Meribel Village, France

Meribel Village should not be confused with the main resort of Meribel, Meribel Les Allues or Meribel Mottaret. All four are quite distinct places with their own characters. Meribel Village really came into its own with the opening of the new quad Golf chairlift linking it directly to the vast Three Valleys system, taking the old quaint village into a ski resort of its own standing.

Exclusive alpine developers made use of the cheaper land to build some outstanding luxury chalets. Today the village is a mixture of old and modern and offers people staying here the chance to escape the British mob in main Meribel yet still access the same superb ski area. The nightlife is pretty quiet by Meribel's standards, but staying here makes a good option for a family holiday.

There is a ski school meeting point at the top of the Golf chairlift, which is the high speed lift departing from the centre of Meribel Village. However, please note that not all ski schools meet here. Some schools only meet at the bottom of Chaudanne in the main resort of Meribel. If you have an early morning lesson booked to start at Chaudanne you may find that there is insufficient time to get the Golf chair up when it opens in the morning and to ski down to Chaudanne in time for your lesson. If this is the case you will need to get the morning bus to Meribel Chaudanne which departs Meribel Village at 08.45hrs.