Résidence Lagrange Vacances Aspen

We have just returned from a weeks ski holiday at Lagrange Vacances - Aspen and found the information included on here so helpful that we wanted to add our thoughts. We travelled as a family of 4 with our 2 children (aged 9 and 6) along with my parents so there were 6 of us in our group. We had a 2 bedroom apartment which we were initially nervous about space wise but found it better than we expected and the sofa beds in the living room comfortable. There was plenty of storage and drying room (for damp ski gear) in the hallway - and we were really pleased to have 2 bathrooms - one with a bath (shower above) and another with a separate shower. We were located on the 7th floor near the lifts which are a little noisy and all the access to the apartments doors are outside, motel style hence the need to wrap up to go to the swimming pool if you are visiting in winter. We thought we may have to wear swim hats (which we took) in the pool but this was not necessary at the time we were travelling. Having read the reviews on here we did take dish cloths, dishwasher tablets and cleaning wipes which all came in handy. We booked with Heidi.com and were not warned that we did not have a 'cleaning package' so we had to make our beds up on arrival and then strip them and clean the apartment before we left. This was not too difficult for us with multiple adults to help organise it but with a 6:00am departure left for a busy evening packing and sorting the night before. The decor is slightly tired but the apartments have a homely feel and we liked that everything wasn't shiny new so that we did not worry about the children damaging anything. The ski in is rather challenging (it is certainly not on piste) but our children managed it well after a couple of days at ski school. It was easier for them with shorter skis than for us as there is not much turning room. It is not well signed but you can find it pretty logically by skiing across the top of the 'Biquet' drag lift (which wasn't running when we were there), keeping high around a tree that looks like you can ski around in a circle. Best to practice without kids before you take them. We booked into Plagne Village ESF ski school which we accessed by getting the lift to floor 8 of the building and then walking uphill about 300-400m or so. It was a warming start to the morning but we felt it was the right decision booking that ski school rather than trying to ski from the building to another area. To ski from the building we found the best way (for us) was to go out of the door by the lifts at reception level, across the car park and road, onto the run Ecartee and down to the Bergerie lift. Again, having booked with Heidi.com our ski voucher was for a company called 'Skiset'. They were great and we were very pleased with our gear but not located in Plagne Village. We had to walk to Plagne Soleil for 8:30 (an early start first day) to get our gear for a 9:30 ski school start on Sunday morning back in Village. This was not ideal but it is a short walk and there is free bus that connects Soleil and Village which we managed to time well enough to get straight to Village and get the kids in ski school. If I was going again I would hire gear from Plagne Village itself which was a hire place in the little commerce centre. We self catered for most meals via well supplied shop in Plagne Village but ate out at the 'Casa de l'Ours' one even which was really delicious and we would not hesitate to recommend. Overall, we were really pleased with our experience and would not hesitate to go back again! Have a lovely holiday :)