My family and I, had an amazing experience at ALTAPURA hotel in the begining of March, it was just perfect, the hotel is very well located on the slopes, the terrace has a fatastic view with the swiming pool outside! But the must in this hotel is the staff, we were really impressed by the high level of service provided. The Manager Emily and Julian were taking care of us like their own family from the morning until the evening. No words to describe that we had the impression to be like at home! The food was really good with a great choice of meat or fish. Finally our kids enjoyed really much the kids club with Chrystel... We can't wait to come back in this fabulous hotel next winter, see you soon

I would like to thank Altapura for making our Val Thorens honeymoon very special indeed! We have been to the hotel on previous occasions but this time it was extra special thanks to Emilie Pajevic & the lovely front of house staff. Especially the lady who checked us in and helped us during our stay and unfortunately i do not recall her name. You can't miss her though she is the lady always smiling at the reception desk!

The hotel was impeccable and we cannot wait to return again. Although it is located a little outside the center it is still ski in, ski out and we never waited too long for the car/bus into the center at night. The pool and spa area is great and a must after long days skiing. We also had a couples massage which was excellent.

If you really want to treat yourself this hotel is a must. We first visited Val Thorens 15 years ago now and have tried a fair few of the older hotels. I did want to try some of the newer hotels but i cannot bring myself to when Altapura keep improving each time we stay. Thanks to everyone there and hopefully we will return again soon!

Fortunately the answer is yes!

We have just had a wonderful week long ski holiday in France. We have been to France les 3 vallees in the past but back then I was still eating dairy and seafood and as such it wasn't much of an issue. This time both my husband and I went as vegans and we were very concerned that French ski hotels would not cater for us - assuming we'd be destined for a week of frites and pasta in tomato sauce!

We spent hours and hours trawling through Google, looking for vegan friendly hotels or chalets and found very little. One hotel did pop-up on the search results where a vegan couple had stayed and had at least been able to eat - that hotel was the hotel Altapura in Val Thorens.

We went ahead and booked the hotel not expecting too much on the food front but we were absolutely blown away by hotel, the staff and the food! The staff and the managers are so helpful, they make everyone feel so welcome and special during the stay. They already knew we were vegan and went out of their way to provide us different and exciting meals everyday - rather than feel like we were missing out on the normal menu, it felt like we were getting extra special treatment.

Thank you so much to the chef for cooking delicious 3 course vegan meals for us every night, his cooking skills are unreal! Nothing we had was on the menu, he took on the challenge and we were absolutely impressed with his food every time. He earned the nickname “vegan chef” in the hotel!

So if you love skiing and are vegan, the Altapura in Val Thoren is a great option in France. I promise you will love this hotel!

Pros:
location - right on the slopes
refined vegan food options
friendly staff
hotel shuttle bus
beautiful hotel
dog friendly

Cons:
only one for me which is the cocktails are not the most exciting - but then this did mean we spent less money so every cloud :)