Good location, friendly staff & an excellent restaurant where we had a superb, reasonably priced dinner. Only one small criticism, we were on the third floor, and the lift only went as far as the second floor! Other than that, we would definitely recommend this hotel.

With no previous experience with mountain resorts in the Alps, I cannot say if this hotel is actually called a "chalet", but it certainly is suggestive of one. It boasts lots of wood and large balconies overlooking the village street. And Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise is a mountain resort village. In winter such resorts cater to skiers, and in summer, to hikers; fall is a slow season and some resort hotels and even entire communities basically close down for a few months. But Le Monal still seemed quite active. A large group of guests left together in the early morning, perhaps for a hike. The staff in the dining room seemed quite busy and sometimes almost distracted. When we came down for breakfast, they were cleaning up and setting tables for lunch already. (Perhaps they were used to people having breakfast very early, while we wandered down around 8:30 or 9). As we arrived at the hotel after dark (around 8 pm), we found a note on the front desk with our room key and instructions as to where to go. This was reassuring and we were also able to search out staff in the bar or restaurant to deal with questions. We had a good (though not spectacular) dinner in the restaurant, and breakfast was satisfying, with interesting local cheeses. The room was comfortable and adequately large. We enjoyed the novelty of having the toilet in one room and the shower/ sink in another. With free parking on the street, the car was not a worry. We only wished we could have stayed a bit longer!

well situated for Espace Killy without paying "killy" prices

well situated for Espace Killy without paying killy prices

Super hotel, tastefully renovated to give an authentic alpine charm with a modern twist. Staff were friendly and welcoming, rooms were spacious, bright and spotlessly clean.

We loved this place - friendly staff, boutique hotel feel, amazing view of the mountains from our room, geraniums on our balcony, superb stone gril dinner in the restaurant. No idea why it's only 2 stars - presumably because the lift is tiny and there are no complementary toiletries in the bathroom, but who cares?! No air con so it might get warm in the height of summer I guess.