Altapura Hôtel & Spa Val Thorens

We stayed at Altapura over New Year 24/25. The main thing to point out is the professionalism and attentiveness of the staff. Each team member was excellent. They create a warm and friendly atmosphere, where you feel like you are at home. The effort they all put in to your comfort is outstanding. The rooms are well laid out, however there's not a great deal of room for bulky luggage. The spa is fantastic and a welcomed treat after a long day of skiing. The position of the hotel is great. Whilst is is ski in/ski out, you are able to walk into town and when skiing, it is placed near the bottom of the slopes, near many different lifts. If is also excellent for families as it's located close to the beginner/nursery slopes. I would definitely recommend this hotel to the discerning traveller and families alike.

If you want a good nights sleep don't stay here ! In the rooms split over 2 floors there is no way of altering the room temp which meant upstairs was constantly overly hot and stuffy resulting in a terrible nights sleep and downstairs fine as temp controlled by an open / closed window. Complaining made no difference although they claimed they could turn the temp down. I left the hotel exhausted through lack of sleep and still ill for the first time in 10 years ! BTW they also try and slug you with an extra 4% on top of the bill as a tip for the staff who are clearly underpaid. Worst hotel I can recall staying in and I'm used to some pretty cheap ones which of course this isn't.

Having had the best review from friends some 12 years ago, saying how amazing it was, and that we should all stay here, one of our group managed to secure a group half biard booking for us all to go, costing £25k there abouts. The hotel, not a 5* for so many reasons, its in need of some tlc on decor, restaurant was very basic, food limited, almost every night cold, tepid, with cold plates, but dessert plates warm. One night we had chicken and chips no better than cheap basket food, £5 you'd pay the most for it. The kitchen staff changed every sitting and every day, no one consistent in the kitchen. Two friends had food poisoning, they were the only ones to have oysters. Me and two ithers had plastic in our soup, seemed to have been added to the blender. Drinks tarrif varied in the bar, I paid three different prices for the same gin and tonic ranging from 21 euros to 17 euros. A number of staff in the bar and restaurant were rude, impersonal and seemed poorly trained in hospitality. On dealing with mistakes language issues seemed to be blamed. Our room was ok, clean towels daily, but cups etc went missing and had to be asked for. Hotel felt tired, and the staff too, I'll equipped to manage tasks. For a miserable culture to develop it seems that this is from the top and filtered down. The only nice thong was the hotel ski shop, who helped me with my skis. The spa had lots of children in it and parents didn't seem to take notice of the times kids could be in the spa. Although ordinarily I wouldn't mind so much, but it wasn't managed by the hotel staff. I've skied Val Thorens before, it's beautiful, I'd never stay at this hotel, nor any hotels associated to it, seems like its been ruined since it became a chain, sadly. Too expensive, badly run, tired, and not up to a 5* standard they've labled it as.

Nice hotel but it’s very hard to question the logic of a 5-star hotel with fabric shower curtains. We arrived to a very smelly room thanks to a damp shower curtain which I had to manually remove to remedy the bad odour. I cannot fathom the logic of using a shower curtain that will get wet and smell. Another bizarre issue is the location of solid metal light fittings placed immediately above the breakfast tables. As a result of these low hanging bulbs, my wife and I both got smacked in the face on numerous occasions as these fittings are located at face height above the breakfast seating area. These are heavy items, and we were both hurt on several occasions as you forget their location whilst dining until raising from the breakfast area. The swimming pool is also not child friendly. We arrived at 5pm with our 3 hound children (aged 1, 3 & 5) as we previously noticed a signpost saying that it was adults only from 6pm-8pm which was fair enough. After a few minutes in the pool, the receptionist walked over to advise the pool was a “quiet area”. We immediately felt unwelcome and decided to leave. I would like to understand why the hotel feels it’s necessary to ask young children to be quiet in a swimming pool and if this is a realistic expectation? The hotel is in a great location and finished to a very high standard, a few simple changes would make the hotel so much more comforatable for it's guests.

We’ve just left after a week in Altapura and highly recommend. We were a big group of families with kids and skiers of all levels. Location of the resort is amazing - right on the slopes and terrace is fab for soaking up the views and the atmosphere. Rooms are great and super comfy - we had one with a small room off it for our kids which worked great. It’s ski in ski out which is awesome, and really convenient for ski school. The ski shop set up is brilliant and staff couldn’t have been more helpful. The spa and pool is great - we used most evenings and the kids loved it. Kids club is great bonus too - our kids loved it. We didn’t do half board and went out most nights - van service to drop and collect you anywhere in the time was brilliant. Concierge was great and all the staff were really friendly. Overall top class luxury and relaxed vibe in a super location with great skiing. Only suggestions which are minor is to increase the temperature of the pool, and keep the kids club open a bit later (restaurants only open at 7 and kids club closes at 8 compared to 9pm in most other resorts we have stayed in). Terrace food was great as was Italian. Buffet a little disappointing. Will be back next year! Thanks for a great stay.

We have just returned from an amazing long weekend in Val Thorens. The resort is great, skiing amazing and the Altamira topped it off. Having ski in&out was a huge bonus for us, and sat on the outdoor terrace in the sun was perfect. Our room was great, cleaning and turn down good also. The hotel bar is gorgeous and the staff very nice. We sat by the fire one night listening to awesome live music with a drink and snack. Breakfast was brilliant, very good coffee and everything I would ask for at a breakfast buffet, including an omelette chef. Lastly, the concierge, and bus/ taxi service really made it for us, there for every request, and having the nice Marc bus to take you into town and back was an added bonus. Thoroughly recommend.