Chalet Lucaval Reviews

Any travel agent or holiday company recommending this chalet or having it in their brochure should be ashamed of themselves. It is the worst we have ever had in 25 years of ski holidays. Our room was tiny. The only storage space was a minuscule chest of drawers that wouldn't have looked out of place in a dolls house and a few hooks on the wall or behind the door. We are effectively living out of our suitcases because there was nowhere to unpack them into. The bathroom looked very nice but there was no shower curtain which meant the floor was swimming after a shower. We were given extra bath mats to absorb the water. The lights in the bathroom were hanging off their fittings with wires exposed. There was a cupboard under the stair which had a hanging rail which we couldn't use because we had to store our cases in there to give us space to walk around the bed. at the back of this cupboard was a load of extra bedding with a very musty smell. Its only saving grace was the short walk to the piste access path. The open fire shown in the pictures never happened - problem with the chimney. The food was first class though but that depends very much on the host. Not a place I would recommend to friends....or even enemies.

Apres-Ski 2/5
Accommodation & Value 1/5

Alan Paterson

This chalet does exactly what it says on the tin, fantastic place, bit too small at times, but was fine for us 9 visitors. Bit out of town, taking 15 mins walk down the piste to the bars, but thats not the end of the world, and even makes you hungry for dinner. Plus the real bonus for us was the ski in/out, literally a matter of metres from the chalet door, perfect!! Food was amazing in the evening, breakfast lacked variety at times, but the evening meal more than made up for it. One point to note, we explicitly requested a restaurant for our meal out that served Savoyard food (fondue/raclette etc), the resort rep assured us that would be the case only to find he had booked us into somewhere that hadn't (table of 15 in the end). I can only assume that he did this for the kickback from the restaurant [it is always worth speaking to our resort experts for recommendations when you book - Ed].

Apres-Ski 4/5

Andrew Wyatt

Having never skiied so late in the season we were a bit apprehensive about the ski conditions but the staff at Igluski were extremely helpful and knowledgeable in recommending a suitable resort and a chalet that met all our requirements. We got a fantastic last minute deal in a 4 star chalet that was literally about 10 yards from the piste. Although Val d'Isere is quite an expensive resort having a catered chalet meant that we didn't really have to spend an awful lot more on eating out. The management of the lifts and pistes were excellent and we didn't have to queue for more than a minute. I would have no hesitation in booking with Igluski again and hope to return to Val d'Isere again next year.

Apres-Ski 5/5

Jo