Name: Chalet Alpen Valley Mont Blanc
Address: Sallanches, FR
Price range: From $365

Chalet Alpen Valley Mont Blanc, SallanchesChalet Alpen Valley Mont Blanc in Sallanches, France has a corrected score of 3.9 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), ranked 6 of 16 hotels we score in Sallanches. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.0 before correction: Booking.com 4.0, Tripadvisor 4.1. Rooms from about $365 a night (cached, not a live quote).Chalet Alpen Valley Mont Blanc is a four-star boutique chalet hotel in Combloux, set high above the village with wide views of Mont Blanc. It stands at the start of the slopes and hiking trails, so skiers can head straight out from the door, and Megève is about five minutes away by car. Facilities include the Le Cellier restaurant and bar, a private cinema, a spa with sauna, hammam and massage room, meeting rooms, free parking, free breakfast and WiFi. Children and pets are welcome. It suits couples, families and small business groups who want an alpine base with both ski and work facilities. Note that the nearest large town is a short drive, not walkable.What stands out

Ski-in, ski-out access to slopes and trails

Spa with sauna, hammam and massages

Restaurant and bar on site

Free breakfast and parking

Watch out for

Village centre and Megève need a drive

Booking.com scores suggest room for improvement

Better-scored in Sallanches

Le Chalet Hotel Cordon, Sallanches: 4.3 ± 0.4 (thin evidence, 1 of 4 platforms). Le Chalet Hotel Cordon is a four-star, adults-only chalet hotel in the village of Cordon, in the French Alps between Megeve and Sallanches.

Flocons De Sel, Sallanches: 4.2 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $560 a night. Flocons de Sel is a five-star Relais & Châteaux property on a mountainside above Megève in the French Alps.

Le M De Megeve, Sallanches: 4.0 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $296 a night. Le M de Megève is a five-star boutique chalet hotel in the centre of Megève, a ski village at the foot of Mont Blanc.