Year-round adventure base for up to four in Morzine, Portes du Soleil ☀️⛷️🚴♀️🏃♀️🏊♀️❄️
Self-catered ski apartment for 4 in the centre of beautiful Morzine, part of the huge Portes du Soleil Ski Resort in the French Alps
18/12/2024
Want to stay right in the centre of Morzine?
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 The River Pad is less than 5 minutes on foot to the Rue du Bourg where you will find fabulous café’s, restaurants, ski and bike rental shops, boulangeries and the all important bus stop for the Prodains, Pleney, Super Morzine and Ardent lifts.
🇫🇷 🇨🇦 L’appartement est moins de 5 minutes par pied à Rue du Bourg, où se trouve des cafés fabuleux, des restaurants, des magasins d’équipement et - plus important - le bus pour Prodains, Super Morzine, Pléney et Ardent télécabines.
16/12/2024
Snow level check complete! Went up the wrong lift, but got the Pleney more or less to myself!
Niveau de neige vérifié ! Mauvais choix de télécabine, mais au moins il n’y avait personne!
12/12/2024
Meet your host!
If you’re booking the River Pad, want help with your stay in Morzine and advice on the surrounding area, it’s me you’ll get. No managing agent who has another 40 apartments to look after, no owner who doesn’t come to Morzine, me. Year round, mountain loving, French speaking happy to host you me 🙂
I fell in love with Morzine after signing up to do an étape du tour a few years ago, so I bought the River Pad as a way to get my toe in! I sold up in La Plagne, and came here to live. It’s now my part-time home when I am not off working somewhere, and I am happy to share my space with guests.
If you come to stay I’m delighted to help you work out how to plan activities, where the top local spots are for hot chocolate and views, where to go for the best food in town, and anything at all to do with your trip really. I’m a roadie, a skier, a foodie, a cafe frequenter, a sometimes solo adventurer, a city visitor, and a polar dipper!
Drop me a DM, let’s chat your mountain adventure ⛷️🏔️🚴🧘♀️🏊♀️
26/11/2024
As well as being your adventure base camp, the River Pad is my year-round bolt hole. It has my own kind of eclectic boho mix going on, and more than four forks! When you’re done enjoying your time out on the hill, I want you to feel comfortable when you are in.
Check the link in the bio for availability up to 3 months away, or drop me a DM for more dates.
En plus d’être un camp de base pour l’aventure, le River Pad est une maison secondaire toute l’année pour moi. Vous y trouverez mon propre mélange de bohème éclectique et plus de quatre fourchettes! Lorsque vous aurez fini de profiter des montagnes, je veux que vous vous sentiez bien à la maison.
Voyez le lien en bio pour les disponibilités, ou envoyez un message privé pour d’autres dates.
24/11/2024
In need of an escape from the ski crowds? If you’re heading out in early December or in January, there’s a good chance you’ll get plenty of peace on the pistes. If you do need to travel in the school holidays, there’s plenty of ways to escape the crowds. One of which is heading out for a snow shoe hike with our friends at - even better if you choose a walk with a fondue picnic. Yum!
Vous avez envie d’échapper le monde sur les pistes? Si vous avez la chance de venir en Décembre ou Janvier, vous auriez plein d’opportunités d’être seule. Si vous venez pendants les vacances scolaires, il y a plein choses à faire pour trouver un peu d’isolation… notamment une randonnée en raquettes avec nos amis à - surtout l’option fondue!
24/11/2024
Stroll down the hill into town for the free buses or to walk to the Pleney, then leave the party behind when it’s time for some shut eye. The River Pad is super central, in the oldest and (we think) prettiest part of town.
Juste une petite marche pour rejoindre le centre ville pour les bus gratuits ou pour marcher jusqu’au pied du Pléney. L’emplacement central du River Pad vous permet de bénéficier de toutes commodités, mais de laisser la fête en ville quand il est temps de dodo.
15/11/2024
Winter might well be un-folding in Morzine, but back where French life began in Annecy, we’re all still swimming and enjoying the sunshine!
L’hiver est en train d’arriver à Morzine, mais ici ou la vie Français a commencé (au moins pour moi) on continue à nager et profiter du soleil.
Bon week-end tout le monde.
12/11/2024
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Who doesn’t love sharing something great with other people?
Over the years of being a host it’s been finding out what draws people here, learning more about this beautiful area through fresh eyes, and hearing what has worked and what needs changing with the apartment that has been the most rewarding part of the experience. It all serves as a reminder of why I started this journey and keeps me motivated to keep making little improvements.
🇫🇷 🇨🇦 il y a des gens qui n’aiment pas de partager les super choses avec des autres?
Après des années en tant que hôtesse dans les Alpes c’est let petits moments partagés qui compte le plus. Découvrir ce qui attire les gens dans cette belle région, en apprendre davantage sur elle à travers un prisme différent, et réaliser comment rendre l’appartement encore meilleur est la partie la plus gratifiante. Cela me motive!
10/11/2024
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 who else wants to place an order? Weekend rides cutting a little differently around here!
🇫🇷 🇨🇦 qui d’autre veut passer une commande ? Ça se se passe différemment en vélo ici!
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03/11/2024
What do we all get up to in interseason? We start polar dipping in freezing cold is what 😅❄️👙
Some daft apeth left her swimming cossie in the car though - oops! (Also, phew!)
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We first fell in love with Morzine in 2016 when we camped there before taking part in the Etape du Tour. That year the stage for amateurs started in Megeve and finished in Morzine. After waking up and looking out over the stunning mountain view from Essert Romand we were hooked.
The River Pad, a small studio close to the centre of Morzine is our base there. It’s a 3 minute walk down hill to Rue du Bourg, and even less to the lovely Hideout Hostel which has a lovely bar and does great food.
Morzine offers a great base for cycling and walking in the summer, and has a huge following of keen mountain bikers. The town comes alive during the summer season, when events such as the annual Spartan race and Harley-Davidsons ‘Harley Days’ bring people back year after year. Annecy, Lake Geneva, and Chamonix are all within easy reach giving plenty of options for day trips - although we would fully recommend staying more local and taking advantage of everything that the area has to offer.
In the winter the Portes du Soleil ski area gives you a huge ski area with everything from nice easy beginner slopes to help you build your confidence to the famous ‘Swiss Wall’ and off-piste areas.
We think you’ll like it, but don’t just take our word for it - check out our reviews on AirBnB.
