Les Gets Ski Holidays: The Right Trip for Families, Couples and Groups
Here's what we love about Les Gets: it quietly does three completely different ski & snowboard holidays at once. A traditional Savoyard village with gentle village-level nursery slopes for a first family trip. A pretty, low-key mountain retreat for a couple who want good food and a spa over a 2am nightclub. And a compact, sociable base with a huge linked ski area on the doorstep for a group of mixed abilities. One resort, three very different weeks.
Below we've answered the questions people actually ask about each type of Les Gets ski holiday. As Ireland and the UK's tailor-made alpine specialist, we build every one of these ski holidays around the group in front of us — so treat this as a starting point, not a fixed menu.
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Les Gets for Families
Is Les Gets a good family ski resort?
Yes — it's one of the strongest family choices in the French Alps, and it holds the official Famille Plus label. The village is compact and largely traffic-calmed, so there's less trudging with tired children, and a free road-train and shuttle links the two sides of the resort. Slopes run right back into the centre, which keeps the daily logistics simple. For the wider case, see our family ski holidays guide.
What is there for kids to do in Les Gets?
Plenty, on snow and off. On the mountain, the Grand Cry Territory turns learning into a game with themed runs, fun zones and life-size animals. Off it, there's the four-season Perrières alpine coaster, the Alta Lumina night-time forest light trail, an open-air ice rink in the village centre, tobogganing, a cinema, bowling and the quirky Mechanical Music Museum. Rest days are genuinely easy to fill here.
Are there ski lessons and ski schools for children in Les Gets?
Yes. The village has several ski schools and independent instructors, and the Jardin des Neiges (snow garden) welcomes children from around age three. We arrange ski and snowboard lessons with certified, English-speaking instructors and match the class to each child's age and ability, booked in advance so the good slots are locked in before you travel.
Is Les Gets good for beginners and mixed-ability families?
It's ideal for it. First-timers start at the Mappys beginner area at the top of the Chavannes gondola — a protected zone with magic carpets, away from faster traffic. Gentle blues like Violette wind back through the trees for the next step up, while stronger skiers in the family can range across the 120km Les Gets–Morzine area and beyond. If you're all starting from scratch, our beginner ski holidays page is a good read.
How easy is Les Gets to reach with children?
Very. Les Gets sits about 70km from Geneva, roughly an hour to an hour and fifteen by road — one of the shortest, least winding transfers in the Alps, which matters a lot with restless children in the car. We arrange private resort transfers straight to your accommodation. One thing to plan around: Mountain People does not arrange flights, so you book your preferred flights from Dublin, Cork, London or Manchester, and we handle everything on the ground from arrival.
Planning a first family trip to Les Gets? Tell us your children's ages and abilities and we'll build the week around them.
Les Gets for Couples
Is Les Gets good for a romantic ski holiday?
If your idea of romance is a pretty village, long lunches and a spa rather than a foam party, yes. Les Gets is chic without being flashy — cobbled streets, wood-and-stone chalets, mountain restaurants you can reach on foot, and enough sunshine on its ridge-top setting to linger on a terrace. Our ski holidays for couples page covers the wider picture.
Where are the best places to eat in Les Gets for a couple?
The strength here is proper Savoyard cooking in warm, low-lit rooms. Chez Jeanne is a lovely spot for traditional local dishes, La R'mize in the village centre does the full cheese-in-every-form experience, and L'Outa leans towards finer French cooking. On the mountain, La Croix Blanche at the foot of the Chavannes slope is an easy lunch stop between runs. We don't book restaurants for you, but we'll happily point you to the right table.
What is there to do in Les Gets for a couple besides skiing?
More than enough for a slow morning or a non-ski day. The Alta Lumina night trail is a genuinely good evening out, the village spas run treatments and hot tubs for aching legs, and sleigh rides, snowshoeing and paragliding off Mont-Chéry are all on offer. It's the kind of resort where a half-day off the slopes feels like part of the holiday, not a compromise.
What's the après-ski like in Les Gets for couples?
Relaxed rather than raucous — which is exactly why couples like it. There's atmosphere at spots like the Black Bear and the village Irish pub, and L'Igloo (running since 1938) for the rare night you want to kick on. If you want big nightlife, that's next door in Morzine — read our Morzine ski holidays guide if a livelier base appeals.
Where should couples stay in Les Gets?
For two, a slopeside boutique hotel or a cosy self-catered residence apartment, usually beats a big shared chalet. Places like Hotel Christiania, Hotel La Marmotte & Le Tapiaz, or Hotel Le Crychar, slopeside hotels with spas, or Annapurna and Kinabalu residences with spas, suit a couple well. We match couples to the right hotels, residences and apartments for the mood you're after, and can lean towards our luxury options for a special trip.
Want a quiet week for two in Les Gets? We'll match the hotel, spa and restaurants to what you're after.
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Les Gets for Groups
Is Les Gets good for a group ski holiday?
It's a smart pick for mixed groups. The village is small enough that everyone can meet on foot — bars and restaurants a few minutes from the lifts — and the skiing spans absolute beginners to the vast Portes du Soleil for the strong skiers. Nobody gets stranded, and nobody gets bored. See our group ski and snowboard holidays page for how we handle bigger parties.
What's the best accommodation for groups in Les Gets?
For a group, a catered chalet is hard to beat — everyone under one roof, meals sorted, and a shared space to regroup each evening. Larger parties can also split across self-catered apartments close together in the centre. France is our deepest market for chalets, so there's real choice in Les Gets; we'll size the property to your numbers and how sociable you want it.
Does the skiing work for a group of different abilities?
This is where Les Gets earns its place. Beginners stay happy on the Mappys zone and gentle village blues; intermediates get long tree-lined cruising across Les Gets and Morzine; and confident skiers push on to the quieter reds and blacks of Mont Chéry, or range across the full Portes du Soleil — 650km linking 12 resorts across France and Switzerland, with Morzine, Avoriaz and Châtel on the same pass. Everyone skis their own day and still meets for lunch.
What can groups do off the slopes in Les Gets?
The village makes group downtime easy: bowling, the ice rink, Alta Lumina, mountain restaurants big enough to seat a crowd, and a compact centre where the whole party can wander between bars without a plan. It suits a group that wants a good time without a late-night marathon every night.
How do we organise lift passes, hire and transfers for a whole group?
This is the part we take off your hands. One conversation with one of our specialists covers accommodation, group transfers from Geneva, lift passes for the whole party, and ski and snowboard hire at up to 45% below in-resort prices — all coordinated through a single point of contact rather than ten people booking ten things. Mountain People does not arrange flights, so your group keeps full control of routes and airports while we handle everything from touchdown onwards.
Getting a group together for Les Gets? One call and we'll handle the accommodation, lift passes, hire and transfers for the whole party.
How Mountain People Makes a Les Gets Holiday Easy
Whether you're a family of four on a first trip, a couple after a quiet week, or a group of sixteen of every ability, the pattern is the same: you submit a reservation request, one of our alpine specialists calls you, and we build the holiday around your group — resort, accommodation, transfers, lift passes, lessons and hire, all arranged in advance through one team. No juggling suppliers, no chasing confirmations. If you're travelling from home, see our ski holidays from Ireland and ski holidays from the UK pages.
We work with clients well beyond Ireland and the UK, too. Tailor-made Les Gets holidays for skiers travelling from the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the Middle East and South Africa are a regular part of what we do — with transfers and every in-resort detail co-ordinated around long-haul arrivals. See our international ski holidays page for how we do it.
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Ready to plan your ski holiday? Submit a reservation request and one of our alpine specialists will call you at a time that suits — whether you're in Ireland, the UK, or further afield.
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