When you are researching your holiday rental booking, we understand that it’s hard to know where to start! Well-known international booking sites (online travel agencies or ‘OTAs’) make things seem easy, and you may have used them for other holidays elsewhere, so they offer a familiar option. It can seem like a leap of faith […]

As everyone is aware covid has restricted our lives in many different ways, including the closures of the ski lifts last year but 2021 everything is set to open in some form of normality and we hope it stays that way. There is a lot to see and do in the valley, whether you are […]

Since Covid-19 hit us in 2020 there have been ever-changing travel requirements and it is important to have the right information before you travel.   Unfortunately, we cannot tell you about any specific restrictions as they change frequently and can differ depending on where you are coming from; if you are travelling through a country, […]

In this blog post, we’re taking a plunge into the history of Chamonix with the help of Christine Boymond Lasserre who runs a local blog (in French) about the history and heritage of the valley. Christine has recently explored the name “Kursaal” which these days refers to an apartment building in the centre of Chamonix […]

After having our horizons restricted during the multiple Covid-19 lockdowns of the last 18 months, Chamonix is the perfect place to get back out there: breathe the fresh air, stretch your legs and get back into nature's wide-open spaces. To celebrate, the Tourist Office has organised 25 free activities in Chamonix for visitors to enjoy this summer 2021.

Chamonix is known worldwide for its amazing skiing but also that the lift system and the ski areas in Chamonix is a little different to most other ski resorts. Where you normally get on one lift and make your way through the skiable area, in Chamonix there are six separate ski areas, most of which […]

During the lockdown with COVID-19 everyone has become very good at working and socialising remotely. When you’re on zoom chatting to friends or work colleagues but wish you were in the mountains then don’t worry, we now have the perfect solution! You can use backgrounds and our selection of mountain zoom backgrounds are a perfect […]

We’ve all been in lockdown for several weeks now, but that hasn’t stopped many of us from continuing with our beloved pub quizzes. We’ve adopted video chat technology to organise regular quizzes with friends and family. But as time has gone on, it’s getting harder to think of questions that haven’t been asked before! Chamonix […]

Since April 2020, Chamonix All Year is very proud to be offering cancellation protection to all new bookings in order to offer a new risk-free holiday booking guarantee. “Reserve without Reservation” All our guests can now cancel for any reason including Covid-19, up to 7 days before arrival, and receive a full refund of your […]

At Chamonix All Year we are en eclectic bunch. We come from all walks of life, we are young and (!) not so young, we represent many cultures and upbringings, we are guys and gals. But the one thing we have in common is landing here in Chamonix, all of us drawn to the mountains, […]