Dining out in Val d’Isere
1789 – A local favourite not least because of the excellent service and welcoming atmosphere for groups and romantic nights
L’Arolay – A gorgeous rustic restaurant with sweeping views down the Isere gorge.
Belle Etoile – Friendly gourmet place serving a mix of French/Asian cuisine.
Casa Scara – Italian restaurant serving homemade pasta and a tantalising range of seafood and meat dishes.
Le Lodge – Popular lively restaurant with a large menu and big portions.
Bars in Val d’Isere
Dicks Tea Bar – Legendary nightclub that attracts a younger crowd to dance to music from drum n’ bass to hip hop to chart tunes.
Moris Pub – Live music venue that pumps up the volume as the night goes on.
Pacific Sports Bar – Main sports bar with seven plasma screens – the place to watch weekend sport.
Saloon Bar – Lively après-ski crowd with raucous happy hours and friendly staff.
Victor’s – Classy cosmopolitan bar with some fantastic cocktails which you can get 2-4-1 during happy hour.
Mountain restaurants in Val d’Isere
Alpage/Lo Soli (Tignes) – Sample some of the rustic yet tantalising cuisine at the table-service restauant here.
Edelweiss (Le Fornet) – Romantic restaurant hidden in the trees in Le Fornet with a roaring fire inside and a sunny terrace with stunning views.
Folie Douce (Val d’Isere) – Self-service with a large terrace usually filled with skiers dancing to pumping music.
Le Signal (Le Fornet) – Popular restaurant that has been recently renovated into a modern and chic lunch stop.
La Toviere (Tignes) – Self-service that offers basic fare but in large portions. Also a good place to meet friends.
Where to stay in Val d’Isere
Package
YSE,
Ski Val and
VIP are all Val-based holiday companies that offer some good deals.
Chalets
Local company,
Mountain Rooms, books some lovely chalets in the resort.
Luxury
Eagle’s Nest chalets run by
Scott Dunn offer top class chalets where every details is taken care of for you.
Apartments
Peak Services is well known for its personal and flexible approach to your holiday. As well as finding you the right property, they will also arrange ski lessons, equipment hire and babysitting
Weekends
Hotel Sorbiers and
Les Cretes Blanche will often allow short break and weekend bookings.
Travel to Val d’Isere
Closest airports to Val d’IsereChambery – 144km
Geneva – 187km
Grenoble – 211km
Lyon St Exupery – 236km
Alternatively, take the train from the UK to the nearby Alpine station Bourg Saint Maurice, with the
Eurostar ski train or
Rail Europe’s Snow Train.
To get from the airport to Val d’Isere, you can take a
transfer,
hire a car or take an
airport bus.
Skiing and snowboarding in Val d’Isere
BeginnersHead to the Solaise to warm up your ski legs, take your first few ‘ski steps’ or just build up your confidence.
IntermediatesArcelle is a fantastic long red. To avoid the steepest entrance join from below the top of Manchet Express.
AdvancedIf you can hold your own, then it’s well worth taking on the infamous and steep Olympic black run, the
Face.
Off-pisteThe Tour du Charvet goes through florious scenery from the top of the Grand Pre chairlift on the back of Bellecarde, ending at the bottom of the Manchet chair in the Solaise area.
Download our skiing day trips covering all of the Espace Killy ski area.Val d’Isere ski schools and ski hire
- New Generation – small British ski school
- Progression – British ski school with ten instructors
- Snow Fun – French school with British instructors
- Precision – ski and board hire from two shops in the resort – mobile hire available
- La Poudreuse – Small shop with a good reputation for ski servicing
Non-skiing activities in Val d’Isere
- browse the contemporary art in Galerie Jane Griffiths
- climb the huge frozen waterfall on the road out of Val with Evolution2
- learn pastry cooking with acclaimed pastry chef Patrick Chevallot at l’Adroit Bakerie
- skidoo around the mountains with Alaska Motoneige.
- drive (slide) a 4x4 Panda around at the Circuit Glace
Families in Val d’Isere
Stay…
with Mark Warner at their large chalet hotel and benefit from the nanny and childcare programmes.
Learn…
with Oxygene who have a mix of nationalities working for them including some British instructors.
Play…
on the nursery slopes after skiing has finished with bum boards bought from the supermarkets.
Lunch…
at the Billabong café – an American style diner serving burgers and milkshakes.
Eating out…
at the Brasserie du Grand Cocor for pizzas or crepes amongst other dishes.
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