La Folie Douce Hôtel Chamonix

“Lively hotel in the perfect location”

****DO NOT LISTEN TO THE BAD REVIEWS**** We stayed here for 4 nights, myself, my husband and my 21 year old daughter in one of the budget rooms with the bunk beds. I read reviews of rude staff, loud music, awful and smelly rooms, outdated spa and general bad reviews........this was not the case for… more

****DO NOT LISTEN TO THE BAD REVIEWS**** We stayed here for 4 nights, myself, my husband and my 21 year old daughter in one of the budget rooms with the bunk beds. I read reviews of rude staff, loud music, awful and smelly rooms, outdated spa and general bad reviews........this was not the case for us at all! The staff were very helpful and not rude in the slightest, the only negative i would give is at check in they could explain a bit more about how the hotel works, however we never asked the questions at the time either and when we did ask it was answered with a smile. It's a party hotel, there is going to be loud music, but in our room which albeit was on the 4th floor you could not hear anything after 10pm, and even then it wasn't loud, we stayed Monday to Friday morning, maybe the weekend evenings are louder but we never had any complaints. Our room was small, compact and for what we paid it was a great room, again could things be better, possibly yes, but for the price I would say it was value for money, the negatives would be not enough "big lights" around the cupboard area at night, it is very dark and we used our phone torches to see in the cupboard, better ventilation in the toilet/shower room would be helpful and maybe take out a shelf in the cupboard and put in a rail to hang clothes........on the positive side the room has ample storage, plenty hot water (some reviews said no hot water), bedside lights, comfy enough bed, very clean, cleaners every day, dressing gowns and slippers which is great for using the spa. The spa is great, we did one of the yoga/pilates evening class for 20 euros each, it was great to do after a day on the slopes, we used the swimming pool which yes is not the hottest but it was 26 degrees which is perfect for if you are swimming, the sauna is great and the spa is not outdated at all, we really enjoyed it. The location is what makes this hotel so special, it's next to a nursery slope with a button tow, you take this up to the main gondola lift and off you go for your day. You can get your lift passes at a ticket machine within the hotel and you can get your ski hire downstairs in the hotel, there's also a wee ski shop if you need any bits and pieces. We went to 2 of the restaurants in the hotel, Le Mayen (the cheese restaurant) and le petite cuisine......now we know why some of the reviews said the elevators smelled of cheese, they are right next to the cheese restaurant!! Le Petite cuisine is where you get the entertainment in the evening, it's great to watch while you're having dinner, and if you stay on till about 10.30/11pm, you will dance the evening away with them, it's great fun. You can also have breakfast at Le Petite, it's a huge buffet that would satisfy any appetite, we really enjoyed it. All in all I would absolutely go back to Le Folie Douche, it's maybe not for everybody but if you want a lively hotel in the evening that is in perfect location for the slopes then go here, you will not be dissappointed!!

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