We rented this Chalet for a Ski holiday in family (4 couples). It was a very nice holiday thanks to the chalet, and its location at the same time not far from the slopes, but also in a charmant village. Some members of the family did not want to ski 6 days, so having a nice place was important too.
The chalet
It has 4 very comfy bedrooms with 4 bathrooms. Everything was perfectly clean, including beds and towels. There was bread and other stuff when we arrived. Particularly a lot of non-perishable product already there. It was just perfect.
The location
You MUST visit the high parts of Saint Bon, it is beautiful. The "black pearl" pizzera of Saint Bon is not just an average Italian place, it is a very nice decorated, very local, restaurant with a very good ambiance and good prices.
The bus takes really 5 minutes to go to Courchevel le Praz, the first lift. And the stop is 50 meters maybe from the Chalet. But (like most bus services I guess) in the morning the bus tends to arrive 3 minutes before the timetable (it passed right in front of us once) and in the afternoon up to 15 minutes late. In our opinion, there was not enough bus, and they were quite crowded. A little advice, to come back if you don't want to wait in the cold it may be better to take the bus at Courchevel 1850 where they start from and the stop is nearer the slopes. Using the car was absolutely not faster though and did not lead to less walking with ski shoes. We could only use the Saint Bon slope once to come back to the chalet due to the snow.
Courchevel
Of all station of the three valleys, Courchevel is the nicest and less crowded. Val thorens is quite ugly due to its high altitude leading to no trees and a view full of white, rocks and electric infrastructure (and iced snow), Les menuires is a very big block of concrete in the 60's style like a Parisian suburb social building, and Meribel is so crowded that it's more slalom on moving targets than skiing.
I guess it is less crowded probably due to its reputation of being a very expensive station for rich people. Apart from a few Channel or others shops quite unusual in a ski station, it is a totally normal place where if you look just a little you'll find usual price (for a ski station...). Traps are easy to catch... This chalet and other accommodations below Courchevel 1850 are also in a normal price range. But please maintain the reputation :p We want to discover other domains but we'll certainly come back.