Hotel Kandahar

Tignes-Val d’Isere Ski Area, France, Val d'Isere
3.5

3.5 Rating

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Reception

Restaurant

Bedroom

Standard room

Junior suite

Junior suite bathroom

Family room

Family room bathroom

Lounge

TV room

Children's play room

Reception

Exterior view

The Hotel Kandahar is a genuine alpine retreat. The warm atmosphere and Savoyard architecture oozes charm, comfort and well-being. This hotel is located on the vibrant main street of Val d'Isere, just a couple of minutes walk to the slopes. When you have returned from a day on the Tignes-Val d'Isere slopes, a cosy lounge bar with a fireplace is the perfect spot to enjoy a drink, or you can soothe any aches and pains in the hotels wellness area. Delicious evening meals are served each day featuring Savoyard classics.

Alpine style

The Hotel Kandahar exudes the charm of the Alps with its Savoyard-style décor, which include cosy wood, stone, and soft furnishings. The Hotel Kandahar is a fantastic option for families and groups of friends planning to spend the winter in France, as there are rooms which can accommodate up to four people, each of which features a distinct interior design and gorgeous views of the resort and the mountains in the surrounding area.

Savoyard specialities

When you have returned from an active day on the slopes, the Taverne d’Alsace bar and restaurant is the perfect spot to enjoy a cosy night in. Take a seat and enjoy a glass of wine from the varied wine menu or enjoy a traditional aperitif from Alsace. When it comes to dinner a three course evening meal is served each day with traditional regional dishes on offer. You can book a table and order from the extensive a la carte menu if you'd like to treat yourself to an evening meal (pay locally).

Wellness and relaxation

After a day of skiing enjoy the benefits of the sauna and hammam, it's a great way to relieve from the aches of skiing or snowboarding. Access to the sauna and steam room is reserved for hotel guests, and is included with your stay.

Val d'Isere

Resort altitude of 1,850 metres
300km of piste across the Tignes-Val d'Isere ski area
Ski or snowboard to an altitude of 3,456 metres
Eurostar Snow Train now available - see details in Travel Tab below

Val d'Isere combines with Tignes to form the fantastic Tignes-Val d'Isére Ski Area offering endless excitement to suit all tastes and abilities. The resort is composed of La Daille, Val d'Isere centre and Le Fornet, all linked by a free bus service. Val is renowned for its nightlife, which ranges from lively clubs to cosy creperies and traditional restaurants.

Skiing and snowboarding in Val d'Isere

The ski area in Val d'Isere is so varied that no matter you experience, you'll have plenty on offer to keep you entertained for a week in the mountains. Le Fornet is a quieter part of Val d'Isere and offers some easy and often empty pistes that are usually covered with good snow - glacier skiing here goes to 3,456 metres. Beginners will find 2 free slopes located in the centre of the village, perfect for confidence building and mastering your turns before hitting the larger ski area.

Boarders are in luck too as Val d'Isere is also home to an impressive terrain park that is well worth a visit as it's perfect for practising and showing off your tricks. Val d'Isere is known for it's off piste skiing and snowboarding too with Le Fornet having some of the best, easily accessible off piste tracks across resort so you're really spoilt for choice staying here.

Where to stay in Val d'Isere

Val d'Isere is a true mountain village that taps into it's alpine roots with traditional stone, wood and lauze buildings dotted across the resort. We offer a range of 3-5 star hotels, modern residences and catered ski chalets in Val d'Isere, all located within a short walk of the ski area and ski lifts. Many of our properties include spa and wellness facilities with your stay and we also have accommodations that are well suited for larger groups - whether that be families or friends. If you would like to stay in the heart of resort, you're in luck as the majority of our properties are located in the centre of Val d'Isere, but we also have hotels and chalets that are located a short yet enjoyable walk away for those of you who would prefer some peace and quiet.

Bars and restaurants in Val d'Isere

Val d'Isere has a wide range of restaurants for all tastes and budgets, whether you're feeling breakfast or dinner with a view. Across resort you'll find many restaurants that offer traditional French cuisine so there'll be plenty of opportunity to try out the local food. Why not treat yourself and eat in style at a Michelin star restaurant? There are also Pizzerias, child friendly restaurants and many places serve dishes for different dietary requirements so there really is something for everyone.

Val d'Isere Après Ski

Val d'Isere wouldn't be the same without it's highly rated après ski scene. The resort is home to La Folie Douce, the most famous mountain club of the Alps that attracts crowds of people year after year - a stop here is the only acceptable way to end the day with a pint and a boogie before skiing or snowboarding your way back down to the village.

What's included on an Inghams holiday to Val d'Isere

Flights or train travel, transfers and accommodation based on self catering, half board, chalet catering, full board or all inclusive. Optional add ons include equipment hire, lift pass and tuition, please see the 'Ski extras' tab below for more information on these.

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Skiing levels
Beginner
Intermediates
Advanced
Snowboard
Cross country

Mountain facts
Ski area	300 km
Runs	21 69 44 25
Longest run	0 Km
Snowparks
Lifts	Drag lifts 0, Chairlifts 0, Cablecars 0
Slope direction
Ski/resort bus	False

Rooms

No. of hotel rooms: 46

No. of buildings: 1
No. of floors: 4

Reception

Check in time 4pm
Check out time 11am

Official rating: 3

Local Fees and Taxes

Resort tax €1.65 per person, per day (under 18s free of charge) paid locally

Rooms

Standard Twin Rooms are around 20m² and sleep two people. These rooms are also available for sole occupancy with a supplement.

Superior Twin Rooms are around 25m² and sleep two people.

Family Quad rooms are around 30m² and sleep up to four people. These rooms have a twin beds or a double bed, and bunk beds in the entrance corridor (suitable for children up to 16 years old). Family rooms are available on request, please give our Reservations team a call to book.

Junior Suites are around 30m² and sleep two people. These rooms have a small seating area. Junior Suites are available on request, please give our Reservations team a call to book.

Interconnecting rooms are available on request. Please note standard rooms will not fit a cot.

Room facilities:

All rooms have twin or double beds (please specify preference when booking)
Balcony with mountain views
Wi-Fi
Satellite TV with English speaking channels
Bathrobes
Towels
Slippers
Hairdryer
Safe
Phone
Bath with shower head attachment

Accessibility

The Hotel Kandahar has two adapted rooms available on request - one Standard Twin and one Superior Twin. Please give our Reservations team a call to book.

Lift accessible: Yes
Lift serves all floors: Yes
Access ramp: Yes

Lift Pass

6 days	Child 8 - 18 years	Adult 19 - 64 years	Senior 65 years +
Full Area	£322	£380	£322

6 days

Child

8 - 18 years

Adult

19 - 64 years

Senior

65 years +

Full Area

£322

£380

£322

Buy One Get One Half Price on all 6 day lift passes for 14 Dec, 15, 22 & 29 Mar and 5 & 12 Apr 2024/25 (While stocks last and needs to be booked at least 7 days before departure).

Lift pass information

Free lift passes for children under 8 years are issued locally, photo ID is required. Please note that a lift pass is required for the magic carpet at the top of the Solaise lift, and beginners in ski school will need a weekly pass.

Includes two free entrances to Aquasportif pool.

Prices and supplements are correct at time of publishing. Up-to-date prices are confirmed at time of booking.

Equipment Hire

6 days	Category	Child 6 - 12 years	Adults 13 years +
Skis	Red	-	£119
Skis	Black	-	£135
Skis & boots	Blue	-	£135
	Red	£107	£158
	Black	-	£181

White category skis, boots and helmet are available for children aged 3 - 5 years: £59

6 days	Category	Child 8 - 12 years	Adults 13 years +
Snowboard	Red	-	£119
Snowboard	Black	-	£135
Snowboard & boots	Red	£107	£158
Snowboard & boots	Black	-	£181

Equipment information

A helmet is included for children.

Save 30% when you pre book your lift-pass & equipment hire/ski carriage together (excluding 30 Dec, 10 Feb & 30 Mar departures, book by 11 Sept)

Please see here for description of hire categories.

Prices and supplements are correct at time of publishing. Up-to-date prices are confirmed at time of booking.

Tuition

Ski tuition	Child 5 - 14 years			Adult 15 years +
Ski tuition	Low	Mid	High	Low	Mid	High
6 days AM	£377	£418	£445	£355	£382	£418
6 days PM	£355	£391	£418	-	-	-
Morning lessons with lunch	£606	£647	£707
Morning and afternoon lessons with lunch	£913	£934	£1013
Advanced 5 days	-			£355	£382	£418

Snowboard tuition	Child 8 - 14 years	Adult 15 years +
Low	Mid	High	Low	Mid	High
6 days AM	£330	£355	£378	£330	£355	£378

Snowboard tuition

Child

8 - 14 years

Adult

15 years +

Low

Mid

High

Low

Mid

High

6 days AM

£330

£355

£378

£330

£355

£378

Kids club	Child 3 - 5 years
Kids club	Low	Mid	High
Panda Club 6 days AM	£300	£318	£345
Panda Club 6 days PM	£266	£284	£310

Tuition information

Ski and snowboard 6 days AM timings: Sun 9:30am - 12pm and Mon - Fri 9am - 12pm
Ski and snowboard 6 days PM timings: 2 - 5 pm Sun - Fri
Ski advanced 5 days starts on a Monday and are 6 people max
Panda Club timings: Sun 9:30am - 12pm and Mon - Fri 9am - 12pm

Please note that a lift pass is required for children's beginner lessons.

Levels of tuition

Beginner: never skied before
Level 1: advanced beginner; can control speed, snowplough and change direction on gentle slopes
Level 2: low intermediate; snowplough turns and start to ski parallel
Level 3: good intermediate; parallel turns
Advanced: fully confident on all slopes and looking to improve technique

W 24/25 Season departure dates

Low season: 04 Jan - 01 Feb and 08 - 22 Mar
Mid season: 14 - 21 Dec, 08 Feb, 01 Mar, 29 Mar and 12 Apr
High season: 28 Dec, 15 - 22 Feb and 05 Apr

Please ensure you pre-book tuition for high season dates to avoid the ski schools being fully booked.

Prices and supplements are correct at time of publishing. Up-to-date prices are confirmed at time of booking.

Longitude: 7.0141553
Latitude: 45.442258

Central location in Val d'Isere
100 metres to the nearest bus stop
250 metres to the ski lifts
250 metres to the ski school meeting point and nursery slopes
100 metres to the ski hire shop over the road

Facilities

Lounge and bar area
Free access to sauna and steam room (open 4 - 9pm)
Massages available (book and pay locally)
Free Wi-Fi
Heated ski equipment storage room
Safety deposit box
Terrace with mountain views

Family Facilities

Children's playroom (unsupervised)
Baby cots and linen are available on request (paid locally)
Earlier meal times for children are available on request
Children's menu

Meals

The Hotel Kandahar can be booked on either a bed and breakfast or half board, please specify when which you'd prefer at the time of booking. Please note that half board meals are not available on the 21st Dec and 28th Dec 2024.

Each day a varied continental buffet breakfast with additional hot options is available between 7.30 - 10am.

The half board dinner includes a three course evening meal with a starter, main course with a choice of main (meat or fish) and dessert or cheese. Dinner is served from 7pm. Earlier meal times for children are available on request, as is a children's menu.

If you are a vegetarian, we recommend booking bed and breakfast, then eating from the varied à la carte menu (pay locally). Other dietary requirements cannot be catered for. Please inform us of any dietary requirements at the time of booking.

No of restaurants: 1

Board basis options available

Bed & Breakfast
Half Board

This property caters for the following special dietary requirements

Diabetics - Insulin cannot be stored

The Hotel Kandahar evening menu offers a pescatarian alternative, all other dietary requirements (vegetarian, gluten free and vegans) are not catered for on half-board. For guests staying on bed and breakfast, a gluten free breakfasts are available on request. There is not a vegan option available. Please inform us of any dietary requirements at the time of booking.

Allergies and intolerances not listed above cannot be catered for. All allergies and intolerances, even if listed above, are subject to confirmation by the accommodation.

Useful Information

Information about Val d'Isere
Resort Code	FRVD
Languages spoken	French
Time difference	GMT+1
Currency	EUR
Latitude	45.4487241
Longitude	6.9803461

Travel Information

All our holidays include return travel to resort either by flight or train and then the transfer between the airport or railway station and Val d'Isere.

All departures are on Saturdays with stays for 7 or 14 nights except our 8 night Eurostar train package which departs Saturday and returns a week late on the Sunday.

The transfer in Val d'Isere will stop as chose as possible to your chosen accommodation. In some cases there may be a 5 minutes' walk due to the location of the property not being accessible by coach.

Private transfers and self drive options are available, call to book these.

Travel By Air

Flights to Chambery or Geneva from 13 UK airports

Transfer Times

Chambery airport: approx. 2 hours 45 mins by coach
Geneva airport: approx. 3 hours 45 mins by coach

There is a traffic light system for the Tarentaise Valley. This system controls and slows down the traffic, stopping traffic sitting in dangerous places, like tunnels, where rocks can fall and to make snow clearing easier when it is snowing. This can impact your transfer time, meaning you may arrive into resort later and be leaving for the airport earlier.

Transfers may be longer during bad weather conditions or French school holidays. French school holidays span 21 Dec 24 - 06 Jan 25, 08 Feb - 10 Mar 25 and 05 Apr - 05 May 25.

Travel by Eurostar Snow Train (8 night package)

We now have a special 8 night Eurostar Snow Train package to Val d'Isere (available for departures from 21st Dec 2024 to 22nd February 2025). Please call to book this option.

This is a train that departs on the Saturday and returns 8 days later back to London on the Sunday giving you 7 days of skiing and an extra night in Bourg St Maurice before returning home included in the Eurostar Snow Train Package.

Here are the provisional timings

Saturdays	Arrive	Depart
London St Pancras	-	09:01
Lille	11:27	11:50
Bourg St Maurice	17:45

Upon arrival you meet you transfer up to Val d'Isere (45 minutes)

Spend 7 nights in your chosen hotel or apartment

Check out Saturday morning and store your luggage at your accommodation and enjoy a day on the slopes

Approx 17:00 (exact timings to be confirmed in resort), meet your transfer down to Bourg St Maurice for an overnight stay at the Base Camp Lodge with dinner and breakfast included. Twin triple and quad rooms are available.

On Sunday, a transfer will take you to the station for your return home.

Sundays	Arrive	Depart
Bourg St Maurice	-	08:09
Lille	14:22	15:30
London St Parcras	15:57

Travel by Train (7 nights)

We have a 7 night train option to Val d'Isere

How to Book Online

Using the holiday search at the top of this page, select “London St Pancras” on the “Departing from” drop down.

This is a train that departs and returns Saturdays which a much shorter transfer of 45 minutes from Bourg St Maurice railway station.

Here are the provisional timings

Saturdays	Arrive	Depart
London St Pancras	-	07:04
Change at Lille Europe	09:26	11:03
Change at Lyon Part Dieu	14:00	14:50
Bourg St Maurice	18:45

Upon arrival you meet you transfer up to Val d'Isere (45 minutes)

Return timings are as follows. Please note these are provisional and could change.

Saturdays	Arrive	Depart
Bourg St Maurice	-	12:38
Change at Lyon Part Dieu	16:10	17:00
Change at Lille Europe	19:58	21:00
London St Pancras	21:27

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£3062

per person from £1531

Includes £400pp discount

11/01/2025 - 7 nights

2 adults

From London Gatwick

Half Board

Hotel Kandahar

Tignes-Val d’Isere Ski Area, Val d'Isere

Hotel Kandahar

3.5 Rating

Alpine style

Savoyard specialities

Wellness and relaxation

Skiing and snowboarding in Val d'Isere

Where to stay in Val d'Isere

Bars and restaurants in Val d'Isere

Val d'Isere Après Ski

What's included on an Inghams holiday to Val d'Isere

Reviews of Hotel Kandahar