Courchevel, France
Les Neiges
A Barrière Hotel
What it is
A storybook slopeside chalet for modern tastes with 22 glamorous rooms and 20 suites; five buzzing restaurants and bars; and a sprawling spa and indoor pool.
What it isn't
Just for grown ups. The hotel dotes on littles, too, with an artful kids club, teen lounge, kids’ ski lessons, and children’s menus of dishes they’ll actually eat.
What we think
To create the ultimate ski lodge, the recipe is clear: mix wood-ceilinged rooms with decadent upholstery fabrics and, of course, plenty of faux fur, all overlooking jaw-dropping mountain views. That’s what you’ll get here at Les Neiges, where even the beginning room category is ginormous (376 square feet for a Superior Room). Our favorite room options here, though, are unequivocally the Prestige Junior Suites, which include private terraces and living rooms, and the Suites Les Neiges, where you’ll come home to a flickering fire and cozy sloped ceilings sheathed in wood beams within a boundless 2,217 square foot floor plan.
You're here because
The hotel has a nearly 11,000 square foot spa that waits to pamper your weary après-ski bones with a Nordic bath, pristine swimming pool, jacuzzis, and Biologique Recherche treatments like green caviar masks and Japanese massage.
The Moment
Settled by the floor to ceiling windows at Fouquet’s, the hotel’s outpost of the famed 1899 Parisian brasserie, you feel like you’re dining with French celebs. And you are. But the menu is what truly takes your breath away (especially the grilled blue lobster with celery risotto: heaven on a plate).
Restaurants & Bars
Fouquet's - Parisian brasserie with traditional dishes inspired by local flavours
BFire - wood-fired cuisine by Chef Mauro Colagreco
The Bar Fouquet’s - terrace bar at the foot of the slopes
The Cigar Lounge - offers cigars accompanied by a selection of the best spirits
Location
The heart of alpine ski mecca Courchevel, just over two hours drive from Geneva Airport.