M Lodge
Basecamp à la mode
Near the gondola
Savoie hotel M Lodge is a bit of a looker: not just in its thoughtful design — an enticing textural tour of caramel timbers, slate, marble and fondle-me fabrics — but in its picturesque Tarentaise setting, too, with breathtaking valley views from its balconied rooms. And yet the hotel’s appeal goes beyond the superficial. With a restaurant you’ll want to dine in every night, multi-room options for families and a top-notch Valmont spa, M Lodge is an alpinist’s dream refuge.
Please note These images of M Lodge may look like the real deal, but are in fact computer generated. Apologies, authentic photographs will be with us soon…
Facilities
Rooms
25, including seven suites.
Checkout
10am; earliest check-in, 4pm.
More Details
Rates include continental breakfast.
Also
One luxury room and one family room (both ground floor) are wheelchair accessible.
Hotel Closed
The hotel is open from December until the end of April; it reopens for summer visitors in July and August.
Fitness Center
Free Internet Access
Pool
On-Site Restaurant
Room Service
Spa
At the Hotel
Snow academy, equipment hire. In rooms: free WiFi, flatscreen TV, minibar, free tea and coffee, free bottled water, Bulgari bath products.
Our Favourite Rooms
Modern Alpine interiors throughout come with Arpin fabrics, Tom Dixon lighting and Eichholtz furniture. Junior suites have broad balconies and a freestanding bath tub in the bedroom. Of the two-bedroom suites, it’s 303 for a billiards table in your living room, or 305 for table football. For families there are options with a king-size bed and either two or four bunks in an integrated room. Luxury rooms are spacious and all have a balcony.
Poolside
Spa du M is home to a 16-metre long lap pool, open 10am–8pm daily, overlooking the terrace.
Spa
A welcome foil for the exertion a day in the mountains can bring, Spa du M is a timbered complex with mountain views on the lower level of the hotel, home to a photogenic lap pool beside a 50-square-metre terrace, a sauna and gym, plus tucked-away rooms, where Valmont face and body treatments (a Swiss spa brand) are deftly executed.
Packing Tips
Don’t hold back on textured layers: cable knits, fleece, borg or shearling all fit the cosy mountain vibes.
Also
Two-bedroom suites are stacked with two ensuite bedrooms on the third floor and open-plan living areas up on the fourth for the finest of panoramas from your private balcony.
Children
Very welcome. A choice of family rooms and suites are available; babysitting can be arranged at extra cost; puzzles and games are provided and kids are autorisés at the spa.
Gallery
Food & Drink
Top Table
Low-slung curvaceous armchairs in the bar encourage staying put. Such is the cosy low-lit ambience in the restaurant that all tables come with a side of intimate romance.
Dress Code
Suitably arresting colours or statement knits to complement the drama of your surroundings; a little shimmer or embellishment won’t look out of place at this glamorous address.
Hotel Restaurant
Table du M barely closes its doors – its marble-top tables are available for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, apéro hour and dinner. Glass-globe pendant lights and walls curated with colourful art bring modern flair to this cosy timber-lined space. Chef Clément Hericotte oversees a menu of tapas such as labneh with flatbreads, savoury beignets and arancini du jour. Order a Japanese platter of sushi and sashimi with apéritifs and linger over hearty mains such as confit shoulder of lamb, slow-cooked braised beef with fondant potato and John Dory sautéed in seaweed butter. Favourites such as shellfish linguine and tartiflette are always on the menu.
Hotel Bar
Beside the restaurant, tub chairs set around marble-top tables welcome guests for apéro hour at 6pm. A French-led wine list is bolstered by an impressive line-up of spirits, including a wide choice of whiskies and rums.
Last Orders
Breakfast is from 7am until 10am; lunch starts at 12 noon; afternoon tea from 3pm; dinner from 7pm.
Room Service
A dedicated menu offering a selection of plates available in the restaurant can be ordered to your room at extra cost.
Planes
Chambéry is the nearest airport, an hour and 15 minutes away by road; alternatives include Geneva (a two-hour drive) and Lyon St Exupéry (two and a half hours away).
Trains
Moutiers is a 30-minute drive away from the hotel and private transfers can be arranged.
Automobiles
There’s an underground private car park at the hotel (charges apply) with free valet parking and electric vehicle charging points.
Worth Getting Out of Bed For
Made up of 22 hamlets, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville has been inhabited for centuries and a heritage walk around the village reveals much about its past from the 17th-century baroque church to its bath house and village oven. A guided snowshoe walk is ideal for discovering the terrain surrounding the village. Winter adventures from dog sledding to paragliding to night rides on a snow groomer are all on your doorstep. As well as access to skiing and snowboarding in one of France’s biggest ski areas, the resort is linked with Les Menuires just up the valley, and you’ll find an ice rink at Val Thorens, as well as tobogganing hills at La Croisette and Les Bruyères. Summer brings hikers and mountain bikers to town as well as those seeking high-adrenaline thrills such as rafting and canyoning, biathlon, high ropes and zip-lining all on offer nearby.
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. .
