Holiday Hiscounts - THE CLUB MED UK SKI & SUMMER AGENT OF THE YEAR 2006/07/08

Villars-sur-Ollon

A sun-soaked balcony in the Swiss Alps to be enjoyed as a family.

Village Info
Accommodation
Bars & Restaurants
Sports & Activities
Wellness Centre
Children & Teens
Discovery
Practical Info

Club Room

Our comfortable and elegant Club or Family Rooms are situated on all floors of the hotel. You might like to opt for a south-facing room.

Your choice of room in the Club Room category:

Club Accommodation (Family, South)
Club Room (Facing South)
Club Room (Interconnectng, Facing South)
Club Room (Family, Facing South)
Club Room
Club Room (Interconnecting)
Club Room (Family))

The facilities

Flat-screen television
Hair-dryer
Security safe(s)
Shower room
Telephone

You can choose your room à la carte when you reserve.

Deluxe room

Suites

Bars & Restaurants

Restaurants:

Delicious, creative cuisine and impeccable table art. Our chefs pull out all the stops to ensure you have a fabulous and entertaining meal. FOR INFORMATION: The speciality restaurant may be closed at certain periods.

Le Chamossaire

This restaurant welcomes you for all your meals in its magnificent setting. The grand dining room is a listed building, with its vast carved wooden ceilings, 5 antique chandeliers (each one has 400 light bulbs) and arched windows with period curtains. Specialities from around the world served at the buffet. Non-smoking restaurant. List of equipment :

Baby chair-raiser
High chairs for babies
Table(s) seat 2
Table(s) seat 4
Table(s) seat 6
Table(s) seat 8

Le Pillon

This Swiss speciality restaurant has spectacular views in a contemporary setting. Booking compulsory, at Reception. Waiter service. Non-smoking area. List of equipment :

Baby chair-raiser
High chairs for babies
Table(s) seat 2
Table(s) seat 4
Table(s) seat 6
Table(s) seat 8

Open evenings only.

Le Bouquetin

This restaurant welcomes you for lunch in the heart of the mountains. The large wooden chalet gives you a beautiful view over the valley from its terrace. List of equipment :

Table(s) seat 10
Table(s) seat 4
Table(s) seat 6
Tables(s) seat 12

Open lunchtime only.

BABY CORNER special service

This Baby Zone, in the Resorts general buffet restaurant, proposes sweet and savoury baby foods and the equipment to prepare your babies meals.

Bars:

Available all day and evening (during bar opening hours) in all the bars in the Resort (including the nightclub). Drinks included(served by the glass and in the bars only) : Water, fruit juices, sodas, hot drinks, cocktails with and without alcohol, local and/or international spirits, wines. Sweet and savoury snacks

Drinks not included Champagne, VSOP and XO spirits, bottled and canned drinks (available in certain Resorts from vending machines and/or the Club Med boutique®), certain super-premium brands and bottled wines proposed à la carte in some of our restaurants and bars.

Le Col du Soud

The bar is made entirely of wood. Snacks served.

The "bar daltitude"

In the Bouquetin restaurant, for "lunch in the mountains". Open lunchtimes only.

Sports & Activities

This Club Med Village will fulfil everyones holiday desires. Children and adults alike can pick and mix activities to create the perfect combination between sports, relaxation, partying, fitness and discovery.

Ski Domains: Villars-Gryon and Diableret-Meilleret-Isenau

Altitude between 3,000 m and 1,250 m. 35 ski lifts; 10 snow cannons; 2 snowparks 100 km of ski runs: 3 black ; 27 red ; 20 blue ; 44 km of cross-country ski trails. For downhill skiing : to reach the slopes of Villars, Iseran and Gryon, a mountain railway is about 164 feet (50 m) from the hotel. A Club Med bus goes to the slopes of Meilleret-Diablerets (about 20-30 minute transfer). NOTE : for the glacier of Diablerets, you have to buy an additional ski-pass (winter 05-06 rate, subject to change : 24 SF/about 15 Euros per day).

Alpine skiing Included in your package

And also ...

LEISURE / RELAXATION

Included in your package: Club Med entertainmnent, Guided walks, Swimming pool

Optional Extra*: Helicopter landing (outside Club Med), Ice-rink (outside Club Med), Snowshoe hike

SPORTS Included in your package:

Group lessons for all levels : Alpine skiing, Fitness with Club Med Gym, Snowboard

* at extra cost

Wellness Centre

OUR PACKAGES

"The Prettiest Mum" package
Energy Express
Exquisite Lines
Luminous Harmony
Massage Sensations
Serenity and Delights
Short Break for Him

"The Prettiest Mum" package

OPTIONAL EXTRA*

Afternoon - 5 days
Afternoon - 6 days
Morning - 5 days
Morning - 6 days

Our beauty therapist will pamper you, whilst firming slack skin, moisturising skin deep down, cleansing and firming your facial features. 12 treatments

1 Complete Marine Body Scrub (30')
3 Localised Firming Seaweed Body Wraps (stomach, bust, arms or thighs)(20')
1 New Leg Treatment (Fraîcheur des Jambes) (30')
2 Satiny Body Treatments (30')
1 Prestige Facial (90')
1 Revitalising Facial (50')
1 Moisturising Hand Treatment with 3 Spices (40')
1 Moisturising Foot Treatment with 3 Spices (40')
1 Trancoso Massage (60')

For information : From age 4 months, children can be left at the Baby Club Med® crèche (at extra cost), while you're having your treatment, subject to space available and to the Resort having a Baby Club Med® facility.

Duration 6 days

Energy Express

OPTIONAL EXTRA*

Afternoon - 2 days
Morning - 2 days

This short stay helps you decompress, with a body wrap rich in trace elements and relaxing massages. 6 treatments

2 Revitalising Toning Body Treatments with Seaweed and Essential Oils
1 Revitalising Face Modelling Treatment (30')
1 Revitalising Facial (50')
2 Relaxing Massages (35')

Duration 2 days

Exquisite Lines

OPTIONAL EXTRA*

Afternoon - 6 days
Morning - 6 days

Visible results (firming, reduction in volume of the thigh zone) thanks to daily anti-cellulite rituals associated with drainage to eliminate residual fat. 9 treatments

6 Anti-cellulite Marine Rituals (50')
3 Lymphatic Drainage Sessions (legs)

Duration 6 days

Luminous Harmony

OPTIONAL EXTRA*

Afternoon - 3 days
Morning - 3 days

An association of beauty treatments for face and body, to cleanse, moisturise, tone and relax. 2 rituals and 2 treatments

1 Peach Skin Ritual (70')
1 Arctic Plant Extract Ritual (110')
1 Prestige Facial Treatment (90')
1 Moisturising Hand or Foot Treatment with 3 Spices (40')

Duration 3 days

Massage Sensations

OPTIONAL EXTRA*

Afternoon - 3 days
Morning - 3 days

Discover a new massage technique every day, and find the one that best suits you. 3 treatments

1 Trancoso Massage (60')
1 Hot Stone Massage (70')
1 Aromatic Massage (60')

Duration 3 days

Serenity and Delights

OPTIONAL EXTRA*

Afternoon - 4 days
Morning - 4 days

Try these delicious treatments to your heart's content. 4 rituals

1 Peach Skin Ritual (70')
3 Aztec Gourmet Rituals (90')
"Pleasure of the Palate" Tastings

Duration 4 days

Short Break for Him

OPTIONAL EXTRA*

Afternoon - 3 days
Morning - 3 days

A delicious cocktail of treatments and techniques, source of new sensory experience for face and body. 5 treatmentss

1 Moisturising Flower Oils and Petals Cristal Peeling Treatment (30')
1 Localised Relaxing Marine Mud Treatment (20')
1 Facial Treatment for Him(60')
1 Relaxing Massage (35')
1 Trancoso Massage (60')

Duration 3 days

Following the Resorts, you can book some of our SPA packages at the time of reservation.

* at extra cost

Children & Teens

From the age of 4 years, with the help of specialist instructors from the Mini Club Med®, children can start to learn to ski at different levels and in groups in the morning and the afternoon and can prepare for their snowflake or their first star. They can also spend time playing, sledging with their friends or building a snowman with their parents who can join their children in the snow garden.

Baby Club Med® (from 4 to 23 months) OPTIONAL EXTRA*

A Baby Wonderland. From 4 to 23 months, babies get all the cuddles and attention they need at Baby Club Med®*.

Suitable for babies aged between 4 and 23 months
Days adapted to suit the biological rhythms of each child
Open 6 days a week, from 8.30 am to 5 pm, all season long
Top level comfort and specially adapted infrastructure (bottle facilities)

Petit Club Med® (from 2 to 3 years) OPTIONAL EXTRA*

From 2 to 3 years, children fill up on energy, friends and new experiences at Petit Club Med®*.

Supervision for children aged 2 to 3 years.
Open 6 days a week from 8.30 am to 5 pm and from 7.30 pm to 9 pm all season long.
The Petit Club Med® service must be booked and paid at the time of reservation, places are limited.

Regardless of their age, children discovering mountains, altitude and snow for the first time experience a real adventure. At the Mini Club Med®, they will encounter the kindness and warmth of a personalised support structure, enabling each of them to discover for themselves the pleasures of snow sports, always at their own pace, and always treated like a playful game. In this little paradise, they can take time to recover when they get tired, can awaken their inner creativity by preparing something to impress their parents, or to engage in friendly rivalry by taking part in a snowman-building contest.

Mini Club Med® (from 4 to 10 years) Included in your package

From 4 to 10 years, children want to do it all. The Mini Club Med® has thought of everything to satisfy their endless thirst for discovery. Included in the package:

Open 6 days a week throughout the season, from 8.30 am to 9 pm, with a shower stop one hour before dinner.
Children are divided into age groups.

Juniors' Club Med® (from 11 to 17 years) Included in your package

Teenagers, independence and partying... For 11 - 17 year olds, Club Med offers everything but leaves them complete freedom to choose: a uniquely free frame of mind that teenagers love. The Juniors' Club Med also enables teenagers to hang out together, to take part in activities according to individual preferences, and participate in the life of the Village etc.

Baby Restaurant Included in your package

Meals specially prepared by skilled cooks at the Baby Restaurant.

Baby feeding room Included in your package

The baby feeding room, open 24 hours a day, provide parents with a special area for preparing baby meals with all the utensils supplied (bottle warming facilities, microwave, fridge, mixer, steriliser), as well as complementary ingredients (water, semi-skimmed milk, fruit, biscuits). Nappies and baby milk are not provided within the Baby Club Med* and Petit Club Med* facilities. Subject to stock availability, certain toiletries, nappies etc. can be purchased at the Club Med Boutique.

Club Med Baby Welcome® (from 4 to 23 months) Included in your package

From 4 to 23 months, tiny tots are well catered for with the Club Med Baby Welcome® services. Included in the Club Med Package

High-quality baby equipment
Appropriate catering

Designed to make life easier for babies and parents, Club Med Baby Welcome® is a service included in the holiday package. Sign up for Club Med Baby Welcome when you book your holiday at no extra cost. The benefits include:

childcare facilities provided in the room: (cot bed, changing mat, baby bath, high chair [on request], bottle warmer);
meals specially prepared (sweet and savoury baby jars(1)) in the baby corners, with all utensils for preparing meals;
spare prams/pushchairs and toys for walks and playing

Snow garden Included in your package

From age 4 to under 7 years:

Learning the basics of skiing.
Move, travel around obstacles and go under arches.
Learning to use the rope tow or snow travelators.
Taking the first official certificate tests, e.g. “Bear Cub” or “Snowflake Route”.

* at extra cost

Discovery

Practical Information

CLUB MED - HOTEL VILLARS PALACE 1884 (VD) VILLARS-SUR-OLLON Telephone: (41) 24 496 22 22 Fax: (41) 24 496 22 86

GMT time difference: + 2 hours in summer. GMT time difference : + 1 hour in winter

Transport package

If you have a Transport package it includes the return train journey (TGV: high speed train) and transfers to and from the Resort.

Getting to the Resort

For customers who have not bought the transport package. Airport / Resort, transfer by taxi. Lyon Saint Exupéry airport is 240 kms (150 miles) from the village. Journey time (by taxi): 2 hours 50 minutes. Geneva airport is 130 kms (80 miles) from the airport. Journey time (by taxi): 1 hour 30 minutes* Price : Winter 2008 - 2009 (prices given as an indication, subject to exchange rate): Geneva to Resort, one-way, maximum 4 people: 420 Swiss Francs, around 280 Euros. Railway station / Resort, transfer by taxi. Aigle station is 20 kms (12 miles) from the Resort. Journey time (by taxi): 40 minutes* Price : Winter 2008 - 2009 (prices given as an indication, subject to exchange rate): Railway station to Resort, one-way, maximum 4 people: 65 Swiss Francs, around 40 Euros. Reserve your parking space with main booking

Car Parking (outside Club Med)

Free public car park located in the resort (10mn on foot). Advance booking possible by fax receipt for the Village.

Club Med car park(s)

Outdoor unmonitored car park with 110 spaces, 200 metres from the Village. Access for 7 days subject to a charge. Registration at time of booking or on site, subject to availability and pricing terms applicable at the Village.

Gare d'Aigle railway station

Railway station at Aigle, 15 kms (9 miles)from the Resort.

Geneva Airport

Airport located in Geneva, 130km from the Village.

Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport

Airport located in Lyon, 240km from the Village. Flight time (indicative): Brussels: 1 hr 20 mins London: 1 hr 45 mins Tel Aviv: 4 hrs 50 mins Manchester: 1 hr 40 mins

Villar-sur-Ollon railway station

Railway station at Villars-sur-Ollon, about 500 yards from the Resort.

Foreign & Commonwealth Office Travel Advice

For UK citizens, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office produces up-to-date travel information to help you make informed decisions about travelling abroad. Please visit www.fco.gov.uk/knowbeforeyougo to find out more.

Payment options at the Resort

Currency: Swiss Franc. The Club Med Pass®
is an internal payment card that you can use for all your purchases in the Resort during your stay. The card is issued against payment of a 250 Euro deposit (pre-authorisation by Visa, Club Med Amex, Amex or Mastercard).

Credit cards accepted (for payments only):

American Express
Mastercard
Visa
JCB International.

Other means of payment accepted:

Cash
NO Cheques or travellers cheques accepted
Currency exchange at Reception at the Resort.
Cash point: No cash withdrawal possible in the Resort.
Cash points 500 yards from the Club Med Resort.

Hotel facilities and services

To make life easy during your stay, we propose a whole range of services:

Beach towels - Against deposit
Car rental* : The car hire company (Alpauto) is outside the Club Med, about 2 kms (1.25 miles) away.
Club Med Boutique®*
Dry-cleaning*
Internet *: Wi-Fi access in Reception and the lounge in the main bar. Winter 08/09 (prices given as an indication): 15 Swiss Francs (around 10 Euros) for a card, 2 heurs connection.
Nappy-changing tables
Photographer*
Tumble-dryer*
Washing machine*

The entire Resort (except the rooms) is non-smoking.

Health formalities

No special precautions. The Resort has a resident nurse. Hospital (Aigle) :Hospital located 15 km from Village

Country information

Official country name: Helvetian Confederation
Capital: Bern (150,000 inhabitants)
Land area: 41,295 km² (0.15 x France).
Population: 7.41 million inhabitants
Peoples and ethnic groups: 74% German origin , 20% French origin, 4% Italian origin and 1% Romanian origin
Languages: German, French, Italian and Romans
Religions: 49% Romand Catholics and 48% Protestants
Political institutions: confederal republic composed of 23 cantons, parliamentary regime
President of the cofederation: Moritz LewenbergerGDP: 230,101 million $US
GDP per capita: 31,690 $US
Annual growth rate: 6,1%
Inflation: 2,7%
Principal activities : banking, insurance, pharmaceutical products, chemical industry and precision instruments
Principal partners: Germany, France and Italy

Around the Resort

Towns nearby:

Lausanne is 60 kms (37 miles) from the Resort. Travel time (by taxi): 1 hour

Climate

In winter, Switzerland is the realm of skiing. The snow remains several months in the Alps and half the year in the highest areas. The elevation of most of the alpine resorts permits to offer slopes relatively well bathed in sunshine because they are located above fog patches. The swiss summer is hot, it is the season for walks to the belvederes. It is better to walk in the morning to enjoy the hot breezes. Thanks to an altitude of 1260 metres, the sun rises early and shines for a long time.

Time difference

GMT time difference: + 2 hours in summer. GMT time difference : + 1 hour in winter

WEATHER

Météonews provides live weather news for this Resort and forecasts for the next 5 days. Latest weather forecast

Village Information

"Have a taste of everything" Resort

“Have a taste of everything” Resort. Set in the Vaudois Alps at an altitude of 1,300 metres (4,250 ft), this south-facing Swiss Resort looks out over a majestic horizon. The splendid historic 1920s hotel was recently refurbished: a refined haven of warm hues combining stylish chic with a welcoming, friendly ambience. An exceptional base from which parents and children can explore the surrounding area, taking the funicular railway* to venture up to conquer the summits.

Parks & Gardens

The Resort is in the midst of typical mountain vegetation, mainly pine trees and larch.

Special offers

Villars-sur-Ollon 7 nights only ~~£3090.00~~ £3090.00

**Outbounds**
DeparturePoint	London City Airport
DeparturePointCode	LCY
DepartureDate	2012-01-02
DepartureTime	08:35:00
ArrivalPoint	Geneva
ArrivalPointCode	GVA
ArrivalDate	2012-01-02
ArrivalTime	11:20:00
Duration	2 hours 45 minutes
Carrier	SWISS INTL. AIR LINES
FlightNumber	LX443
Class	Economy

**Inbounds**
DeparturePoint	Geneva
DeparturePointCode	GVA
DepartureDate	2012-01-09
DepartureTime	17:25:00
ArrivalPoint	London City Airport
ArrivalPointCode	LCY
ArrivalDate	2012-01-09
ArrivalTime	18:10:00
Duration	45 minutes
Carrier	SWISS INTL. AIR LINES
FlightNumber	LX446
Class	Economy

Room code: C2
Room type: Club Room
Min no. of Adults: 2
Departure between: 02.01.2012 - 09.01.2012 view flight details