Its been 35 years since I skied in Chatel, its got bigger!!!
The chalet is located 5-6 miles from the main ski school area of Pre La Joux. It takes about 10 mins in the car. Parking is easy if you arrive early at Pre La Joux say 08:15am, time to relax have a coffee put the boots on and get the kids into Ski School.
There is an Inter Mache supermarket near the chalet, with cheap petrol and everything you will need. Be aware supermarkets didn't seem to open on Sunday and nothing after 7pm, so dont arrive late and expect to buy food.
Parking in Chatel is scarce, so we went the other way into La Chapple and found lovely restaurants.
So back to the Chalet, as the title says it was great. It was clean, and all the items that make a stay easier were present.
Would I recommend Chalet Dow...yes, the hosts Rebecca and Sam gave very helpful advice, which we took. (such as the ski rental at Vertical Horizons, James was very helpful).
Our family was very comfortable at Chalet Dow.
Many Thanks