Childcare
- Free Clubs for all ages
- Crèches that cater for children from for 6wks to 3yrs
- Flexibility if your 3-5yr old doesnít take to ski school
- Lunch time supervision
- After ski school pick-up
- Evening Clubs
- Early meal options
Parents can feel confident that Hillwood’s team’s top priority is the happiness and safety of your child.
Hillwood prides itself on:
- genuine knowledge and experience of travelling with children
- genuine knowledge of the resorts
- genuinely knows about skiing at all levels
- genuinely cares about your child’s holiday
Fun in the Mountains
Ski holidays are all about having fun for adults and children alike. A family ski holiday allows everyone the independence of having fun at different levels. A holiday based in the mountains means that no matter what age you are, it is important to sample the outside and enjoy the experience.
With our many years of experience in entertaining and caring for our younger guests we have a programme which suits all age groups, but remains flexible.
Hillwood’s staff childcare service operates from Sunday – Friday and is for Hillwood clients only. The day time programme is for the younger children from 6 wks old with the evenings being full of active fun for those old enough join in.
Crèche
Hillwood’s crèche is for youngsters from 6 wks to 3 yrs old and is operated by our experienced childcare representatives working to a maximum of 1:3.
Whilst mindful of daily routine our representative will organise the day around indoor and outdoor activities.
Outdoor activities include walks and trips on the gondola to see the mountains, fun in the snow, snowman building, snow ball fights and even tobogganing. All are carefully supervised under the watchful eyes of our staff.
Indoor fun includes play and craft activities, our rooms are well equipped with a wide range of toys and materials to suit all ages. These range from drawing, colouring, model making, weather watch charts, hats, masks, to name but a few. For the quieter times, there is story time and DVDs.
Meals
Fun packed days means appetites grow. If needed, lunch is provided by Hillwood at a small cost. Lunches are either taken at a restaurant in Zauchensee or freshly prepared in our childcare chalet in Les Gets. Snacks and drinks are available throughout the day.
Evening meals are served at the hotel. If baby food or formulas need heating up the hotels are happy to accommodate this but it is advisable to try and avoid busy meal times.
For babies it is advisable to take your preferred formula milk as many British brands are not available in the resort. Rather than packing bulky items like nappies, Hillwood offer the service of supplying nappies in the resort, just phone through your requirements.
We also have a limited number of baby listeners, push chairs and sterilizers in the resort. Cots and high chairs are available in the hotels.
If your child has any dietary requirements please inform Hillwood prior to departure.
Travelling with young ones can be easy.
Ski School and After Ski School Pick Up
For the budding downhill champions our resorts have excellent local ski school’s with Les Gets having a British ski school.
In ski school children have a fun filled day, teaching techniques have changed over the years and children are taught in a far more relaxed fun style. They soon whizz around the mountain and the only problem then is keeping up with them!
It is always hard to know exactly the time to start children in ski school. Many children take to skiing at around four years old when they are able to understand instructions and be happy in a group.
The ski schools offer taster days for the little one, so if they don’t take to skiing you are not committed for the week. If this happens then Hillwood’s team is delighted to entertain the children for the week so your skiing is not disrupted.
In Austria, ski school is offered in the morning and afternoon, whereas in France the ski school is either morning and/or afternoon. Hillwood offer a lunch time service as well as after ski school pick up, leaving you free to enjoy your skiing.
Evening Clubs
Everyone enjoys the company of their contemporises and the same is true of children, Hillwood’s evening clubs give children a chance to have fun while parents can enjoy a quiet evening meal.
Hillwood arrange a programme of evening events that range from scavenger hunts, bowling, skating, quiz nights, tobogganing and games to DVD nights. The activity programme varies and depends on numbers, age groups and weather conditions.
Babysitting
Our staff offer a babysitting service which is arranged in the resort.