OK, you’ve booked your luxury chalet for your ski week, it’s come complete with amazing spa, sublime service and gorgeous gourmet cuisine naturellement … but what’s the use of all that if you can’t have a few pals round to share it all with ?
Fortunately Chalet Owens in Courchevel 1850 (somewhat inevitably … ), France, has the answer with its own “venue” extending over 250m2 which can comfortably cater for up to 100 guests at a time. It comes complete with bar, lounging areas, cinema room and extensive wine cellar.
The property has recently joined the illustrious list of the 20 most unique, spectacular and high-quality ski chalets in the world, The Luxury Chalet Collection, updated each season by the experts from The Oxford Ski Company.
“There is no coincidence that Chalet Owens is geared towards entertaining as it is owned and designed by the same owner as Le Mangeoire in Courchevel 1850. Rated as one of the top hotspots to visit, Le Mangeoire promises fun, raucous adventures with its DJ after a decadent evening of great food, wine and live music,” commented Rupert Longsdon, Founder of The Oxford Ski Company and The Luxury Chalet Collection, adding:
“At Chalet Owens size does matter; not only can the ‘Mangeoire’ party continue at the chalet with its vast entertainment area but the attention to detail in creating space in every room has been thought through extremely well, so everyone’s a master!”
Chalet Owens was renovated last season and is one of the most recent newcomers to the chalet scene, meeting the ever-evolving luxury standards of the market, and The Oxford Ski Company rate it as one of the top chalets in the area (which is, after all, home to the greatest collection of remarkable luxury ski chalets that exist anywhere on the planet) if not the world.
Located moments from the Bellecôte piste, its six bedroom suites sleep 12 people and all provide a calming and serene ambience with muted colours and luxurious fabrics. The marble bathrooms each have their own colour scheme which adds to the sophisticated décor.
For children there’s their own playroom while the adults can retreat to the spa facility which includes indoor/outdoor swimming pool, Jacuzzi, sauna, private gym, two massage rooms, hair salon and that party room.
The Oxford Ski Company reports that service levels are exemplary with chalet manager, chef, butler, housekeeper and chauffeur at your request.
“The Luxury Chalet Collection is always a hot topic and often a contentious one among the specialists in the office – none more so than this year as the standards of property are continually improving. We finalise our portfolio based on service levels, attention to detail, value for money and location. It is not, perhaps surprisingly, based on simply the cost of the property to rent – this would be a completely different list. Instead our value of true luxury is based on how memorable the stay is for our clients,” says Rupert.
Rental rates for Chalet Owens range from €90,000 to €200,000 per week.