This is a catered chalet not a hotel, if you want to stay in a hotel in Verbier prepare to spend a fortune. Snowlife offer a great base to enjoy the pearls of Verbier.

I have been travelling to Verbier and staying in Snowlife chalets for 12 years. Every year I have had a fantastic time. The staff are always friendly and very helpful. The rooms are clean warm and basic with ensuite bathrooms and endless hot water. The free minibus is fantastic, the company will organise all your hire, lift passes, and lessons should you require.
The nannying service is fantastic. 9-5 allowing you to ski all day.

Ashley the owner is fair, straight talking and very generous, giving free guiding trips in the valleys throughout your stay.

We ski in Verbier four or five times a season and frequently choose to stay at Chalet Les Pleiades in preference to other chalets in the village. The food is excellent - each time we have stayed the chefs have been restaurant-trained chefs taking a year out (rather than chalet staff who have done the standard chalet catering course).

It is a large chalet - holds 25-30 people so there are often lots of different people staying - from powder-hounds to family groups - and is well located at the very bottom of Les Moulins childrens slope - if you are happy to take your skis off for a 100m walk you can ski from the top of Mont Fort to the front door of the chalet for a large part of the season.

The accommodation is basic but it is clean and comfortable - each room has its own bathroom with huge bath as well as its own balcony, means you can have as privacy if you want and a good long soak in the bath after a long day's skiing without worrying about anyone waiting for you to get out of the tub.

It is the little things that make the big difference at this chalet - the minibus service around the resort, the free skiguiding, the availability of the rep to book you all the little things - massages, restaurants etc. For me this more than makes up for the fact that there is no roaring log fire or bearskin rugs.

If you want a fabulously decorated luxury chalet - this is not the place to go - and at the weekly prices that are charged you should not expect luxury. This chalet is great value for money in an expensive ski resort. We have already booked to go back twice in 2011.

Firstly Chalet Les Plieades as described here is in Swizerland not France. Trip Advisor need to amend.
There are so many reviews of this place from people who obviously have not really been to too many ski chalets in Switzerland. Lets be realistic, for what most of the moaning minnies seem to want from a chalet in Verbier they are better suited to The Lodge at £1,200 per person per night. You get what you pay for. At first glance the circa £2,300 paid by one reviewer for a family of four sounds a lot but in reality it is £82 per person per night for dinner, bed and breakfast including wine with the evening meal. Try and get that in the UK let alone in a Swiss ski resort! YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. Hotels in Verbier start at about £160 a night for B&B; one B is in a small room and the other is a continental that is no preparation for a day on the slopes.
I stayed in the Chalet Pleiades and I got a clean, warm room to sleep in with an ensuite bathroom and plenty of hot water; a good 3 course dinner with wine included, a hearty English breakfast, afternoon tea and cake. The staff were helpful and accommodating. There was a minibus and driver at our disposal whenever needed. Yes compared to London the building may be considered a little insecure but then it is not in London; it is in a town where residents do not lock their doors. There was a lock on the door to my room and that is as much as one would have on a front door to an apartment in UK.
Yes it is a bit tired and no, one cannot lounge on a bearskin rug in front of a roaring log fire surrounded by leather furniture and expensive trappings ; if that is what you want go to the Lodge and pay for it. When I stayed at this Chalet, nearly all the other guests were "returners", very soon I shall be returning, with a group of friends. We know what to expect for £50 to £80 per night D,B&B. I have stayed in some of the best hotels in the world and generally try to select accommodation for purpose. When I am skiing I need a clean bed in a clean room, hot water, good food, good staff, value for money and good company. I ski for 7 hours, sleep for 9, eat, travel and prepare to ski for 3. This leaves 5 hours for other activities such as socialising and inspecting walls for chipping paint etc. What is the priority.

We have just spent New Year at Chalet Les Pleiades and had a fantastic holiday. Whilst the accommodation is basic, it was very clean. Our room was very spacious, plenty of room for 2 adults and 2 children aged 3 & 7, and we got a fantastic view of all the firework displays on New Year's Eve. Admittedly the bathroom could have done with a proper shower, but the bath was fine. We also had the bonus of kitchen which was useful for storing snacks/milk for the children.

The food was excellent, very tasty with an outstanding 5 course meal for New Years Eve. All the staff were very friendly and helpful, they were also all very good with the children. Snowlife organised a nanny for our children, who was very excellent value (cheaper than most creches/kids clubs with other ski companies). Gemma was very flexible as the children were both in ski school, so starting work at 1pm and finishing at 7pm, giving the adults a chance for a bit of apres ski before our delicious dinner. She was also happy to babysit.

Jo and his minibus made life alot easier, taking guests to the lift and making sure everyone got to their lessons on time, helping to load up skis and poles while we were getting the children all togged up. Also on call to pick guests up at the end of the day, from wherever they may call him from. He'd then drop people off at various points in the evening after dinner. An added bonus to the holiday.

Snowlife also organised ski school for our children with Altitude, they had a fantastic time and loved every minute of it. The 3 year old skied for the morning and his 7 year old sister skied all day. Never any complaints and in fact they would have stayed longer if they could.

I would definitely be happy to return, and hopefully we will be next year. Although this was my first visit with our 2 children, my husband has been using Snowlife for the last 8 years and has never had any problems. Having now done several ski holidays with children staying in different resorts and chalet sizes, I think the chalet offers great value for money.