Le Cristal d’Argentiere, an elegant residence with heated pool, sauna spa and wellness centre, offers a 2 bedroom duplex apartment right at the heart of the resort
Property type: New build Leaseback Apartments
Address: Argentiere
Accommodation: 2 bedroom duplex
Prices: € 318K
Size: 75.1 sqm
Deposit: 5% to notary
Sales office: Yes
Yield: 2.87%
Delivery date: Delivered July 1996
Balcony: 9.5 sqm
The development
Le Cristal d’Argentiere is an elegant residence with a superb location, right at the heart of the resort only 300 metres from the Grand Montets cable car. The development houses 65 apartments in four six-storey buildings and boasts an indoor heating swimming pool, a whirlpool, sauna, spa and wellness centre. Each apartment comprises fitted kitchens and bathrooms, lounge-dining rooms, terraces and/or balconies. They also have an allotted garage.
The apartment
General condition- good
Condition of furniture- good
The location
The residence is in Argentiere, only 50 metres from the station and shuttle buses for Chamonix, and 200 metres from the ESF ski school. Argentiere is a resort set at 1200 metres of altitude and is considered one of the foremost alpine resorts due to its enviable location at the base of Les Grands Montets, an immense, varied area offering an array of pistes and vast powder fields of off piste in the winter and a universe of extraordinary beauty in the summer. The total length of pistes is 26 km, with 18 pistes in total and 10 lifts. Argentiere is considered one of the best expert ski resorts in the world with some of the steepest, most challenging and scenic skiing. It also provides a laid back après-ski atmosphere with a host of bars, restaurants and a night club.
Activities
A range of snow activities are on offer- skiing, snowboarding, snow shoeing, glacier hiking... Also, hiking, rock climbing and cycling are popular in the summer months.
Local food and specialities
Meat and cheese feature heavily in Alpine cuisine, with produce including Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage, Petafine, fish (trout) and dishes such as petafine, bleu du vercors, nuts, chartreuse (alcohol) and sausages. Typical dishes are raclette (melted cheese served with charcuterie), fondue (melted cheese) tartiflette (a gratin with potatoes and Reblochon cheese), and rissoles (pear pasty).
The management company
The company exclusively managing this development was created in 1976 and has been operating in the tourism sector for the last 40 years. The current European leader for self-catering holidays, this company manages 75,000 beds in 178 leaseback residences across France. Their property catalogue is used by 8000 travel agencies, with over 3 million holiday brochures being distributed each year.
Investment Scheme
Occupancy options:
Winter : 1 week high season and 1 week mid season
Summer : 1 week high season and 1 week mid season
Rental income: 2.87% ( € 9139,81)
Pure investment option:
Rental income: € 10 900
Financing:
We have our own French mortgage brokerage service in order to find the most suitable mortgage for you. Whether you want an interest-only mortgage, a traditional repayment mortgage or hybrid mortgage, we can get the right mortgage for you.
Access
Argentiere is 8 km from Chamonix, 40 km from Megeve, 90 km from Geneva.
By car: from Geneva A41 and A40 to Les Houches then direction Chamonix Mont Blanc, Argentiere.
By train: Chamonix Mont Blanc train station is on the regional Rhone Alpes line (Saint Gervais to Martigny). Also worth considering is the snowtrain from London.
By plane: Argentiere is 90 km from Geneva Airport (transfer time roughly an hour), 146 km from Chambery Airport, and 234 k from Grenoble-Isere Airport.
