We were met on arrival by Daria and she made us feel very welcome and we got settled in very quickly - with enough time to pick up our skis and a meal from the supermarket (thanks to tip from Daria)
The sunset view on our first afternoon was gorgeous and we had beautiful sunrises too.
We were there to take our two children on their first ski trip and the apartment was a perfect base for that. There are other places closer to the gondola, but since the snow line didn’t come down that far there was really no benefit being closer. We were just a couple of minutes drive to the free gondola car park and that’s how we decided to go (well - after the kids first lesson we did that- the first day we took the train up the mountain from the town but it takes longer and there is plenty of queuing involved).
There are restaurants in town and Daria kindly provided us with some tips. We were able to get Fondue in Vieux-Villars - definitely a must. Be sure to reserve a table here and any other place you’d like to visit. I recommend booking a terrace table at the Hotel Du Lac at the Bretaye ski area. It’s very busy on nice days.
The apartment had everything we needed and we made use of the washing machine and dryer. There is an oven and microwave too which is perfect for saving a few Francs on meals.
Overall we had a wonderful time. Highly recommended!