The Old School House, Les Ougiers

Welcome to our lovely Old School House. We live between the alps and London UK, so we're sometimes onsite and sometimes have a local friend available to welcome guests. The local area is so special with the national park on our doorstep, great skiing and some of the best cycling routes the alps has to offer. We love the fresh air and outdoor activities which brought us here in the first place. Staying with us means you’ll benefit from discounts and preferential deals with the local shops in resort. You will get discount ski rental, bike rental, and free ski lockers with our local sports shop partners. In the winter, we can also offer a 10% discount in ski lessons too!

The beautiful and secluded Old School House in the hamlet of Les Ougiers is on the edge of the Ecrins National Park and only 7 minutes from the Venosc cable car, which runs in both summer and winter into Les Deux Alpes. The house is divided into three apartments all with their own entrance suitable for couples, families and groups of friends. Each apartment has free wifi and a parking space. All our apartments comes with a outside area with small table and chairs, perfect for a morning coffee or a post activity drink, plus larger seating areas in the garden which are shared with the rest of the house. An excellent base for winter sports, cycling, hiking, climbing and MTB. Bike storage is available via the main house entrance.

The house is on the edge of the Ecrins National park with several hiking routes starting within 100m of the property. There is a bar and restaurant available just opposite the property and the artisan town of Venosc is just 3km away with a variety of places to eat, as well as the large town of Bourg d'Oisans, a 10 minute drive away. The famous cycling routes of Alpe d'Huez, Galibier, Croix de Fer (to name a few) are all easily accessible from the property. New sections of cycle path, separate from traffic, have been recently tarmacked, including a route from Bourg d'Oisans to the property via Les Gauchoirs, before heading on to Venosc. The cable car from Venosc to Les Deux Alpes is only 3km away, with a free large car park. Local hiking trails include gentle riverside walks to more challenging hikes with refuges for overnight stays, Via Ferratas and rock climbing, several glacial lakes including Lac du Lauvitel, beautiful waterfalls and alpine meadows. There are several places for canoeing, rafting and water sports along the valley plus open air swimming pools in summer in both Bourg d'Oisans and Venosc and swimming lakes for wild swimming