Le Fitz Roy
Savoyard ski cabin
Perched on the pistes
Le Fitz Roy, a Beaumier Hotel is a slopeside super-chalet at Europe’s highest ski resort, Val Thorens in the French Alps. It’s a long-standing family favourite that’s been given a modern makeover with slate-grey interiors, a Turkish hammam and a heated pool carved out of the mountain. There’s plenty of old-school charm though, too, in the antique wooden skis mounted on the walls, the stone and oak architecture warmed by flickering fires, and the classical French cuisine in the restaurant. After a long day on the pistes, this is exactly where you want to come back to.
Facilities
Rooms
72, including 16 suites.
Checkout
11am, check-in from 4pm, but both are flexible, subject to availability.
More Details
Rates include a big ol’ breakfast of fresh fruit, homemade goodies, cheeses, meats and mountain honey.
Also
The common areas are wheelchair friendly, and there are dedicated rooms with adapted bathrooms for wheelchair users, accessible by lift.
Hotel Closed
Le Fitz Roy closes out of ski season, and will open from December until April annually.
Free Internet Access
Pet Friendly
Room Service
Spa
At the Hotel
WiFi. In rooms: Projector, minibar, free bottled water, Diptyque bath products.
Our Favourite Rooms
No disrespect to village views, but the slope-side rooms have a pinch of extra magic out of the window. Request a south-facing Junior Suite, ideally one with a fireplace-toting upstairs living room.
Poolside
The subterranean pool is sculpted out of the mountainside, and large enough to warm-down with a few lengths after a day on the slopes.
Spa
Your muscles will be relieved at the sight of the Turkish bath and Nordic sauna, which are open to all guests from 10am until 8pm daily. For bespoke massages and wrinkle-busting beauty treatments, book in a session at the Carita spa.
Packing Tips
Among all those woollies and base layers, don’t forget some summer gear: swim kit, sunnies, and sunscreen.
Children
Little Smiths are very welcome; they can stay in all suites and every Privilege room has a fold-out sofa bed. Val Thorens is well equipped with beginner slopes and junior ski schools.
Gallery
Food & Drink
Top Table
If it’s not too cold, go for a table on the sunny south-facing terrace.
Dress Code
For lunch on the terrace, ski gear’s a goer – but you’ll want to smarten up for dinners in the dining room.
Hotel Restaurant
Beca restaurant is one of the oldest in town, and it sticks to some traditional principles – white tablecloths for one and, more significantly, a menu inspired by classics of French cuisine. The onion soup is the king of cockle-warmers, the white truffle risotto is divine, and you can plump for a whole kilogram of Aveyron and Segala veal chop, courtesy of chef José Bailly.
Hotel Bar
Sofas and armchairs are clustered around the centrepiece fireplace; some nights you’ll get mellow live music, but cocktails are always on the agenda. The house specialty is espresso martini, but as far as the bartenders are concerned, your wish is their command.
Last Orders
Breakfast is served from 7.30am until 10am, lunch is from noon till 2.30pm, and dinner is from 7pm till 9pm.
Room Service
You can order soft drinks, hot drinks and anything from the restaurant menu, any time the kitchen is open.
Planes
Fly into either Geneva or Lyon airport – they’re both 200km away, and the drive through the mountains will take you around two and a half hours. The hotel can arrange transfers on request.
Trains
Moûtiers train station is 50 minutes by car (or just over an hour by bus) from the hotel. For a full-on no-fly holiday from the UK, take the Eurostar to Paris then board the high-speed TGV to Moûtiers (four and a half hours).
Automobiles
Once you’re here, you’ll spend most of your time on skis, but if you want a car for day trips, you can hire at the airport. Valet parking at the hotel costs €25 a day or €120 for the week and electric-vehicle charging points are available for an additional cost.
Worth Getting Out of Bed For
One look out of the window should be enough to make you spring out of bed and into your ski boots each morning – the slopes are right outside. Val Thorens is at the heart of the Three Valleys (the largest snow-sports area in the world), and within a couple of minutes you can be at ski lifts which will take you up, down and across the mountains. Later, soothe well-worked muscles in the spa or wind down in the swimming pool. Evenings are for board games around the fire, or resting up with a bottle of red in the library.
Skiing, duh. Pick up any gear you need from the in-house ski shop, then slide out of the door. The main lifts are a couple of minutes away at Rond Point des Pistes, and the nursery slope is nearby too.
Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt
This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .
