Hotel Les Suites - Maison Bouvier

Hotel Les Suites - Maison Bouvier

Walk into Hôtel Les Suites - Maison Bouvier in Tignes and the first surprise is inside, not outside: Ursus, the hotel's own restaurant, seats guests among more than 380 reproduced trees, a room Chef Clément Bouvier built after deciding he could not bring every guest on his forest walks, so he brought the forest to twelve tables instead. That single dining room, awarded a Michelin star in 2019, is the thing this 24-suite property has that its neighbours along the piste do not. The hotel itself sits in Val Claret, close enough to walk to the Tufs, Bollin/Fresse and Tichot ski lifts, and the Bouvier family, who have run restaurants and hotels here for close to fifteen years, keep the operation small and personal rather than scaled for volume. Suites run from a 22 square metre Mountain Room to a 75 square metre Tradition Suite with two bedrooms, and some have bunk beds, which suits families who want ski access without a corporate-hotel feel. There's an indoor pool, sauna, steam room and massage room for the day between runs, ski storage and passes for the slopes, and a garage for anyone who drove in. Pets are welcome for a fee. None of this suits anyone chasing a big lively resort with nightlife and endless room categories; with only 24 suites, this reads as intimate rather than expansive, and travellers wanting anonymity or a sprawling spa circuit should look elsewhere. What lingers is the restaurant: a Michelin star, a dozen tables, and a forest built indoors because the chef couldn't take everyone with him. A 24-suite hotel in Tignes Val Claret with a Michelin-starred restaurant decorated as a forest of 380 trees and just twelve tables. Suites run 22 to 75 square metres, with an indoor pool, spa and ski storage near the lifts. It suits food-focused skiers, not big-resort seekers.