Famille Plus and Top of the French Alps

Famille Plus

To ensure families are 100% happy and to avoid any unwanted surprises, the French Tourism Ministry has created a newnational tourism label to approve the facilities and services available to families with children staying in French tourist destinations. The Famille Plus award aims to improve resort services and facilities, helping operators to identify those resorts which can ensure a high level of quality in their infrastructures and the holidays enjoyed by families and children.

The seven commitments for the Famille Plus mountain resorts are:

The following resorts that we feature have acquired the Famille Plus label:

Vaujany boasts an "aquatic centre" (with a swimming pool, slide etc), organises "fairytale" evenings and free admission to its three museums (heritage, Hydrelec, fauna).

Combloux, a pretty quiet village resort, has long championed activities for children, with options that include horse-drawn sleigh treks, farm visits and tastings.

La Clusaz, a charming village offering an extensive programme & wide range of activities specifically geared to children.

Samoens is unique in being the only ski resort which is officially classified as a "town or village of art and history". It is the perfect family destination.

Serre Chevalier, facilities for kids here include the inexpensive Piou-Piou clubs in Chantemerle and Villeneuve, the Jardin des Neiges in Le Monêtier, as well as specially designated and safe "beginners' areas" located throughout the ski area, both in the valley and in the surrounding mountains.

Top of the French Alps 

A group of the most emblematic French resorts, offering services that meet the requirements of an international clientele by skifrance.fr:

1.       Easy access: close to international airports and railroad stations, with regular shuttle services to the resorts.

2.       Excellent reception: many languages spoken at the various reception areas, such as tourism offices, lodging facilities, ski-lift companies.

3.       Ski area features: linked areas that can reach up to 600 km of ski-trails, equipped with modern ski-lift facilities, snow-guns, practice areas for new winter sports (snow parks, cross-country skiing, etc.) or for beginners / families (theme trails), with infinite free-style ski possibilities (company of a professional recommended).

4.       Large reception capacity and comfortable lodging facilities: quaint hotels / renovated spacious condos / chalets offering additional services (e.g. daily housekeeping services).

5.       Diverse entertainment and commercial amenities to meet non-skier expectations - depending on the resort: marked snowshoe tracks / hikers, luge tracks, paragliding, rest areas / spas, skating rinks, discovering the heritage, night skiing, bowling, clubs, movies, etc.

6.       Many international cultural and sports events: exhibits, shows / concerts, festivals (e.g. international comedy film festival), try-outs for the alpine ski world cup, ski-joering championships, car races on ice, etc.

7.       Powerful international promotion: web sites translated into several languages, easy access to information about these resorts.

8.       These resorts are widely booked by foreign tour-operators: this guarantees the quality of these resorts offers internationally, and it facilitates the booking of the "all inclusive" packages locally.

Famille Plus and Top of the Alps information can be found at www.skifrance.fr

Please note these are SkiFrance categories and not Peak Retreats’ own opinion.

Call us on 0844 576 0170 to book or for further information. You can also email your request or enquiry to a member of our team at reservations@peakretreats.co.uk

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