Split it
A chalet for the group
From about £1,500 each for a January week
- Most prices are for the whole chalet, not per person.
- The more of you, the less each pays.
- Check what is included: wine, a driver, flights.
Attainable luxury · Ski chalets
Six catered ski chalets, priced per person
A catered ski chalet looks frightening as one weekly price and much less so split across a group. Six we would book for 2026/27, what a January week costs, what Christmas and half term add, and what each of you pays.
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The short answer
Which catered ski chalet to book
Prices checked 18 October 2026
The six catered ski chalets we would book for a group in 2026/27: Bellacima Lodge in Méribel (£18,000 for a January week, sleeps 12), Chalet Rikiki in Courchevel 1650 (£1,510 each with flights, sleeps 22), Chalet Zermatt Lodge (£26,168, sleeps 10), Chalet Griffin in St Anton (£36,283, sleeps 12), Chalet Machapuchare in Val d'Isère (about €64,288, sleeps 14) and Chalet Bibi in Verbier (£61,561, sleeps 9).
Split across a full chalet, a January week runs from about £1,500 each at Bellacima Lodge to about £6,840 each at Chalet Bibi. The calculator below works it out for your group, and tells you when a chalet is too small.
Peak weeks cost far more. New Year at Machapuchare is about 2.6 times its January price, and most of these chalets have already sold Christmas and February half term. If your dates can move, January and March are where the value is.
Every price here is the seller's own published price, read on 18 October 2026. Only Chalet Rikiki includes flights and transfers; for the rest, budget for travel, lift passes and ski hire on top.
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Pick your week
Peak against January
New Year can cost 2.6 times a January week
- Christmas, New Year and half term sell first.
- January and March weeks are still open.
- A package with flights is ATOL protected; a chalet alone is not.
The six
Six catered ski chalets, from £18,000 a week
Photos are illustrative views of the Alps, not the chalets themselves.
01 · Méribel, France
Bellacima Lodge
Luxury Chalet Book
- Sleeps
- 10 to 12, in 6 bedrooms
- Wellness
- Outdoor hot tub, sauna
- Included
- Chef, host, open bar, driver
- A week
- £9,000 to £27,000
The best value per head here. A chef and host, champagne and canapés on five evenings, an open bar of house bubbly, wine and beer, and a driver to the lifts. Twelve sharing a January week pay £1,500 each.
Skip it if you need Christmas, New Year or February. Every one of those weeks has already sold.
How to book it
Book through Luxury Chalet Book. Dinner is served on five evenings, with two free to eat out (the driver runs until 11pm on those nights). Flights and transfers are extra.
£18,000 for the week of 10 January 2027, £19,600 for 7 March and £27,000 over Easter (28 March); 6 December is £9,000.
02 · Courchevel 1650, France
Chalet Rikiki
Chaletline
- Sleeps
- 22, in 12 en-suite rooms
- Wellness
- Hot tub
- Included
- Flights, transfers, resort tax
- Each
- £1,245 to £2,719
The big-group one, and the only package here. Flights from Gatwick, transfers and the resort tax are in the price, which is per person: £1,510 each for the week of 10 January. Twenty-two of you would pay about £33,220 in all.
Skip it if you want dinner every night. Catering here is five nights, not the usual six.
How to book it
Book through Chaletline, which sells it with flights from Gatwick or Manchester (£50 more each). Prices assume the cheapest room; check supplements before you pay.
Per person, with flights: £1,245 from 13 December, £1,510 from 10 January, £2,719 over New Year. Half term (14 February) is not available. Prices updated 16 October 2026.
03 · Zermatt, Switzerland
Chalet Zermatt Lodge
Alpine Answers
- Sleeps
- 10, in 5 en-suite bedrooms
- Wellness
- Outdoor hot tub with Matterhorn views, sauna
- Included
- Chef, open bar, wine with dinner
- A week
- £26,168 to £28,972
The Matterhorn one. A professional chef, a four-course dinner on six nights, an open bar and a hot tub facing the mountain. Ten sharing a January week pay about £2,617 each.
Skip it if you want Christmas, New Year or half term. Alpine Answers lists every one of those weeks as fully booked.
How to book it
Book through Alpine Answers, an ABTA and ATOL member. Saturday changeover; travel is not included, and there is a CHF 450 damage deposit on a card.
£26,168 from 9 January 2027, £27,570 from 23 January and £28,972 for late February and March weeks.
Sources: Alpine Answers: Chalet Zermatt Lodge
04 · St Anton, Austria
Chalet Griffin
Alpine Answers and Leo Trippi
- Sleeps
- 12, in 6 en-suite bedrooms
- Wellness
- Sauna, steam room, gym, cinema
- Included
- Private chef, house wine, driver
- A week
- £36,283 to £38,938
The après-ski one. Built in 2015, four minutes' walk from the Nassereinbahn gondola, with champagne and canapés on six evenings and a driver to the skiing. Twelve sharing a January week pay about £3,024 each.
Skip it if someone in the group wants a hot tub. Griffin has a sauna and steam room but no hot tub in either listing.
How to book it
Book through Alpine Answers (prices in pounds) or Leo Trippi (in euros). Sunday changeover; flights are not included.
Alpine Answers: £36,283 for January weeks, £38,938 from 21 February. Leo Trippi: €41,000 for January, €68,000 for 14 to 21 February.
Sources: Alpine Answers: Chalet Griffin, St Anton · Leo Trippi: Chalet Griffin, St Anton
05 · Val d'Isère, France
Chalet Machapuchare
Villanovo
- Sleeps
- 14, in 7 en-suite bedrooms
- Wellness
- Indoor pool, outdoor hot tub, hammam
- Included
- Chef, maid, childcare, driver
- A week
- about €64,288 to €164,290
The family-luxury one. An indoor pool, childcare and a chauffeured minibus come with it, with the chef cooking dinner five nights a week. Fourteen sharing a January week pay about €4,592 each.
Skip it if you can only go at New Year. Seven nights then is about €164,290, two and a half times a January week.
How to book it
Book through Villanovo: seven nights minimum, 40% deposit when you book and a €10,000 security hold. The listing does not say whether food and drink are in the price, so ask before you pay.
Villanovo lists nightly rates: €9,184 in early January, €14,270 at Christmas, €23,470 at New Year and €18,888 for 14 to 20 February; we show seven nights.
06 · Verbier, Switzerland
Chalet Bibi
Bramble Ski, via Alpine Answers
- Sleeps
- 8 to 9, in 6 bedrooms
- Wellness
- Cedar hot tub, steam room, sauna
- Included
- Chef, paired wines, driver
- A week
- £61,561 to £103,327
The proper-luxury one. Dinner with paired European wines on six nights, a champagne reception, turndown service and a driver from 8am to 1am, high above Verbier with south-facing views. Nine sharing a January week pay about £6,840 each.
Skip it if you want to walk to the lifts. It sits well away from the centre and the driver is shared with other chalets.
How to book it
Book through Alpine Answers. Bramble Ski says its catered chalets include two days with a ski instructor or guide; confirm that applies to Bibi. There is a CHF 15,000 damage deposit.
£61,561 for most weeks (Alpine Answers shows £7,695 each, which divides by eight), £103,327 over New Year and £81,589 from 14 February.
Sources: Alpine Answers: Chalet Bibi, Verbier · Sno: Bramble Ski chalets and catering · Verbinet: Bramble Ski Verbier
The price ladder
From about £1,500 each for a January week
- Bellacima Lodge£1,500each, 12 people
- Chalet Rikiki£1,510each, with flights
- Zermatt Lodge£2,617each, 10 people
- Chalet Griffin£3,024each, 12 people
- Machapuchare€4,592each, 14 people
- Chalet Bibi£6,840each, 9 people
A January week split across the full chalet. Rikiki's price includes flights. Bars treat €1 as about £0.87.
Split the cost
What a catered ski chalet week costs each
A January week at each chalet, divided by your group. A chalet costs the same however many beds you fill, so the more of you, the less each pays, until it runs out of beds. Chalet Rikiki is sold per person, with flights.
Sources: Luxury Chalet Book: Bellacima Lodge, Méribel · Chaletline: Chalet Rikiki, Courchevel 1650 · Alpine Answers: Chalet Zermatt Lodge · Alpine Answers: Chalet Griffin, St Anton · Villanovo: Chalet Machapuchare, Val d'Isère · Alpine Answers: Chalet Bibi, Verbier
- Bellacima LodgeMéribel, sleeps 12£1,800each
- Chalet RikikiCourchevel 1650, per person with flights£1,510each
- Chalet Zermatt LodgeZermatt, sleeps 10£2,617each
- Chalet GriffinSt Anton, sleeps 12£3,628each
- Chalet MachapuchareVal d'Isère, sleeps 14€6,429each
- Chalet BibiVerbier, sleeps 9Sleeps only 9too small
The numbers
Catered ski chalet prices for a January week
The whole chalet for a January 2027 week, and the price each when it is full. From each seller's own listing; flights are extra unless we say so.
| Chalet | Resort | Sleeps | January week | Each, full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellacima Lodge | Méribel | 12 | £18,000 | £1,500 |
| Chalet Rikiki | Courchevel 1650 | 22 | about £33,220 (with flights) | £1,510 |
| Chalet Zermatt Lodge | Zermatt | 10 | £26,168 | £2,617 |
| Chalet Griffin | St Anton | 12 | £36,283 | £3,024 |
| Chalet Machapuchare | Val d'Isère | 14 | about €64,288 | about €4,592 |
| Chalet Bibi | Verbier | 9 | £61,561 | about £6,840 |
Sources: Luxury Chalet Book: Bellacima Lodge, Méribel · Chaletline: Chalet Rikiki, Courchevel 1650 · Alpine Answers: Chalet Zermatt Lodge · Alpine Answers: Chalet Griffin, St Anton · Villanovo: Chalet Machapuchare, Val d'Isère · Alpine Answers: Chalet Bibi, Verbier
Side by side
Peak weeks against January
| Bellacima | Rikiki | Zermatt Lodge | Griffin | Machapuchare | Bibi | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January week | £18,000 | £1,510 each | £26,168 | £36,283 | about €64,288 | £61,561 |
| Christmas or New Year | Sold | £2,719 each | Fully booked | On request | about €164,290 | £103,327 |
| February half term | Sold | Not available | Fully booked | €68,000 (Leo Trippi) | about €132,216 | £81,589 |
| Hot tub | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes, plus pool | Yes |
| Best for | Value | A big group | The Matterhorn | St Anton nights | Families | A milestone |
Questions
Catered ski chalet questions
How much does a catered ski chalet cost per person?
For the six here, a January 2027 week split across a full chalet runs from about £1,500 each at Bellacima Lodge in Méribel (12 people) to about £6,840 each at Chalet Bibi in Verbier (9 people). Chalet Rikiki in Courchevel 1650 is £1,510 each with flights included. Lift passes and ski hire are extra everywhere.
Is a catered ski chalet holiday ATOL protected?
Only if you buy it as a package with a flight from an ATOL holder. The Civil Aviation Authority says accommodation-only bookings are not ATOL protected, because they do not include a flight. Of the six here, only Chalet Rikiki is sold with flights; for the others, check whether the seller is an ABTA member and pay by credit card.
What does catered mean in a ski chalet?
Usually breakfast every day, afternoon tea, and dinner with wine on most nights, cooked and served by a chef or chalet host. The staff have a day or evening off each week, so you eat out at least once: Inghams serves dinner six nights, Ski Basics five, and Bellacima Lodge has two evenings free. Lunch is almost never included.
What is a chalet day off?
The night the chalet staff are not working, so there is no dinner and often only a continental breakfast. Iglu Ski's listing for Chalet Arolla in Méribel, for example, gives Wednesday as the day off, except at Christmas. Book a restaurant for that night early, especially in Courchevel and Verbier.
Should you tip the chalet host?
Tips are not in any of the prices on this page, and none of the six listings sets an amount. Many groups leave a tip for the chef, host and driver at the end of the week; ask the seller what is usual for that chalet, and give it in cash to the team directly.
When is the cheapest week for a catered ski chalet?
Early December, January (after New Year) and the weeks after Easter. Christmas, New Year and February half term cost far more: Machapuchare's New Year week is about €164,290 against about €64,288 in early January, and most of these chalets have already sold their peak weeks.
Sources: ATOL: what ATOL doesn't cover · Inghams: catered chalets in Méribel · Ski Basics: catered chalets in Méribel · Iglu Ski: Chalet Arolla, Méribel · Luxury Chalet Book: Bellacima Lodge, Méribel · Chaletline: Chalet Rikiki, Courchevel 1650
How we chose: catered chalets that publish their 2026/27 prices, sleeping nine to twenty-two, one in each of six top Alpine resorts, each priced from the seller's own listing for a January week and split across the full chalet. No one paid to be included. Every price and specification links to where we checked it on 18 October 2026. How we choose.
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