Hôtel le Sherpa Val Thorens

Fantastic hotel and amazing staff. Rooms are good with very comfortable beds. The room tended to get hot so had the doors open often. The lounge/bar is lovely with lots of seating, open fire and a big cupboard full of games. Spa area was nice although the outside sauna wasn’t very warm. More novelty than functional. Meals were all good. We have a vegetarian in our family which was not a problem as vegetarian option available every evening. There is a lot of cheese in the vegetarian meals though. Service was always friendly and prompt. Ski in/out was good although the little run off the main run back to the hotel was quite narrow and steep. A short walk from the hotel up to join the main blue piste where you can ski to various lifts. I’d definitely recommend this hotel and if I return to Val Thorens I would definitely stay here again.

This was our second time at Le Sherpa and I'm sure we will be back for a third! The hotel is very convinient for skiing (perhaps slightly more ski in than ski out due to the very short walk to the slope just above the hotel) and also for exploring the nearby bars. The food is fantastic and wine/bar list also quite extensive with a good range of prices. The dinner service can take a bit of time some days as it is quite rightly very popular, but for five amazing courses this is nothing different from what you would want or expect at a nice restaurant. You get choices for mains and starters and everything is fresh and very good quality. The desert buffet and cheese trolley I'm not sure can be topped either! We enjoyed spending time on the terrace after skiing where the service was always very prompt and the bar is very cosy. Only slight donwsides are the rooms can get hot so we would usually have the door open, which if you are on the front of the hotel can be sometimes noisy at night with people returning from the nearby bars. The boot room can also be snug, but there are benches outside which were much easier.

The best vacation of my life! To provide context: I'm a skier. I'd only ever had experiences in North America. I'd always wanted to have a ski holiday in the Alps. After some research, I picked Le Trois Vallees, narrowed it down to the village of Val Thorens, and finally picked Le Sherpa as the place to stay. Val Thorens seemed to have a wide range of accommodations, from budget, to uber luxe places like Hôtel Le Val Thorens. Price-wise, Le Sherpa was solidly in the middle. Value, charm, and comfort wise, the absolute best. For those coming from North America, I'd say you would not be able to find a single place back home that compares to the value and quality for slope-side hotels. To start, the staff are all incredible helpful, "down to earth", kind, and fun. My interaction started before I even arrived. I opted to fly roundtrip from Paris and take the TGV (to Moûtiers-Salins-Brides-les-Bains station), the Altibus (10 euros and about 90 minutes) from Moutiers to Val Thorens (Places Arolles, near the recreation center), and finally, a free shuttle that dropped me off about a 2 minute walk to the hotel. Since this was my first time in all of France, I had some questions about this multi-step journey. I emailed the hotel and got several thoughtful and very helpful responses from Julie + others. I arrived at the hotel late, around 9pm, and they were able to accommodate me at the restaurant, despite not having a reservation. The meal was amazing and a great value. I received soup, an appetizer, a main plate, a cheese cart service, and a dessert buffet. If you do dinners a la carte, it's 45 euros per dinner. Alternatively, you can get a 10 euro discount if you agree to have dinner for the entirely of your stay (which is usually 1 week, as you can't really book single nights during the high ski season). It was an easy decision, so I got all of the above for 35 euros nightly, an incredible deal for literally the TASTIEST food. Luckily, they post the menu on their Instagram story daily; I’m thinking about attempting to reproduce some of the recipes, lol. My room was something to write home about. The theme is definitely traditional alpine vibes, almost kitschy, but in a good way. I loved it! There are little details everywhere, like hearts carved into the woodwork and curtains with leaping reindeer!I paid a nominal amount to upgrade to a "Junior suite". The room was perfect for a week's stay. It's basically a small living area, with a couch (turns into a bed if needed), and a (pretty tight) staircase that leads up to a lofted bedroom. I slept SO well in this room. It was very quiet and I never really heard any noise from neither the hallways nor the adjacent rooms. Note: I'm a rather small man. I'm 5'8 and 140 pounds, so the room suited me well. However, if you are taller, you might have some problems. The shower head for example wasn't too far away from my head, and the steepness of the stairs might be an issue for some people. The house keeper