Hotel Les Grandes Rousses, Alpe d'Huez

Hotel Les Grandes Rousses

A recently refurbished family friendly hotel with fantastic access to the slopes. Large family and single rooms, excellent reputation for cuisine.

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Hotel
Half Board
Ski-In / Ski-Out
In Resort Centre
Spacious rooms with superb views
Immediate access to slopes with drag lift nearby
Family friendly
Award winning spa

Overview

Run by the Collomb family for the past 60 years, this hotel offers a warm and friendly welcome. The rooms have all been recently refurbished into a cosy mountain style with breathtaking views of the Oisans valley and the resort. Meals are served in the panoramic restaurant, where the food is excellent. Due to its location and good facilities, the hotel is a popular choice for couples, families and groups. There is an outdoor heated pool and heated sauna and additional wellness facilities (sensory pool with hydro massages jets, steam room, sauna, sensory showers and ice fountain).

Description

Location

It is ideally located in the centre of resort, in a ski-in/ski-out position. There is a drag lift next to the hotel and a ski lift opposite taking you to the Rond Point des Pistes- you can even ski right back to the door of the hotel!

Rooms

All bedrooms have a king-sized or twin beds, please let us know if you have a preference. The also have free Wi-Fi, Tassimo machine for tea and coffee, 32'' flat screen cable / satellite TV with English speaking channels, and bathroom with bath and shower head attachment and WC.

Classic Rooms are 22m² and have a king-size or twin beds, coffee table and armchair, and an East facing balcony with a view of the village and the mountains. Rooms sleep 2 adults and are available for sole occupancy on request, please call to book.

Club Rooms are larger (25m²) and face either North or West towards the ski track or the new wing of the hotel. Rooms have a coffee table and armchair and are decorated in vibrant colours with traditional pine furniture and decorated in a contemporary mountain style.

Panoramic Rooms (24m²) sleep 2 people with a king-sized or twin beds, desk and armchair, and have a south facing balcony with panoramic views over the resort towards the mountains.

Presteige Rooms are in the new extension and are approx 28m² with desk and armchair, and East or West facing balcony with views over the mountains or the hotel's outdoor pool. They sleep up to 3 people with an additional sofa bed.

Triple Panoramic rooms or Junior Suites are larger (30m²) with a king-sized or twin beds and additional bed for a child. These rooms are on request so please call to book.

Brand new Suites are around 38m² sleeping up to 4 people. The king-sized or twin beds are in the bedroom and there's a double sofa bed in a separate lounge. All have a balcony that is East or West facing with views of the mountains or the hotel outdoor pool and they are located in the new extension.

Panoramic, Suites and Prestige rooms also have a Bluetooth speaker and multiple charging and USB points.

Facilities

South facing terrace with wonderful views
Heated outdoor swimming pool, cosmic sauna and whirlpool (open 10 am-7pm)
The Spa des Alpes: sensory pool, treatment rooms- free access for guest between 10 am- 2pm, From 2pm to8 pm: €15/adult or daily package available
Games rooms- home cinema
Ski shop on site
Ski in ski out

Meals

Hal board:

Buffet breakfast with hot options. 7.30-10.30am
Excellent 3 course evening meal with a choice for each course. Savoyard specialities are available upon request without supplement.
Christmas and New Year gala dinners included
À la carte menu available at a supplement
Special dietary (gluten free, vegetarians, diabetics) available- book in advance.

Accommodation Attributes

All Ensuite

Close To Slopes

Fireplace

Ski In Ski Out

Terrace Balcony

Wheelchair

Accommodation Facilities

Child Friendly

Hot Tub

Indoor Pool

Sauna

About Alpe d'Huez

Alpe d'Huez skiing

Alpe d’Huez is set on a high sunny plateau, at 1,860m in the Grande Rousses area of the Southern French Alpes. Surrounded by an amazing snow bowl, it has mile after mile of varied pisted and off piste opportunities. With over 250km of skiing to choose from, it provides endless choices for all levels of skiers and boarders. The resort boasts an excellent snow record due to its high altitude – high altitude goes hand in hand with breathtaking views and a wonderful starting point for the Sarenne descent, officially one of the longest black runs in Europe.

Alpe d'Huez is known as Island of the Sun ('Lile au Soleil') and most of the main slopes face south benefiting from the claimed average of 300 sunshine days a year! The resort spreads down a gentle slope in a triangular shape from the main lift station at the top corner. Access roads enter the village at the lower two corners. The main Avenue des Jeux is used as a central focus and this is where you will find some of the shops, bars and restaurants along with the swimming pool and ice rink. Towards the bottom of the town is the older, original core of the resort which has a slightly more traditional feel to it.

Alpe d'Huez has skiing suitable for everyone. The large network of lovely wide green runs immediately above the village is as good a beginner area as you will find anywhere. For intermediates there is a fine selection of blue and red runs, the variety being difficult to beat with trees, valleys and a range of terrain to explore. The slopes divide into four areas with good connections between them. Every section of the resort has some challenging red runs to test the adventurous as well as some serious off-piste routes for the experts to enjoy. Gondolas and fast chairs are the main access to the lifts, although there are a few older chairs and drag lifts scattered around.
There are two terrain parks, one near the bottom of the slopes for novices with various jumps and rollers and another 1.5km advanced park close to the Lac Blanc drag which has a half-pipe, jumps, rails, big air and boardercross course. Above Vaujany there is another beginners park. Experienced boarders are well catered for with lots of good freeriding to be had, together with vast and varied off-piste to be tried with a guide. For cross country skiers there are 50km of snow sure trails with varying degrees of difficulty.

The resort is linked to Vaujany where there is some great runs and some lovely little cafes - well worth making the effort to get there as only a short ski away from the main slopes of Alpe d'huez.

Resort Attributes

Beginner Friendly

Easy Slope Access

Family Friendly

Good Beginners

Good For Non-Skiers

Good For Snowboarding

Great Off-Piste

Great for Mixed Abilities

High Altitude

Large Ski Area

Lively Night Life