Mont Cervin Palace, ChamonixMont Cervin Palace in Chamonix, France has a corrected score of 3.4 ± 0.6 (thin evidence, no platform scores), ranked 62 of 109 hotels we score in Chamonix. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.7 before correction.Mont Cervin Palace is a five-star grand hotel dating from 1851, standing in the centre of Zermatt, the car-free Swiss village at the foot of the Matterhorn. A member of Leading Hotels of the World, it keeps the relaxed character of a 19th-century alpine palace, with spacious, classically furnished rooms, many looking towards the mountain. Guests get a spa, indoor and outdoor pools, a gym, restaurants, a bar and lounge, massage services and a large ski room, and the hotel suits families as well as couples. The train station is about 300 metres away and the town centre a five-minute walk, though the car-free setting means arriving on foot or by the hotel's horse-drawn pickup.What stands out

Attentive, highly rated service

Rooms praised for comfort and cleanliness

Indoor and outdoor pools plus spa

Large, well-equipped ski room

Watch out for

Car-free village, so arrivals on foot

Better-scored in Chamonix

Ultima Hotel Courchevel, Chamonix: 4.5 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms). Ultima Hotel Courchevel is a ski-in/ski-out resort made up of 13 private chalets in Courchevel 1750, in the Three Valleys ski area with some 600km of linked slopes.

Le K2 Chogori, Chamonix: 4.3 ± 0.3 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms). Le K2 Chogori is a five-star, family-owned hotel in Val d'Isère, set at 143 Avenue du Prariond with views over snowy peaks and the bell tower of the Église Saint Bernard.

Hotel Le Strato, Chamonix: 4.3 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms). Hotel Le Strato is a five-star property in Courchevel 1850, standing at the foot of the ski slopes with direct ski-in and ski-out access.