Sprite Beginners
5-9 years
Ideal if your child is a complete beginner or cannot do a basic snowplough turn yet. The ski classes are in the morning for 2-2½ hours tuition.
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Essentials
- Resort centre location
- Main ski lifts, slopes and children’s ski area approx. 3 minutes’ walk (300m)
- Half board
- Wellness facilities
- Transfer 2hrs
Key features
- Stylish Hotel in the heart of Val d’Isère
- Adjacent to Hotel Ducs de Savoie
- Spa area with indoor pool, steam room, hot tubs and saunas (no under 12s after 5pm)
The stylish ambience of Le Savoie is apparent from the moment you enter. As you follow the stairs up to the reception, a welcoming lounge area and smart restaurant on the first floor awaits. The interior decor is sophisticated, yet understated throughout, with high quality soft furnishings, blending beautifully with the use of natural materials, such as exposed stone and wood.
Location
Hotel Le Savoie commands an imposing setting right on Val d’Isère’s main street, and is only a short walk to the nearest ski-lifts, the main ‘home-run’ pistes, and children’s nursery ski area. it is also very easy to get the bus that stops just outside going directly to the lifts at La Daille or Le Fornet.
Childcare and proximity to meeting places
It is immediately next door to our Hotel Ducs de Savoie and and our childcare facilities there.
Children booked into Esprit children’s ski lessons will be collected by our staff from the Ducs de Savoie entrance. It is then a 7 minute walk to the ski school meeting place and children are walked with our rangers and ski equipment is transported for them. After skiing, any children booked into Supervised Lunch will also be catered for at Hotel Ducs de Savoie.
There is no Baby Listening / Child Patrol Service in the hotel (including on staff night off) although Cocoa Club in the Hotel Ducs de Savoie can be pre-booked.
Board basis
You'll enjoy half-board meals in your holiday to include breakfast, afternoon tea and evening meals complete with Prosecco aperitif and wine.
For dinner, families here can choose whether children have supervised High Tea next door in Hotel Ducs de Savoie at 5.15pm, to enjoy the company of other Esprit children, or if preferred, children here may dine together with their parents. If the Family Dining option is chosen then the more extensive adult menu will then be served.
See the Le Savoie cuisine and meals section for more details.
Rooms
Bedroom choices are superb and highly flexible for families here, varying from Classique twin rooms for 2 adults and a baby, to larger Deluxe bedrooms for up to 3 guests, and flexible suite options for up to 8 guests.
The hotel is shared with our sister company Inghams and you can choose and book a particular room and floor.
See the Accommodation Summary for full details.
Facilities
Spa and wellness area
To complete Le Savoie’s appeal, there is a relaxing spa area on the ground floor, comprising an indoor pool, a steam room, two whirlpool hot-tubs and two saunas, in addition to a range of beauty treatments and massages. Please note that as the pool is small, and the area is primarily designed for quiet relaxation, the pool and spa area is not available to children under 12 years after 5pm each day.
Bar and lounge
There is a bar and lounge area with comfy chairs and sofas and this is where afternoon rea is served. On the other side of the reception is a additional quiet lounge and reading area with chairs and fireplace.
Other services available at the hotel are luggage storage on your check in and check out days, laundry service with a per item charge and even breakfast in your room.
Availability of childcare and ski lessons for the selected week:
Accommodation Summary
Ground Floor
CloseEntrance, stairs to reception, lift to all floors. Spa area
First Floor
CloseReception, restaurant, bar and lounge area
Family Suites
CloseSavoie Suites and Super Suites
Savoie Suites: Twin/double bedroom with balcony & separate lounge with single or double sofa bed. A additional put up bed can be provided in suites that just have the single sofa bed so they all sleep families of 4. The bathroom with bath/wc opens off the hallway between the rooms, plus there's an additional wc off the lounge area. Savoie Suites room numbers are 204, 304, 404 and 504.
Super Suites: Two Twin/double bedrooms with bath/wc (some with balcony) which connect to a spacious lounge with double sofa bed and additional wc. Super Suite room numbers are 202, 302 and 402 and an additional put-up bed can be provided for a child if you are a family of 7.
Suites 304, 404 and 504 have a larger bathroom so are more suitable if any family member has reduced mobility. One WC is integrated in the bathroom and there is a separate WC off the lounge. The bathroom has a wider access to the shower and a handrail by the wc. The wardrobe has accessible clothes storage facilities.
Mezzanine Rooms
Close5th floor Classique and Deluxe Mezzanine rooms
Classique Mezzanine Rooms: Twin/double bed on a mezzanine with single sofa bed and
bath/wc downstairs. Room numbers are 502A and 502B
Deluxe Mezzanine Rooms: Twin/double bed with bath/wc/balcony & mezzanine with single
sofa bed. Room numbers include 505 and 506. An additional put up bed can be provided for a child if you are a family of 4.
Top Floor Penthouse Suite
CloseOn the 6th floor
Penthouse Suite: A unique suite with a large lounge area with sofa bed and individual doors to a Solaise Suite (which is like a Savoie Suite but larger and with beamed ceilings), a deluxe room and a classique room. all with bath/wc. It's perfect for a large family with plenty of space and sleeping areas.
Deluxe rooms
CloseLarger rooms
Deluxe rooms: Twin / double rooms with bath/wc and balcony. Each interconnect to the Deluxe room next door which is locked when both rooms are not booked by the same family. Deluxe room numbers are 205/206, 305/306 and 405/406. All of these rooms will take a put up bed for a child.
Additional information
CloseClassique rooms are also available
There are Classique rooms on each floor. These are twin/double rooms with bath/wc and some with balcony. Rooms 203, 303, 403 and 503 share a hallway with the Savoie Suite next door (204, 304, 404 and 504) so ideal for a family of 5 or 6.
All beds (not sofa beds) can be made up as twins or doubles so please let us know if you have a preference.
The hotel is shared with guests from our sister company Inghams.
Le Savoie Cuisine
Start your day with continental and cooked buffet breakfast options. There's a large hot and cold buffet and items such as porridge, pancakes and eggs can be cooked to order.
Return after skiing for Afternoon Tea of cakes and savoury treats. This includes soup, selection of fresh baguette sandwiches as well as cakes and items such as quiches.
Evening meals in Le Savoie consist of a prosecco aperitif, canapés at the table, an ‘amuse bouche’, starter, main course and dessert or cheese. There is a choice of three starters, mains and desserts and we ask you to chose your menu at breakfast. There are also vegetarian options and special diets can be provided for but please tell us in advance. There is a choice of seven wines, three red, two rose and three white, including local Van de Savoie wines.
Children can have a supervised High Tea at 5.15pm in Hotel Ducs de Savoie next door or family dining in Le Savoie at 7.30pm. If preferred High Tea can be provided in Le Savoie but it is not supervised.
Our hotel hosts have one day off a week leaving you free to try a local restaurant whether a local speciality or something like a pizza. There is a great choice of places to eat nearby.
