Stop looking—stay here!
A traffic officer in town was stopping everyone from driving into the valley, where the gondola station is located, because the parking area was supposedly full. As soon as we showed him our reservation at Chalet Arva, he let us through. Voilà!
At the gondola station, people were lining up at several ticket machines. We went instead to the information booth, where we were second in line, showed our Chalet Arva reservation, and received complimentary return tickets plus a parking-fee waiver. Voilà again!
The service was excellent: a great dinner, good wine, stargazing, a restful night’s sleep, a delicious breakfast, and good coffee. We even enjoyed a short self-rowing boat experience at no additional cost.
Stop looking—stay here!