Getting to the chalet

By car, on the A8

This is the simplest way in, and the one most of our guests choose. The A8 links Aix-en-Provence to Nice along the hinterland; junction 37 is five minutes from the estate. You leave the motorway and you are there — no village to cross, no cliff road.

The same road then takes you everywhere: Cannes and Nice to the east, Aix and the Rhône valley to the west. That is what makes the estate's position comfortable for a stay where you move around.

One constraint, and it is firm: only one vehicle is allowed in the residential quarter, and its registration is recorded on arrival. If you come in two cars, the second parks in the reception car park.

By train, to Les Arcs

Les Arcs–Draguignan TGV station is a twenty-four-minute drive away. From Paris the journey takes 4 h 20 with no change: for a family that is often more restful than a day on the motorway, and it means arriving within the check-in window without having driven since dawn.

Do plan for a vehicle once here, though. The estate is very well served by road and far less so by public transport, and both the beaches and the hilltop villages require getting about.

By air, via Nice

Nice–Côte d'Azur airport is fifty-five minutes away by direct motorway. It is the natural gateway for guests from abroad, and the drive presents no difficulty: you stay on the A8 from start to finish.

Arrival day, in order

Book your slot with the welcome agent forty-eight hours before you arrive: it is the one step not to forget, and it governs the rest of the day.

Report first to the estate reception to complete your registration and pay the Fun Pass and the eco-contribution. You then reach the residential quarter by the side entrance, on the left, past the sports courts, the pétanque pitch and the mini-golf — not by the main gate.

Entry to the chalet follows the signing of the inventory and condition report, the water and electricity meter readings, and the handing over of the deposits. Allow a good twenty minutes: it is also your chance to ask questions of the person welcoming you.

Arrival

3 pm — 5 pm

Departure

8 am — 10 am

Welcome appointment

To book 48 h ahead

Vehicle

One only, registration recorded

Speed on site

10 kph

What to have with you

Nothing unusual, but all of it is required: without these, entry cannot proceed. Gather them before you leave rather than hunting for them in the car park.

• Photo ID.
• Proof of insurance.
• The registration of the permitted vehicle.
• The card used for the booking: the €1,000 security deposit is held on it on arrival day, never charged, and released after the departure inspection. The €120 cleaning deposit is left on site.

And on departure day

Departure is between 8 am and 10 am, after a departure inspection. If you took the end-of-stay cleaning option there is nothing to do; otherwise the chalet is returned in the state you found it. The deposits are released once that check is complete.