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Les Airelles
Courchevel, France · Airelles · Apex Luxury
Turrets and hand-painted facades give Les Airelles the look of a fairy-tale château plucked from nineteenth-century Austro-Hungary and set down on the slopes of Courchevel 1850. Guests ski straight to the door from the Three Valleys, the world's largest connected ski area, then dine at one of seven in-house restaurants, including a Michelin-starred table, alongside a clientele heavy with European royals and A-list regulars.
- 44 rooms
- Opened 1990
- Neighborhood: Saint-Bon-Tarentaise
- Rooms from 344 sq ft (32 m²)
- Architect: Richard Ferbach
- Interiors: Christophe Tollemer
About Les Airelles
- Created in 1990 by Raymonde Fenestraz, architect Richard Ferbach reworked a 1960s hotel into an Austro-Hungarian-styled palace of turrets and painted facades.
- It served as an official headquarters hotel during the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics, hosting athletes and officials in Courchevel's mountains.
- Awarded France's official Palace distinction in May 2011, after Stephane Courbit's LOV Group acquired it in 2007, launching the wider Airelles hotel collection.
- Renowned chef Pierre Gagnaire oversaw the hotel's fine-dining gastronomy program from 2007 until 2020, building its culinary reputation in the Alps.
- As of 2026, Les Airelles is temporarily closed for a renovation, with its official reopening planned for the winter 2026 season.
History
Les Airelles sits in Courchevel 1850, the highest and most exclusive of the Courchevel ski villages in the French Alps. It opened in 1990, created by Raymonde Fenestraz from a 1960s hotel reworked by the architect Richard Ferbach into an Austro-Hungarian-styled palace of turrets, timber and painted façades.
In 2007 the hotel was acquired by Stéphane Courbit's LOV Group — the beginning of the Airelles collection of luxury properties — and restored by the designer Christophe Tollemer. Les Airelles was awarded France's official Palace distinction in May 2011. It served as headquarters during the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics, and its gastronomy was overseen by chef Pierre Gagnaire from 2007 to 2020. As of 2026 the hotel is temporarily closed for renovation, with a reopening planned for winter 2026 (confirmed via the property's official site).
The setting
Les Airelles commands the upper stretch of Rue du Jardin Alpin in Courchevel 1850's Jardin Alpin quarter — one of only two French-designated Palace hotels in the entire resort — positioned directly on the gentle green Jardin Alpin piste for seamless ski-in, ski-out access into the Trois Vallées, earth's largest connected ski domain. Built from scratch in 1946, Courchevel 1850 has become a byword for alpine exclusivity, drawing royal families and global elites. The village centre is twelve minutes on foot; Aquamotion, the resort's aquatic leisure complex, is twenty-one minutes by shuttle. A cluster of landmark luxury properties surrounds the hotel within this storied Savoyard enclave. 1 km from Courcheval ski resort. 14 km from Méribel ski resort.
Amenities
- Kids' Club
- Boutique
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star (2026)
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