French TVA and Megève taxe de séjour
French TVA (VAT) applies at the reduced rate of 10% on the accommodation component when invoiced by a registered tourist-accommodation operator. The full 20% rate applies to the chef-and-host services, ancillary supplies, and any property where the operator does not hold the tourist-accommodation classification. The Megève taxe de séjour runs EUR 4.20 to EUR 5.50 per adult per night for the four and five-star tourist-accommodation tier, EUR 2.80 for the three-star, EUR 0.85 for the unclassified. The combined tax and tourist-tax line on a EUR 145,000 Christmas Week with eight adults runs roughly EUR 16,500.
Cleaning fee: EUR 1,400 to EUR 3,800 per week
Most Megève managed chalets itemize the post-stay cleaning fee. The line runs EUR 1,400 to EUR 2,400 for a four to five bedroom; EUR 2,400 to EUR 3,800 for a six to eight bedroom. The fee is non-negotiable in peak weeks. Daily housekeeping (mid-stay turn-down, towel refresh, kitchen wipe-down) is typically included in the editorial-tier chalet-host package; if itemized separately, the line runs EUR 220 to EUR 380 per service.
Chalet-host package: EUR 5,800 to EUR 12,500 per week
The Megève editorial-tier rate card typically bundles a chalet-host package into the headline. The package covers a daily breakfast (continental and cooked options), an afternoon tea service with home-baked patisserie, a four to six night chef-cooked dinner programme, evening turn-down, and on-call concierge for restaurant booking and ski concierge coordination. Le Collectionist, Bramble Ski, Firefly Collection, and the Chalets des Fermes operator all run a version of this package. The supplement for the seven-night dinner programme over the standard four-night runs EUR 1,600 to EUR 3,800. The supplement for a wine-pairing programme with a sommelier service runs EUR 2,200 to EUR 5,200.
Independent evening chef: EUR 850 to EUR 1,650 per service plus food
For chalets booked on the room-only or partial-catering basis, an independent evening chef in Megève runs EUR 850 to EUR 1,650 per service plus food at cost for ten. The strongest chef benches sit among alumni of Flocons de Sel (Emmanuel Renaut), La Table de l’Alpaga, Le 1920 (the Domaine du Mont d’Arbois flagship), Idéal 1850, and the Beef Bar Megève. Food cost lands at EUR 95 to EUR 195 per person depending on protein (Beaufort cheese, Tarine veal, lake Annecy féra, Bresse poultry), wine pairing, and whether a Beaufort raclette and fondue programme is added. The Christmas Week lead time runs ten to fourteen weeks.
Evasion Mont Blanc lift pass: EUR 280 to EUR 320 per adult per six-day pass
The Evasion Mont Blanc lift pass covers Megève, Combloux, La Giettaz, Saint-Gervais, Saint-Nicolas-de-Véroce, and Les Contamines, totalling 445 km of piste across the cross-village circuit. The Christmas Week six-day adult pass runs EUR 280 to EUR 320, mid-season EUR 230 to EUR 270, with children at 60 to 70 percent of adult. The Megève-only pass runs roughly 22 percent below the Evasion Mont Blanc; the editorial recommendation is the full Evasion Mont Blanc for any stay over three skiing days.
ESF Megève and English-speaking ski schools: EUR 280 to EUR 380 per half-day private
ESF Megève (Ecole du Ski Français) private instruction runs EUR 280 to EUR 380 per half-day, EUR 480 to EUR 680 per full day at the Christmas Week peak. Mountain Sense, Evolution 2 Megève, and the British Alpine Ski School Megève are the named English-speaking alternatives with comparable rates. The booking lead time runs 14 to 20 weeks for Christmas and the February school-holiday windows. A private off-piste guide for the Mont Joly back-bowls or the cross-village Saint-Gervais routes runs EUR 480 to EUR 720 per day plus 10% tip.
In-village transport and shuttle: EUR 280 to EUR 540 per day
Megève runs a free in-village shuttle network (Megève Mobilité) that connects the lift bases, the village square, and the major hotel-chalet sectors. For chalets in Demi-Quartier, Combloux, and the upper Cote 2000 sector, a chalet-arranged Mercedes V-Class shuttle on the day runs EUR 280 to EUR 380 per day, EUR 480 to EUR 540 with a full-day driver-on-call. The Edmond de Rothschild horse-drawn carriage from the village square to the Domaine du Mont d’Arbois runs as the heritage option at EUR 220 per leg.
GVA transfer math: EUR 380 to EUR 7,200 each way
GVA (Geneva) is 75 km from Megève by road, 1 to 1.5 hours depending on the Saturday change-over. A Mercedes V-Class transfer runs EUR 380 to EUR 540 each way; an S-Class runs EUR 480 to EUR 680. Helicopter transfers from GVA to the Megève altiport (Cote 2000) run EUR 4,800 to EUR 7,200 per leg for up to five passengers. The altiport is 4 km from the village core and is a working winter heliport. Sallanches station (TGV) is 12 km from Megève; the train alternative from Paris runs four to five hours plus the 20-minute V-Class transfer to the chalet.
Pre-stock and provisioning: EUR 600 to EUR 1,800
Arrival provisioning (oils, vinegars, bread, wine, breakfast supplies for two days, regional Haute-Savoie pantry staples) runs EUR 600 to EUR 950 for a family of six and EUR 1,200 to EUR 1,800 for a group of twelve. The chalet host coordinates through the village Beaufort cheese counters (Pierre Gay), the Boucherie de Megève for the Tarine and Bresse cuts, and the Cave de Megève for the Savoie wine programme (Mondeuse, Chignin-Bergeron, Apremont).
Gratuities: EUR 180 to EUR 380 per staff member per week
French chalet staff are paid through the operator. A cash gratuity on departure of EUR 180 to EUR 380 per staff member per week is the practice at the Megève editorial tier. For a four-staff chalet on a seven-night stay (chalet host, housekeeper, chef, ski concierge), plan for EUR 720 to EUR 1,520 in cash gratuities. The chalet host distributes. Service is included in the chalet-host package; the gratuity is recognition above the contract.