Hotel Alpen Ruitor

Wonderful hotel, charming staff, amazing breakfast and perfect location. Merci!

We stayed here 4 nights for a ski trip. The hotel is located directly at the skilifts and because of the altitude of 1850 meters you can ski in-ski out. The main reason why we chose this place so late in the season; Meribel Mottaret. That is one of the positive points of this hotel, others being the friendly staff, and the interior giving a cosy atmosphere. Also the balcony enabling enjoyment of the sun is worth the extra money. Being able to prepare sandwiches for lunch was an asset. So, why not giving 5 stars? Well, because of these negatives: Price-quality it is not living up to its promises. Sleep quality is poor because of the poor double bed; we rolled towards each other and the outside noise during the evening and night caused by the bars directly underneath the hotel. The hotel has taken measures against that by thick double balcony doors, but when you prefer to sleep with open windows, like we do, and there is no air condition in the room, you are suffering. We took half board in the La Table restaurant, which serves good food but the cellar, where it is located, is cold, uncomfortably cold. The other restaurant Savoyard on the ground floor, which can also be used for the halfboard, is a bit warmer. The room's wifi is intermittent. The parking is very expensive. Hotel was found in 1966, which you can still notice in the bath room's marble.

What I thought was the last qualitative bastion of Meribel is no longer ... for 35 years I see the resort downscale and this time it is at the Alpen Ruitor that I am served a Savoyard fondue ready for industrial use ... uniform smooth texture with corn kernel ... sadness, ... the industrial standard to save time in the kitchen. Restaurants are chasing profitability to the point of sacrificing essentials.