Alpe d'Huez Houses - Les Balcons du Golf

Alpe d'Huez Houses - Les Balcons du Golf is a self-catered chalet in Alpe d'Huez, sleeping 8 in 8 bedrooms. It is ski-to-door, so skis go on outside and the day ends without a walk in boots — with a group at Christmas, that matters more than almost anything else on a listing. It has a hot tub and a sauna. In the last week of December the afternoons are short and everybody comes in cold, which is when a hot tub stops being a luxury and starts being the best thing in the resort.

Alpe d'Huez scores 70 out of 100 on our Christmas Snow Score, with the village at 1860m. That is among the more dependable places to be skiing in Christmas week.

Sleeping 8 is the classic family or small-group size. It lists family facilities such as a high chair or family rooms, which is the detail that decides it for anyone travelling with small children. Pets are allowed, so the dog can come for Christmas too. It is self-catered, so you cook — including on the 25th. That suits groups who want to eat on their own schedule.

Resort supermarkets keep short and unpredictable hours over Christmas and many close entirely on the 25th. Order ahead or shop on arrival. Check the bed layout and what is included (linen, towels, final cleaning) on Booking.com before you book — Christmas week is often sold as a fixed seven nights.

Alpe d'Huez Houses - Les Balcons du Golf is in L'Alpe-d'Huez, in the Alpe d'Huez area. The nearest lift listed is Alpauris Ski Lift, about 230m away. The usual arrival airports for Alpe d'Huez are Grenoble (GNB), Lyon (LYS). We do not publish transfer times, because they swing widely with traffic and road conditions on a Saturday in Christmas week.

Christmas week 2026 runs 19 Dec – 26 Dec 2026 — the Saturday-to-Saturday changeover most Alpine chalets work to, with Christmas Day falling mid-week.

Alpe d'Huez scores 70 out of 100 on our Christmas Snow Score. The Alpe d'Huez resort page shows how that is worked out and what Christmas in the village is actually like.