Travel & Leisure


Hotels on the ski slopes

You like oriental style with Japanese influences or maybe you prefer a zero carbon hotel or a lodge in Québec. Luxe-magazine.com has tested for you some great hideaways for the winter season.


Matzuzaka: a complete change of scenery

In La Rosière, in a warm and friendly chalet close to the ski slopes, this inspiration hotel with a mix of Savoyard and Japanese influences features 10 rooms with different atmospheres: 2 Japanese-style rooms, 5 Savoyard-style rooms and 3 suites with bubble bath and lounge. We love the "rotemburo" – the Japanese hot tub outdoor-, the "ofuro" – the warm bath indoor - and classic, but not less relaxing, the sauna, as well as the à la carte beauty treatments and massages. The restaurant at chalet Matzuzaka offers an interesting menu using fresh local produce accompanied by the best French wines.

Price: from € 795 per person/week - halfboard. € 1,250 outside school holidays/per person/per week


Zero carbon or nothing!

In Saint-Gervais, the new Hotel Bellevue on the Prarion domain is located at 1800 metres of altitude. It is here that the first "passive hotel" was built in France: it produces more energy than it consumes! The hotel features 12 ecological rooms, solar panels on the roof and a glass wall in one of the two dining rooms of the restaurant for a unique panoramic view of the Montblanc. Green seduction in a white world!

Price: from € 140 per night



Wyoming: Amangani – the dream destination


Voted as N°1 Ski Hotel in North America by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler, Amangani is located in Jackson Hole, at the southern tip of the Grand Teton National and processes a private ski Lounge. With an average of 4 meters snow on the mountain tops and 1.50 m in the valleys, the ski station is open from mid-November to early April. The domain extends over more than 1,000 hectares! Thanks to a shuttle service between the hotel and the Ski Lounge, you will have time to relax in between two crazy descents. Enjoy the outstanding scenery of Wyoming!

Price:
from 430 € per room per night


Espace Killy in Val d'Isère: Club Med shows its tridents!

A chalet of wood and stone in the heart of a renowned international ski station, this is the Club Med in Vald'Isère. Far from resting on its laurels, it offers us its new Espace 5 tridents, featuring exclusive suites and luxury service. The restaurant offers Savoyard specialities served in a pleasantly intimate atmosphere. For relaxation, we love the new indoor pool with relaxation area and especially the Club Med Spa by Cinq Mondes, on 372 m2 dedicated to well-being!

Price: 7 days package from € 1,160 per person.



A lodge in Quebec: the Sacacomie Hotel awaits you!

Luxe-magazine.com has already had the opportunity to introduce to you this magnificent hotel, only two hours from Montreal. Its great pristine wilderness and abundant snow, in the Mauricie region (Quebec) are awaiting you! Take a stroll by dogsled, a trip by seaplane, drink hot chocolate in a yurt, enjoy a snowshoe hike and snow-bike trip, taste fresh trout prepared on a wood fire... The hotel offers a wide variety of sporty, poetic and gourmet activities. The absolute must? The Géos Spa, an ecological building consisting of 85%  wood with natural light flowing in through the huge Bay Windows overlooking the Lake. The Spa features a dozen treatment cabins, two hot tubs at 40 ° and an outdoor ice water pool for dare devils. When the evening falls you can enjoy the gourmet cuisine in the hotel's restaurant. No doubt, it's great staying at the Sacacomie Hotel!

Price: from 120 € per person/per night/halfboard on the basis of a double room


La Sivolière luxury in French style

Built in the purest Savoyard tradition, La Sivolière in Courchevel stands at the foot of the beautiful Alpine slopes. Interior architect, Tristan Auer managed to blend design, and well-being in an ideal balance of luxury and nature and decorated La Sivolière with an exceptional selection of fine furniture. Dedicated to well-being, the Spa has a pool with balneotherapy effects, steam bath, sauna and fitness centre with physiotherapeutic massages. Children will love the innovative 3D games area and our faithful companions are treated with special attentions. The restaurant, le 1850,  serves a contemporary cuisine, rooted in the Savoyard tradition.

Price: from 400 € per night/per room

Janvier 2011

Chalet Matsuzaka: www.chaletmatsuzaka.com au 04 79 07 53 13

Bar restaurant hôtel Bellevue - www.bellevuemontblanc.com 

Amangani: www.amanresorts.com/amangani/home.aspx

Club Med:www.clubmed.fr 

Hôtel Sacacomie:   www.sacacomie.com


La Sivolière: www.hotel-la-sivoliere.com