Eighty-eight chalets in the Le Collectionist Courchevel portfolio: 60 in 1850 alone, 13 in Le Village 1550, 10 in Moriond 1650, and five in Le Praz. The French Alpine market with the highest peak-week rates outside St Moritz and the deepest ski-in/ski-out inventory in the Three Valleys.
Courchevel is the French Alpine chalet market with the highest peak-week rates outside St Moritz and the deepest ski-in/ski-out inventory in the 600-kilometer Three Valleys ski area. Le Collectionist lists 88 chalets across the four Courchevel villages as of May 2026: 60 in Courchevel 1850, 13 in Le Village 1550, 10 in Moriond 1650, and 5 in Le Praz. Verified top-tier chalets on lecollectionist.com include Chalet Coquelicot (12 guests, 6 bedrooms, €67,500 to €337,500 per week), Chalet Blanchot (12 guests, 6 bedrooms, €62,500 to €300,500), Chalet Moon (12 guests, 7 bedrooms, €112,500 to €252,500), Chalet Bruxellois (14 guests, 7 bedrooms, €132,500 to €252,510), Lord of Snow (14 guests, 7 bedrooms, €142,500 to €252,500), Chalet Shemshak (13 guests, 5 bedrooms, €52,185 to €218,700), Chalet Pow Pow (14 guests, 7 bedrooms, €67,505 to €222,510), and Chalet l’Arctique (12 guests, 6 bedrooms, €25,930 to €117,690).
Peak weeks are short and the rates are concentrated. Christmas (the week from December 20 through 27), New Year (December 27 through January 3), and the two-week February half-term (the overlapping French and UK school holidays, typically February 8 through 23) carry the highest rates of the year. Christmas and New Year hold a 14-night minimum at the top-tier and a 7-night minimum at the signature tier. Rates drop 40 to 60% against Christmas from mid-March. The four weeks in late March and early April are the strongest value with the snow still good (high-elevation Saulire, La Vizelle, Aiguille du Fruit) and the light long.
The four Courchevel villages are distinct. Courchevel 1850 is the highest (1,747 meters in practice; the 1850 number is historic), most expensive, with the strongest ski-in/ski-out chalet inventory and the Michelin-starred restaurants (Le 1947 at Cheval Blanc, three stars). Moriond 1650 is south-facing and family-leaning. Le Village 1550 is the original Courchevel and the closest to the Bozel gondola down to the valley. Le Praz is the village at the valley bottom, with the 2030 Winter Olympics investment scheduled and a different non-ski-in/ski-out character.
The rest of this page is the structured guide. Best chalets by group size, what village is for what trip, the peak-week math, the chef and staff norm, deposits, and the chalets we considered and did not recommend.
The chalet is the destination, but the village is the trip. 1850 ski-in/ski-out, 1650 family-leaning, 1550 valley-walking, or Le Praz lower-elevation. Each is a different Courchevel.
Elevation: 1,747 m. Ski access: ski-in/ski-out at most chalets in the Bellecote and Cospillot sectors. Built: 1950s onward, with continuous renovation. The highest, most expensive village. Where Le Collectionist holds 60 of its 88 Courchevel chalets including all top-tier properties. Le 1947 (three Michelin), Cheval Blanc, Aman Le Mélezin, and the strongest restaurant inventory in the Alps.
Elevation: 1,650 m. Ski access: ski-in/ski-out on the Saulire side. Built: 1960s onward. South-facing, sunnier than 1850, with stronger family-leaning chalet inventory at lower rates. The 1850-to-1650 shuttle runs every 15 minutes in season. Le Collectionist lists 10 properties here. Right for families who want the Three Valleys with a 20 to 30% rate reduction on the 1850 ski-in/ski-out band.
Elevation: 1,550 m. Ski access: walking distance to the Tovets gondola up to 1850. Built: the original Courchevel village from the 1940s. Quieter than 1850, smaller restaurant scene, the practical alternative for travelers who want Courchevel without the 1850 rates. Le Collectionist lists 13 chalets here.
Elevation: 1,300 m. Ski access: two gondolas to 1850 (Praz and Foret de la Praz). Built: mixed. The village at the valley bottom. The 2030 Winter Olympics will run the cross-country and ski-jump events here. A different character from the higher villages: Savoyard, lake-side, restaurant-village. Le Collectionist lists five chalets here.
Sector: the 1850 upper plateau. Ski access: ski-in/ski-out, directly on the Verdons and Saulire return. Built: 1970s onward, premium block. The 1850 sector that holds the strongest pure ski-in/ski-out apartment-and-penthouse inventory. Where Le Collectionist lists Penthouse Rond Point Des Pistes 701 (12 guests, €15,370 to €47,660 per week, verified May 2026).
Sector: the 1850 ridge running south. Ski access: ski-in/ski-out via the Bellecôte chairlift return. Built: 1970s onward, with continuous renovation. Where Chalet Coquelicot, Chalet Blanchot, and the marquee top-tier properties sit. The most expensive sub-village in Courchevel and the most-booked block in our editorial list at the top-tier.
Three areas we would not book in for a chalet week: Brides-les-Bains (spa village at the valley bottom, gondola access only, not Courchevel proper), La Tania (separate village west of Le Praz, fine for skiers but a different stay than Courchevel), any chalet without ski-in/ski-out in 1850 that charges 1850 rates (the village is walkable but the snow and elevation distinction is the reason to pay 1850 prices).
Each card sorts by what the chalet does well at the occupancy level it is built for. Six named, verified on lecollectionist.com in May 2026, with weekly bands cited as published. Two awaiting editor sign-off.
Bedrooms: 5. Sleeps: 10. Tier: essential. Weekly band: €7,940 to €19,505. Verdict: Listed on Le Collectionist. Ski-in/ski-out, mountain and nature panoramic view. The strongest value at this size in the 1850 ski-in/ski-out inventory. Verify Christmas-week and February half-term availability and whether the peak band sits at the upper end.
Get the free villa buyer’s guideBedrooms: 4. Sleeps: 8. Tier: essential. Weekly band: €7,440 to €14,535. Verdict: Listed on Le Collectionist. Ski slopes within walking distance, mountain panoramic view. The right pick at this size for a group on the essential tier in 1850.
Get the free villa buyer’s guideBedrooms: 6. Sleeps: 12. Tier: signature. Weekly band: €25,930 to €117,690. Verdict: Listed on Le Collectionist. Heated swimming pool, ski slopes within walking distance. The signature-tier benchmark at this size. Wide rate band reflects the Christmas-and-New-Year peak.
Get the free villa buyer’s guideBedrooms: 6. Sleeps: 12. Tier: signature. Weekly band: €20,555 to €101,055. Verdict: Listed on Le Collectionist. Heated swimming pool, mountain view. Strong off-peak value; the Christmas premium runs to the upper end of the band.
Get the free villa buyer’s guideBedrooms: 6. Sleeps: 12. Tier: top-tier. Weekly band: €67,500 to €337,500. Verdict: Listed on Le Collectionist. Heated swimming pool, ski slopes within walking distance. The highest-priced chalet in the Courchevel 1850 top-tier at the Christmas-week peak. top-tier service: full staff, chef, butler, driver.
Get the free villa buyer’s guideBedrooms: 7. Sleeps: 12. Tier: top-tier. Weekly band: €112,500 to €252,500. Verdict: Listed on Le Collectionist. Natural swimming pool, ski slopes within walking distance. The Christmas-week floor sits higher than most top-tier comparables; the spread is narrower.
Get the free villa buyer’s guideBedrooms: 7. Sleeps: 14. Tier: top-tier. Weekly band: €132,500 to €252,510. Verdict: Listed on Le Collectionist. Heated swimming pool, mountain view. The 14-guest top-tier benchmark. Full staff: chalet manager, butler, chef, sous-chef, two housekeepers, driver.
Get the free villa buyer’s guideBedrooms: 7. Sleeps: 14. Tier: top-tier. Weekly band: €142,500 to €252,500. Verdict: Listed on Le Collectionist. Heated swimming pool, ski-in/ski-out. The Christmas-week floor at this size and tier. The pure ski-in/ski-out is the differentiator against the Bellecôte-block top-tier chalets that are walking distance to the lift rather than on it.
Get the free villa buyer’s guideHeadline rates by bedroom count and week. Before French VAT, service, and gratuities. Le Collectionist 1850 inventory cited; sourced May 2026.
| Bedroom count / tier | Christmas / NY week | Feb half-term | Jan and early March | Late March / April |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 BR essential | €14,000 to €22,000 | €12,000 to €18,500 | €8,500 to €14,000 | €6,500 to €10,500 |
| 5 to 6 BR signature | €48,000 to €118,000 | €38,000 to €88,000 | €22,000 to €58,000 | €18,000 to €38,000 |
| 6 to 7 BR top-tier | €112,500 to €337,500 | €88,500 to €252,500 | €62,500 to €180,000 | €52,500 to €112,500 |
| 8 BR top-tier estate | €142,500 to €337,500 | €112,500 to €252,500 | €78,000 to €180,000 | €62,000 to €142,500 |
Weekly rates in euros, sourced from Le Collectionist Courchevel 1850 listings in May 2026 (Chalet Coquelicot, Chalet Blanchot, Chalet Moon, Lord of Snow, Chalet Bruxellois, Chalet Pow Pow, Chalet l’Arctique, Chalet Oural). top-tier rates typically include full staff, chef-prepared meals, in-resort driver service, daily breakfast and afternoon tea. Excludes French VAT, service (8 to 12%), staff gratuities, lift passes, and ski rental.
The Christmas-week premium on top-tier Courchevel 1850 chalets runs 220 to 380% over the late-March rate band. Chalet Coquelicot at €67,500 in late March and €337,500 at Christmas is the largest published spread in the Le Collectionist Courchevel inventory. Chalet Blanchot runs €62,500 to €300,500 across the same year. Chalet Shemshak runs €52,185 to €218,700.
Three factors drive the math. First, the inventory is fixed: roughly 30 top-tier Courchevel 1850 chalets across all the platforms, against demand from the wealthiest UK, French, Russian-speaking, and Gulf families who want the same two weeks. Second, the staff cost: full top-tier service requires 8 to 10 people on the property for the week, paid at French Alpine peak-week rates, with the chef alone running €3,500 to €8,000 per week before food. Third, the marquee restaurant scene: Le 1947 at Cheval Blanc holds three Michelin and books out for Christmas week in late October. The chalet trip is built around evening reservations at restaurants that themselves run peak-week pricing.
The right counter-move, if Christmas-week top-tier is not on the budget: book Christmas at the signature tier (€48,000 to €118,000 per week), book the top-tier in late January or early February (€62,500 to €180,000 per week, half the Christmas rate at the same chalet), or book late March (€52,500 to €142,500, the late-season top-tier floor with the snow still good and the light long).
For Christmas-week top-tier, the top 15 chalets are typically committed by the end of February the prior year. For New Year, May is the safe booking month. For February half-term, August is the safe booking month. Christmas-week deposits are non-refundable from 90 days out at most operators. Last-minute availability in the top-tier at Christmas is rare and over-priced when it appears.
French Alpine chalets run on a 30 to 50% deposit on confirmation, balance due 60 days before arrival. Security deposit of 5,000 to 50,000 euros is held against damage at the top-tier. Refund is processed within 14 days of departure. Le Collectionist holds the deposit on the platform side and operates the chalet’s on-site team directly at the top-tier, which materially reduces the deposit-return-dispute pattern that drives ski-region renter complaints.
The thing to walk away from: any chalet where the contract names the owner as the deposit holder, with no platform intermediary, no escrow, and a non-French bank account on the wire instructions. About 4 to 8 properties in the Courchevel public-facing inventory still operate this way. We do not list any of them.
Six properties currently advertised on the major platforms that we did not include in our editorial list, with the reason each was disqualified.
The chalet is the destination. The rest of the trip still matters.
The 12 dinners worth booking in October for Christmas-week. Le 1947 (three Michelin), La Saulire, Le Cap Horn on-mountain, Le Tremplin. The mountain-lunch reservation discipline.
BarsForKingsThe Aman bar. The Cheval Blanc cocktail program. La Mangeoire for the late-night option. The hotel bars worth a 200-meter walk in ski boots.
HotelsForKingsThree-night trips. Couples without a group. The Cheval Blanc, Aman Le Mélezin, Les Airelles, and Le K2 Palace question.
Christmas week (December 20 through January 3), February half-term (the two weeks of French and UK school holidays, typically February 8 through 23), and the New Year week between them. Christmas and New Year carry a 14-night minimum at the top-tier. Rates drop 40 to 60% against Christmas from mid-March.
Courchevel 1850 is the highest village, the most expensive, with the strongest ski-in/ski-out chalet inventory and the Michelin-starred restaurants. Moriond 1650 sits south-facing, family-leaning. Le Village 1550 is the original Courchevel. Le Praz is the village at the bottom of the valley, with the 2030 Winter Olympics investment.
Seven nights is standard from late December through early March. Christmas and New Year hold a 14-night minimum at the top-tier chalets. February half-term is seven nights firm. Shoulder weeks open to five nights and occasionally three.
No, if you stay in 1850 with a ski-in/ski-out or ski-slopes-walking-distance chalet. Yes, if you stay in 1550 or Le Praz and want to access 1850 restaurants in the evening. The 1850 to 1650 to 1550 axis runs frequent shuttle service in season.
The top 15 top-tier chalets are typically committed by the end of February the prior year. For the second week of Christmas, May is the safe booking month. For February half-term, August is the safe booking month.
At the top-tier and signature tiers on Le Collectionist, the rate typically includes full staff (chalet manager, daily housekeeping, chef), apres-ski drinks, daily breakfast and afternoon tea, four to six chef-prepared dinners with wine, in-resort driver service, and concierge coordination of lift-pass and ski-rental.
French Alps chalets typically run 30 to 50% on confirmation, balance 60 days before arrival. Security deposit of 5,000 to 50,000 euros is held against damage at the top-tier. Christmas-week deposits are non-refundable from 90 days out at most operators.
1,500 to 4,000 euros per staff member for a Christmas or February-half-term week, paid in cash on the final day. Typical staff at a six-bedroom top-tier chalet is 6 to 9 people across chalet manager, butler, housekeepers, chef, sous-chef, driver, ski concierge, and night manager.
Yes. The Le Collectionist top-tier and most signature properties are explicitly family-leaning. Confirm exact age accommodation on inquiry. A handful of properties hold an over-12 policy that is not always visible in the listing.
The top-tier chalets include a chef who cooks breakfast, afternoon tea, and four to six dinners per week. Restaurants in 1850 worth booking: Le 1947 (Cheval Blanc, three Michelin), La Saulire, Le Cap Horn (on-mountain lunch), Le Tremplin. The mountain-lunch reservation discipline is real.
Last updated April 2026. Le Collectionist Courchevel inventory (88 chalets across 1850, Moriond 1650, Le Village 1550, and Le Praz) verified on lecollectionist.com in May 2026. Sixteen top-tier and signature-tier chalets in Courchevel 1850 verified individually with current weekly rate bands cited (Chalet Coquelicot, Chalet Blanchot, Chalet Moon, Chalet Bruxellois, Lord of Snow, Chalet Pow Pow, Chalet Shemshak, Chalet l’Arctique, Chalet Oural, Chalet Precioso, Chalet Perce Neige, Chalet l’Écrin, Chalet Elanor, Chalet Carat, Penthouse Rond Point Des Pistes 701, Appartement Le Pralong 601, Appartement Flocon). Site visits to 11 chalets in the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 ski seasons. Prices verified in May 2026 ahead of the next-season booking window. Next refresh: October 2026 for Christmas-week booking confirmations.
The named editor of this page is the Villas For Kings Alpine desk. Conflicts of interest, where they exist, are disclosed on each individual chalet page.
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