Hotel Alba
Features
The Alba is ideally situated just above the main hub of the resort, yet right on the edge of the slopes at resort’s ‘Rond Point’, a familiar landmark in the Three Valleys. Everything is geared towards making life as easy as possible for our guests, with the main piste just across the street, a ski-bridge to bring you back to your ski-room door, and equipment hire from the shop immediately beneath the Alba, so collection, return and any mid-week changes are easily arranged.
There are also several restaurants and après ski cafes close by and the bus to and from the village centre runs until 11.45pm.
The Alba really is the perfect choice for families who want to hit the slopes with the minimum of fuss and in the shortest possible time! The ski- school meeting point is just 50m away, as is the magic carpet nursery area for our Spritelets classes. The ‘Doron’ blue run outside the Alba takes skiers straight down to the resort centre and main lifts, opening up access from there to the whole of the Three Valleys. Alternatively you can take the Adret chairlift from just below the Rond Point and start your skiing day from there.
At the end of your day, returning to the Alba on skis couldn’t be easier, either from the Saulire side of the Three Valleys down the Marmotte and Doron slopes, or, if you end up in the resort centre, the Rhodos 1 gondola will bring you straight back ‘home’ to the Rond Point.
The Alba has thoroughly charming communal rooms, with the lounge and bar attractively furnished with rich fabrics, comfy seating and a feature fireplace to warmly welcome skiers home after a long ski day. This also provides the perfect ambience for enjoying evening apéritifs and canapés, complete with its self-playing piano for some gentle background music!
The spacious dining-room has picture windows overlooking the large sun-terrace, which in turn looks out over the Doron slopes, the Rond Point and across the scenic resort valley.
Accommodation
LOWER GROUND FLOOR
Ski and boot store
Wellness area
GROUND FLOOR
Reception, dining-room, lounge/bar, wcs, spacious sun-terrace
FIRST FLOOR
Room 1 Sleeps 3 Triple bedroom (twin beds & single sofa-bed) with bath/wc/balcony
Room 2 Sleeps 3 Triple bedroom (twin beds & single sofa-bed) with bath/wc/balcony
Rooms 3 & 4 Sleeps 5-6 One twin/triple bedroom (twin beds and single sofa-bed) with bath/wc/balcony, and adjacent triple (twin beds and single sofa-bed) with bath/wc/balcony
Rooms 5 & 6 Sleeps 4 One twin bedroom with bath/wc, and adjacent bunk-room with shower/wc
Room 7 Sleeps 2 Twin bedroom with bath/wc
SECOND FLOOR
Rooms 21, 22, 27 As Room 1. Each sleeps 3
Rooms 23 & 24 As Rooms 3 & 4. Sleeps 5-6
Rooms 25 & 26Sleeps 4-5 One twin/triple bedroom (twin beds & single sofa-bed) with bath/wc, and adjacent bunk-room with shower/wc
THIRD FLOOR
Rooms 31, 32, 37 As Room 1. Each sleeps 3
Rooms 33 & 34 As Rooms 3 & 4. Sleeps 5-6
Rooms 35 & 36 As Rooms 25 & 26. Sleeps 4-5
FOURTH FLOOR Nursery
Suite 42Sleeps 4 Twin bedroom with bath/wc/balcony, interconnecting to twin bedroom under eaves with bath/wc
Room 44 Quadruple family room (twin beds & 2 single sofa-beds) with bath/wc/balcony
Méribel Resort Info
Méribel lies in the heart of the Three Valleys, which remains one of the most popular ski areas in the Alps. It has 200 lifts, 600km of well linked, all-ability pistes and off-piste to match. Intermediates will flourish, but the weaker and stronger skiers aren't overlooked, as there is something for everyone. Boarders and freestyelers have the coice of 2 snowparks, with 5 more in other Three Valleys resorts.
Méribel ski resort
The resort actually consists of five separate parts but the two main areas, which comprise the vast majority of the accommodation, are Méribel-Centre and Méribel-Mottaret. Both are largely chalet and apartment based, with a limited choice of hotels, meaning that the restaurant selection could be better. There are, however, easily enough bars and clubs to keep the younger crowd happy.As with anywhere popular, slight queues can build up and the pistes and roads may become crowded in peak season. Also, prices can be almost as steep as the slopes themselves.
Overall, a good, if disjointed ski resort at the centre of a great domain. Aesthetically quite appealing because of the many chalet-style buildings, Méribel's biggest plus is its location at the heart of the Trois Vallées. This should override almost any criticism, although if you want to avoid Brits, this isn't the place…
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