Hot property: five homes for sale in the Swiss Alps
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Chalet, Villars, SFr12mn (€12.04mn)
Where Less than 10 minutes’ drive north of the village of Villars-sur-Ollon. Geneva International Airport takes 1 hour 25 minutes to drive to in good conditions.
What A five-bedroom chalet arranged over four levels with nearly 750 sq metres of space. It features wooden beams and panelling, a fitness room, sauna, wine cellar, garage parking for up to three cars, two ski storage rooms and numerous balconies offering village and mountain views.
Why The chalet has direct access to Villars-Roc d’Orsay-Col de Soud, a blue run that is part of the Roc d’Orsay piste area.
Who Savills
Apartment, Villars-sur-Ollon, £3.8mn
Where Within a hotel complex in the Villars-sur-Ollon ski resort. The drive to Geneva Airport takes around 1 hour 30 minutes; it’s just under 3 hours by train.
What A six-bedroom, six-bathroom penthouse apartment with open-plan living spaces, a balcony and access to spa facilities and a ski storage room.
Why The Bex—Villars — Bretaye (BVB) train, which connects Villars with the town of Bex and the Col de Bretaye mountain pass, stops just outside the building and runs all year round. It provides access to further ski areas in the winter and to the Villars Golf Club in the summer.
Who John D Wood & Co. International
Chalet, Veysonnaz, SFr3.8mn
Where In Veysonnaz, a ski resort in the 4 Vallées ski area. It’s about 2 hours by car to Geneva and its international airport.
What A six-bedroom, five-bathroom ski-in/ski-out chalet. It has a sauna, heated ski room and wraparound terraces, one of which has a Jacuzzi. Floor-to-ceiling windows offer mountain views.
Why The chalet is located directly on the Veysonnaz ski slope, leading to the 4 Vallées ski area, which offers more than 410km of pistes and plenty of off-piste terrain.
Who Knight Frank
Penthouse, Saanen, SFr8.1mn
Where In the village of Saanen, a 5-minute drive from the centre of Gstaad, in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps.
What A five-bedroom, five-bathroom penthouse apartment with an open-plan design, wooden floors and beams, a balcony with mountain views and three parking spaces. It has access to a communal gym and sauna.
Why Known for its all-level pistes and hiking trails, the resort of Gstaad is a popular destination for year-round mountain activities.
Chalet, Verbier, SFr17.9mn
Where In the centre of Verbier, in the 4 Vallées ski area.
What A three-bedroom, five-bathroom chalet with a wraparound terrace, ski room, fitness room, home cinema and a spa area with a sauna, all spread over four floors.
Why The bedrooms on the top floor open on to a long balcony with views of Mont Blanc. Close to the bottom of the slopes, it is possible to ski home to this chalet after a day on the piste.
Who Knight Frank
In Switzerland the Lex Weber and Lex Koller regulations limit the amount of holiday homes an area can have and how many foreigners can own them, though exemptions apply.
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