Opinión Les Terrasses d'Hélios

The hotel exterior and interior are high quality, worth their stars. Staff is very professional. Despite the buldings being away from the main resort there is very good support (ski link to the main area, ski rental, ski school, shop, restaurant) to make the experience work very well. We visited at the beginning of April when most of French Alps resorts were losing snow and yet had a great week of skiiing including skiing lessons for our 9 and 3 year old. I recommend booking ski rental and lessons in advance.

Well located apartment for ski in and ski out. Good amenities and pool which children enjoyed using. Apartments are small so go larger than you need as we had an 8 person apartment for 4 people and it worked well.

The accommodation was really great. For our family trip it was a perfect stay. The only disadvantage of the location, is that it is pretty far from any bar/restaurant/etc. If you are looking for a drink after skiing, I would not go to this place. But if that is not of any importance, it is really a great place. We don't have any complaints at all.

Following a holiday at the Eos apartments two years before, we returned to Flaine and upgraded ourselves to the Helios - it's got a Jacuzzi,sauna and pool, a restaurant, and a Spar in the building, along with a ski-shop that we used last time and found to be excellent and really friendly. We were not disappointed with the upgrade, and even got an apartment with a fireplace (logs available from the Spar for a tenner a bag). The apartments are compact - 2-4 actually means one bedroom, done as a twin not double, with a sofabed in the 'lounge' which is also the main room. Last time we had 3 people, and it was a bit too cosy; this time with two people it was perfectly sized. The kitchenette is likewise compact (think bedsit / studio apartment) but has a combi microwave / traditional oven and a full conduction hob, dishwasher, and most kitchen implements you need during a week. Self catering is a good option in Flaine, as the town is a bit boring, and limited bars / restaurants, and having the Spar in the building makes life easy. The supermarket in town has a bigger selection, and is cheaper, and the hotel run a shuttle into town, but we were just lazy.

Perfect location for skiing; ski in ski out. Would definitely recommend for families and group holidays. Will definitely be going again! We paid for the view of Flaine and it was well worth it! I recommend the restaurant l'Ancolie just up from the property for a nice meal, worth booking ahead.