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
- Ideal ski in / ski out location
- Heated swimming pool
- Esprit childcare pickup point at hotel
- Half board
- Transfer 2 hours 15 minutes
Key Features
- High standard hotel with a reputation for excellent service
- Restaurant with menu based on French cooking
- Evening children’s club during French school holidays
Location
Hotel Village Montana is one of the top hotels in Tignes with good facilities and reviews. It‘s part of the complex which includes Village Montana Apartments, located in the area of Les Almes, on an elevated position above Tignes Le Lac with easy access to the skiing and the Esprit childcare in the resort.
The hotel is family friendly with bedrooms sleeping up to four with two separate sleeping areas. There is also a free playroom and Kids' club for children aged 3 to 10 years, open 5.15-9pm in the French School Holidays.
From the hotel it's an easy ski down to the Almes chairlift or on to the Palafour chairlift or Tovière gondola in the centre of Tignes le Lac and the ski school meeting place. Otherwise it is a 4 minutes' walk. Esprit Sprite Ski classes will meet here or at the Esprit Meeting Point in the Evolution 2 HQ just by Chalet Corniche, a few minutes' walk on from here. This is where the Snow Club is based and parents collect the children from here with the usual signing in and signing out procedures.
Childcare and proximity to meeting places
In the mornings children in Sprite and Spritelet classes are signed-in with the Esprit staff at the hotel. Improvers and above will ski down with an instructor to the ski school meeting place whilst beginners and Spritelets will be taken down in a minibus.
Board basis
Les Chanterelles restaurant where all meals are taken. The five course evening meals include soup, a hot or cold starter, fish or meat with two side dishes, cheese and dessert buffet. Vegetarians and vegans can be catered for but let us know in advance.
Rooms
All bedrooms sleep 4 with twin or a double beds and bunk beds in an alcove of the room hallway.
Facilities
The Spa des Bains de Montana is included at the hotel with its outdoor heated swimming pool (accessed from insade), sauna, steam room and whirlpool. There is also a relaxation room and herbal teas available and a pool towel service is included. The spa is open daily from 7am to 7.45pm for adults (or 7pm for children under 15 years). Access to the saunas and steam room is strictly reserved for adults. A wide range of beauty treatments are available and if required then book at the reception of the hotel.
There is a bar and lounge with fireplace at the hotel.
There is a local visitors' tax (taxe de sejour) payable locally approx. €2.50 per person per day (from age 18 years).
Availability of childcare for the selected week
Accommodation Summary
Family bedrooms
CloseAll bedrooms have satellite TV, Wi-Fi, balcony, bathroom with bath with shower attachment, hairdryer, heated towel rail and separate WC.
Superior Family rooms (30m²) have a double bed in the bedroom and bunk beds in an alcove off the entrance hallway. Twin beds in the bedroom must be requested if required. There is a door between the hallway and bedroom creating two separate sleeping areas.
Cots are available for babies, please request when booking.
Safety regulations in France state that the upper bunk bed is not suitable for children under 6 years old.
Cuisine
Breakfast is buffet style with continental and cooked options available from 7-10am or from 6.30 on Saturdays.
The restaurant Les Chanterelles is comfortable and modern with a menu based on French cooking and inspiration from around the world. Evening meals consist of 5 courses, waiter served and with sittings at 7 or 9pm. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten and dairy free diets can be catered for if requested when booking.
Special dinners for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve are included for families staying over the festive period.
