Experimental Chalet Val d'Isère

The Experimental Group started in Parisian nightlife and has since discovered that ski villages suit them just as well. This Alpine hotel, their largest, was redesigned by Dorothée Meilichzon with a visual language that borrows as much from American national-park lodges as from Alpine tradition. Inside: a spa with an indoor pool, an in-house ski shop, a grand brasserie, a cheese-focused restaurant, and an Experimental Cocktail Club. The lifts are a short walk away.