Residence Eureka Val

The standard of this establishment was horrendous, the management were so rude when we reported a blown fuse in our lounge, left in darkness because the “handy man” couldn’t fix it. The owner was insulting us in French in front of us but we could understand what she was saying. NEVER STAY HERE.

Firstly, the location of the flat is not too bad as it is convenient to start the day on the slope but bear in mind that it will takes you a good 15mins to walk every night to come back to the flat from the village center. Alternatively you can take the bus but overall it will take you much longer. We rented the flat at peak season , the second week of Feb 2018 and we were very disappointed by the flat as it did not match at all our expectations for a 3000euros rental. It is a disgrace actually and the argument of being Val d’Isere does not stand as we were with two other families that rented very nice flats for the same price. The style/decor of the flat is totally antiquated, narrow and not practical; which would be fine for a cheap option only. The main bedroom is very narrow with a narrow double bed . The second bedroom is super narrow with a bunkbed and no closet. The rest of the flat is again small especially compared with similar flat at this price. When we arrived, we discovered that there were no conveniency washing kit so we had to buy everything ourselves. The wifi was ridiculous as the network test showed an average speed of 42kps which was totally unusable. For the other facilities, be the spa or the ski room, the quality was fine. Overall, even at very peak season a flat of such small size, few storage , and antiquated style should never be more than 2000euros max and half for low season. It is good enough for a cheap option but a rip-off at 3000 euros.

The location is reasonably good and this is the best art of Eurekaval. With a bit of effort you can ski in and out of Euekaval. It is a 400m walk (not too steep) to a reasonable central place, close to lifts, few restaurant, and bar where you can pick up bread in the morning. you can also take a bus everry 15 min in front of Eurekaval to this centra place. It is another 300m walk to the village centre. We rented a so called 8 person appartement starting 31/12/1017. It is extremely small for 8. The master bed has a bed of 140, but it is hardly possible to walk around the bed. 5 people are supposed to sleep at the mezannine floor. I have not seen where the 5th should sleep. However in case you would get 5 to sleep there, there is zero room left to sit, except sit on the ding table! The dining table is supposed to sit 8...., but how you can eat with 8 is not clear to me. There were 4 dining chairs of which 2 were broken and could not be sat up on (to shaky). Furthermore the insulation on one side of the sliding door was broken, so the wind would blow into the appartement. One had to close the shutters otherwise it was too cold to sit at the dining table.... A bit of pity, because then you did not have any view at all! The bathroom is very small. There is no normal shower, just the classic French version. However the big problem is that there is no hot water for 8. Originally there was a sticker saying there is water for 4. However someone has crossed the 4 out and made an 8. In practice there is water for 6, in case all 6 take a 'reasonable' shower. Overall the appartement is dated and the furnishing is very simple. It looks more like a student dormitory. We had to pay euro 3500 for the week starting 31/12/2017. Now I realize that this is the most expensive week of the year. However the appartement was advertised for 8 and can not hold 8, and the appartement was advertised as of good quality and it was a student dorm. Overall conclusion is worst price quality possible!