Large flat at the foot of the slopes Les Houches

Good
Traveller Type: Business Traveler
  : Quirky, well designed house right on the slopes. Comfortable beds, good showers. Good living accommodation. Nice to have access to sauna and hot tub.
  : We had not seen anywhere in the booking.com web site that this apartment was so far up a hill from facilities. You really do need a car. We really struggled to get equipment and food up the hill. This flat is situated a good 40 minute walk up a very steep hill. Taxis are very expensive and hard to come by. Obvious things missing from the flat, bizarrely there were no bowls, no microwave (not the end of the world), no TV which didnt matter to us but if you went with kids, it may be a issue. The sheet of general info in the unit gave restaurant numbers for Chamonix, not Les Houches. Emergency numbers, doctors, dentists etc were not supplied. Owner lives up stairs and was quite noisy on occasion, disturbing our sleep. A few days before we arrived and after the free cancellation had expired, we were advised that bedding and towels were extra (24 euros per set) which was annoying. This wasnt made clear from the start and when we got there, they hadnt supplied the towels wed paid for. The host met us on arrival as planned but was poor in responding to us during our stay. Id asked for wood for the hot tub and towels which didnt materialise so we didnt get to use the hot tub. At the end of our stay, she invited feedback and became rather defensive with the comments made.