ROOMS EQUIPPED WITH : bathroom or shower, telephone, TV.
The HOTEL DES VALLEES is located in the resort centre.
Accommodation is in two buildings linked by a walkway : One is the hotel with 56 rooms and a bar, the other a self-catering residence with 54 apartments.
FREE OF CHARGE
- Indoor heated swimming pool with whirlpool
- Sauna and steam room
- Cot hire
- Table tennis
- One raclette evening per week organised during the school holidays
PAYABLE SERVICES
- Tennis court (unless covered in snow) : 5.50 euros/hour and squash 9 euros/45 minutes (racket hire 1.50 euros)
- Guests benefit from a 10% reduction on lift passes at the hotel reception
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
(state at time of booking and pay locally)
- Covered parking 4 euros/night (subject to availability)
- TV free of charge (French channels only)
- Pets 8 euros/day
> CHAMBRE 2 PAX BAIN WC (C2BW)
BEDROOM SLEEPS 2 (C2BW)
> CHAMBRE 3 PAX BAIN WC (C3BW)
BEDROOM SLEEPS 3 (C3BW)
> CHAMBRE BAINS WC 4 PERSONNES (C4BW)
BEDROOM SLEEPS 4 (C4BW) with 2 sets of bunks.
CHILDREN
The "Les P'tits Amis de Oui-Oui" nursery welcomes very young children and infants aged between 10 weeks and 3 years, and the "Anice le Sotre" nursery is ideal for slightly older children aged between 18 months and 6 years.
The ESF French Ski School located in Vologne offers an introduction to skiing to children from the age of 4 years.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
The La Bresse ski area offers 30km of downhill ski slopes, which are divided into the three individual domaines of Hohneck, Lispach and Brabant (all linked by road). 6-day lift passes can be bought in advance and in-resort, and children under 5 years ski free of charge.
Cross country skiing : length of cross country track 50 Km
La Bresse boasts 50km of trails across 6 loops in the Bresse-Lispach area of the resort.
All downhill slopes and cross-country trails are located 8km from La Bresse, in Vologne. There is a payable shuttle bus service which runs during the French school holidays.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
La Bresse can be easily accessed by coach from Remiremont train station (35km). Skiers who would like to let the train take the strain out of their journey to the mountains will be delighted to hear that Lagrange are able to arrange rail travel and accommodation packages, so call our reservations team on 020 7371 6111 for details and prices.
La Bresse is a well-equipped resort, offering all necessary amenities including local shops, a range of bars and restaurants,a launderette and bank, plus doctors and pharmacies.
This information is intended for guidance only and holds no contractual value. For the most up to date local information, contact the Tourist Office.
The Vosges region of France is an area of great natural beauty, with two large natural parks within the region itself, the Parc des Vosges in the north of the region and the Parc des Ballons des Vosges. The region is also home to dense forest, which makes up around 60% of its countryside.
The Vosges also offers a taste of germanic culture to visitors, as its position on the French side of the Rhineland Plain means many buildings are built in the traditional Germanic architectural style and many locals speak in Germanic or Alsatian dialect. For those visitors who may wish to spend time off the slopes and sampling regional culture, the region has a rich cultural heritge of arts and crafts-related production.
Train stations: Saint-Diè, Remiremont.
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A word of advice from Lagrange: French roads are excellent, but not free, so keep some euros handy.
The Vosges region is a place with many open spaces and a rich cultural heritage. It is also known for its lakes with Gerardmer as the widest (115ha).
La Bresse is the main resort there, where downhill and cross-country skiing can be pratised at an altitude of 1365m.
On a traditional point of view, you will be delighted to find out about pottery, granite carving (stone clocks), wood carving (clog making) and weaving...
the Vosges region is also known for its gastronomy : trouts, cheeses, honey, blueberries and smoked meats. But the main specialities come from the production of 'mirabelles' (40.000 tons of plums every year) from which jam, syrup, compote (stewed fruits), ice cream and tarts are made as well as schnappand spirits...
