Welcome to winter
Your winter sports have begun!
Winter Package
What did you book?
Services & info
Ski passes, lessons & accessibility
Our hotel
Feel at home
Read all the information about your upcoming winter sports vacation at Hotel Saint Roch. At home in the mountains!
Index:
1. Winter sports package – What is included and additional avaiable?
2. Prepare your winter sports
3. The services of the Hotel Saint Roch
4. Current info about the area & activities in the snow
The winter package
Welcoming drink
To get the week off to a festive start, we offer a welcome drink at your first dinner.
Breakfast (every day from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.)
Breakfast including fresh fruit, homemade cakes and granola is served buffet style from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Going out early? Report it to us in time, and we will provide a solution.
Dinner (daily 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.)
An amuse bouche and a 3-course dinner are served daily between 7 and 9 pm. We use local products and suppliers whenever possible. Certain dietary needs? Give advance notice at yvonne@hotel-st-roch.com.
Dinner for children
We have a special children’s menu with a main and dessert. If your child prefers to eat the adult menu, this is possible at an additional cost of €10 per day. Please tell us in the morning whether we serve the kids or adults menu for the kids. If desired, the children’s menu can be served at 6 p.m. If you would like to take advantage of this, please also let us know before noon.
Raclette and fondue
Want to try cheese fondue or raclette, a typical mountain dish from here? Then you can do so for an additional €10 per person. If you want to order this, please let us know in the morning during breakfast.
Additional options
Beverage Package
Weekly rate: € 105 (7 nights)
Midweek rate: €87.50 (5 nights)
It is possible to purchase your drinks for your entire stay. This means that at dinner, house wine is served and during the day you use our “self-service bar” in the living room. Here you will find hot drinks, soft drinks, fruit juices and alcoholic beverages. Other drinks (including special beer and spirits) are not included in this package. Of course, you can order these but they will be credited to your account.
The drinks inclusive package includes the following drinks: hot drinks (coffee, cappuccino, tea and hot chocolate). Soft drinks (Coca-Cola, Orangina, IceTea) and fruit juices (Jus d’Orange, apple juice and syrup). Alcoholic beverages (house wine red, white, rosé and beer). For children ages 3 to 11, this package costs half of the rates as described.
These packages are only available for the entire company. Valid from arrival day 16:00 h to departure day 10 h.
Lunch package
For €135 per adult, you can enjoy lunch in our restaurant or at the food truck plaza for 6 days. If you choose this lunch package, you choose a main and dessert from the menu. (For children 3 to 11, this package costs €67.50 per child. The package is available for 6 days from Sunday to Friday).
Foodtruck plaza with burgers, hot dogs, pasta and crepes
Throughout the day you can visit our food truck plaza for snacks, lunch and appetizers. Times are as follows: 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. burgers, pasta and hot dogs and desserts. From 3 p.m. crepes and waffles.
Picnic Pack
For €12.50 per person, grab a sandwich, a bottle of water and some fruit from the breakfast buffet. It is nice if you indicate this the day before so we can have enough bread and picnic bags ready.
Sauna & Jacuzzi
Enjoy relaxing the muscles after a day of exertion! For €25 per hour (maximum 4 people) you can use our sauna and jacuzzi. Reserve the use of the sauna & jacuzzi at the hotel bar. Please note that soap and shampoo are prohibited in the Jacuzzi.
Massages
England’s Sandra Hatch provides massages at “home,” or, in your room. You can contact her directly at 0033 (0) 781188564 and alpesmassage@gmail.com. Rates as follows: full body massage 90 minutes: € 80; legs and back 60minutes: € 55; upper body 45 minutes: € 45; legs and feet 45 minutes: € 45.
Ski resort Puy Saint Vincent
Preparing for your winter sports
Ordering a ski pass
Relaxed: book your ski pass for Puy Saint Vincent ski area through us and we’ll make sure it’s ready for you upon arrival.
Ski lessons at the ESF
You can book ski lessons at the ESF, both private (from €50 – €82.50 per hour) and group lessons (€160 for 6 days, 2.5 hours a day during the week of Dec. 23-30; €142 for 6 days, 2 hours a day during all other vacation weeks). An ESF office can be found next to the hotel. Ask for a departure from station 1400, the meeting place will be in front of our terrace. The children’s garden can be found 100 meters away from the hotel. You can book through the ESF site (click on “View More”), call via tel. 0033 (0)4 92 23 35 11 or email info@esf-psv.com (may be in English). Are you going for a group lesson and finding it difficult to assess the skill level? Then also check out the ESF site, from the videos you can judge the level. Click on “Quel est ton niveau.” The ESF employs two ski instructors who speak a little Dutch. They can be booked for private lessons only: Fabien Rulfo and Sebastien Fages. Good and fun English-speaking instructors include: Tom Bankes and Lucas Bessy. They are also happy to take you exploring the ski resort where they will show you the beautiful trails and adventurous descents you won’t easily get to on your own.
Ski lessons at the ESI
At the ESI you book ski lessons for €144 for 6 days, 2 hours per day. Their lessons start at station 1600, which is a bit more inconvenient from the hotel’s point of view (you either take the car, or a free shuttle, or take the ski lift to 1800 and ski to 1600 from there). Their groups are somewhat smaller than the ESF. Maximum of 8 in a group. Reservations in English at: ecoledeski.psv@gmail.com or 0033 (0)492233079.
Rental of skis and snowboards (20% discount)
At the SkiSet next door you will receive a 20% discount as our guest. They also rent sleds, snowshoes, touring skis, powder skis, etc. No reservations in advance are necessary; just walk in. Just mention that you are staying with us to get the discount.
Childcare
There are two options in station 1400 for child care: – The garderie LES MARMOTTINS, for children from 18 months to 6 years. Located 100 meters walk from the hotel. Reservations can be made via: 0033 (0)6 72 98 84 15 – The MAM, smaller in scale and offers care for toddlers as young as 3 months old. Reservations by calling 0033 (0)4 92 51 79 21 or 0033 (0)6 68 21 24 44. The staff only speaks French.
Services & info Hotel Saint Roch
At home in the mountains
Anyone who ventures into the mountains may be familiar with the feeling of equality among people, of togetherness, of the beauty of nature, of the joy of a delicious meal, of the pure, almost simple happiness that overwhelms you when you look back on a beautiful adventure while staring into the flames of a fire or gazing at the distant mountain peaks. That is what we hope you will experience when you are our guest. Explore the mountains. Meet friends. Feel at home. Just like us.
Check-in and check-out
Check-in and check-out
From 16.00h the room will be ready for your reception. And on the day of departure we ask you to leave your room again before 10.00h. Are you arriving earlier or do you want to leave later? In that case, we have a storage area available where you can place your belongings in advance. But feel free to ask if your room might be ready earlier. If you expect to arrive after 7 p.m. on the day of arrival, please let us know. Then we can take this into account.
Towels and cleaning
Daily cleaning rounds are done in the rooms. This involves cleaning the sanitary facilities, vacuuming, emptying trash cans, replenishing toilet rolls and soap if necessary. Towels lying on the floor will also be replaced then. If you prefer extra towels that is no problem and free of charge, just ask.
Parking & accessibility
Parking is free in front of the hotel. There are also 4 parking spaces with charging station, only for electric cars. If the parking spaces are occupied, you can temporarily park in front to unload your belongings. Then park your car for free behind the barrier. Ask us for the key. Prefer to park indoors? Underneath the hotel at the front is a fee-paying parking garage.
Nearest airports:
- Turin-Caselle 130 km.
- Marseille Provence 260 km.
- Grenoble St Geoirs 140 km.
- Lyon St Exupéry 240 km.
- Geneva, 270 km
Flying to Turin
The most convenient way to fly is on
Turin-Caselle (TRN
). Flying from Amsterdam
KLM
on Turin.
Rental car
A rental car (30-40 euros per day) gets you to Puy-St-Vincent in 2 hours. Be sure to bring snow chains in the winter.
Collection service
The
Alpine Transfer Company
offers reliable cab service, from the airport to the hotel. Pricey, though.
Winter sports bus from Turin
During the winter season, a bus goes directly from Turin Airport to Puy Saint Vincent 1400 (Hotel Aiglière) on Saturdays and Sundays for €28 one way. For an additional cost, they will drop you off at the Hotel Saint Roch. Book through this site: https://www.linkbus-alps.com
Public transportation
- From airport to Porta Nuova station: Sadem bus service. A ticket costs €6.50 p.p. and can be bought in the hall at the exit or on the bus. (Travel time: 45/50 minutes)
- Train to Oulx: From Torino Porta Nuova Oulx via Cesane-Claviere-Sestriere. An e-tickets on Trenitalia. A ticket costs €6.35 p.p. (travel time: 1 hour and 10 minutes)
- Bus to Briancon: line S33 from
05 Voyageurs
. A ticket costs €7.50 p.p. (travel time: 1 hour) - From Briançon, we can provide a pick-up service.
Bus transportation in winter
- Turin-Caselle to Oulx:
www.cavourese.it
- Turin-Caselle to Briançon:
www.alpine-transfer-company.com/transfers/serre-chevalier
- Winter sports bus on Saturdays and Sundays to Puy Saint Vincent: Book through this site :
https://www.linkbus-alps.com.
Flying to Marseille
During winter:
From Marseille Airport, you can take the so-called
Navette Blanche
take. This will take you directly from the airport to Puy Saint Vincent 1600. A return costs €35. Minimum reservation 72 hours in advance. Runs only on Saturdays and takes about 4.5 hours.
Rental car
A rental car (30-40 euros per day) gets you to Puy-St-Vincent in 3 hours. Be sure to bring snow chains in the winter.
TGV to Paris and change trains to l’Argenière la Bessée
Arrival is at “Paris Gare du Nord.” Change there to “Paris Gare de Lyon” and take the direct connection to l’Argenière la Bessée. That’s 10 kilometers from Puy Saint Vincent. We can provide pickup service.
More info and booking:
trainline.com
Neige Express from Paris
From Paris, you can also take the Neige Express during the winter season. This one takes you directly to Puy Saint Vincent.
Col de Lautaret: fastest way through the mountains
You can choose the D1091, Grenoble – Briançon via the Col du Lautaret. A beautiful road through the mountains from Grenoble. The distance not great, but the drive takes about 3 hours. Don’t mistake this. This road can be jammed or closed in bad weather (snow and wind). Then consider driving through the Fréjus Tunnel.
Frejus tunnel: fewer mountain roads, but 30 min longer and tolls
You can go through the Fréjus tunnel on the A43. Then you pass Italy and the Col de Montgènevre. This road is not faster than via the Col du Lautaret, but you are on the highway longer and less on mountain roads. This tunnel costs locally for a passenger car €44 for a single trip, €55 for a return (note! return is only valid for 7 days).
Route Napoléon over Gap: no col over, 45 min longer
You can also take the Route Napoléon: from Lyon, take the A43/A48 to Grenoble, then towards Gap, then Embrun and Puy-St-Vincent. This route takes about 45 min longer. This route does not require you to cross a real col.
Arriving at Puy Saint Vincent
- Follow the signs for “STATION 1400.” There are then signs “Hotel Saint Roch***” as soon as you enter the station.
- Immediately after the covered parking garage, take the first steep path uphill on the right.
- Parking is free in front of the hotel. If the parking spaces are occupied, temporarily park in front to unload your belongings. In addition, park your car in the free parking lot behind the barrier.
- Covered (paid) parking is available in the parking garage directly below the hotel.
- If you have rented our apartment or chalet, we also welcome you to the hotel. From there we will escort you to your apartment.
Additional information
- Current status of routes and snow-free roads:
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- Be well prepared on the road: make sure you have winter tires, appropriate snow chains and gloves. In addition, possibly a warm blanket for the small chance that you might find yourself in a traffic jam on a mountain.
Our service
Wifi
Super fast internet with our new fiber optic connection
TV & Large Screen
TV in all rooms & big screen in the bar
Living Room
Feel at home in our living room with fireplace
Bookcase & games
Also with guides and books about our natural area.
Charging poles at your doorstep
Four parking spots for electric cars
Skilockers
With heating for your shoes
