Peak chalet: £13m luxury mountain retreat with incredible Alpine views for sale in Courchevel 1850

An ultra luxe chalet has been listed for sale in "St Tropez on snow", with all the five-star services of the Six Senses spa and residences to which it is attached. 
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Imagine touching down in your private jet onto the perilously short runway at Courchevel – having left your London office just a few hours earlier – before being whisked away to your very own luxury mountain retreat.

Six Senses Residences in Courchevel 1850 is designed for guests who want to do just that – the private jet being an optional extra, of course.

The upmarket hotel and spa brand launched its first new-build homes in Courchevel in 2015. Fifty-three one- to five-bedroom apartments and penthouses sit in five linked chalets.

A full-time concierge team makes life stress-free for owners and their guests, arranging transport, rentals, chefs and household staff – in fact, generally tackling any challenge put before them.

£12.95 million: five-bedroom chalet The Lodge has mountain views from multiple balconies

And now, for the first time, the five-star resort has launched an independent, ultra-luxe chalet with all the concierge services of the residences and spa to which it is attached.

Called The Lodge, the five-bedroom residence spans three floors and 4,585 sq ft, with mountain views from multiple balconies.

It’s for sale for £12.95 million, through Savills, and comes with the full range of services offered to the other residences in the Six Senses complex.

Jérôme Lagoutte of Savills French Alps estimates the chalet could achieve a rental price of up to £27,000 a week; something for occasional owner-occupiers to bear in mind.

Designed by Morpheus London, whose other new-build interiors projects have included Centre Point in the West End and Nova in Victoria, The Lodge is a spacious yet cosy Alpine retreat that could easily accommodate 8-10 guests.

There are sumptuous suedes, faux furs and leather; warm lighting from bespoke chandeliers and heavy beams framing triangular windows and picture-perfect balconies.

“Inspiration was drawn from the transition period between winter and spring, when the ice cracks and melts revealing the hard surfaces underneath,” says Morpheus London’s senior designer, Anna Czarnowska.

“The contrast between polished surfaces and rough textures combined with a consistent colour palette of earthly taupes and cooled greys and whites is the main thread.”

The cinema room – again with the inky satins, plush faux-fur throws and rich textures – is a particular highlight. Others include the fitness room and spa area with hammam, sunken-floor Jacuzzi, sauna and treatment room.

Rough luxe: statement pendant lights hang over the kitchen counter like shards of ice

Lighting has been well thought out, with strip LEDs, strategically placed spotlights, mood lighting and statement pieces, which are all bespoke.

A chandelier crafted out of hundreds of handmade, cracked Venetian glass pieces sits over the dining area, while three pendant lights hang over the kitchen counter like shards of ice.

Buying in Courchevel

One of the Alps’ most prestigious winter sports resorts, Courchevel is loved by well-heeled holidaymakers and home-buyers with deep pockets.

It’s one of eight resorts in the Three Valleys ski area, one of the largest worldwide, with 370 miles of slopes that cater for all ski levels.

With more five-star hotels and Michelin-starred restaurants than anywhere else in the Alps, it’s easy to see why the resort – referred to by some as St. Tropez on snow – has lasting appeal with skiers and non-skiers alike.

Of the four villages that make up the area, Courchevel 1850 is the epitome of exclusivity. The other three are Le Praz (formerly 1300), Courchevel Village (formerly 1550) and Courchevel-Moriond (formerly 1650), which are less expensive.

In recent years, Courchevel has seen a shift in buyer demographics, from predominantly Russian buyers to British and some French locals — to the relief of some linguistically challenged ski instructors.

British nationals make up more than 70 per cent of buyers at Six Senses, where there are only nine residences remaining.

How to get to Courchevel

The epitome of luxury travel is undoubtedly the private jet, and few places showcase this more so than the altiport of Courchevel, where around only a dozen pilots are qualified to land.

Enclosed by the French Alps on three sides, with a sloped, short runway of just 537 metres, it’s thought to be among the most challenging landings in the world.

Yet for time-poor holidaymakers it’s the ultimate luxury choice. Jetfly offers fractional ownership of Philippe Starck-designed private jets, which seat six passengers, each with 15kg luggage, and are the largest aircraft permitted to land at Courchevel altiport.

Based mostly in London, Paris, Geneva and Nice, Jetfly’s fleet of 19 fractional-ownership aircraft are available to co-owners with as little notice as 24 hours. The smallest share, one 16th, of a Pilatus PC-12 jet costs £274,000 as an initial payment then £106,000 a year for 35 flying hours – or five return trips to the south of France.

From Denham Aerodrome in Buckinghamshire, 45 minutes from Mayfair, flight times to Courchevel altiport take just under two hours.

Currently, if landing from the UK, the aircraft has to touch down briefly in Chambéry to go through customs. Some hotels and businesses – Jetfly included – are calling for Courchevel to reinstate its own customs checks.

Commercial airports within two to three hours by car are Geneva, Grenoble and Lyon. Direct flights to London take under two hours.

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