Hôtel Les Grangettes

We stayed 4 nights for a pre Christmas ski break, the hotel location next to the main lifts couldn't be better - ski in/out. The hotel is basic 2* but rooms are clean and comfortable with good en-suite bathrooms, plenty of hot water. Rooms are above a very popular apres ski bar so be aware there is live music early evening. The half board catering was excellent (certainly exceeded expectations) offering imaginative 3 course evening meals and plentiful breakfasts. The staff were friendly and efficient creating a relaxed dining experience. I would recommend staying here for the convenient location near the ski lifts, fabulous food and great value for money accommodation.

This was a four night stay for pre-Xmas skiing and is the third time we’ve stayed here as we love the location – you can’t get closer to the lifts. The hotel is still relatively simple, but improvements are already obvious in the rooms and some of the public areas. The food is really outstanding, both the range and quality at breakfast and dinner which match the offerings in hotels with many more stars – chapeau to the kitchen team. Service was relaxed but efficient and the hard working restaurant team need a name check, so I will: well done to Megan, Maddy, Juliette, Freya and Alex.

Can’t rate this little gem highly enough! Pros: - Staff are super friendly, polite and helpful. - Food is way better than 2 star! Breakfast is ok with plenty of choice. Afternoon tea is fab! Sweet and savoury every day (including soup, king prawns, pizza, flap jacks, cookies etc - all homemade. Evening meal starts with an amuse bouche, followed by 3 courses. The veggie options were amazing. Glass of Prosecco given at the start of the meal then free, palatable wine afterwards. New Year’s Eve meal was superb and included a bottle of Prosecco. - Location is great. A very short walk to the lifts. Near lots of hire shops, bars and restaurants. Village put on lots of entertainment on New Year’s Eve (fireworks, ski school torch lit procession, free vin chaud, great outdoor live DJ. - The bar next door (Jacks) is owned by same people. Reasonable happy hour between 4-5pm. Very small discount for Les Grangettes customers. Great live music from 5-8ish (later on a Wednesday when chalet staff have their night off). We had room 29 situated at the back of the hotel and never had an issue with noise coming from the bar. Although after the live band, the music wasn’t very loud anyway. - I had an issue with a plug in our room. Told staff at breakfast. By the time we got back from skiing that day, it had been changed with a little note letting us know. - Boot room kept boots dry and warm every day. Ski locker room in an adjacent room. - Good showers with no shortage of hot water. Cons: - Rooms are very basic and quite small but clean (rooms are tidied daily). But what do you expect from a 2 star property?! - The communal areas are a little soulless, especially the tables at the front of the hotel. - Breakfast could be improved with some fresh bread rolls (rather than just toasting bread) and tomatoes/cucumber etc. - Toaster wasn’t great. - Having to remember 3 lots of codes for the front door, boot room and ski locker was a bit of a pain. Why not have the same code for all of them? All in all, a great value option in a very central location. We travelled with Inghams - the less said about them the better! Would definitely return but would probably book directly with the property.

Les Grangettes is a no frills hotel offering excellent value to families wanting to ski from Meribel which is renowned as an expensive village. Comfortable rooms, really clean, well appointed bathroom and a guests lounge with sofas, games and tv, Lounge/seating areas could benefit from some ‘warmth’ - it’s hard to explain but they are a bit soulless but do the job. Really friendly and helpful staff, always responsive to our requests and eager to help. We stayed in rm 26 at back of hotel and although we could hear the live music from Jacks bar each evening it did not impact our stay and some of the artists were pretty good! All our meals were good, you won’t go hungry. One vegetarian option wasn’t as promised (tofu instead of halloumi) but fortunately I like both! Breakfast is varied with continental options and my only idea to make it better would be to offer some fresh bread or rolls as an alternative to the sliced bread that is good for toast. Hot options also available. Afternoon tea was very welcome and offered a savoury and cake with plentiful tea coffee and hot chocolate. Wine at dinner was drinkable and never shunned! Separate Boot and ski room is a bit of a bind but it’s not a deal breaker. Perfect location for the 3 valleys and a very short walk to the main lifts - good value and we will be returning. Overall a fabulous week, thank you to the team.

Lovely, clean hotel, and everyone staying there was really friendly. The staff were brilliant too. Everything we needed was there and the tea & coffee all day was appreciated. We were above the bar but the music really didn't bother us. Great showers, plenty of hot water! The food was good, and plentiful, and given resort prices, excellent value. The canapes & prosecco was a nice touch too! Codes on the boot & ski rooms were a bit irritating, I don't see why the same code couldn't be used for both, but the boot warmers were fab and our boots were warn and dry every morning. Would recommend and would revisit.

Not going to lie but i was worried... a last minute holiday but I think some have been really harsh on this hotel. Yes it's basic, the carpets and some room furniture a little tired BUT for skiing it's exactly what you want (and i can be real hotel snob!). I travelled with my 13 yr old daughter and it was a great holiday. Comfy beds, warm room, clean bathroom, made up daily and stacks of hot water for a good soak after the slopes. We were in room 4 so away from Jack's but others staying above the bar said it was fine.... the staff are great, the food good, breakfast, afternoon tea a welcome treat, prosecco and canapes and 3 course meal, my daughter coped with even her limited taste, breakfast good. It is what you make of it, we made lots of friends over breakfast and dinner and we all had a great time socialising after dinner both adults and kids.... location for the ski lifts is great, the public pool for a swim opposite and I wouldn't hesitate in going back..... it would be nice though if gradually the rooms and landing carpets could be revamped a little but it's not a biggy and great value for money.......