Résidence La Cour

Wonderful
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Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Location close to town centre. Nipped to bakery each morning for breakfast. Hosts at La Cour couldn't do enough to make our stay comfortable. Nice bar for apres ski.
  : Ideally we would have liked a slightly bigger room and a bigger bed.

Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children

Very Good
Traveller Type:
  : Location was great, staff were lovely and very helpful, spa and bar area very modern and chalet chic. Rooms are a little more dated however the entire accommodation was spotless.

Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : We loved the location and the facilities such as the jacuzzi were fantastic.
  : I booked for 4 adults and we were given a room that was clearly for two adults with kids. Apartment wasnt very spacious as a result.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : The staff were super friendly. We liked that there was a boot/ski room, as well as a self-service stock of essentials like loo roll, bin bags and so on + the ability to borrow extra kitchen equipment for fancier cooking (the kitchen was well stocked). The location was very convenient, with the ski lift and village both within easy reach on foot.
  : In our flat, there was quite a steep staircase which ran over the kitchenette. That made things a little less comfortable. But otherwise all great.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Location to restaurant and lifts
  : A little bigger room

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : I don't say this lightly, but our stay really did exceed our expectations. We booked quite last-minute and it was outside of the holidays, so it wasn't very busy. There are some downsides but honestly, they are vastly outweighed by the upsides - and I don't say this lightly. If we visit Samons again, we WILL stay here again. Some of the things we liked:- The staff. Extremely helpful, the younger lady speaks excellent English, very accommodating, really nothing to remark except: the friendliest staff imaginable.- The location. Nice view on the mountains from our window/terrace, and literally a 7-10 minute walk to the Grand Massif Express, one of the main lifts into the ski area. Easy to reach by car since the village is relatively close to the highway and not too high in altitude. Nice small village with multiple excellent restaurants.- The apartment. Our room was quite small, but perfect for two. The tiny kitchen had a surprising amount of utensils, not for cooking a multiple-course menu, but great for making soup, tea, eggs, ... and other simple dishes. Good heating in the bathroom, after a wet day we put the drying rack in the bath and were able to dry all our clothes (and boots) for the following day. Reasonably comfortable bed. Quite big terrace, unfortunately it was too cold (or wet) to enjoy it often.- The spa. I mean, what else can I say? The place has a FREE SPA. Every other day you can reserve a spot for 30 minutes (in the morning, so don't forget to book) and the other days the spa is freely accessible. Sometimes it fills up quickly, but one day we were able to use the spa with the two of us for an hour. It's actually quite modern, with showers, a big jacuzzi, a sauna, and a hammam. The sauna and hammam are never open at the same time, but one of the two always is. We enjoyed this SO MUCH. Nothing better than a hot jacuzzi and hammam/sauna after a long day of snowboarding to relax your muscles.
  : If I have to be picky, there are some minor downsides. - The walls are quite thin, so if you have loud neighbours, you can hear them. It didn't cost us any sleep though, and I'm a light sleeper. - Because the room is so small, it got a little dirty after a couple of days. HOWEVER, we just asked the staff about it and the next day they cleaned it - for free, while we were out on the slopes. - There's a ski room but it wasn't great for drying our boots, still great for storing snowboards though. - I actually feel like writing more positive points, but I already used up all the space for that text box. Again, the downsides are greatly overshadowed by the benefits!

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Well maintainedConvenient for town and ski lifts
  : Two toilets in the apartment would be better than one!