Chalet in Fribourg, Switzerland:

Garden offer glorious views of the surrounding valley and mountains

The region is richly historical and spectacularly beautiful, sprinkled with idyllic towns and villages. If you're keen on winter sports, resorts in the Alps begin operating in late-November, move into full swing around Christmas, until Spring time.

Notes: There is a CD player, and a trunk full of games and puzzles, and plenty of books and magazines. A double room has a door to the indoor swimming pool. There is also a separate WC and bathroom with a twin basin and bath, with a shower attachment. The pool room is reached from the lower floor. The heated pool is 9 x 3.6 metres and has an even depth of 1.5m, with ladder steps into the pool, and underwater lighting. The water is automatically heated, filtered and cleaned using an ultra-violet light system, fortunately meaning very little chlorine is needed.

Climate, ideal for downhill and cross country skiing: You can visit Switzerland any time throughout the year. Summer lasts roughly from June to September, and offers the most pleasant climate for outdoor pursuits.
In winter the area is ideal for both downhill and cross country skiing. The beginner or nursery slopes are within sight of the chalet, some 500m away. The main lift is a funicular railway and is just a further hundred metres. The skiing area is from 1100m to 2000m and there are a variety of lifts from T-bars, buttons and a large cable car. The pistes cater for all standards of skier from green to black runs, but with the majority being blue and red.

Plenty to do: There is plenty to do within an hour’s drive of the chalet, more than enough to keep you amused for the duration of your stay. In the valley below Moléson lies the pretty, ancient, hill-top town of Gruyères. Encompassed by an outstanding chateau and ramparts, it boasts some very pleasant restaurants and boutiques.

Jazz and Film Festivals: About 10km away is Bulle, also with a chateau at its centre, providing all the normal amenities of a small Swiss town, together with a folk museum, art gallery and a local market on Thursday mornings. To the east the Jaun Pass, the most mountainous in the Fribourg Alps, leads to the Jungfrau and Interlaken regions in the Bernese Oberland. To the south east lies Gstaad and Chateau d'Oex, favoured by the rich jet-set, and good for skiing, walking, or taking in the beautiful scenery. Bordering Lake Geneva are the towns of Vevey, home to Charlie Chaplin, Montreux, famous for the jazz and film festivals, Lausanne and Geneva.

The rental rates for this property are quoted in CHF per property per week.

The letting price comprises the use of the house for one week for up to eleven people, the bedding, laundry and cleaning at the end of your stay. Bookings made over the ‘phone or email will be held for 10 days, by which time we hope you will have paid your cheque for 25% of the total. Final payment is to arrive 8 weeks before departure.

If the booking is cancelled within: 5-8 weeks of departure, 45% is payable 2-5 weeks of departure, 60% is payable Less than 2 weeks of departure, 90% is payable.

Insurance cover can be obtained from your broker to cover cancellation. If we can re-let we will do so, but we shall retain 25% to cover administration costs.