These are the most outrageous ski chalets in Europe

Forget powder, this is all about the pads
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Alice Howarth11 November 2018

When you think of chalets, you usually think of alpine bunk rooms, a chalet girl on her gap year working for the “good” tips and perhaps a sauna the size of a hall cupboard if you’re lucky. But what about a private spa, a heli-pad and a car lift?

Yes, some people in the world really do spend hundreds of thousands of pounds to stay in some of the most ridiculously luxurious properties around. The question is - why would you even bother skiing when you have everything you could want under one roof?

Here, we round up exactly what the big bucks can get a winter sports enthusiast if they're willing to dig deep..

Tivoli Lodge, Davos

A chalet with in an in-house spa? Yes, please
Tivoli Lodge

Located in Davos Dorf, Tivoli Lodge offers over 700 square metres of living space including seven bedrooms each with an ensuite and an in-house spa with a swimming pool, steam room and sauna and wellness area where you can arrange a private massage.

An afternoon of relaxation will be followed by a delicious meal as you also have an in-house Michelin-star chef who will tailor your week's menu to every dietary requirement before being taken wherever you need to go by your two luxury chauffeured vehicles.

Price: £100,000 per week.

Chalet Edelweiss, Courchevel

Cinema Room
Ultimate Luxury Chalets

Not only does this chalet have a pool that wouldn’t look out of place in a top London hotel, it has an epic spiral staircase, a car lift (yes, they’re a thing) to take you to the underground garage and a master bedroom that sits on its own floor (so essentially a master floor, yep) that has two private dressing rooms.

If this isn’t enough, there’s also a spa complete with a waterfall, a hamman and a dedicated relaxation area. Oh and then there’s the nightclub that can fit up to 100 people that sits next to the private cinema and library. Staff even have a separate lift.

Price: £70,000 to £310,000 per week.

Chalet Rock n Love, Tignes

Living Room (Ultimate Luxury Chalets)

If you’re a minimalist who likes the idea of Alpine Chic, this isn’t for you. This property is aptly called Chalet Rock n Love and is all about retro interiors.

In the children’s ‘garage’ bedroom (which comes complete with its own drum set and Nintendo Wii) real cars have been turned into three double beds. The indoor swimming pool is decorated with rainbow walls and motifs of former rockers and all around the house you’ll see accents of old Americana in the form of a vintage Coca Cola fridge, a games room brimming with Route 66 memorabilia and a Wurlitzer Jukebox.

If you need time out, just head to the massage room that has a hydro jet bed. You’ll emerge ready to party again.

Price: £10,000 to £45,000 per week.

Le Petit Palais, Courchevel 1850

Nightclub (Firefly Collection)

This ski-in, ski-out chalet is next level. Situated in Courchevel 1850 (the preferred resort of the luxe ski set), it’s about as slick as they come. Spanning six floors there’s a private spa and wellness centre, a nightclub with DJ decks, a mezzanine library, a beauty salon and a cinema room (of course).

If you want to fully relax - you can. You’ll have an on-site butler, gastro chefs to cater all of your culinary needs and a team of housekeepers that’ll change your bedsheets any time you request and do a nightly turn down. We reckon it’s the type of service where you get a nice chocolate placed on your pillow too.

Price: £20,000 to £80,000 per week.

Chalet Zermatt Peak, Zermatt

Swimming Pool (Firefly Collection)

A 5* chalet, Zermatt Peak accommodates 10 guests but more wouldn’t exactly be a squeeze.

Looking a little like a super yacht from the outside (tiers of balconies and floor-to-ceiling glass windows) the entrance is actually tunnelled into the rock making it feel straight out of a Bond film.

The property comes with a Michelin-starred chef who will cook your every meal (including a 5 course feast for dinner each night) and the property itself has both an indoor and outdoor jacuzzi (a private one in the master bedroom ready for romance), a Finnish (dry) or Swedish (wet) sauna and Hammam.

If you’re feeling lazy after all of your spa treatments, you can just take the internal lift to the library to sit in uninterrupted peace.

Price: £41,000 to £140,000 per week.

Backstage Loft, Zermatt

Dining Room (Ultimate Luxury Chalets)

A little like a glass Rubik’s Cube, this structural chalet is the brainchild of acclaimed Swiss architect, Heinz Julen.

After a day of carving up the powder, guests can chill in the cinema room, sip champagne in the hot tub (which changes from indoor to outdoor with a click of a button) or retire to the master bedroom that happens to be enclosed in a giant glass cube via a private entrance.

Price: £30,000 to £40,000 per week.

Chalet Husky, Val d’Isère

Swimming Pool (Ultimate Luxury Chalets)

This really is a chalet you’d find hard to leave. Not only does it have a multi coloured lit swimming pool, it has an indoor garden, an indoor climbing wall (yes, really) and a games room where you can practise archery and rifle shooting (as you do).

Those who don’t favour organised fun can have their private masseuse work on their aching muscles and then relax in the chalet’s hammam.

Price: £29,500 to £75,500 per week.

Chalet Quezac, Tignes

Pool Room (Ultimate Luxury Chalets)

Land your chopper on this chalet’s heli-pad and don’t expect to lift a finger for the entirety of your trip.

A private chauffeur will drive you around the area in a 4X4 daily and when you’re not on the slopes or out and about, you and your 15 other guests can get stuck into the private wine cellar, get one of your four members of staff to whip you up a pizza in the wood-fired oven or switch on the outdoor sound system and max and relax in the 10-person outdoor hot tub.

The snag? There’s no pool. How could they...

Price: £15,000 to £30,000 per week.

Chalet Marco Polo, Val d’Isère

Spa (Firefly Collection)

Like some kind of Alpine grotto, Marco Polo looks a little Playboy, a little Swinging Sixties. The interior is a blend of contemporary accents merged with antique timber and an Asian twist. It’s exactly the place to have a right good jolly.

Sleeping 14, alongside the indoor swimming pool and spa, the home-cinema and wellness centre (all things I’m sure you’ve come to expect by now), it also has a wine and cheese tasting room, a games room, a heated terrace with an outdoor kitchen as well as a beauty parlour.

Price: £24,500 to £112,500 per week.

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