 Poster: A snowHead
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Can anyone advise on a good hotel for a single night's stay within 90 minutes drive of the Three Valleys? I presume this means somewhere like Chambery, Albertville or Moutiers. Preferably somewhere with access to a half decent restaurant.....i.e. not an Ibis or Formule Un on an out of town industrial estate where the only eating option is the French equivalent of a Little Chef!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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There are plenty of hotels in Brides-les-Bains where you can just walk to the lift. They are quite happy for you to stay just one night - if they have space.
In particular, I can recommend:
http://www.hotel-des-sources.com/
where the food is excellent.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thanks...I had assumed that once you got as close as Brides les Bains, they would expect you to stay for longer (particularly if it's a Friday or Saturday night)
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depends what time of year it is. plenty of places will accept you for just one night if they have space. if you want to book in advance, then yes it's more difficult.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Moutiers is a pretty soulless place, I would;t go there.
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Julian T, if you're looking at the night before one of the big holiday weeks, everything within miles will be full - so be sure to book in advance.
Moutiers might be soulless but for one night, does that really matter? And it's very close.
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Annecy camping park.
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Julian T, most Ibis hotels are absolutely fine. I might draw the line at Formule 1, but I've had a decent nights sleep and a decent breakfast in Ibis Calais, Epernay and Grenoble where I spent 3 nights when my hubby was in hospital. None were in an industrial park apart from one, and that was on the tram line directly into Grenoble itself. Stayed in the Hotel Athena in Brides too, but it wasn't in peak season so don't know if they do it by the night during the ski season.
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I've nothing against Ibis or Formule Un if they are located somewhere where you can get a decent meal, and I recognise that Ibis is better than Formule Un. I've just had too many very average experiences in mid market to budget chain hotels (I travel a lot on business) where the hotel is stuck out on a retail park or industrial estate in the middle of nowhere, with the choice of eating in the equivalent of a Little Chef, or driving to something a bit more inspiring.....& after 9 hours driving from Calais, the last thing I want to do is get in a car to drive into town to look for a restaurant. Plus it's quite nice to have the choice of eating somewhere with a bit of local character, as opposed to a bog standard hotel dining room that could be anywhere in the developed world.
I hadn't done my homework on the location of the Ibis in Moutiers when I posted this query....I'be be very happy to stay there if it's within walking distance of some choices.mountainaddict, Thanks for the recommendation.
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Julian T, I completely agree with the industrial park bit, and the driving into town after a long drive, and also the local restaurant thing. If you can find something on www.logis-de-france.com you will also find a suitable hotel with local carachter too.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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You could try the Hotel Costaroche at Albertville (2*). If you dont' want to eat in their restaurant (which is fine) you can walk into the centre of Albertville (c. 10 mins) and try the restaurant St Michel or there's a good Indian in the Rue Gambetta.
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Julian T, I have stayed in the Ibis Hotel in Moutiers and as mountainaddict has already commented, the location is fine. My wife and I ate in the hotel restaurant and IIRC the meal was pleasant - it was a number of years ago I will admit so there is always the chance it has changed since then.
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You know it makes sense.
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I have stayed at this place for last 3 yrs http://www.hotellesterrasses.com/ it is a typical French 2 star hotel , creaky stairs , thin walls , it is about a 15 minute journey off the motorway after Chambery , they do family rooms for about €50 to €60 and the food is good home made , tastes good fills a gap after a long drive . The beers taste as good as any , probably the thought of the week to come , we leave about 7.30 on the saturday morning ahead of the overnight or early paris traffic and get to most resort by 8.30to 9.00 ish .
In my mind it can't be beaten
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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