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The Best Ski Hotels Money Can Buy

The Team May 29th, 2017

Finding the right place to stay is one of the crucial ingredients in creating the perfect ski holiday; that’s why Ski Independence visit all of the properties we offer. We take the time to carefully hand-pick the very best ski hotels and residences in every resort that we feature, and every one has been experienced by one of our team of Ski Specialists. Below you’ll find our selection of the best unashamed 5-star luxury ski hotels from around the world, from unique family-run hideaways and beautiful home-from-home retreats, to the best-known global hotel brands. Needless to say, all offer outstanding surroundings, impeccable service and world-class dining, leisure and wellness facilities.

Fairmont Banff Springs

Best Ski Hotels

The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel

It may be the obvious choice, but just look at this place – the Fairmont Banff Springs is one of the most iconic hotels in North America!  Read the rest of this entry »

There’s just something about Whistler…

The Team January 9th, 2012

As I sit at my desk early on Friday morning, I look out the window to a beautiful blanket of white.  I remember why I moved here 18 years ago. Fresh out of university on the West Coast of British Columbia, I moved to Whistler for a year, just enough time to save some money to travel to Australia. Eighteen years later, I’m Married with 2 kids, a dog and a mortgage.  My window view is much the same. There is something truly magical about this place.  There’s just something about Whistler… Read the rest of this entry »

Ski & Spa – Heaven!

The Team January 20th, 2011

What could be better than a nice soothing massage, to ease away the aches and pains away after the day on the slopes? In my opinion, not much and it seems that I’m not the only one. We are receiving more and more requests for clients looking for properties where there are spa facilities.

In France, many of the new self catered residences now offer such services as well as indoor heated swimming pools and hot tubs, popular choices are the Residence Les Chalets de Jouvence in Les Carroz and Résidence L’Orée des Cimes in Peisey-Vallandry.

Relax watching the snow fall outside in Peisey-Vallandry

There are also a couple of spa towns in France, which are also ski resorts such as St Gervais and Brides Les Bains, close to the 3 Valleys. The Thermes du St Gervais Les Bains and La Grand Spa des Alpes in Brides Les Bains offer a great choice of treatments which can be booked online prior to arrival in resort.

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