ChamonixMaeva Chamonix La Riviere residence

The residence with its wooden facades is located in the district of Chamonix Sud, 300 m from the Aiguille du Midi cable car and 5 minutes from the resort centre.

On-site Services & Activities
• Entirely renovated apartments
• An exceptional location in the lively district of Chamonix Sud
• 300 m from the Aiguille du Midi cable-car, the ideal starting point for lovely walks

Accommodation - 74 Apartments
In all apartments: Small kitchen equipped with a minimum of 2 hot plates, refrigerator, mini-oven or microwave oven, dishwasher (for 1-room apartments or more), electric coffee-maker, Balcony, Television, Bathroom with toilet.

• Studio 4 persons
• 1-bedroom cabin apartment for 6 persons
• 1-bedroom apartment for 8 persons

No apartments available for persons with reduced mobility

General Information
• Official classification : 3-star tourist residence
• Arrivals from 5pm, departures before 10am
• Languages spoken: English, German, Italian
• Tourist tax: Adults and children aged 13 and over: €1 / day / person

The main reception is open:
Friday and Sunday from 9am to noon and from 5 to 7pm
Saturday from 8am to noon and from 2 to 8pm
During week the reception takes place in the Maeva Residence “L' Aiguille”.

Car Parking
• Public outdoor car parks: €10 / 24 hrs*: the Grepon outdoor Park (700 places).
• Public covered car parks : €9.5 / 24 hrs*: the Saint Michel car park (330 places) 800 m from the residence, the Entrêves car park (150 places) 100 m from the residence, and the Mont Blanc car park (230 places).
*Based on Summer 07 rates

1 bedroom apartment for 4/5 people

Area approx. 36m²: Living area with 1 pull-out sofa-bed and 1 chair-bed, bedroom with 1 double bed. Bathroom with toilet

Small kitchen equipped with a minimum of hot plates, refrigerator, microwave oven, dishwasher, electric coffee-maker. Balcony (except for 1 bedroom apartment for 4 persons). Television.
Apartment is located in Les Aiglons building
Note: some apartments are duplex
Note: Balcony in most apartments

1 bedroom apartment for 6 people

(approx. 36 m²) Living area with 1 convertible sofa-bed (sleeps 2) or 2 sofa-beds. Bedroom with 1 double bed. Cabin with 2 bunk beds. Small kitchen equipped with a minimum of 2 hot plates, refrigerator, mini-oven or microwave oven, dishwasher (for 2-room apartments or more), electric coffee-maker. Balcony. Television (additional charge) in all apartments. Bathroom with toilet.

1 bedroom apartment for 8 people

(approx. 38 m²) Living area with 1 convertible sofa-bed (sleeps 2) or 2 sofa-beds. Bedroom with 1 double bed. Small bedroom with 2 bunk bed units. Small kitchen equipped with a minimum of 2 hot plates, refrigerator, mini-oven or microwave oven, dishwasher (for 2-room apartments or more), electric coffee-maker. Balcony. Television (additional charge) in all apartments. Bathroom with toilet.

2 bedroom apartment for 6/7 persons

Area: approx. 55m². Living area with one pull-out sofa-bed and one chair-bed, a bedroom with 1 double bed, another bedroom with 2 bunk beds plus a bathroom with separated toilets. Balcony.

Small kitchen equipped with a minimum of hot plates, refrigerator, microwave oven, dishwasher, electric coffee-maker. Balcony (except for 1 bedroom apartment for 4 persons). Television.
Apartment is located in Les Aiglons building

Studio for 4 persons

(approx. 25 m2) Living area with 1 convertible sofa-bed (sleeps 2) or 1 pull-out bed. Area with 2 bunk beds. Small kitchen equipped with a minimum of 2 hot plates, refrigerator, mini-oven or microwave oven, dishwasher (for 2-room apartments or more), electric coffee-maker. Balcony. Television (additional charge) in all apartments. Bathroom with toilet.

Select your accommodation: Show all accommodation Studio for 4 people 1 bedroom apartment for 4 persons 1 bedroom apartment for 5 persons 1 bedroom apartment for 6 Cabin 1 bedroom apartment for 8 people 2 bedroom apartment for 7 persons

Prices in € for a Studio for 4 people
Holiday from 2010-04-24 to 2010-09-18
From Saturday to Saturday

April			May			June			July			August			September
Day		€	Day		€	Day		€	Day		€	Day		€	Day		€
03		-	01		220	05		260	03		490	07		700	04		220
10		-	08		220	12		290	10		490	14		560	11		220
17		-	15		220	19		290	17		490	21		290	18		-
24		220	22		220	26		370	24		560	28		290	25		-
			29		260				31		700

Prices in € for a 1 bedroom apartment for 4 persons
Holiday from 2010-04-24 to 2010-09-18
From Saturday to Saturday

April			May			June			July			August			September
Day		€	Day		€	Day		€	Day		€	Day		€	Day		€
03		-	01		230	05		270	03		520	07		730	04		230
10		-	08		230	12		300	10		520	14		580	11		230
17		-	15		230	19		300	17		520	21		300	18		-
24		230	22		230	26		380	24		580	28		300	25		-
			29		270				31		730

Prices in € for a 1 bedroom apartment for 5 persons
Holiday from 2010-04-24 to 2010-09-18
From Saturday to Saturday

April			May			June			July			August			September
Day		€	Day		€	Day		€	Day		€	Day		€	Day		€
03		-	01		240	05		280	03		550	07		770	04		240
10		-	08		240	12		310	10		550	14		610	11		240
17		-	15		240	19		310	17		550	21		310	18		-
24		240	22		240	26		400	24		610	28		310	25		-
			29		280				31		770

Prices in € for a 1 bedroom apartment for 6 Cabin
Holiday from 2010-04-24 to 2010-09-18
From Saturday to Saturday

April			May			June			July			August			September
Day		€	Day		€	Day		€	Day		€	Day		€	Day		€
03		-	01		280	05		340	03		630	07		910	04		280
10		-	08		280	12		380	10		630	14		690	11		280
17		-	15		280	19		380	17		630	21		380	18		-
24		280	22		280	26		470	24		690	28		380	25		-
			29		340				31		910

Prices in € for a 1 bedroom apartment for 8 people
Holiday from 2010-04-24 to 2010-09-18
From Saturday to Saturday

April			May			June			July			August			September
Day		€	Day		€	Day		€	Day		€	Day		€	Day		€
03		-	01		310	05		370	03		700	07		990	04		310
10		-	08		310	12		430	10		700	14		760	11		310
17		-	15		310	19		430	17		700	21		430	18		-
24		310	22		310	26		530	24		760	28		430	25		-
			29		370				31		990

Prices in € for a 2 bedroom apartment for 7 persons
Holiday from 2010-04-24 to 2010-09-18
From Saturday to Saturday

April			May			June			July			August			September
Day		€	Day		€	Day		€	Day		€	Day		€	Day		€
03		-	01		320	05		380	03		730	07		1030	04		320
10		-	08		320	12		450	10		730	14		790	11		320
17		-	15		320	19		450	17		730	21		450	18		-
24		320	22		320	26		550	24		790	28		450	25		-
			29		380				31		1030

Light Blue

Low season

Blue

Mid season

Dark Blue

Peak season

Green

Special offers

Children's clubs

We would like to remind you that a health record, including up-to-date vaccinations (at least BCG/triple+ Polio) must be presented in child care centres, clubs and mini-clubs.

Payable on site:

Cham’Aventure (8 – 17 years)
Tel: + 33 (0)4 50 53 55 70 – E-mail: info@cham-aventure.com
Sessions per day – on the programme:

• For the Cham’Kids (8-12 years): discovery hikes, adventure circuits, rafting, trapper trips, climbing, cani-rando, treasure hunt, VTT, ecology-nature hikes, donkey trips.

• For the Cham’Ados (13-17 years): canyoning, adventure circuit, Mer de Glace, piolet traction, climbing, rafting, via ferrata, via cordia

“Comfort+” Formula

Comfort+ Formula - €25 (£18) per person per week:

The number of formulas purchased must correspond to the number of occupants in the apartment – apart from children under 2.

• Beds made up for arrival.
• Two sets of bathroom linen
• Cleaning at the end of the week
• Cleaning kit (1 per apartment)
• Television (1 per apartment)

Special Offers:
• Save 30% on all children (4-11 yrs) Formulas
• Free for children under 4 years old
• Save 20% on this Formula for all short stays

Baby Kit

Baby Kit - €15 (£10) per kit per stay

Provided in the apartment for children weighing no more than 15kg.
• 1 folding cot (Standard NF EN 716) and 1 fitted sheet.
• 1 high chair (for children 6 months and above).*

Note:
For children over 15kg, we recommend using the bed safety rail available at reception.

Pay Services

Pets admitted
Admitted on presentation of anti-rabies certificate
• Seven nights and over: €47
• Price per night: €7

Bathroom linen
• €8 per person per week: 1 hand towel per person, 1 bath towel per person, 1 bath mat per apartment

Cleaning Kit
• €8 per kit

Extra Cleaning
Package by cleaning and by apartments except washing-up and kitchen area
• Studio apartments: €30
• 1-bedroom apartments: €35

Photocopy
• €0.30 per page

Fax
• 1st page sent: €1.50
• Additional pages (price per page): €1
• Page received: free
(rates apply to the French network only)

Television
• €5 per day
• €19 for 1 week
• Single rate for 2 weeks and more stay: €38

Launderette
• €5 / washing token
• €3 / drying token

Activities

Aventure & Sensations
• Mountaineering, via ferrata, climbing, whitewater sports: rafting, swimming, canyoning, hydrospeed, hangliding, adventure park

Sport & Discovery
• Glacier hikes, theme hikes, golf, mountain biking, summer tobogganing, skating rink, tennis, squash, paint ball, minigolf, fishing

Relaxation & Wellness
• Richard Bozon sports centre: swimming pool, sauna, Turkish bath, workout and fitness room. Casino, bowling alley, cinema, library

Other activities and leisure amenities
• Pool table (paying)
• Table tennis table (free)

Our promos

Special offer long stay !
The whole season, -10% discount for a stay from 14 to 20 consecutive nights.
The whole season, -20% discount for a stay from 21 consecutive nights onwards.

Short breaks, holidays, freedom...

2 to 6 night stays to enjoy as you want!
Short breaks; the best way to charge your batteries: extra services for your comfort available at all our destinations.
To find out the dates available for short breaks, click on "reserve" and choose your holiday dates.

To make the most of your experience,
Your room is available on the day of your arrival from 5 pm, and you have until 10 am to vacate it on the day of your departure.

everything is provided for your comfort...
You benefit from the following services: sheets, two tea towels, end of stay cleaning (at your charge).

...and for your relaxation:
According to the destination chosen, Maeva offer a large range of services adapted to the length of your stay:
- half-board catering formulas, for lunch or dinner,
- 2 or 3 day thalassotherapy packages
- 2 day Children's Clubs packages in all Leisure Villages outside school holidays...

Resort Description

Facing the Mont-Blanc range, Chamonix is a genuine alpine town.
Chamonix is both an ideal starting point for a large number of walks and hikes in the heart of nature parks, and a town with a typically Savoie centre offering a variety of miscellaneous activities.

The surrounding area
An encounter with nature :
The Aiguilles Rouges Nature Reserve.
"Aiguille du Midi»: from the summit (3842 m), a 360° view over the Alps and the Jura.
"Les Bossons" : the biggest ice waterfall in Europe.
The "Mer de Glace" (7 km de long) : visit to the sculptured ice grotto, and the glacier museum.
"Le Brévent": from the summit, a view of the Mont Blanc massif and the Chamonix Valley.

Heritage and tradition :
Alpine Museum.
Montenvers Museum of Alpine Wildlife.
The Montenvers Little Train : this cog train goes to the banks of the "Mer de Glace".
The Montenvers Hotel : built in 1880, this stone and larch wood hotel-restaurant is the highest in the valley and part of the resort's heritage.
Exhibitions. Information available from the Tourist Office.

Sports and leisure

Hikes and mountaineering :
- The Chamonix "Compagnies de Guide", a top-level school : mountain climbing, group running, lessons, hikes over 350 km of marked paths, etc.
- Rock climbing - Richard Bozon Sports Centre.

Water sports :
- Rafting, white water swimming, canyoning in mountain streams, hydrospeed.
Chamonix Aventures.
- Water sports centre : outdoor Olympic swimming-pool, 25-metre indoor pool, fun pool, paddling pool, water slide (800 m from the residence).
- Richard Bozon Sports Centre (swimming-pool, jacuzzi, water slide, aquagym, sauna, hammam, tennis and squash, body-building and fitness room, climbing wall).

Aerial sports :
- Paragliding.

Other activities :
- 18-hole golf course (6076 m long) designed by Robert Trent-Jones.
- Horse Riding “Panda Club” (Argentières).
- Mountain biking – Chamonix Aventures.
- Summer sledging : 2 x 910-m tracks at Les Planards.
- Adventure Forest: Tyrolean traverses, Tarzan swings, etc.

Resort Fêtes and events

June : 4th Mont-Blanc Marathon/ 28th Mont-Blanc Cross-Country Race.
Mid-July/mid-August : 38th Mont-Blanc Musical Weeks.
14-15 August : 52nd Guide's Festival.

How to get there ?

By Car

Paris (610 km) – Lyon (226 km) – Switzerland by the Montets Pass (16 km) – Italy by the Mont Blanc Tunnel (11 km).
Weather/traffic information: Tel 0892 68 02 74 / 0826 022 022.
From Paris: Direct access to the resort by the White Motorway (Autoroute Blanche) connected to all the European motorways. Before arriving in Chamonix, take the expressway and follow the signs for Chamonix Sud and the Aiguille du Midi cable car.

By Train

CHAMONIX RAILWAY STATION (St Gervais – Le Fayet/Vallorcine line).
SNCF – travel information and reservations at 36 35
Connection with the TGV train in Annecy

By Plane

GENEVE-COINTRIN AIRPORT (88 km).
Travel information – Tel: + 41 22 717 71 11.
Sat – Tel: + 33 (0)4 50 53 01 15.

ANNECY-HAUTE-SAVOIE AIRPORT (90 km).
Travel information – Tel: + 33 (0)4 50 27 30 06.

LYON-ST EXUPERY AIRPORT (220 km).
Travel information – Tel: 0826 800 826.
Satobus Alpes – Tel: + 33 (0)4 72 68 72 17.

[by car]

How to get to Chamonix by car

Enter your address to obtain road directions to Chamonix