Need to know
Rooms
Seven, including three suites.
Check–Out
10am. Earliest check-in, 4pm. Both are flexible, subject to availability.
More details
Rates include breakfast, dinner, soft drinks, house wines and some spirits. You’ll have a team of chalet staff, use of equipment, guides, local transfers and some activities. The chalet is for exclusive use (buy-out).
Also
Hotel outpost the Alpage is a historic shepherd’s hut on the mountain which has been turned into an off-grid refuge where Chalet Hibou guests can dine by candlelight and party under the stars.
At the hotel
Hot tub, cold plunge pool, gym, sauna, steam room and treatment room; wine cellar, basement bar, media and games rooms, boot room, bikes and ski kit to borrow, honesty bar in the lounge, guitars and bongos to borrow. In rooms: Aesop bath products.
Our favourite rooms
The Ruitor suite in the eaves is Chalet Hibou’s literal and figurative crowning glory, with a private balcony and rafter-framed living room with a log-burning stove. Secluded Bec Rouge, furnished in scarlet hues with a private balcony, comes a close second and Bec de l’Ane brings the private-balcony tally to three. For children, the Bunk Room beside the cinema-screen touting Media Room has den-like appeal.
Poolside
On the main terrace beside the lounge you’ll find the hot tub, where the mountain views are as therapeutic as the bath-hot bubbles, and a cattle-trough-like plunge pool provides bracing contrast.
Spa
The chalet team can organise massages or hot-stone treatments to order in the chalet treatment room. This is also where you can kick back on loungers to watch TV, or make use of the sauna and pebbled steam room.
Packing tips
A pre-arrival chat to curate your wishlist of activities during your stay means you’ll know exactly what kit the hotel provides and what you need to pack.
Also
For wheelchair users with some mobility, there are two accessible rooms on the ground floor, but no specific fittings in bathrooms or communal areas.
Pet‐friendly
Dogs are welcome, from €50 a night. See more pet-friendly hotels in Le Miroir.
Children
Very welcome. Cots can be provided and, although no extra beds can be added to rooms, the chalet’s Bunk Room is a winning option for little Smiths.
Best for
Children over six – old enough to enjoy the activities this Alpine retreat has to offer.
Recommended rooms
The Bunk Room has curtained bunks with wooden staircases to the top level and sleeps up to four children. If it’s a cot you need, Bec de l’Ane, Bec Rouge and Ruitor are the roomiest options.
Crèche
Pre-arrival, the team will call you to discuss any childcare needs and can organise places at an off-site crèche (extra cost), but you’ll need to arrange this ahead of your stay.
Activities
When not on the slopes the hotel has plenty to keep the kids entertained; there are children’s books, DVDs, games consoles, arts-and-crafts materials, board games and soft toys. Snow-based activities abound: think snowball battles, snowman construction, sledding sessions and more. The hotel can arrange ski school or private lessons for budding skiers and boarders.
Swimming pool
There’s no pool at Chalet Hibou and the hot tub will be too warm for the littlest of Smiths.
Meals
The menu can be tailored to suit younger guests’ tastes. The hotel has baby food and chalet staff can buy formula milk for you and there are bottle sterilising facilities and beakers at the hotel. Highchairs, bibs and kids’ cutlery are also available.
Babysitting
With at least four weeks’ notice, the hotel can book babysitting or a nanny for daytime childcare (extra cost).
No need to pack
The hotel has arm bands, baby bedlinen, potties, changing mats and booster seats, and you can buy nappies and baby wipes at the hotel.
Also
Baby monitors and stair gates are available on request.
Sustainability efforts
Geothermal energy keeps the water hot and the chalet toasty. In an effort to reduce waste, the hotel has a recycling policy and composts food waste. Coffee is made with freshly ground beans, not pods, and guests are given refillable water bottles for the duration of their stay.