Claire (England)

Chalet Chamois, December 2024

Great chalet, perfect for a family of 4. The steps down to the chalet were challenging at times in icy conditions and you can’t drive to the door you have to carry all the bags up and down them but we would definitely love to go back!


Tony (France)

Chalet Soleil, December 2024

Off-center accommodation but very close to the ski lifts and the Vanoise Express cable car (5 min walk). Located in the center of Domaine PARADISKI. The accommodation is very comfortable for 4 adults and 2 children.


Katie (England)

Clarines 1, December 2024

Alpine Essence are really helpful and responded to any requests/ issues very quickly. We highly recommend them. Apartment is great, kitchen very well stocked for cooking. Amazing view of mountains from balcony and literally next to the piste! We loved our stay here


Jennifer (England)

Le Chalet, December 2024

Honestly I have nothing negative to say about Alpine Essence. Booking process - easy, booking extras - easy, check in - easy (although appleMaps shows the office in the wrong place) and super responsive to messages during our stay. Also very clear about expectations for check out. Would recommend without hesitation and hope to stay with you again soon


Suzy (England)

L'Ecureuil, August 2024

We had a great time and the process was easy from start to finish, even when I booked the wrong chalet by mistake. Check in was quick and easy and we appreciated your help to get our luggage up the slope. I swear the slope became steeper towards the end of the week! We usually stay in La Couronne. but as it was booked we stayed at L'Ecureuil which we found had everything we wanted and was of a slightly higher standard. We'll definitely be back.


Denise (England)

Le Chalet, March 2024

Thank you for a lovely stay in Le Chalet. It was our second stay and we all agreed the highlight is the wonderful hot tub. The service from Alpine Essence was excellent from booking the chalet to their responsiveness when we had an issue which was resolved quickly despite it being their day off.


Gilles (France)

Chalet Chamois, February 2024

Tout à été parfaitement conforme à nos attentes :

Le chalet confortable, propre, chaleureux, lumineux pour sa salle de vie spacieuse, avec une vue imprenable et une situation logistique bien pratique; superbe terrasse, coffre à ski apprécié, comme cette entrée indépendante bien équipée pour y laisser sécher vêtements et chaussures de ski.Points d'amélioration possibles: peu de choses; peut être 3 jeux de 4 assiettes et couverts au lieu de 

2.La gestion de la réservation, de l'accueil et du check-out très fluide et conviviale.Une équipe en ligne et sur place top et sympathique.
Nous y avons passé un séjour parfait avec notre fille et nos deux petits fils.

Très cordialement


Piet (Belgium)

Le Cairn, February 2024

Bonjour Pippa et autres.

Nous sommes très content de notre séjour á Vallandry. Le chǎlet “Le Cairn” était très comfortable et tous, adultes et enfants l’ont apprécié.

Mais c’est surtout le service du personnel qui était très bien: l’acceuil á l’arrivée ainsi que l’organisation général était impeccable, comme le service bagages qui est bien organisé. C’est pourquoi on a L’intention de revenir l’année prochaine.
Merçi pour tout.


Maxime (Belgium)

Astraea, January 2024

Tout était parfait. De la communication avec l'agence jusqu'au logement en lui même ! Nous reviendrons !


Nathalie (France)

Astraea, December 2023


Je voudrais particulièrement remercier l'équipe Alpine Essec (Pippa, Hana et Emma) qui nous ont proposé tellement de bons plans (location de ski à domicile, massages avec un masseur hors pair). 

J'en oublierais presque le logement très sympa, lits très confortables. Je recommande sans aucune hésitation de louer avec cette agence très pro et bienveillante !


Angela Warrener (England)

The Hunting Lodge, January 2024

My group had stayed at The Hunting Lodge the previous year and we were delighted to have been able to secure it again for our annual visit to Vallandry in January 2024. We had previously stayed at Chalet La Couronne, another fabulous chalet managed by Alpine Essence and as always, we were greeted warmly by the reception team and our bags were whisked away and taken to the chalet to await our arrival after check-in administration was completed. The team at Alpine Essence was as helpful as ever with fresh deliveries each morning from the boulangerie, next day delivery of wood and kindling for the fire, as well as being a mine of information for local services including the wonderful Chloe, a local caterer who cooks delicious food and delivers it to the chalet. They even pre-order your ski passes for you! We cannot wait to return in 2025. The past five years we have had nothing but good experiences with our bookings through Alpine Essence. Great service. Great people.


Amy Pollard (Emngland)

Le Cairn, January 2024

We all wanted to say a massive thank you to all of your team for making our stay so lovely. From answering all of our questions so quickly and letting us reserve it as soon as it became available so we could have this week. The team also helped us with our bags and giving our little toddler a lift up in the buggy to help out which we really appreciated. This is our second stay at Le Cairn and we will definitely be back.