Dining out in Verbier
L’Ecurie – Home cooking served just off Place Central.
Fer a Cheval – Busy all-rounder close to the Medran lifts.
King’s – For a more sophisticated setting and menu.
La Marmotte – Another mountain restaurant that opens for rural nights out.
La Monde des Crepes – Every crepe you could ever want at a reasonable price.
Bars in Verbier
Cas Bah – Carry on your après-ski after the Farinet closes.
Le Farinet – Two choices: upbeat fun in the roofless conservatory or sip cocktails on leather sofas
Fer a Cheval – Lively après-ski spills out onto the pavement at this Verbier institution near the Medran lifts.
Pub Mont Fort – Popular pub that is particularly busy after 10pm.
Tbar – Modern mid-range bar on Place Centrale. Tapas is served from 6pm.
Mountain restaurants in Verbier
Baratin Creperie (Savoleyres) – Delicious, reasonably priced crepes make a welcome change for the usual mountain fare.
Cabane Mont-Fort (Verbier) – Classic mountain refuge.
Chalet Carlsberg (Verbier) – Great place for a drink and a wind-down.
Chez Dany (Verbier) – Classic mountain restaurant between Les Ruinettes and Verbier.
Chalet Maya (Les Masses/Thyon) – Imaginative food with three set menus.
Where to stay in Verbier
LuxuryChalet Adrien in Savoleyres is one of the best hotels in the resort – a 5-star with excellent facilities including a spa and children’s play area.
CentralLe Farinet has good simple rooms although beware that they are above one of the resort’s most popular après-ski spots.
BudgetThe Bunker in the sports centre is a backpackers hostel in an old war bunker – the lack of windows and natural daylight are the main downsides to this.
ChicKing’s Park Hotel is a centrally located upmarket hotel with a trendy bar, café and restaurant attached.
Mid-rangeThe 3-star
Hotel Rhodania is worth checking out for good value accommodation.
Travel to Verbier
Closest airports to VerbierSion – 55km
Basel – 157km
Geneva – 170km
Zurich – 280km
To get to Verbier from the airport, you can take the train,
hire a car or organise an airport
taxi or
transfer.
Skiing and snowboarding in Verbier
Beginners:The rollers and winding changing camber of Le Rouge, below Carrefour, is good for building confidence and especially suitable in cold conditions as it isn’t very high.
Intermediates:Piste de l’Ours is one of the women’s championship downhill circuit runs, and one of the best in the 4 Vallees.
Advanced:Savoleyres Nord is a small, steep-pitched black run which joins to the red. It’s well-groomed with nice bumps/powder flanking it.
Off-piste:There are vast tracts of off-piste including the back of Mont-Fort, Highway, Stairway to Heaven and Mont-Gele (make sure you take a guide with you).
Download our skiing day trips covering all of the 4 Vallees ski area.
Verbier ski schools and ski hire
- Adrenaline – International school with mountain guides..
- European Snowsport – Established British school that runs clinics as well as lessons
- La Boit’askis – Friendly hire shop near the Medran lifts – also offers overnight storage
- Hardcore – Specialist snowboarding shop that rents boards
- Surefoot – Specialist bootfitters
Non-skiing activities in Verbier
Families in Verbier
Stay…
with Descent for a luxury holiday with good provisions for children including flexible mealtimes and private nannies.
Learn…
with Altitude – classes start for children from three years old (the Polar Bear club) and continue up to 15 (Kid’s or Extreme Kids’ clubs).
Play…
in the ice skating rink at the sports centre.
Lunch…
at La Monde des Crepes in Verbier for a wide range of flavours at reasonable prices.
Eating out…
at Au Vieux Verbier for flexible meal times and a good children’s menu.
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