the edge. But don’t worry there are red runs too or the option to come down in the lift or free ski buses which run non-stop throughout the day. The traditionally good snow, north facing slopes and extensive network of snow cannons enable you to ski back to the village throughout the season, but regardless just in case the pistes get a little scratchy you can always catch the bubble down.
Leggett Immobilier - last updated Wed, Oct 28th 2009, 08:10 nv 1.0 We have made every effort to ensure that the information on this web site is current and informative. However, Leggett Immobilier does not guarantee or warrant that information on this website is accurate or complete and makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of the site or the information, content or details disclosed on this site. RCS Périgueux B 434 086 930 N° de TVA FR 09434086930 Selon la loi du 2 janvier 1970, cartes professionnelles TI N° 361 délivrées par la Préfecture de la Dordogne Adhérent N° 23420 G à la Caisse de Garantie de la F.N.A.I.M. 89 rue de la Boètie 75008 Paris