6 bedroom Hotel for sale in Samoens, Rhone-Alpes
Set in a charming private garden in the heart of picture-perfect Samoens, this is currently a boutique hotel and luxury catered Villa in contemporary Belle-Epoque style. Recently renovated and beautifully restored, this light-filled 1900s period property combines tradition with modernity in the very centre of this authentic Savoyard village.
The grand, four-storey Villa offers five large, individually designed en-suite bedrooms (four king or queen bedrooms, and one suite with a king bedroom and twin room), comfortably welcoming up to 12 guests.
The hotel is currently open most of the year, with guests taking advantage of the different activities that this stunning valley with seven mountains has to offer throughout the changing seasons.
Samoens is the ideal choice for those looking for a ski resort that offers an authentic alpine experience. Located in the heart of the Grand Massif, this medieval village is the only French mountain resort to be classified as a national heritage site. Its beautiful, traffic-free square and main streets, lined with stone and timber buildings, are full of speciality shops offering alpine decor, local charcuteries, cheese, wine, patisseries and chocolatiers as well as chic ski shops. The town also hosts a typical Savoyard market each Wednesday.
With approximately 3,200 year-round inhabitants, Samoens has a friendly and relaxed apres ski atmosphere, offering an array of restaurants and atmospheric bars that are popular with locals and visitors alike. And as it's only 50 minutes from Geneva airport, it couldn't be easier to enjoy a truly unmatched ski experience.
As one of France’s designated ‘ville fleuries’, Samoëns is simply charming in the summer. The pedestrianised town square, dominated by its famous 500 year-old lime tree, is a profusion of flowers set against a backdrop of traditional stone buildings decorated with colourful window-boxes; a picture-postcard base for all kinds of activity, from water sports, cycling, mountain biking, canyoning, caving, golf and hiking, to the gentler pursuits of walking, shopping and dining.
Access
By Air
Geneva, 50 minutes from Samoens.
Chambery: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Grenoble: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Lyon: 2 hours
By Train
Cluses is 15 minutes from Samoens and is the nearest SNCF station with direct trains from Lyon, Paris, Lille and Brussels. The EURtar connects with the TGV in Paris and Lille.
By Car
Access by road is via the autoroute a40 towards the Mont Blanc tunnel. Take exit 18, Cluses/Scionzier and follow the d907 "Route des grandes Alpes", just 15 to 20 minute drive from the autoroute.
Private parking at the Villa.
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