Maison Lennox is a typical village stone house, originally built in 1865. Extensively renovated, it is right in the middle of the friendly valley village of Mâcot La Plagne, which is 15 minutes' drive from the ski slopes, and offers fantastic mountain views on all sides. The luxurious lower ground floor apartment features original vaulted ceilings in all rooms and a 'duck your head' period entrance. With parking for cars and safe storage for bikes and skis, Maison Lennox is ideally located to make the most of year-round holidays in the Alps. The staircase between the apartment and the main house is closed off and the lower ground floor apartment is self-contained. The apartment has one bedroom with two single or one king-size double bed. Exceptionally, we can accommodate up to four people as the large sofa bed in the living room pulls out in to a large double. Additional occupancy is solely at our discretion and we take various factors in to account to keep wear and tear of the apartment to a minimum. Please contact us before booking if you wish to enquire about additional occupancy. Maison Lennox is right in the hub of all the Alps has to offer both in summer and winter, including the Tour de France often passes by in the summer.

We are Nicola and Simon, an English couple who moved here in October 2018. Like many others, we were looking for a slower pace of life after living and working in London for many years. We have both travelled extensively and each lived in France before we met, so setting up home here was something we always thought about doing. When the opportunity came, we jumped at it - the mountains present an exciting change of scenery for Simon's prize-winning photography. We enjoy showing off our surrounding area and proving that there is more to mountains than skiing. Summer or winter, we have yet to meet anyone that doesn't love the area or doesn't want to come back and revisit.

Mâcot, a pretty alpine valley village, offers a church with traditional functioning bell tower as well as the convenience of 2 bars, a restaurant, boulangerie and small supermarket. Winter: the Paradiski resorts of La Plagne, Montalbert and Montchavin are within 15 minutes' drive, with skiing for all abilities. Les Arcs can be reached either by the Vanoise Express cable car or by driving 12km to Bourg St Maurice for the funiculaire. For non-skiers, we are close to walking/snow-shoeing trails and ski de fond tracks. Summer: Maison Lennox is surrounded by options for road and mountain biking, running, walking, kayaking, canoeing, white water rafting, fabulous walks and via ferrata. It is a great paragliding area for both learners and those with more experience. There is also a small swimming lake with picnic area, restaurant and lots of activities for children just 5 minutes away and 3 outdoor swimming pools within a 15-minute drive. Local summer events include the Tour de France passing directly by the house, music festivals, firework displays, local markets and much more. Day trips to Italy, 90 minutes away, are possible in the summer through the Col de Petit St Bernard.