Need to know
Rooms
55, including 39 suites.
Check–Out
Noon, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 4pm, also flexible, on request.
More details
Rates usually include breakfast and this season guests staying in a Chalet also get a free massage for each adult and a photoshoot session. Half-board rates include €100 an adult, a day, to be used in the restaurants and bar or towards room service.
Also
The hotel’s communal areas are wheelchair-accessible and there are some specially adapted rooms.
Hotel closed
The hotel follows the snow and the ski lifts' lead, closely roughly between the start of April and the middle of December.
At the hotel
Free WiFi throughout, kids’ and teen club, ski room with strapping staff to get you in and out of your boots, gym, valet parking. In rooms: Le Labo bath products, TV, air-conditioning, free bottled water, free soft drinks from the minibar, Nespresso coffee machine and tea.
Our favourite rooms
The rooms are far more colourful than your average alpine suite, and all have outdoor spaces with views across the piste, so you can watch the action from the wings (with blankets and hot chocolate). There are some chalet options for families and groups, connected to the hotel via an inside (read: snow-proof) passage.
Poolside
The pool is in two parts: the first half is inside, for admiring the Alps in the warmth; the second is past a glass wall in the great outdoors.
Spa
The supremely soothing spa has a wall of windows looking out onto the spectacular mountain scenery, a heated indoor pool and plenty of cocoon-like spaces to relax after a day on the piste. All treatments were developed in partnership with beauty pioneer Tata Harper, who creates her range of toxin-free beauty products from her farm in Vermont. Here, her creations are paired with a full range of signature treatments developed in line with her philosophy. There are six treatment rooms, including one for couples, and a sauna, hammam, Jacuzzi and hair salon.
Packing tips
This one’s pretty straightforward: moon boots, salopettes and sunglasses, with some stylish après wear thrown in to keep up with the Coucou crowd. Le Coucou has a handy ski room – where you can get kitted out with skis and ski boots – with a boutique section for anything you may have forgotten.
Also
In the unlikely event that you’re not getting enough exercise on the slopes, personal trainers are on hand to help.
Pet‐friendly
For €35 a night, one small dog, weighing in at under 10kg, can stay with you. Pet-friendly rooms must be requested in advance. See more pet-friendly hotels in Méribel.
Children
All ages are welcome. Cots can be added to all rooms and every room can have twin beds on request. There are two chalet options that are perfect for families. Babysitting can be arranged with a day’s notice; one-hour minimum.
Best for
All ages, but toddlers eager to enrol in ski school will have the most fun.
Recommended rooms
Cots can be added from the Deluxe Junior Suite category and upward; some suites have a sofa bed. There are two chalet options that are perfect for families.
Activities
Petit VIP has a teen's lab (for ages 10 to 15) and a kid's club (for ages 3 to 9), so all ages of ankle-biters will be well cared for. Facilities include a slide, climbing wall, TV cabin and activity workshops (and some tiny editions of those covetable Pierre Yovanovitch chairs). For teens, there’s ping-pong, table football and karaoke.
Meals
Children are welcome in Bianca Neve and Beefbar. There's a dedicated kids' menu, and regular menu dishes can be adapted. Highchairs are available.
Babysitting
Babysitting can be arranged with a day’s notice; one-hour minimum.
Also
Over half of the rooms and suites in the hotel can be interconnected on request. For guests staying on a half-board basis, children three and under stay free, four to 10 year olds will be charged €50 a day, and 11 year olds and over will be charged €100 a day.