When I first heard the name of this unusual new chalet, I
wasn’t sure what to expect - so I was very excited to have the opportunity to
stay there and try out this exciting property! Newly completed in the charming
resort of Tignes Les Brevieres, from the outside it looks like a typical modern
Savoyard chalet, perhaps a little more contemporary than most, but when you
walk in the front door – what an experience!
You are greeted by an old petrol pump and open steel stairs,
with an indoor pool on your right with bold artwork along one wall and windows
down the other. Go up the stairs and the theme continues – a pool table made
from a Mini Cooper, a Wurlitzer jukebox and touches such as working gumball
machines and a vintage Coca Cola machine create a really funky 1970s Americana
vibe. The floor tiles have been etched with a unique and now-copyrighted
pattern that weaves paisley patterns into skulls on the floor in a beautiful
way that rings very true to the chalet’s personality.
The four main bedrooms are themed by colour – yellow, blue,
purple and red – and all feature a striking coloured glass bath to match the
theme, and views across the mountains. The children’s bedroom upstairs though,
was definitely my favourite for its unusually imaginative finish. Two
Volkswagen campervans and a Jeep painted in bright and clashing colours have
been converted into three double beds, sharing a bathroom on the same floor.
They were airlifted in before the roof was put on, and some of the doors still
work – a little boy’s dream, to have a full size toy car that is also a bed,
complete with personal TV!
With an open kitchen, you can watch the team at work
preparing your meals – from freshly made bread and croissants to vegan
meringues (who thought it was possible) – which creates a warm and fun
atmosphere in the open plan living areas.
The chalet team of Claire, Ella and Ollie, were fantastic
throughout our stay; nothing was too much trouble. Ollie’s food was superb –
the menu was bold and unusual, and excellent throughout – some very memorable
meals!
Overall Rock n Love is most definitely striking, but most of
all it is so much fun as a chalet. The décor is playful and bold, and the theme
runs throughout with old records used as place mats and a full-size statue of a
French superhero standing sentinel near the stairs to the bedrooms. With a
sauna, hammam, indoor pool, gym, hot tub on the balcony and a state of the art
massage bed as well, it is difficult to find something missing in the chalet! A
truly funky haven in the heart of Tignes Les Brevieres.
If you would like to know more about this chalet or would like to book your stay, please contact our award-winning ski specialists who would be delighted to help.
T: +44(0)1244 629963
E: ski@elegant-address.com
