The pursuit of pleasure: a buyer’s guide to Europe’s most luxurious ski chalets in 2020

The concept of a luxury chalet hadn’t evolved when I started out in the ski holiday business 25 years ago. Back then, a luxury ski chalet was one that had enough hot water for the guests to bathe after a day on the slopes! and they were few and far between. The most common accommodation set up was a room with bunk beds and a shared bathroom!

Nowadays, the sky is almost the limit and chalets offer a sophisticated and luxurious choice of accommodation – a good hot water supply is a given and wouldn’t even merit a mention and underfloor heating is considered de rigeur! Not all the baths qualify as small swimming pools, but opulence is the key word, with marble jacuzzi baths, walk in showers of epic proportions and all offering the best quality toiletries and thick, soft and fluffy towels and robes. Most chalets also feature bubbling hot tubs or private indoor or outdoor swimming pools (often heated to bathwater temperatures) should bathing…