Les Grands Montets Hotel & Spa

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Relaxed mountain retreat, great spa! Very chill and cozy hotel. Staff are very sweet and helpful, but also not overly bearing. They stay in the background as much as possible. Not overly formal as you get in many hotels. Spa is very good, with good jacuzzi, nice little pool and good sauna and Hamman. Breakfast was also good, a mixture of everything; bacon and eggs, hard boiled if you want. Plenty of cereal, yoghurts, fruit, cold cuts and cheese, and plenty of pastries and different types of bread. The rooms were cozy, with nice balconies and beautiful views. The one criticism would be the designs of the rooms. With ours the front door and the bathroom door easily collided, and my partner accidentally trapped her fingers in between them which really hurt. The pillows were also not good; there was a large tempur type one, so very hard, or a little pillow which had almost no structure at all, so something in between would have been better, but the mattress was very comfy. My mother had a separate room, which was a different layout, and was actually better than our layout, same issue with the pillows though. In short, I would definitely stay here again, I just might bring my own pillow next time! Location wise it is very close to Grand Montets lift. Argentine is a 10 minute walk away. A car is recommended, but then it is generally recommended for chamonix as it makes getting around, particularly in the evenings much easier. There is no restaurant onsite, so you will need to eat out, but they have snacks at the bar.

The hotel is very charming and sits amongst the alps in a grand setting. The restaurant serves up a grand breakfast with many choices. The bartender was super friendly and made the best limoncello spritz! The restaurant was not open for dinner when we were there so we ate at a nearby restaurant which was mediocre.