1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?

Best parts for me were as follows:
1. The food - Warren and Jo are top chefs and we had great food all week. Children's meals are at 6pm but flexible. Having said that, I would say that €8 for a packed lunch was a bit expensive. If you are planning to have a packed lunch because you are out all day, would recommend that you take a trip to the supermarket or get a baguette from town.
2. The other people - we've never been on a group activity holiday before and so were a bit wary of who else would be at the holiday. We were really lucky because we had a lovely group who were very accommodating with our children. We didn't go on a family week and there was only one other couple with another child.
3. The location. I already miss the smell of the mountains. It's a lovely, lovely place. If you can, ask for the room with the big shower upstairs as having a shower facing the mountain scenery was amazing.

2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?

1. Read up on what you can do before you go or visit the little tourist info office in town when you get there. If you are not taking part in activities run by Saskia or Duncan. There is lots and lots and lots to do but it is a busy season and many things get booked eg the paragliding.
2. Don't get a packed lunch from the accommodation - it's a bit pricey at €8 and you can get cheaper in town.
3. Take your own wine because the wine is €2.50 per glass and soon adds up.
4. If you book the mountain hike and refuge and are with children, allow yourself 5 hours and not the 3.5 recommended. It's hard work. I would also leave early so you have lots of time to relax at the top in the refuge because it's pretty much lights out as soon as it gets dark. If you hire a donkey, it's a lovely experience for the first half hour but gets pretty tiresome yanking the donkey! It might have been easier just piggy backing the children!
5. Duncan doesn’t have many rock climbing boots to loan out which is a bit of a pain. If you can hire or borrow a pair before you go, it would be worthwhile as climbing in hiking boots was tough.
6. Take wet weather gear if you are planning to visit the glacier in Chamonix which is well worth it. Even though it is scorching heat below, on the glacier and in the ice cave it is freezing and wet.

3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?

Not really. There is an eco feel about the house and the materials used for build etc. Not sure what benefit the yoga or rock climbing had. It may have had but wasn't explained to us.

4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?

Excellent.

Read the operator's response here:

Thanks so much for your wonderful feedback. Yes our groups are always a highlight - we feel so lucky that our guests are always so lovely! We have taken lots of your helpful comments on board. We now have lots of rock climbing shoes of nearly all sizes for free loan. We are offering a much less expensive carafe of house wine for €2.50. We have put together a folder of all the activities on offer with a map to each!

Our local climbing guides and all of our local walking, parapent, rafting, and skiing guides and instructors greatly benefit from the business we give to them. Most chalets offer 6 nights of dinners, but we offer only 5 so our guests go for dinner in the village and support the local community. Also, we try to buy all of our produce locally form the weekly market and local farms. We buy our milk from next door. Yoga and adventure sports (at least the way we try teach them), gets us more in touch with ourselves and our environment hopefully infusing a nurturing attitude towards both! In our opening talk, I talk about the low energy nature of the house and stress how a sustainable 'way of life' is important. I have now printed our Responsible Travel guide, which is on our website, and have put it in our Guest folder.