Who are you?
Hi! We’re Martha Tullberg & Nick Meek. After many years visiting Chamonix, and a long, long search, we fell in love with this wonderful chalet. Our guests love it as much as we do! This pic shows us setting off to climb Mont Blanc — full set of pics here.
Can I call you for a chat?
You can call us on +44 (0) 754 557 5277 or +44 (0)207 241 4402. The mobile is better as we are often out and about — if you’d prefer to call us on the land line, evenings are best. We’ll be delighted to answer any questions about the chalet or Chamonix.
Do you have reviews from previous guests?s
See our reviews section for our write-ups from happy holidaymakers…
Is there a website with plenty of photos and information?
Hopefully you have already seen this! This site currently has about 100 pages. We also have two well established blogs:
Les Praz de Chamonix
which is full of news, reviews and photos of the village, and our blog on this site, which has the latest news and any articles I think are interesting
You can look at four years of photos of our chalet and Chamonix on Flickr and follow us on Twitter (for gossip). You can also see my contributions to the holiday-home owner’s forum Lay My Hat, if you can stand our endless piffle about towel quality, linen thread counts and the like!
Finally, you can see our site www.the-haute-route.com which has lovely photos from our seven days backcountry skiing across the Alps from Chamonix to Zermatt
Has this domain been registered for over a year?
We have a ten year registration on chaletlaforet.com, which we have owned since April 2006. You can check this information on any WHOIS search service, e.g. Domaintools.We are in major human-edited directories such as Dmoz.org, which Google uses.
Do you list on large, well known paying sites?
We are independently inspected and listed by Sawdays guides and Mad Dog Ski guides, both of whom send an inspector personally to every property.
“…cosy and welcoming, with wonderful attention to detail — a truly magical alpine retreat. This beautifully situated chalet…really feels like a ‘home away from home’.” Chalet la Forêt on Mad Dog Ski
“Be delighted by cow hide rugs and cushioned sofas, DVDs, music, board games and books, vintage posters and fluffy white towels. Be cosseted by a barrel-cabin sauna and a hot tub under the stars. It’s friendly and fabulous”…Chalet la Forêt appears in the Sawday’s guide and website. Read what Alastair Sawday writes about Chalet la Forêt here »
Do you accept Credit Cards?
You can pay via credit card with Paypal. Unfortunately the fees are high, but we split them with you so there is a 2% surcharge for this. We are looking into better facilities.
Are there other ways that I can pay?
You can post us a cheque, or bank transfer into either our bank in the UK or Chamonix. We can accept Euros or Sterling. You are very welcome to call our bank in France (Banque de Savoie, Chamonix Branch) to confirm our names and that we own the chalet, before making the payment. Unfortunately our UK bank doesn’t offer this, but I can point you to our listing at Companies House instead to confirm our names and address– just ask, it is no problem at all.
Do you have links with other local businesses?
Links from our friends in the valley:
http://www.zerogchx.com/en/summer-our-friends
Martin runs the best bike & board shop in Chamonix
http://www.baby-cham.com/links_page.html
Ellie offers a great babysitting service
http://www.chamonix-valley-transfers.com/links.php
Trefor searches through the transfers for a good deal
http://www.fly-chamonix.com/en/accommodation
Sean offers paragliding in summer and winter
http://www.annebosvieux.com/chamonix_accommodation.php
Anne is an excellent ski and snowboard instructor
http://chamonixinsider.com/hotels-chalets
Trey runs a great blog, mainly about Chamonix, also featuring the odd bit of surfing when the weather’s bad.
Can I see the location of the chalet?
Due to our own concerns about security, we don’t have the exact location of the chalet online — I have marked the approximate location on this map. If you would like to know where it is precisely, please contact us.
What else are you doing?
We’re in the process of registering with the Tourist office and will add this information as soon as it’s processed. We are investigating better credit card facilities. We are working with the Metropolitan police and other bodies on the establishment of a kitemark for holiday homes.
If you have more suggestions, or a specific question, please don’t hesitate to get in touch! I completely understand that people have concerns and will be very happy to help.
