Cgh Résidences & Spas La Reine Des Prés

“Good position between town and lift.”

We stayed here for a second time in late March as a group. Grandparents and two families with young children all in adjoining two bed apartments. This sort of arrangement gives everyone a little privacy while making family meals and interaction easy. Two of the best things about the Reine des P… more

We stayed here for a second time in late March as a group. Grandparents and two families with young children all in adjoining two bed apartments. This sort of arrangement gives everyone a little privacy while making family meals and interaction easy. Two of the best things about the Reine des Pres are the position midway between the town centre an the ski lift with neither being very far away and the big pool/Jacuzzi area. Samoens is a beautiful place to stay in the Spring with small children as it is at the bottom of the valley and snow free so strollers etc can easily be pushed around town and to the sports/play park. The town centre is authentic and not full of chi-chi shops and bars. The apartments are compact but not as small as many French ski resort ones with reasonable storage and in the case of the 2 bedroom ones we rented at least one room has an en-suite shower room. Ours were on the ground floor which helped with young children playing outside. The hob, microwave and dishwasher are all very modern but without full instruction difficult to operate if you are not used to them. Skiing in the Spring means a late lunch and not much skiing after it as the snow is too slushy but the large swimming pool, Jacuzzi, sauna and Turkish baths were great for winding down in the late afternoon. Negatives - a undecipherable central heating system but as the weather was warm and the towel rail very hot this did not matter. Wifi was not good having to log on each time and only one user per apartment. In conclusion a convenient good value base for a Spring skiing holiday.

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“CGH La Reine des Pres in Samoens Review”

Pros: great location (5-10 minute walk to the Grand Massif gondola in one direction, 5-10 minute walk to the center of town in the other direction), beautiful town, great restaurants and food, fun skiing. The chalet was nicely decorated and laid out (Chalet Crocus), beds comfy, nice view onto the… more

Pros: great location (5-10 minute walk to the Grand Massif gondola in one direction, 5-10 minute walk to the center of town in the other direction), beautiful town, great restaurants and food, fun skiing. The chalet was nicely decorated and laid out (Chalet Crocus), beds comfy, nice view onto the field where the parapenters land. Nice-sized pool with 2 hot tubs, sauna, steam room. Cons: they charge you if you dont clean up upon departure (‘full’ clean of kitchen, strip all beds, take out all garbages, run dishwasher and then put away all the clean dishes in the cabinets, etc). Bathrooms weren’t very clean - but the rest of the chalet was. Hot tubs were only lukewarm. Those are all little annoyances - the dealbreaker was the wifi - disconnects from your device constantly - have had to reload it THREE times just writing this review. When we inquired at the front desk they said the wifi ‘resets’ every hour (they didnt have an explanation for why….we have never been in an airbnb or hotel that does that?) - but it drops every 5-10 minutes from every device, in reality. We were here for 1 week and it never got any better. I really love the town and liked the chalet a lot, but until they fix the wifi situation I will not return.

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“Good hotel with very poor cleaning”

Great location. The hotel is quite nice. The staff is helpful, they called us prior to arrival to check when we were arriving and to inform on reception opening times. When we arrived we were told that our apartment was not ready and we received an upgrade. Very good service! I put a three becaus… more

Great location. The hotel is quite nice. The staff is helpful, they called us prior to arrival to check when we were arriving and to inform on reception opening times. When we arrived we were told that our apartment was not ready and we received an upgrade. Very good service! I put a three because the apartment was VERY dirty upon our arrival! The floor was not washed, not even swept and there were large chunks of dust lying around. The bath towels and sheets were not very clean as well. One towel had black stains on it and we had to return it to reception. The others did not have large stains, but definitely were far from clean white towels you would expect at a four star hotel. I was happy that I brought a towel for my kid with me, I definitely would not dare to use their towels for kids. Also if you happen to choose a two floor (3 bedroom apartment) be aware that the heating upstairs does not work as well as downstairs. While downstairs was pretty hot, upstairs was quite freezing at night. Overall great location, ok hotel, good service, very poor cleaning.

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