Guestbook
Its great to hear from past guests, here are some extracts from my guestbook.
Gemma Bowes – The Guardian – 17th January 2009It's during a thick, pelting blizzard, when Jamie takes off his decent goggles and hands them to me, that I realise he must be the sweetest, most devoted chalet boy ever to stomp through the Alps in ski boots. Mine have fogged up and I've been struggling to snowboard without them, while Jamie skates ahead on his skis, tugging me along the flat run that is so stacked with powder my board won't budge. Now he is volunteering to ski blind so I can enjoy the run down to Megève with my eyes open.
A chef from Devon, 24-year-old Jamie Forrest opened the small, simple but stylish Ski Bliss apartment in this charming and ultra-traditional French resort in December. Still full of puppyish enthusiasm, he offers the sort of round-the-clock, personal service that you typically pay thousands for in a luxury chalet. That means he gets up early each morning to collect bread from the patisserie, digs the van out and drives you to the resort (the St Gervais lifts are 5-10 minutes away), takes you skiing, finds the best off-piste, flatters your skiing skills, brings his friends along for lunch (if you like), finds a fun après ski bar, plays darts and pool with you, drives you home or to the thermal baths at St Gervais to relax while he cooks an amazing dinner (whatever time you like, whatever you want to eat - his rosemary and thyme lamb and slow-roast pork were superb), then challenges you to a game on the Wii console, or sticks on a DVD.
If all that sounds a bit suffocating, he is just as happy to leave you be, or you can rent the apartment on a self-catering basis. But I was by myself, so I didn't mind being well looked after.
Jamie's desire to give this level of attention grew out of frustration at the big ski companies he worked for, and their strict rules about budget and menus.
"If people fancy champagne on their first night, I want to be able to buy it for them; I hate cooking the same thing every week, and I like hanging out with guests. The big operators don't encourage that, and don't reward it, so you don't bother, but I want to work hard to give a service I can be proud of." Mission accomplished, Jamie.
Thanks Jamie for a great week, really good food, delightful accommodation. We really enjoyed being cared for with so much consideration...We will be back I'm sure.
Thanks Jamie for a brill week, and for putting up with my screaming whilst teaching me to ski. We shall have to come back again without all the screaming, and hopefully nail that red stupid run! The food was amazing as always, snow was amazing and as the name suggests: Ski Bliss.
The food was amazing, skiing was awesome, look forward to coming back soon!
Thank you! Please keep us posted on future developments, we had a wonderful week!
Absolutely brilliant. Wonderful food and everything made very easy for us with very attentive service... Looking forwards to seeing you in a season to come.
Please dont hesitate to contact me with any questions or enquiries.
Em@il - jamie@ski-bliss.com
French Phone - 0033 (0) 678460515
English Phone - 07800 724530