Thollon les Mémises, France

Visitor reviews for Thollon les Mémises

• February 02, 2008
  Kathy Lee from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  What a little gem!!
  Our family recently discovered this small village beautifully positioned overlooking Lake Geneva and what a find. The small compact village has everything to make your stay memorable. There are two good restaurants in St Nicholas and La Outa. The 'Sli Bar' is a recent addition complete with pool table and plasma screen. The new supermarket stocks all the essentials and, slightly further afield, is the newly refurbished Tabac and superbly stocked Boulangerie.
  As mentioned in the other reviews, the skiing is not extensive but there is certainly enough to keep an intermediate skier busy for several days. For a change of piste Chatel is 40 mins away by car.
  The scenery is simply stunning and the new run down to the village must surely be one of the most picturesque in the Alps. Lift passes and equipment hire are very reasonable making this an ideal resort for family skiing .We intend to return to this beautiful, friendly and tranquil village before the end of the season.

• January 19, 2008
  J Quinney from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Thollon is a fantastic location with great skiing (snow pending). The village offers some great restaurants and bars all be it very limited, but this adds to the attraction.
  The views are probably some of the best in Europe when skiing looking down across Lake Geneva. In the summer the place changes into a beautiful Alpine setting with great walks and mountain biking all at your door step. To see for yourself, enter Thollon Les Memises on YouTube and it will give you a great idea of what's on offer. I will be returning shortly for both winter & summer.

• January 16, 2008
  M.Mason from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Thollon is a great village with a small but lovely ski resort. Although it is by far not one of the highest resorts it provides great skiing for all the family. The ski-school is particularly friendly and is usually not overcrowded. Unfortunately, last year (2006) was a disappointing snow season, Thollon, basically, struck that season off due to poor skiing conditions - hardly any snow at all! Will still return this February as usual and hope for a better season. There is little "night life" although Thollon provides one or two nice restaurants/bars with friendly locals. There are many chalets/appartments to rent in Thollon with decent food shops etc therefore there shouldn't be a reason for wanting to go too far out unless, of course, you are trying other resorts nearby. The Tourist Information Centre is a great place to get all info, such as weather, what's going on and other places to visit/ski. I am looking forward to returning in a few weeks time. It is also a beautiful place to go to in the summer as well.

• December 27, 2007
  Ricky Straughan from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Our family and friends have been going to Thollon for nearly 20 years, a new run down to the village along with the new apartments has added an exciting dimension to the place, all that is needed is some investment to the ski lifts and it would be the perfect ski resort.
  It is already a very friendly village, great for children and the odd long skiing weekend, easy transfer from Geneva.
  Try it in the summer as well.

• October 10, 2006
  the finnerans from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  A truly super place to escape it all. It takes time to get used to the silence and beauty that surrounds you.
  But it is sure to make you want to return soon.
  No english louts and no queuing.

• November 24, 2005
  Guy Price from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  I've been skiing in and from Thollon for 20 years. Despite its size, its a super little ski area and friendly little village. Its the place to go if you want to escape the pretentious, chic, 'places-to-be-seen' ski areas that are now all to common. It has no airs and graces, apart from that afforded by the most amazing and spectacular lake views in the Alps. Great for those photos to really impress your non-skiing friends. Its also the place to go with a young family who have never skied before. We went for a 'no-expectations' week with a 7 year-old, 5 year-old and 3-year old, and had all three of them skiing the nursery run and using the drag lift within 2 days, 2 days when we virtually had the place to ourselves. Its also a very 'French locals' ski area - they arrive from miles around each day. Bar St Nicolas is the best place to eat and drink. L'outa is very nice, very traditional Savoie atmosphere, but not particularly child-friendly. Meda Sports is the best bet for ski hire. Highly recommended, especially as a base to ski from - Villars in Switzerland is less than an hour's drive, Chamonix an hour and a half, and best of all, you can access the Portes Du Soleil in half an hour.

• November 13, 2005
  Chris from NETHERLANDS
  

  I went to Thollon les Mémises a few years now. Thollon les Mémises is an orgin farmer village in the Haute Savoie, nearby Lac Léman (Lake Geneva). Although a low altitude resort (1000 meters - 2000 meters), compared to the other skiing domains in the Alps, Thollon les Mémises has a good amount of snowfall, along with good quality snow. From the village there are beautiful views to Lake Geneva, to the Swiss Jura and the cities Lausanne and Montreux.
  It is a family ski resort with a mostly blue and red runs. For children from 8 months up to 6 years there is a nursery present at the village and a "Jardin des Neiges" at the top of the cable-car at 1600 meters altitude. The ski school is accessible for childeren from 4 years old. There is snowpark with a halfpipe.