Revival of Les Airelles… (France)
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Revival of Les Airelles… (France)
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Category: Europe - France - Industry economy
vRenovation / Addition
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2008-10-20
On the wooded edge of the ski slopes, at the very place where the forest gives over to voluptuous snow flows, stands the “Hôtel de Charme Les Airelles” in its coat of snowflakes.
A dream atmosphere, a fairytale chalet in which you cultivate the way of live and time to live it. In 2007, a first stage of work saw the creation of a “Pierre Gagnaire pour Les Airelles” restaurant, 850m² to relax in with a “Valmont pour Les Airelles” health spa and new suites. This year, the “Hôtel de Charme Les Airelles” is embarking on a second stage of titanic work with the creation of a private 550m² apartment, Prestigious Junior Suites, a games room for children of all ages and a private screening room. The reception area has also been rethought with a new Reception/Conciergerie area. As for the Deluxe guestrooms, they have been embellished. This prestigious complex will give clients complete comfort - sheer luxury…
Reception
From the moment you arrive, an especially meticulous and kind welcome is reserved for you by our reception and concierge teams who officiate in new fluid and convivial areas.
Guestrooms, suites and the private apartment
In each of these areas you will find luxurious and refined decoration; a skilful mixture inspired from Italian and Austrian chalets of the past, with wooden panels hand-painted by talented craftsmen from Florence, Frey and Rubelli materials, Dedar and Declerc soft furnishings and silks.
The New Private Apartment located on the 4th top floor with direct access by a lift, offers a panoramic view over the snow-covered mountains. A unique experience…
The 550m² apartment features 4 rooftop bedrooms each having a bathroom with hammam showers, a fireplace and a dressing-room.
This outstanding place has a private health spa. By taking the small staircase, you can admire the sparkling coloured mosaic. Passing by the waterfall, you will enter the relaxation area in which you can take advantage of our confidential body care. This has a Jacuzzi with a mountain view, a completely glassed sauna, sensorial showers and an ice fountain.
Into the main lounge stands a sumptuous fireplace; the dining room has a private bar with a selection of vintage wines and spirits kept in a glass cellar; and a large sound-proof screening room, for those looking for tranquility will accommodates cinema lovers.
In the turret, emphasised by the pretty painted wooden panels, enjoy playing cards or games, or even reading in peace quietly. How about starting your day by having your breakfast there at your convenience?
The children will enjoy the game room.
The 150m² terrace, with an outdoor Jacuzzi and a breathless view over the Courchevel ski resort complete the prestigious collection.
The Private apartment is the ultimate luxury venue…
The new Junior Suites Prestige on the South side overlooking the sky slopes. Some of these new 65m² suites feature of:
-A vast, very light and comfortable living area, a bathroom with hammam-shower and a large dressing room;
-A bathroom for her Ladyship and a bathroom with hammam-shower and a large dressing room for his Lordship.
All are fitted with the latest hi-fi and video technologies with wireless high-speed internet access.
The Junior Suites located on the snow level on the West side with a balcony and overlooking the “Jardin Alpin” resort. These nicely decorated 40m² Junior Suites feature a separate lounge, guestroom and a bathroom with hammam-shower. All are fitted with the latest hi-fi and video technologies with wireless high-speed internet access.
The “Jardin Alpin” Suite with two bedrooms on the West side at snow level with a balcony and overlooking the “Jardin Alpin” resort. This 90m² suite features two guestrooms each separated by its private entrance, two bathrooms with hammam-shower and a large, round, bright lounge in the hotel tower. It is fitted with the latest hi-fi and video technologies with wireless high-speed internet access.
The Aubépine and Cardamine Suites both have two bedrooms on the South/West side with a balcony and panoramic view over the “Jardin Alpin” domain. These 125m² suites feature one master bedroom in the hotel tower, a large separate lounge with an office area. A universe for his Lordship and another for her Ladyship, each having a bathroom with a hammam-shower or bath and a dressing room. All are fitted with the latest hi-fi and video technologies with wireless high-speed internet access.
The Gentiane Suite ” with three bedrooms on the West side at snow level with a balcony and overlooking the “Jardin Alpin” resort. This 160m² bright suite is made up of two guestrooms each having a dressing room and a bathroom with hammam-shower and walk-in shower, a Junior Suite communicating with a separate lounge, guestroom and bathroom with hammam-shower. There is a magnificent fireplace in the lounge. It is fitted with the latest hi-fi and video technologies with wireless high-speed internet access.
The very prestigious Lys Martagon Suite with three bedrooms on the South/West side with a panoramic view of La Loze Mountain. This 140m² suite is made up of three bedrooms with dressing room. The master bedroom, located in the hotel tower, has a bathroom with a semi-circular bath, 2 beautiful hand basins, a private hammam and a vast walk-in shower. There is a magnificent fireplace in the lounge. It is fitted with the latest hi-fi and video technologies with wireless high-speed internet access.
37 guestrooms, 14 suites and 1 private apartment.
Catering and Bar
Lunch time
Our “La Table du Jardin Alpin” restaurant, rethought with new areas assigned to our future famous buffet inspired from chateau cuisine, opens out on to a sunny terrace that has direct access from the sky slopes to the Gloriette and the Relais des Skieurs. A skier valet is available to help you take off your boots and then put on warm carpet slippers.
After skiing or in the evening
The indispensable “Bar des Airelles”, completely renovated with new intimist areas welcome you after skiing. In the low-key lounges, by the fireplace, at tea-time, refined sweets await you, accompanied with the finest teas or even the reputed hot chocolate. You can also taste the rarest wines and spirits.
In the evening, listening to the piano music, the “Bar des Airelles” becomes the essential meeting place for the resort’s elegant and refined clientele. There’s an elegant smoking room for those who love smoking cigars whilst sipping vintage spirits.
Dinner time
“Pierre Gagnaire pour Les Airelles”
In a surprising and sumptuous décor, you will enjoy the famous chef, Pierre Gagnaire’s cuisine. “Simple but elegant” are Pierre Gagnaire’s values that contribute to letting you live a unique culinary experience. The restaurant pays tribute to Elisabeth Empress of Austria, better known as Sissi of Bavaria in a warm atmosphere of Austrian charm. In the centre of the room hangs a majestic chandelier from the Cristallerie St Louis, made up of crystal pendants The art de table is by the partner houses Hermès (crockery), Puiforcat (silverware) and Cristallerie St Louis (glassware), all punctuated with contemporary touches including armchairs created by Olivier Gagnière and modern works of art.
“La Table du Jardin Alpin” restaurant
Our chef faithfully works out a traditional Bourgeois cuisine stamped with the seal of authenticity.
“Le Coin Savoyard” restaurant
You will discover a genuine Carnotzet, a unique place in which you can taste the many regional specialities prepared with the best local products; Tartiflette, Raclette and Fondue, all in a family and friendly atmosphere.
Well-being and relaxation
A “Valmont pour Les Airelles” health spa of more than 650m² is exclusively assigned to you: waterfalls, swimming pool, indoor and outdoor whirlpool bath, hammam and saunas. Physiotherapists-osteopaths, aesthetician and hairdresser will welcome you in ideally rethought areas, not forgetting the barber for the men!
A snow cave, really surprising by its innovative, agreeable and beneficial effects is also waiting for you. A fine powder snow, natural and pure, creates the idyllic atmosphere in a cave scene taking you into a crystal-clear glacier world. The tingling cooling, both stimulating and agreeable at -10°C, which you take between two trips to the sauna, becomes the high point and purifying time of the sauna concept within the health spa.
The “Valmont pour Les Airelles” health spa also invites you to trips with an aromatic jet shower system, lights and remarkable sounds, not forgetting the fruit juice and herbal-tea bar, five perfectly soundproofed cubicles, fitted with a shower of which one with balnéo-therapy and solarium as well as a latest-generation shaping up room with the very innovative “Kinesis Personal” system.
Children’s kingdom… a new 100 m² transparent games room, with a castle for the youngest ones, then, in a second room with the latest generation arcade video games, 2 Wii consoles on large screens and curling; all under the benevolence of our “Super nanny”. Older ones can sit on soft sofas with big cushions in a private screening room to take advantage of films in cinema conditions.
Perfection everywhere
On you way to the sky slopes, you will cross the “Placette Italienne” with its new Valentino Haute Couture shop and a little further on the “Nouvel Espace Ski” where you can rent or buy your material and accessories.
And how can you start a winter without the private ice-rink that will delight the young and not so young right from the beginning of the season up to mid-January.
Our house, located on the edge of the sky slopes where our Skier Valet is at your disposal, enables you to have access, with your skis on, to the biggest ski resort in the world: "Les 3 Vallées".
Right from the first minute, a feeling of well-being will come over you - you are in a different age, which probably comes from the lounge’s cosy atmosphere with its large sofas, the kindness of the personnel dressed in Austrian costumes, the sound of logs cracking in the fireplace, all that matters is you feel good…
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