In a Samoëns catered chalet, children usually eat earlier than the adults. Pure Chalets serves a two-course children's high tea at around 6pm, with adults dining later on five nights; Chalet APASSION offers a children's supper on request and agrees specific children's meals at booking. Ask about timing, menus and age limits before you pay the deposit.
Most catered chalets are built around a single evening meal for the whole house. With young children, that dinner often comes too late, so several operators in Samoëns serve the children first: a simpler meal in the early evening, followed by the adults' dinner once the little ones are fed, bathed or in bed.
What is included varies from one chalet to the next: the time, the number of courses, the nights it is served, and the age at which a child moves to the adult table. Check each point in writing before you book.
Pure Chalets, which runs Chalet Bobeau in Samoëns, serves children an earlier two-course high tea at around 6pm, with familiar dishes such as spaghetti bolognaise, homemade chicken nuggets and wedges, beef burgers and fries, or chicken pasta bake. The operator asks parents to say in advance which foods their child likes.
Adults and older teenagers sit down to a four-course evening meal on five nights of the week. Vegetarian, vegan, halal, dairy-free and gluten-free diets are catered for if you give details when booking. At Chalet Bobeau itself, a games room with a pool table and table football keeps children busy between tea and bedtime.
Chalet APASSION's winter package includes afternoon tea on seven days and a three-course dinner on five nights, plus a children's supper if required. For summer stays, the operator says specific children's meals are available and are agreed as part of the booking process.
The chalet's in-resort concierge can arrange nannies and crèche care. Children aged 2 to 13 in their own room get a 15% discount; in summer, children under 13 are normally accepted only on sole-occupancy bookings, at the operator's discretion.
Send the operator a short list of questions, and keep the answers with your booking confirmation.
Good to know: if your children ski in the morning group lessons, ask whether children's tea can move earlier on the first evening, when everyone is tired after the journey.
Do children eat separately in catered chalets in Samoëns? Often, yes. Pure Chalets serves a two-course children's high tea at around 6pm, before the adults' dinner.
Can a chalet cook for a fussy eater? Pure Chalets asks parents to list the foods their child likes; Chalet APASSION agrees children's meals at booking.
Are there discounts for children? At Chalet APASSION, a child aged 2 to 13 in their own room gets 15% off. Rates differ between operators.
Checked on 11 October 2026. Updated on 12 October 2026.
Opening times and services can change with the season. Check the official pages before visiting.
PureChalets' main catered chalet: eight bedrooms for up to 20 guests, described by the operator as under five minutes on foot from the Grand Massif Express. Sold per person with Sunday arrivals and five dinners a week; the two remaining evenings are spent in village restaurants.
A four-bedroom chalet for up to eight guests, catered only in winter. Rooms are sold per person outside the Christmas, New Year, February half-term and Easter weeks, which suits couples joining other guests; a shuttle covers the lift runs. Winter stays need at least four nights.
77 Chemin du Battieu, 74340 Samoëns
For winter 2026-27, catered chalets in Samoëns come in three shapes: a hosted chalet sold per person or per room, an exclusive-use chalet with chef and driver, and a rental where you add a chef. On 9 October 2026 PureChalets showed Chalet Bobeau from £710 per person for the week of 13 December 2026, while every winter week at Chalet APASSION was already marked fully booked.
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