Palace · 5★Cheval Blanc Courchevel
The first Cheval Blanc, opened in 2006, and still the only true ski-in ski-out palace in 1850.
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In the snow
Ski-in, ski-out, and a fire worth coming back to at four.
14 houses · 3 cities
Courchevel
The whole city →Palace · 5★
Palace · 5★L'Apogée Courchevel
The Oetker Collection palace on Jardin Alpin — the discreet Belle Époque idiom, the Comptoir de l'Apogée, the most polished service of the village.
Palace · 5★Les Airelles
The original Airelles on the front-de-neige — the Tyrolean fantasy palace, Pierre Gagnaire upstairs, Le Sarkara two stars, the most theatrical alpine hospitality of the resort.
Beesy
Photography under review
K2 Palace
The K2 Palace at the foot of the slopes — the four restaurants, the spa, the Tournier family alpine palace at its most ambitious.
Opened Dec 2025 · 5★Rosewood Courchevel Le Jardin Alpin
Rosewood's first French Alps property — fifty-one rooms, direct slope access, the most ambitious new opening in 1850 in five years.
Palace · 5★Hôtel Barrière Les Neiges
The Barrière operation on the Bellecôte piste — chalet codes, BFire by Mauro Colagreco, and a serious spa programme for 2026.
5★ · 1850Hôtel Le Chabichou
The Rochedy family hotel — the two-star dining room downstairs, the village location, the alpine palace at a more familial scale.
5★ · 1850LANA Courchevel
The new LANA hotel in 1850 — the contemporary alpine palace from the group behind the Athens Four Seasons, the discreet entrance and the long spa.
Beesy
Photography under review
Les Grandes Alpes Private Hotel
The small private hotel in the village — Sylvestre Wahid two stars in-house, the discreet entrance, the alpine palace at a more intimate scale.
Aspen
The whole city →
Five-Star · 5★The Little Nell
Aspen's only Five-Star, Five-Diamond, ski-in/ski-out hotel — 92 rooms at the base of the gondola, opened 1989.
Historic · 5★Hotel Jerome, Auberge Collection
The 1889 silver-mining-era landmark on Main Street, run by Auberge, with the J-Bar that has been the town's living room for a hundred and thirty-five years.
5★ ResortThe St. Regis Aspen Resort
The 179-room St. Regis at the base of Aspen Mountain, the most reliably American five-star in town.
Design · 4★W Aspen
The 88-room W on Wagner Park, with the rooftop pool that is the town's loudest après-ski deck.
Montana
The whole city →
Private members · 5★Yellowstone Club
The 15,200-acre members-only ski community on Big Sky — the only private ski mountain in the world, with the address Mark Zuckerberg keeps.