Chalet Rayon de Soleil Gryon Villars

The Chalet was beautiful. When we arrived Julia and Dimitri were there to great us and show us around. There was a bottle of champagne for my wife and I, and lemonade for our 3 kids. It was the perfect way to start our stay. The Chalet was stunning, even nicer than the photos and description. I’ve been to a lot of holiday rentals over the years and I’ve never seen one as nice as this. It was spotlessly clean, even all of the knick knacks on the wall had been dusted. Everything was high quality. The dishwasher was a Miele, the pans were Tiefel, the stove was gorgeous, the coffee pods were from starbucks, and even the board games in the cupboard were the good modern ones like Outfoxed. Every morning we would wake up and have coffee on the veranda overlooking the valley. Then we’d make breakfast and get ready. Then we’d browse the local stores, walk through the villages or go skiing. Sometimes we’d eat at the local restaurants. But mostly we got food from a little supermarket down the street and made food in the Chalet’s well appointed kitchen. In the evening there was plenty of room for everyone to spread out and relax. Then I’d light a fire and we’d all sit around playing games, reading and doing art. It was a magical experience.

This isn’t the Chalet’s fault. But it was our one negative experience in Gryon. We didn’t rent a car and decided to use Switzerlands famously reliable public transport like we had elsewhere in Switzerland. Unfortunately Gryon seems to be the one place where that rule doesn’t apply. The busses are run by some private company and were completely random. Sometimes the bus would be 1.5 hours late. Sometimes it wouldn’t arrive at all. So never, ever take the bus. Either rent a car or take the train. The train was fine and left very reliably so once we figured out never to take a bus we were ok. And walking was fun.

Beautiful old chalet nicely renovated in the heart of Gryon. Fully equipped with a central fire place. Nothing is missing. Parking available. We felt like at friends who would have prepared the place for us. The chalet is in a walking distance from Gryon train station to the ski area.

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Great welcome by the host, who even let me pick some of her vegetables in her garden. if you are looking for a quiet and peaceful place to relax, I can more than warmly recommend Chalet Rayon de Soleil!!