Chalet Serena

Chalet Serena is a self-catered chalet in Chamonix, sleeping 14 in 7 bedrooms. The nearest lift, TK du Tourchet, is about 1.0km away, so plan on a bus or a drive to the snow each morning. It has a hot tub, a sauna, a fireplace and a swimming pool. 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 earns its place. Beds: 7 extra-large doubles, with 7 bathrooms.

Chamonix scores 49 out of 100 on our Christmas Snow Score, with the village at 1035m. That means it is normally open at Christmas, with the lower runs depending more on the year.

At 14 guests this is a whole-group chalet — two or three families, or the kind of Christmas where everybody comes. 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.

It is not ski-to-door, so factor in getting to the lifts each morning. Resort supermarkets keep short and unpredictable hours over Christmas and many close entirely on the 25th. Order ahead or shop on arrival. A chalet this size usually only goes as a whole, so it is a better fit for a group that has already formed. 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.

Chalet Serena is in Les Houches, in the Chamonix area. The nearest lift listed is TK du Tourchet, about 1.0km away. The usual arrival airports for Chamonix are Geneva (GVA), 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 We do not publish transfer times, because they swing widely with traffic and road conditions on a Saturday in Christmas week.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.

Chamonix scores 49 out of 100 on our Christmas Snow Score. The page for Christmas chalets in Chamonix shows how that is worked out and what Christmas in the village is actually like.