... where I can get hold of bus timetables and prices for buses from Briancon to Chantemerle? Also, we can't get into our apartment until 4 o clock in the afternoon so any suggestions on how to pass the time until then, would be greatly appreciated. x x x Littlemo ... more

... is ok for a few apartment blocks but if, like most, you have an apartment up the ... ... able to get into your apartment a lot earlier than 4pm especially if it hasn't been rented out in the previous week. Contact your agent / rep when you arrive. In the meantime ... more

Thanks for the detailed reply as I was thinking about it for next year. Can't decide whether to go in Feb or Easter. It would be better to go at Easter but I worry about snow cover. Do you have any photos of the apartments? ... more

... any photo's of the apartments .. do you ... ... We had a bathroom with shower and a kitchenette, complete with dining table. It was one of the larger apartments I believe. It also had it's own locker room at the bottom of the apartments and lifts too! Hope that helps ... more

Thanks for your response, I am thinking about either the apartments you stayed in or the other ones offered by Thomson and Crystal holidays. Does the transfer take 1 hours 30minutes? Could you walk easily to the restaurants? ... more

... minute deals on private apartments/villas, if you extend your scope to the neighborhood. You could perhaps negotiate on terms for staying the 3 nights / 4 days instead of a week. But, the best (as they appear in Internet, are most likely booked in normal manner for full weeks without ... more

... choice of B&Bs, vacation villas and hotels to stay at. Any recommendations on how we could narrow down where to stay? Preferrably we would stay in either one or two spots for the entire time. Any recommendations on how you have gone about it, and which are good towns ... more