What You Get
What you get at Cloud Citadel
What people value most about their stay
What is included
- Coworking space with mountain view, fireplace and ergonomic chairs
- Cosy chill room with comfy couches
- Shared fully equipped kitchen
- 24h/24, 7j/7 access to all common areas
- Free coffee, tea, spices, and other commodities
- High speed internet in the whole house
- Emma mattresses (UK’s No1 Most Awarded)
- Single, twin or quad rooms + Shared bathrooms
- Housekeeping
- Weekly and monthly discount
- Free city bus for the whole duration of your stay (BusTub)
- Weekly trip for bigger grocery shopping
What you will experience
- Colivers from all different backgrounds
- An average of 8 to 15 guests
- Outdoor excursions with a lot of sun and blue skies
- Family dinners
- Weekly house meetings
- A wide spectrum of different community events
- Big extra room for workouts/yoga/workshops
- Living in the former residence of the military governor of Briancon, built in 1823
- Living in the highest fortified town in Europe, 1326 m above sea level
What is good to know before coming
- Safe mountain town
- Supermarket 2 min away
- Many restaurants at walking distance
- Bar with regular live music at 3 min walk
- Local cheap Uber-like service to go around : Wiiliik
- Free parking at 5 min walk
- Ski lift at 15 minutes walk, or 5 minutes with free city bus
- Serre-Chevalier resort has 250 km of ski runs
- Closest climbing routes at 15 min walk
- Closest via ferrata at 30 min walk
- Mountain bike routes starting from the house
- Hiking routes starting from the house
- Downhill mountain biking in the ski resort during summer time
- Cinema at 15 minutes walk
- Theater at 5 minutes walk
- Authentic local events like the Altitude Jazz Festival, Fête médiévale, Les Offenbachiades, Forts en fête, Le Défilé des Lumières, Night skiing, etc.
Ideas for one day of half a day excursion
- Skiing in Serre-Chevalier, Montgenèvre or Pelvoux ski resorts
- Off-piste skiing in La Grave La Meije ski resort
- Ski touring in Queyras national park
- Snowkiting in Col du Lautaret
- Nordic skiing in Vallée de la Guisane
- Dog sledding in Vallée de la Clarée
- Sledging down from Col de L’izoard
- Snowshoeing above Cervières village
- Thermal bath in Monétier-les-bains
- Climbing in Rocher Baron, Chamandrin, Ailefroide, …
- Via ferrata to La Croix de Toulouse
- Alpinism to La Barre des Ecrins
- Mountain biking from Col du Granon
- Downhill biking in Serre-Chevalier
- Whitewater rafting in Vallée de la Vallouise
- Canyoning in Oules de Fressinières
- Hiking up to Glacier Blanc, Mont Charberon, Lac de L’oule, …
- BBQ in Lac de l’Orceyerette
Ideas for a week-end trip
- Piedmont wine trip (baralo, barbaresco, nebbiolo, etc.)
- Going to sleep in a refuge in Ecrins or Queyras national park (combined with ski touring, snowshoeing, or hike/climbing in summer)
- Going to the French côte d’azur (off-season is the best)
- Going to Gorges du Verdon
- City-trip to Turin (former capital from Italy)
- Wild camping trips
