The winter court of Gulf royalty and European houses

Courchevel 1850

France · December to April

At 1,850 metres, Courchevel's top village has its own altiport, eight palace-rated hotels and more Michelin stars than some countries. Middle Eastern royal families keep apartments here; the season runs on private aviation schedules and ski instructors booked a year ahead.

Why it stays exclusive

·An altiport in the village — land, ski, lunch, leave
·Eight French 'palace' hotels in one square kilometre, a world record
·Ski-in chalets on the Jardin Alpin that trade by word of mouth

What is possible here

·First tracks with a private instructor before the lifts open to the valley
·Lunch at Le Chabichou or La Saulire, where the table knows your name
·A torch-lit descent to a chalet dinner cooked by a private chef
·Helicopter to a remote valley for lunch, back by the last lift

Arrange the stay

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Getting there and around

Arrange the drive in Geneva — from a fixed-price airport car to a chauffeur for the day.

Airport taxi & transfersA fixed-price car waiting at arrivals, meet-and-greet included. The dependable way in and out of a city.GetYourGuide Luxury car serviceExecutive saloons and people carriers with English-speaking drivers, bottled water and a flight-tracked pickup.Welcome Pickups Private chauffeur, by the hourA discreet chauffeur on call for the day — dinner, vineyards, the late flight home. Mercedes S-Class and equivalent.Blacklane

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