Chalet Juba was my first Chalet holiday, it was so good we have booked again this year. Fantastic food, wine and great company. Nick and Joey are fantastic hosts, this along with their expertise of where was the best place to ski made this the best trip so far. Yehhhhh they have some rules but what's wrong with that just means that you have a well run Chalet that is looked after very well just like it's guests. Comes highly recommended by me:)

For me a skiing holiday in a chalet has 4 essential ingredients:

Facilities for skiers/snowboarders
Standard of accommodation
Food
Hosts

The chalet has great storage facilities for skis & boards. A boot dryer is a great bonus. At a push, and dependent on ability the chalet is ski in/ski out (providing you don't mind breaking any rules!).

On the range of basic to homely to luxury, the rooms are basic with the living accommodation homely. Everything Is very clean and tidy.

The food was excellent with plenty of it. The website describes the menu as gourmet but I'd place it in the great home cooked category, nothing wrong with that though! The wine is exactly as described though and superb.

Last but by no means least, the hosts. This is the key to any chalet holiday and affects all the other elements. In this case the hosts own the chalet and this shows in a well run chalet with great food. Unfotunatelty there is a downside. The hosts, on occasions, came across as precious and officious. There were some sensible rules presented in an old fashioned school teacher manner. I didn't feel relaxed or 'at home'. My wife asked for a mirror and was deeply upset by the response, basically why would you want one and no. She had to stand in the bath to do her hair.

To sum up a great chalet let down by a poor understanding of customer care. The little things do matter.

This is my fourth time back to stay at Chalet Juba. Nick and Joey are great hosts, very knowlegeable about the expansive ski areas that is The Three Valleys. Nick and Joey regularly go skiing most days and often take parties out skiing to share runs you wouldnt ordinarily take, Nick has the most up to date info on the pistes which have been bashed most recently, so you'll be guaranteed a great days skiing! My husband skiied the four valleys on New Year's day by 2.00pm!

In terms of the 3V ski network, La Tania links you to Courcheval and Meribel most easily. The network of piste runs that are available to you is immense, it would be hard to ski all of it in a week! Courcheval is ideal if like me you are a novice skiier, there are quite a few nice green, blue and red runs. Even some of the black's arn't that hard to ski down. Eating out at lunch time - be wary of some of the more expensive cafe's, look around or ask Nick and Joey which are the best ones.

The food at Chalet Juba is fabulous with a choice of porridge, boiled eggs, croissants and cereals for breakfast, tea and coffee and home made cake after a long day on the slopes, and a 3 course home made meal for supper - complete with a choice of red or white wine - there is no way you'll complain that there wasn't enough food at Chalet Juba. Nick & Joey's Tartifflette and chocolate bailies mousse - especially good!

The chalet is at the top of La Tania, over looking the town and there is a convenient ski path just above the chalet where you can ski down in the morning. This path situated at the end of a green run 'La Plan Fontaine' which very handily takes you past the chalet after your day on the slopes, or if you fancy a quick Vin Chaude in La Tania before you head back to the chalet, a button lift will take you directly past the chalet too!

The ski chalet is a modern fairly recently built chalet all rooms have en-suite baths or showers, heated towel rails and sufficient room to hang clothes. Some of the rooms have a balcony with superb views over looking the valley . The chalet also has a large lounge area heated by a log fire where you can sit and read your book at the end of a long day on the slopes, or chat with the other guests. There is also a boot room for storing skis and heating your boots for the next day.

All in all if you stay at Chalet Juba I can't under estimate how you will be guaranteed a fabulous and excellent ski trip.

Top location, ski in, ski out, excellent food - never went hungry! Very clean chalet, fantastic hosts - very knowledgable about the 3 valley ski area, told us the best runs to do every day. Will be visiting again for sure!