Name: Armancette
Address: Passy, FR
Price range: From $402

Armancette, PassyArmancette in Passy, France has a corrected score of 4.3 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), ranked 2 of 9 hotels we score in Passy. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.7 before correction: Booking.com 4.5, Tripadvisor 4.8. Rooms from about $402 a night (cached, not a live quote).Armancette is a five-star boutique hotel and spa at 4088 route de Saint Nicolas in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, sitting on the Plateau de la Croix at 1,450 metres beneath the Mont Blanc massif. It has 19 rooms plus three slopeside chalets, a relaxation chalet with hot tubs and a sauna, and a restaurant serving elevated French cuisine. Guests get ski-in and ski-out access to the Evasion Mont-Blanc area, with the Saint-Gervais Bettex lift and the thermal baths nearby. Facilities include a pool, gym, massage services, room service and secure parking, and children are welcome. It suits skiers and families wanting a quiet village base with mountain views. At around $402 a night, it is a costly choice for shorter stays.What stands out

Ski-in, ski-out access to Evasion Mont-Blanc

Spa with pool, sauna and hot tubs

Highly rated by guests across platforms

Family friendly with special diet menus

Watch out for

Expensive at over $400 per night

Lift and thermal baths are several miles away

Better-scored in Passy

Le Chalet, Passy: 4.3 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms). Le Chalet is a small luxury hotel in Megève in the French Alps, made up of 12 rooms and suites spread across three Alpine-style chalets.