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'Personal service and attention to detail' We appreciate the work involved and expense incurred in organising a winter or summer alpine holiday. As such, we aim to help and advise on all aspects, and where possible, arrange on your behalf. We hope you find the information below useful as a starting point in planning your holiday. For approximate costings, please refer to our Prices page. For more details, visit the individual websites.
Travel - road Morzine is one of the closest and easily reached alpine resorts from the UK. Driving to the resort is very simple. There is motorway from Calais to within 30km of Morzine. The 535-mile journey can be completed in approximately eight to nine hours. Allow approximately £40 each way for road tolls. The choice for crossing the channel lies between the ferry companies and Eurotunnel. The main operators are: P&O - www.poferries.com The journey can be completed in a day or if you wish to stop over to break the journey, there are numerous forms of accommodation close to the motorway to suit different budgets. The Holiday Inn at Troyes is approximately half way to Morzine from Calais (tel 0033 325438080). The Ibis Hotel at Bourg en Bresse is two hours from Morzine (tel 0033 474223080). The Ibis Hotel at Archamps is one hour from Morzine (tel 0033 450953818). If you drive to the resort, we will send you detailed directions of the best route from Calais to your accommodation. |
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Travel - air At little over an hour's drive, Morzine is one of the closest alpine resorts to Geneva airport. Flight times from the UK and Ireland are approximately one hour and 15-45 minutes. The following airlines fly to Geneva:
Our catered prices include transfer if required. If you hire a car from Geneva airport we will supply you with directions to your accommodation. We recommend www.easycar.com & www.holidayautos.com.
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Insurance We offer comprehensive travel insurance in
association with Fogg Travel. To view the policy details above, a copy of Adobe Acrobat reader is required. This is freely available from www.adobe.com Ski & snowboard lessons Morzine is very fortunate to have 3 excellent ski/snowboard schools, all of whom look after Simply Morzine guests very well. We use a successful combination of the Ecole du Ski Français (ESF) and the British Alpine Ski & Snowboard School (BASS). We are aware of the importance of quality lessons where learning is fun and exhilarating and moves your snow sport on to a new level. No more bad experiences in ski school! The ESF are the main French national ski school. They offer traditional 6 half-day group as well as private lessons. The quality of instruction is generally high, and represents excellent value for money - www.esf-morzine.com BASS are at the forefront of ski tuition, more expensive but with a reputation for high-quality and progressive teaching in small groups of similar ability. Pre-booking is essential - www.britishskischool.com Alternatively, The Snow School and International Ski School (E2SA) have a range of group and private classes - www.the-snow-school.com and www.morzineski.fr Childcare Morzine has excellent childcare facilities. Whilst you ski your children can be cared for in a happy, safe environment by qualified and experienced staff. - There are two British-run private nanny
services: Lift passes To save you considerable time upon arrival and for your convenience we can arrange your lift pass for you in advance. These should be paid for upon arrival in resort by credit card or Euros cash. There is a local Morzine/Les Gets pass and a full Portes du Soleil pass. Special ski courses Mike Hammond's personal performance courses are recommended for private groups who have reached a good and similar level of skiing, but wish to progress in order to confidently ski the whole mountain in all conditions - www.skiskills.co.uk Equipment hire
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