Must-see hotels in Chamonix

  • Grand Hôtel des Alpes

    Chamonix

    Exuding belle époque charm, this buttercup and powder-blue hotel is one of the prettiest buildings in Chamonix. Established in 1840, the hotel's 30 rooms…

  • Terminal Neige

    Chamonix

    There's just one way to access this iconic mountain address, overlooking the shimmering ice of Mer de Glace – by the Train du Montenvers cog railway. Its…

  • Hôtel de l’Arve

    Chamonix

    Overlooking the Arve River, this third-generation family hotel has quiet, compact rooms, tastefully decorated with chocolate brown drapes and liberal…

  • Auberge du Manoir

    Chamonix

    This beautifully converted farmhouse, ablaze with geraniums in summer, offers pristine mountain views, an outdoor hot tub, a sauna and a bar whose open…

  • Chalet-Hôtel Hermitage

    Chamonix

    Family-run since 1920, this grande dame of the Chamonix accommodation scene uplifts its guests with leafy gardens, a well-chosen breakfast banquet (€18)…

  • Le Vert Hôtel

    Chamonix

    This lively hotel has 21 compact rooms – all with new bathrooms and some with fantastic Aiguille du Midi views. There's also a more-than-decent restaurant…

  • Hôtel Aiguille du Midi

    Chamonix

    Run by the same family since 1908, this welcoming hotel has stunning views of the Aiguille du Midi and Mont Blanc. There are 40 pine-panelled rooms, an…

  • Refuge du Lac Blanc

    Chamonix

    Perched 2352m above sea level, the WWII-era Refuge du Lac Blanc is a wooden chalet famed for dazzling views of Mont Blanc and the eponymous White Lake…

  • Hotel L’Oustalet

    Chamonix

    A block from the Aiguille du Midi cable car, this lift-equipped hotel has 15 plain but well-maintained rooms, snugly built of thick pine, opening on to…

  • Hôtel Faucigny

    Chamonix

    Stylish in an upmarket-Ikea kind of way, this boutique hotel has 28 dinky monochrome rooms, lifted by splashes of crimson. There's also afternoon tea, a…

  • Hôtel Richemond

    Chamonix

    In a grand old building constructed in 1914 (and run by the same family ever since), this hotel – as friendly as it is central – has 52 spacious rooms…

  • Le Chamoniard Volant

    Chamonix

    Long a favourite of low-budget climbing groups and luxury-averse skiers, this basic place has 67 places in dorm rooms of four to 15 bunk beds; bathrooms…

  • Pointe Isabelle

    Chamonix

    Named for 19th-century British mountaineer Isabella Straton, whose grandchildren opened the hotel, this pleasing spot lies just west of Chamonix train…

  • Hôtel du Buet

    Chamonix

    One of the Chamonix-Mont Blanc Valley's long-standing family concerns (this one's been handed down from Chamel to Chamel since 1889), the Hôtel du Buet…

  • Gîte Le Vagabond

    Chamonix

    In the 150-year-old Le Brévent, once a stagecoach inn for travellers to Switzerland, Le Vagabond is Chamonix' most famous bunkhouse. Its rooms, some…

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