Updated: 29th October 2025
Sometimes you deserve to spoil yourselves, simple as that. An occasion as memorable as a ski holiday is a perfect opportunity to push the boat out and just go for it. The tactility of luxurious experiences simply can’t be conveyed using superlatives or hyperbole; you just have to feel it for yourself.
There are subtle contrasts between off-the-peg and luxury ski holidays which, when you compare individual features, may not seem like they’d make a big difference. BUT… It would be a brave person who’d say they wouldn’t prefer to be a stone’s throw from the slopes AND have a log fire AND a private hot tub AND a sauna AND the plushest of sofas AND all-modern appliances, rather than none of the above. Wouldn’t you? Here’s a tempting list of six luxury private ski chalets for your delectation…
Luxury Ski Holidays: Our Top Picks
1. Chalet Jacques, Courchevel
Chalet Jacques offers the pinnacle of luxury with its own exclusive hot tub overlooking Courchevel and sauna/steam room for guests to unwind. Not to mention its fantastic location in Courchevel village, with easy reach of shops, bars and restaurants and ski-in access from the slopes, meaning you can ski straight back after a fun day of skiing.
The interiors of this lovely chalet are of traditional chalet style with a mixture of stone and rich wood, giving it a cosy yet timeless feel. Its extensive open-plan living and dining area features a striking central fireplace, surrounded by comfortable plush seating, perfect for the 10 guests it sleeps.
Location: Courchevel Village
Sleeps: 10 guests
Highlights: Private hot tub, sauna/steam room, ski-in access, central fireplace
2. Chalet Tolima, Val d’Isere
This chalet is stand alone gorgeous with its alpine balcony views and wood and stone architecture. The interiors of Chalet Tolima are spacious yet cosy with spacious living and dining areas and underfloor heating, keeping you cosy in the winter months. This chalet also offers a sauna/steam room to relax in after a day of skiing, so that its 12 guests feel well thought of throughout a luxury ski holiday.
Location: Le Crêt, Val d’Isere
Sleeps: 12 guests
Highlights: Alpine balcony views, underfloor heating, sauna/steam room
3. Chalet Mariefleur, Meribel – NEW for 2025/26
Chalet Mariefleur is pure alpine elegance, blending timeless Savoyard style with luxury furnishings and high-end features across four spacious floors. This five-bedroom Signature chalet sleeps 10 guests in supreme comfort, with stylish en-suite rooms (one even with a mezzanine) and three inviting living areas, including a grand fireplace and open-plan dining space perfect for long, leisurely meals.
Set in a private corner of Méribel’s Mussillon area, its charming wooden exterior opens into beautifully designed interiors that flow effortlessly from one social space to the next. After a day on the slopes, you can soak in the outdoor hot tub, relax in the sauna or hammam, watch a film in the tiered cinema room, or enjoy a game in the dedicated games room with pool table and private bar—every evening feels just as indulgent as the skiing.
Location: Mussillon, Meribel
Sleeps: 10-11 guests
Highlights: Private cinema and games room, outdoor hot tub, stylish interiors
4. Chalet Benjamin, Courchevel
One of the finest luxury ski chalets in our programme, Chalet Benjamin is brother to the adjoining Chalets Jacques and Samuel. With five bedrooms the chalet can accommodate up to 11 guests in its lap of luxury in this famous Three Valleys ski resort. The list of facilities and features is exhaustive and no stone has been left unturned in the attention to quality and detail. It really must be seen to be believed. As a guest at Chalet Benjamin you’ll enjoy all en-suite rooms, a private hot tub, sauna, heated boot racks and a ski-in/ski-out location. The spacious open-plan kitchen/dining is perfect for socialising and the wood-burning stove in the lounge is a real focal point, adding to the homely feel. As you gaze out of the floor-to-ceiling windows at the surrounding mountains you’ll want to pinch yourself.
Location: Courchevel Village
Sleeps: 10-11 guests
Highlights: En-suite rooms, private hot tub, sauna, heated boot racks, ski-in/ski-out
5. Chalet Casa Rivas, Val d’Isere
Chalet Casa Rivas boasts an incredible location, in the heart of Val d’Isere, close to both the piste and the village. It offers a traditional, yet polished interior with intentional accents to add extra indulgence such as all bathrooms being equipped with spa baths. This is not something you want to miss in this snow-sure resort, the perfect accommodation to compliment your luxury ski holidays.
Location: 200m from Bellevarde Express, Val d’Isere
Sleeps: 10-12 guests
Highlights: Spa baths in all bathrooms, polished interiors, piste-side location
6. Chalet Brioche, Meribel – NEW for 2025/26
A true chocolate-box stunner, Chalet Brioche blends charm, opulence, and comfort for the ultimate Méribel ski holiday. Exclusive to Skiworld, this elegant Savoyard chalet sleeps up to eight guests in four en-suite bedrooms, one with a mezzanine bed. The open-plan lounge and dining area, centered around a crackling log fire, opens onto a south-facing terrace with outdoor hot tub and barrel sauna. With carved wood interiors, luxury sofas, a ski and boot room, Wi-Fi, flat-screen TV, and private parking, Chalet Brioche perfectly combines traditional alpine charm with modern luxury—a stylish, welcoming home-from-home in the heart of the Three Valleys.
Location: Mussillon, Meribel
Sleeps: 8 guests
Highlights: Wood-carved interiors, open fire, hot tub/sauna, private sun terrace
With options for ski lodgings being so varied, the hope is that this blog has highlighted just how many of your luxury ski holiday boxes a private chalet can tick. Chalets in general represent a unique accommodation option – feeling more like home than an apartment or hotel, offering privacy and comfort to help you relax on holiday. If you’re looking for a home in the mountains for a week or more, and want to treat yourself too, then a luxury ski chalet is the answer.
Other luxury ski holidays chalets to take a look at:
We have many other chalets that boast luxury status, however the above are our favourites. If you want to take a look at some others, why not check out Chalet Chamois Volant, Chalet Estrella (for larger groups), Chalet Laetitia, Chalet Marilaine (NEW for 2025/26) or Chalet Samuel.
Like many people here, Ryan is happiest in the mountains – skiing is his greatest passion. Lucky enough to have skied in over 30 resorts in Europe, Canada and the USA, he loves nothing more than travelling and discovering new mountains to explore on his telemark skis. Bring on the next bluebird powder day!
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