Cœur de Megève

Style

Walnut whirl

Setting

Hip on the square

Close to the main square, as its name suggests, Coeur de Megève has its finger on the pulse — with a restaurant and cocktail bar at the heart of the village. Yet the hotel’s name is as much about the warmth of its welcome as it is about location, thanks to its restorative spa and sumptuous lounge spaces. Flamboyant interiors that playfully reinvent the Alpine aesthetic are also primed to set your heart aflutter.

Facilities

Rooms

39, including five suites.

Checkout

11am; earliest check-in, 3pm.

More Details

Rates exclude breakfast (from €30).

Also

The hotel is fully wheelchair accessible with two adapted rooms.

Hotel Closed

The hotel closes every year for the months of May and November.

Free Internet Access

Laundry

Pet Friendly

On-Site Restaurant

Room Service

Spa

At the Hotel

Living room, covered terrace, boutique, ski room, e-bikes to borrow (summer only). In rooms: free WiFi, free tea and coffee, minibar, smart TV with Google Chromecast, Bluetooth speaker.

Our Favourite Rooms

The terrace junior suite has a sizeable terrace with bell tower views; the duplex junior suite has a bedroom and spacious ensuite in the attic, plus a roomy living area at entry level. Family suites usually earn their keep with practicality, but this attic-high beauty is aesthetically pleasing, too. Of the rooms, superiors have the most space and the majority have a balcony.

Spa

With a sauna, steam room, relaxation area and two treatment cabins, the wood-lined hotel spa is a collaboration with organic Vermont beauty brand Tata Harper: a choice of massages (including couples treatments), rituals for face and body, waxing and manicures are all on offer.

Packing Tips

Pack a full-length doudoune, designer knits and your fluffiest snowboots – this is Megève, darling.

Also

On Sunday mornings, Le Coeur steps up a gear, serving a fine Sunday brunch of temptations hot and cold: savour eggs, pastries and coffee, then head up the hill for some post-prandial fresh air.

Children

Very welcome; extra beds can be added to the junior and family suites, interconnecting rooms available; the restaurant and room service both have children’s menus.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

On one side of the restaurant, a light-filled conservatory-like space offers sunshine and seclusion – although the recessed coral-red banquette in the main room is no mere consolation prize.

Dress Code

Let Megève’s glamorous Alpine aesthetic inspire you to layer soft knits, faux-fur gilets, leather or suede with your chunkiest jewellery and statement accessories – eye-catching snow boots are de rigueur.

Hotel Restaurant

Alpine but not as you know it, Sybille de Margerie’s design for Le Coeur takes mountain motifs such as heart shapes and honey-hued timber and makes them contemporary with a coral-red, duck egg and gold colour scheme. The result is an elegant setting for executive chef Thierry Paludetto's refined Beefbar menu featuring dishes such as kobe beef prosciutto, wagyu kebabs, and a black angus cheeseburger, with nods to Italy – throwing truffle pizza in the mix. Vegetables are sourced from local Ferme du Renard as seasonality allows, and it would be churlish not to leave room for the famed dessert menu of gelato, chocolate soufflé or french toast nibbles.

Hotel Bar

Heated and covered outdoor lounge La Terrasse moves seamlessly from coffee spot to après-ski hangout, serving hot and cold drinks and a selection of sharing platters alongside heartier lunches such as club sandwich or tartiflette (open 10am–9pm). Cosy cocktail bar Le Meige has its own entrance and is a favourite with locals as well as residents: tropical Tiki cocktails, such as lime, ginger and tequila-based Kukukachoo, sit alongside classics including mojitos, negronis and margaritas (open 5pm–11pm).

Last Orders

Breakfast is served from 7.30am–10.30am; lunch between noon and 2.30pm; dinner, 7pm–11pm.

Room Service

A dedicated menu is available for breakfast à chambre, then from 12.30pm you can order charcuterie and cheese platters, salads and sandwiches such as croque monsieur (until 11pm).

Planes

Geneva is the nearest international airport, an hour away by road and the hotel can arrange private transfers at extra cost. Lyon St Exupéry is a two-hour drive away. Megève airport is an option for private charters and helicopter transfers.

Trains

Sallanches train station is 11km from the hotel and private transfers can be arranged at extra cost. Albertville train station is an hour away by road.

Automobiles

The hotel has a partnership with a public car park a few minutes’ walk from the hotel.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Proximity to Geneva, a true Alpine village, shops galore: Megève is a great all-rounder able to satisfy those who ski and snowboard, those who hike and bike and those who don’t. In winter, a wealth of on- and off-piste adventures await (all available through the hotel), from fat-bike riding to snowshoeing (towards a snow-capped bar, when you book a trip to the Aperigloo), dog sledding or a horse-drawn carriage ride. In summer, as well as traversing mountain trails on an e-bike, there’s tree-climbing and white-water rafting on offer, although an introduction to landscape photography with the Alps as your muse sounds more dignified. A private flight over Mont Blanc or a hot-air balloon ride are memorable at any time of year.

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. .