The Best Hotels in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains

Nineteen rooms in a classic Alpine chalet connected by lift to the Evasion Mont-Blanc ski network, which is about as good a ratio of small hotel to enormous mountain as you'll find. Oak timbers and parquet floors set the scene, but the rooms go marble bathroom and espresso machine rather than rustic-cozy. The spa has indoor and outdoor pools with Mont Blanc views, and a fine dining restaurant backed by a casual bistro for the nights you're too tired to dress up.

An Art Nouveau building at the foot of Mont Blanc that somehow pulls off contemporary luxury without feeling like a ski-lodge rebrand. Le Saint Gervais is a boutique hotel with a spa, indoor pool, and a Mediterranean restaurant, sitting in a spa town that predates ski tourism by a comfortable margin. Rooms split between the heritage building and a modern wing; the Mont Blanc Tramway is close enough that a ticket comes with every stay.