South County Magazine were the first to experience this exciting new Summit Collection Chalet with a concierge team and a Michelin Trained Chef.

We landed in Geneva Switzerland and had about an hours drive to Morzine and were greeted by some spectacular mountain views.

We were here to experience a brand new refurbished luxury chalet known as Chalet Pierrys by TGski and on arrival we were met by a great team of enthusiastic smiling faces as we pulled into the drive. The team were quick to introduce themselves and grab our suitcases to take to our rooms – this is service we could certainly get used to.

The Chalet

This newly redesigned 7 bedroom chalet is just 600m from the centre of Morzine and the scent of the fresh wood stimulates your senses from the moment we stepped foot inside. The main dining area had filled champagne glasses all ready for our welcome drink. The lounge area was as cosy as they come, just what I had envisaged, styled with tartan blankets, cosy rugs, a huge glass log burning fire, board games, Nespresso coffee machine, Wi-Fi and Bose Bluetooth speaker. This amazing room has 3 large sets of doors which leads to a full-length balcony with sweeping mountain views over Morzine’s ski slopes.

On the balcony there’s a hot tub that offers breath-taking panorama mic views. The chalet runs just like a luxury hotel with daily housekeeping and turndown, and The White Company Toiletries for the added touch of luxury. All of the rooms are amazing with a similar interior design approach to the main lounge with tartan and check designs, and all have modern shower rooms .

There’s even a lift that will whizz you up from the entrance and boot room into the living area and bedrooms when you have been skiing all day and just can’t wait to sit down. Your boots will be nice and toasty for the next days skiing with the boot warmer they have in place.

Our visit to the slopes

Unfortunately we had to travel a short distance to Avoriaz because the snow was a little slow arriving Morzine.

Avoriaz had plenty of snow and plenty of its runs were in full swing. The TGski team fitted our ski equipment at the chalet the day before so we were all ready to go after a lovely breakfast and they then transferred us in their minibus service to the lifts. This was my first experience on the slopes and after a day on the slopes decided I was more about the après ski and both Morzine and Avoriaz had a great selection of mountain bars where we could enjoy a tipple whilst soaking up the sunshine. And if you get a little carried away with the après ski lifestyle, TGski provide a complimentary driver service running until 10:30pm , not that we did of course.

Food

Back at our amazing chalet we were always greeted around 5pm with a scrumptious tea, with our choice of fresh coffee, hot chocolate, tea and freshly made cakes which was set out on the large oak table with a note. It was these little extras that made this place so special.

You were even woken in the morning by a gentle tap on the door and hot drinks brought straight to your room, what with this and the constant cocktails being made for you in the evening whether you’re sat next to the fire watching TV or sat in the hot tub taking in the views of the mountains at night you are sure never to want to leave.

Dan is a Michelin Star trained chef and each morning he puts on an amazing cooked breakfast where he actually makes his own croissants. Then in the evening you’re treated to a gourmet 3 course meal with Champagne and canapés before and cheese and Port afterwards. Every meal is different each night and accompanying wine and beer is served according to his suggestion. This was an experience not to be forgotten and I am sure one which will take quite a lot of beating as the service was magnificent . Thank you for having South County Magazine stay with you!

Photography by George Powell www.gppics.com