Le Chardon Bleu sur Valmeinier

02/09/2024: 2 weeks in July / August 2024 + +: Wonderful stay. Very professional, friendly welcome, and surprise a €100 gift card to spend on activities from the tourist office! Apartment on the 1st floor of the Caribou building (the one below the main Thabor). Very beautiful view of the mountain, ideally located and relatively quiet. One floor down to arrive at the top of the covered stairs which go down to the "snow front" and the small center with shops and restaurants. And a covered escalator to go back up! Very quiet apartment (a technical reserve on the left, an unoccupied apartment on the right). Very good size for 2 (bedroom and separate toilet), large balcony very well exposed, very bright, all day long, redone decor, sober, bright and "cocooning". Pretty friendly resort, on a human scale. A multitude of hikes and very beautiful views that are already very accessible. - -: small downside for the parking, minute drop-off authorized in front of the entrance (to clear the car), and very quickly chased away with leaflets threatening to be impounded. And authorized parking solutions are quite far away. The dryer is out of service (but that can be fixed). Indeed, the sound insulation between the floors is perhaps quite average, we benefit from some noise (from the toilet for example...), even if for us the tenants were relatively discreet. And finally a view to the side, through the bedroom (therefore not main) slightly marred by a burned down residence building (in January). But this is not P&V's responsibility, and let's hope it is rebuilt quickly.

02/09/2024: We love ValMeunier and recommend it for anyone wanting calm, fullness and a sensational view.