This apartment close to Chamonix and the Flegere ski lift seemed too good to be true but the apartment was one of the best we have ever stayed in. It was clearly a little home from home for our hosts.

My wife and I bagged the larger double bedroom, because I'm 6' 2" and the smaller double room wouldn't have allowed me to stretch out but it fit our 2 friends perfectly. Our 2 children aged 11 and 15 had plenty of room in the lower bunk room.

There were 2 bathrooms with 2 showers, so you could divide the toilet areas and it also cut down on the queuing for the loos. All very nicely finished and always with an abundance of hot water.

The apartment had electric radiators in every room and all had timers so you could set them to come on a half hour before you got home to arrive back to warm rooms.

The living / dining / kitchen area had 2 big sofas with seating for 6 and a very decent TV / DVD / sound system with an iPhone charger, so we had a few evenings watching films and always had some music on. Cleverly our UK-based owners had wired up 3-pin plug sockets in most rooms so we didn't have to mess with converters for our various devices. There was also WiFi which was very handy for navigation / weather forecasting / Youtube for the kids.

The dining table sat 8 and we cooked in every night except 2. The kitchen was well appointed, our only bugbear was that the electric cooker was a little slow when you're used to cooking with gas.

We ate out in the Rhododendron hotel just across the car park and the food was excellent. The place was a little noisy but it made for good apres-ski with Desperado on draft! A very friendly pizza restaurant about half a mile away on the main Chamonix road was also very good and our Scottish friend had some banter as the France / Scotland rugby was on that night.

The Flegere lift was about 200 yards away so a very easy walk even in ski boots. Ravanel ski hire was right next to the lift and gave us 10% discount because of where we staying. Les Grand Montets and Domaine Le Balme were 5 and 10 minute drives away but a few times our friends finished early and got the bus back. They were so regular that it was never a problem.

Les Praz village was about 1/4 of a mile away and the little shop had fresh croissants and enough basics to get by for a day. For everything else you needed the Super U in Chamonix.

I'd stay here again without a doubt.