How to Book Les Airelles, Courchevel: A Fairytale in the Snow

Les Airelles, Courchevel is a fairytale of a hotel, a ski-in, ski-out palace of turrets, fireplaces and Austro-Hungarian grandeur in Courchevel 1850, where the level of pampering makes the slopes feel almost incidental. It is one of the most beloved addresses in the Alps, and over the holidays it is among the first to fill. Booking through a preferred-partner advisory costs the same as booking direct, with recognition and benefits added at no extra cost.

Courchevel 1850 is the most exclusive address in the Alps and the gateway to the Three Valleys, and Les Airelles sits right on the snow front, so the slopes begin at the door. The hotel is a world unto itself, warm, ornate and theatrical, the kind of place where a day on the mountain is only part of the point.

The rooms and suites are richly decorated in the Alpine-palace style, with wood, fabric and fireplaces, rising to grand suites and apartments for families and groups. Pampering is the house speciality, from the spa to the service.

Dining is exceptional and varied, from the Japanese-Peruvian Matsuhisa to Italian and Savoyard tables and the hotel's own grand restaurant, alongside an Airelles Spa by Guerlain. For how it compares with its neighbour, see Cheval Blanc versus Les Airelles in Courchevel, and for the holidays, New Year's at Les Airelles.

Les Airelles is a fairytale in the snow, turrets and fireplaces on the slope front of Courchevel 1850, where pampering is the house speciality.