#1 THE
LOCATION,
GOLDEN RULE IN REAL ESTATE
Location
is the No. 1 criteria to select depending:
- Focus on
a renowned resort with a quality ski area: Choose a resort that offers access to a large ski domaine
ideally linked to different resorts. This will ensure that skiers won’t get bored,
especially if they are visiting the resort year after year. A resort with a ski
area offering several hundred kilometers of slopes will be more appealing.
Choosing a renowned resort normally means they have invested into the
infrastructure and facilities, appealing to different types of people. This will ensure that the village offers a
decent level of restaurants/bars, shops (local artisans, epicurean products),
activities and entertainment for the whole family (concerts, children's
entertainment) but also guarantee the presence of doctors and a medical center.
- A resort
with character and inhabitants all year round. Beyond the attractiveness of
winter sports, it is preferable to focus on a resort which has preserved its
mountain village soul and which lives all year round, offering a real quality
of life throughout the seasons. Dual season resorts will mean that more
restaurants and facilities will stay open for longer periods of time which is
attractive for tourism and may increase the number of rental weeks.
- Think
about alternatives to skiing: in recent years the Alpine resorts have adapted
to different activities. Vacationers
like to take advantage of leisure infrastructures and other ancillary
facilities: aquatic area, spa, ice rink, cinema, bowling...Especially since the
health crisis in 2020 the appetite of the French and that of foreign
tourists for stays in the mountains still remains intact. Everyone now
aspires to enjoy the great outdoors all year round.
With the
development of teleworking, what could be more pleasant than enjoying an office
with a view of the snow-covered mountains. Which explains the good shape of the
mountain real estate market. It’s a tourist destination that always has the
wind in its sails!
Instead,
opt for dynamic resorts that diversify their outdoor activities as much as
possible, summer and winter, even 4 seasons, but also with cultural activities.
Enough to rent throughout the year, knowing that it generally takes 5 weeks of
rental per year to balance the costs of an apartment in the mountains.
- Easy
access by road and air.
Ensuring
easy access in summer and winter is essential to guarantee a successful investment.
Ease of access is also understood by the presence of an international airport
1h30 from the station and a TGV station within a 50 km radius in order to
guarantee the presence of an international clientele throughout the year.
- Heart of
the village or close to the slopes?
In terms of
location in the resort the question to ask yourself is: Am I not too far from
the ski area and/or the center of the resort, transport and other shuttle
routes?
Choosing a
location in the village with easy access to the ski area by free shuttles is
ideal. Being able to walk to get the croissants in the morning or go for a
drink in the evening after returning from skiing without having to take the car
is the height of luxury for a ski holiday...
Saying
that, we are experiencing a higher demand with our owners who are wanting to be
within a 15 minute walk to the village. Being slightly out of the village, but
still on a bus route may mean that you have more elevated views and more open
space.