Ski Chalet : Chalet Hay

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Ski Chalet Details

Chalet Hay is a 4 bedroom 8 person traditional Pyrenees chalet to rent, with 3 doubles and a twin room, fully equipped kitchen, dinning area and bar. There is a huge open fire place in the lounge area with a 42" TV, DVD player, stereo and games. All this with 130km of great skiing and great prices to match.

Rental Facilities

Chalet Hay Amenities

• Fully fitted and equipped kitchen including washing machine and dishwasher
  
• Bar area
• Dining area
• Lounge
  
• Large flat screen television, DVD player and stereo (iPod compatible)
• Log fire
• 4 bedrooms (3 double bedrooms and 1 bedroom with twin beds)
  
• Central heating throughout
• Bathroom
• Separate WC
• Parking for several cars
• Large private south facing enclosed garden
  
• BBQ & seating area
• Terrace & seating area
• Ski & bike store room

Chalet Food

In La Mongie there are lots of places to eat, with most main meals costing less than €10 per head, and with reasonably priced drinks you will be pleasantly surprised if you are used to the prices in the Alps!.  La Mamas on the seafront (so called in the centre of La Mongie) does delicious wood-fired pizzas, favourites such as  traditional Tartiflette and mouth watering grills.  La Mamas also does tasty complete meals called ‘la planche’ which are great for replenishing energy for an afternoon of skiing!  La Schuss is also on the front and does an excellent range of French food, make sure you try the hearty 'plat du jours' examples of which are duck a l'orange and beef stew.  The staff at La Schuss are extremely friendly and you can also buy all the decor.   The Irish pub has a good extensive menu and serves food all day.  There are many more restaurants to choose from around the resort. and on the slopes.

There are also several restaurants away from the resort offering michelin food and local specialities. You will have lots of choice and all at very reasonable prices.

Ski Resort and Chalet Location

Ski Chalet Chalet Hay is in Tourmalet,

Besides the great skiing and well priced lessons there is also lots more to do, for example

• Raquettes (snow shoeing)
• Walking - throughout the valley

• Snow Mobiles at La Mongie

• Spa - and all (or none) of the treatments in Bagneres-de-Bigorre

• Shopping in La Mongie, Bagneres-de-Bigorre, Pau and the shops in the villages

• Day Trips;  Tarbes 45 mins, Pau 1hr, Lourdes 45 mins, Toulouse 2 hours

• Wine tasting, especially recommended in the Madrian region

• Gastronomy - lots of restaurants serving delicious food
  

• Pic De Midi - take the cable car from La Mongie for the wonderful views and the observatory

• Chilling out at the house, watch DVDs on the 42 inch TV, relax in front of the fire with a good book or play a game of trivial pursuit!

• Sunbathe in the south facing front garden

• Splash your cash at the Casino in Bagneres-de-Bigorre

• Take a walk around the village of Gripp

• Play a round of golf, Bagneres-de-Bigorre has 18 hole golf course complete with driving range, putting green and pro shop and a fantastic back drop of the Pyrenees mountains

• Have a game of tennis in Ste Marie

• Visit one of the many museums in the area e.g. the manikin museum in Campan

Only a little further afield you can easily visit a whole host of destinations for great day trips.  Chalet Hay's ideal location in the heart of the Pyrenees makes it a great base for exploring the wider area, for example ...

• Lourdes, visit the World famous Catholic town

• Pau, with it’s great shopping and cafes

• Toulouse, great city day out for everyone

• Prehistoric caves, dotted around the Pyrenees

• Explore the Baronies

• Andorra, tax free shopping and all the mountain attractions
  

• St Bertrand de Commings, for some local history

• Explore the Pyrenees National Park

Tourmalet Guide

Tourmalet is the biggest skiing resort area in the French Pyrenees along with Bareges and La Mongie. With a total of 120km of skiing pistes and 50 lifts the skiin area is more suited intermediates and with good snow conditions the off-piste areas are superb. The resort offers little in the way of...
Read more about the Ski Resort Tourmalet in our ski resort guide Tourmalet Find Chalets Guide