Renting a catered chalet in Verbier, properly
Close to Medran and the centre is the practical choice: lift, restaurants and the night within a walk, which matters in a resort where the last thing you want at 1am is a mountain road. Higher up buys the view and the quiet at the cost of a driver on standby. For a group that intends to ski hard and go out afterwards, closer wins every time.
Catered chalets and what that includes
Chef, housekeeping and a chalet manager are the baseline on everything we place, with drivers, a ski technician and childcare added to brief. The technician is the one people underrate — boots fitted and skis waxed at the chalet buys back an hour every morning of the week.
New Year and February half-term
Verbier sits meaningfully below Courchevel 1850 for comparable space, which is much of why people who have done both end up here. That advantage disappears in the two weeks everyone wants: New Year and February half-term are placed months ahead and the best catered houses never reach a listing site. January and March shoulder weeks are a different market and often better value for the same chalet.