chalets

plural of chalet
as in cottages
an often small house for recreational or seasonal use a mountain chalet for weekend getaways

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Recent Examples of chalets The 16 restaurants selected for 2026 range from beach clubs and fashion-house dining rooms to mountain chalets, high-rise cocktail bars, and historic landmarks. Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 His body was located Saturday afternoon near a road connecting two chalets in the northwestern part of the mountainous area around half an hour by road out of Sofia. CBS News, 19 May 2026 As an example, Mure points out, there are former residents of the Salamanca district who have chosen to invest the money from the sale in chalets in the luxury development of La Moraleja, in the neighboring municipality of Alcobendas, or El Viso, a neighborhood in the Chamberí district. Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 6 May 2026 The waterfront chalets are complete with heating, a full kitchen, and outdoor firepit overlooking Trout Lake. Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026 Godard spent much of his childhood at a pair of family chalets on opposite sides of the lake. Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026 In the age of high-end ski chalets and rising costs of living, locals from Livingston to Whitefish are fighting to keep the spirit of their towns intact. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Mar. 2026 Snow settles and wooden chalets suspend in time. Victoria Bousis, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026 In addition to the compact but well-appointed cabins, there were private villas, wooden chalets, and floating bungalows available to rent for a unique, unplugged vacation. Noelann Bourgade, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
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Noun
  • Days filled with seemingly endless sunlight, tables piled high with fresh seafood and fleetingly in-season strawberries, cozy lakeside cottages… there’s a lot to love about a Scandinavian summer.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 9 June 2026
  • An additional 20 housekeeping cottages, sleeping up to six, are available at the lodge.
    Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • Myriad cabins and lodges, such as Scribner’s Catskill Lodge, provide a cozy basecamp between mountain outings.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
  • Staff work out of greenhouses, laboratories and cabins in urban areas like Baltimore and in more rural offices near the 193 million acres of national forest and grassland that the agency manages.
    Chiara Eisner, NPR, 6 June 2026

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