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Aman Le Mélézin

This hotel is as cool as Les Airelles is classic. A 31-room, Asian-style hideaway on the Bellecôte piste, it’s sleek, discreet and very comfortable. Le Mélézin proves that the minimalist Aman aesthetic can work in the mountains as well as in the Asian tropics. Aman founder Adrian Zecha skied here for years before he converted this four-story slope-side hotel into one of his company’s properties with the help of American designer Ed Tuttle.

The bar’s huge windows look out onto the slopes, while an inner courtyard made of tinted clapboard offers guests a peaceful refuge. 200-year-old oak beams, red-cedar wood, slate stones, silk chenille panels, leather and suede upholstery and other gorgeous materials outfit common spaces. Asian touches appear in such details as the cylindrical woven baskets in which room service is delivered, and the antique Chinese chair that adorns a corner of the gym. Spacious bedrooms have large walk-in closets, a major plus for those traveling with bulky skiwear, while some of the bathrooms have window-sided hot tubs that look out onto the mountains. The rooms are decorated in the same aesthetic as the hotel - light woods and a zen ambiance, and the Mélézin and La Vanoise suites have fireplaces. The hotel also boasts a two-floor spa with treatment rooms, a fitness studio and indoor pools.

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Cheval Blanc Courchevel

The top hotel in Courchevel is the glitzy 34-room Cheval Blanc, owned by French businessman Bernard Arnault. The hotel is a superluxe spot (with prices to match), and judging from the giant mirrored horse outside the lobby, subtlety is not the goal. But the glitz and glamour works effortlessly; rooms and suites are decorated in a mish-mash of sumptuous fabrics (velvet, leather, fur), and all feature floor-to-ceiling windows and either a balcony or terrace. Walls are done up in a similar fashion, with vibrant cuckoo clocks keeping time next to photographs commissioned by Karl Lagerfeld. The top suite, which Arnault uses when in residence, has its own private elevator and four bedrooms, sleeping eight in all. For families that want to feel a bit removed, there is also a three-bedroom chalet directly connected to the hotel.

Luxurious extras include a Guerlain spa (try the avant-ski or après-ski massage, and don’t miss the “emotion shower,” which features light effects and a view of the slopes). There are also two restaurants (one with three Michelin stars), a bar, an in-house ski service for equipment rentals, a fabulous kids club and LVMH-owned shops. And fear not, the pampering continues outside the confines of the hotel; each morning, staffers ready guests’ ski equipment (heated boots and all), and send them armed with gourmet goodies for a day on the slopes.

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Hôtel des 3 Vallées

Located at the base of the mountain, Hôtel des 3 Vallées is a chic, low-key alternative to the flashy resorts in Courchevel. Indagare reviews.

Hotel Saint Joseph

The four-star Hotel Saint Joseph features apartment-like accommodations ideal for friends traveling together or independent families.
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L’Apogée Courchevel

Indagare Travel reviews luxury alpine chalet hotel L’Apogée Courchevel from the Oetker Collection in France's Courchevel skiing region.

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La Sivolière

La Sivolière is a charming property on the quiet side of town, in an area mostly filled homes. The wood-and-stone boutique hotel features a modern décor that is oddly complementary to its old-world foundation. Interiors are elegant, and some of the rooms feature fireplaces. On property amenities are extensive; there is a spa, kids club, restaurant and ski rental shop, so you can snap on your boots and ski out the door.

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Le K2 Altitude

Le K2 Altitude is a great on-slope property arranged like a hamlet of Savoyard chalets, but it has a decidedly chic, modern feeling. Instead of traditional glazed yellow wood and dark-red-and-green Alpine fabrics, the owners chose rough-hewn wood and, in the lobby, fabrics bursting with bright colors. Guest rooms are in freestanding chalets and have LCD screen TVs next to enormous windows that look out over the slopes or Mont Bec. The gift shop sells Armani and Authier clothes, the spa is La Prairie and the restaurant manages to be beautiful and hip while still offering good food. Après-skiers can choose between the slope-side chaise longues with lap blankets and similar chaises that surround the indoor pool, off the lobby.

Lounge at  Hotel Le K2, Courchevel, France

Le K2 Palace

Named after the second-highest mountain in the world, Le K2 in Courchevel comprises a hotel and a series of ski-in/ski-out chalets.
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Les Airelles

For the traditionalist, Les Airelles offers great service in an elegant Savoyard setting. The resort completed a $25 million upgrade in 2009, adding suites, a 5,900 square-foot, four-bedroom apartment with its own spa, a restaurant, a screening room and a game room from children, as well as an updated spa with an indoor and outdoor Jacuzzi, a snow cave and a scented jet shower. The lobby has painted ceilings, antler trophies belonging to the former owner and a 12th-century stone fireplace from a château in Burgundy. For a French hotel, it has a decidedly Austrian feeling, but also a great pool. Rooms are cozy and traditionally decorated with fabrics by Rubelli and Pierre Frey, who had a house in the village for years.

La Table des Airelles serves French cuisine and an epic buffet fit for royalty in a chic alpine setting. Diners can enjoy unlimited sushi, raw bar offerings, caviar and more for lunch and dinner (with an a la carte menu also available during dinner service). This is part of the Aman / Les Airelles half-board.

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