Les Deux-Alpes Ski Resort

Where to stay near Les Deux Alpes: the 3 areas to know in 2026

Almost every resort is chosen by moving up or down the mountain. Les Deux Alpes is the exception: the resort is a street, 2 kilometres of a single axis lined with hotels, bars and shops, laid out on a shelf at 1,650 metres. What you weigh here is therefore not a tier but a position along a length, and our member sums up the essential point: the slopes are easily reached from the lodgings.

The real choice lies elsewhere. You can stay on that street, which has a life of its own. You can go down to Venosc, an old village linked by gondola, for the quiet and the price. Or take a radically different direction: La Grave, 14 kilometres away, where not a single piste is groomed. And above all of it, a glacier that reopens in summer.

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The two ways to stay near Les Deux Alpes

Three very different ways of sleeping in the same place: an avenue, an old village, or a mountain with no pistes.

What changes On the street, at 1,650 m Venosc, or La Grave
Mornings An entrance to the ski area close by The gondola, or 14 kilometres of road
Evenings Restaurants and bars on the same pavement A village, and that is all
The price That of a slope side resort Well below, on both sides
The setting A resort built for skiing Lanes and stone houses
The terrain 225 kilometres of pistes and a glacier The same from Venosc, open terrain at La Grave
For beginners Everything needed, and ski schools Venosc yes, La Grave no
In summer The glacier, late June to early August The mountain, with no lifts
Who for A week of skiing and evenings out Quiet, budget, or open terrain

How long to the entrance, area by area?

Distances start from the main slope side area, halfway along the avenue.

From Time How
The main street of Les Deux Alpes 2 km on foot, along the street
That is the full length of the resort, end to end.
Venosc, the village below the resort 4 km gondola
The village sits below; the gondola replaces the road.
La Grave, on the far side of the glacier 14 km by car
Or on foot from the Dôme de la Lauze, at the top of the glacier.

At a glance: our picks by traveller type

Pick the profile that fits you and go straight to the recommended area.

Evenings out Everything happens on the avenue, and nowhere else. Skiing in July The glacier reopens from late June to early August. An old village Lanes and craftspeople, with the gondola. A small budget A good deal cheaper, and no car needed. Open terrain A whole ski area without a single groomed piste.

Map of the areas near Les Deux Alpes

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The main street of Les Deux Alpes The central axis, at 1,650 metres

Anyone who wants the slopes and the evenings on the same pavement

The whole resort fits along a 2 kilometre avenue, and that avenue creates the atmosphere our member describes: cosy restaurants, a relaxed feel, and an activity that does not stop when the lifts do. The entrances to the ski area are spread along this axis, so the ski in, ski out promise means something precise here: the distance you walk in ski boots. The area itself is out of the ordinary, 225 kilometres of pistes reaching 3,600 metres. The drawback is that of a resort built for skiing: little old world charm, and slope side rates.

There is a real life in the resort itself, with cozy restaurants, and a laid-back vibe.

Where to stay in this area

Hôtel Chalet Mounier Luxury

The best score in our survey for the resort itself, for a house that lines up three restaurants, a spa and two pools. The staff there scores the maximum, which almost never happens.

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Hotel Au Bon Accueil Mid-range

Far simpler and by far the more reviewed of the two, with comments that mention value for money before comfort. The ordinary address of a resort that has few of them.

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Pros

  • Entrances to the ski area all along the avenue
  • 225 kilometres of pistes, up to 3,600 metres
  • The evening life our member describes

Cons

  • A resort built for skiing, with no old village
  • The highest rates in the area
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Venosc, the village below the resort 4 kilometres below, linked by gondola

Anyone who prefers an old village to an avenue

This is one of the two villages that gave the resort its name, and it is nothing like a resort: lanes, stone houses, craft workshops, and a gondola that climbs straight onto the ski area. You sleep here for a good deal less than up above, in a place that lives all year round, and you ride back up to ski without ever taking the car. The price to pay is the timetable: the gondola stops, and everything that happens in the evening happens up there, on the avenue.

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Vénosc-Les 2 Alpes, Rez de jardin Mid-range

A village address with high scores, whose reviews praise cleanliness and value for money first. The gondola onto the ski area leaves a few minutes away.

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Pros

  • An old village, with its lanes and its craftspeople
  • The gondola, so no driving at all
  • Rates well below those of the resort

Cons

  • The gondola closes, and the evening is up above
  • Few addresses, to be booked early
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La Grave, on the far side of the glacier 14 kilometres away, a village with no groomed pistes

Experienced skiers, and anyone after the opposite of a resort

Fourteen kilometres away by road, La Grave is the exact opposite of Les Deux Alpes: an old village beneath the Meije, a single cable car, and a ski area with not one groomed piste. You ski open terrain here, with the equipment and the company that implies. The link with Les Deux Alpes does exist, though: from the Dôme de la Lauze, at the top of the glacier, you cross on foot from one side to the other. Sleeping here means choosing the village and the mountain over the resort, and accepting the drive in order to ski on piste.

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Hotel Auberge Edelweiss Mid-range

In the heart of the medieval village, with one of the best location scores in our survey. A mountain inn, used by those who come for the open terrain.

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Hotel Castillan Mid-range

Opposite the cable car, in the centre of the village, and widely reviewed. Handy for anyone who wants to be at the foot of the only lift here as it opens.

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Pros

  • An old village beneath the Meije, and not a resort
  • Open terrain that nothing will ever groom
  • The crossing on foot from the top of the glacier

Cons

  • No groomed piste: this is not terrain for a beginner
  • 14 kilometres of road to reach Les Deux Alpes

Our tips for booking the right place

  • Here the question is not the altitude but the position along the street: The resort is built along a 2 kilometre axis, and the entrances to the ski area are spread out over it. A place described as central may therefore sit a fair walk from the lift you care about, while another, further out, opens straight onto a departure. Before booking, look up not the altitude but the point on the avenue, and the lift facing it. It is the opposite of what you do in a tiered resort, and it is the only thing that matters here.
  • The glacier opens in summer, which changes the calendar: The Les Deux Alpes glacier is the largest skiable glacier in Europe. It tops out at 3,600 metres, and it reopens for a short season from late June to early August: this is one of the few places to ski in high summer, and our member points out that it is worth it for hiking too. That shifts the lodging question towards dates whose rates and availability bear no relation to those of February.
  • La Grave is not a cheaper variant: Fourteen kilometres of road away, the village is attached to the same massif, and you can even cross on foot from one side to the other from the Dôme de la Lauze. But its ski area has not one groomed piste: you ski open terrain, with the equipment, the guide and the experience that implies. Sleeping there to ski the pistes of Les Deux Alpes means driving every morning; sleeping there for La Grave itself is an altogether different plan.
Where not to stay near Les Deux Alpes
  • Booking at random along the avenue: the resort is 2 kilometres long, and the addresses do not all face the same lift.
  • Choosing La Grave as a beginner: there is no groomed piste, and open terrain calls for equipment and guidance.
  • Counting on Venosc for the evenings: the gondola closes, and everything that happens after skiing happens up above.

FAQ: where to stay near Les Deux Alpes

Where exactly should you sleep in the resort?
Along the avenue, which runs for 2 kilometres: that is the only variable. The entrances to the ski area are spread along this axis, so the right question is not the altitude but the lift facing your building. Our member points out that the slopes are easily accessible from the lodgings, which holds for most of the street, but the walk in ski boots varies from one address to the next.
Can you ski in summer?
Yes, and it is a rarity: the glacier, the largest skiable glacier in Europe, reopens from late June to early August. It tops out at 3,600 metres and our member describes it as a superb setting, for skiing as much as for hiking. Lodging rates in that period bear no relation to the winter ones, and the resort stays lively.
Is Venosc worth it?
For anyone who prefers a village to an avenue, yes: lanes, stone houses, craft workshops, and a gondola that climbs straight onto the ski area, so no driving at all. Rates there are markedly lower. The one constraint is the gondola timetable: once it has closed, the evening happens up above or not at all.
And La Grave, 14 kilometres away?
That is a different kind of trip. The village, an old one, sits beneath the Meije, it has a single cable car and its ski area has not one groomed piste: you ski open terrain. From the Dôme de la Lauze, at the top of the Les Deux Alpes glacier, you cross on foot from one side to the other. For an experienced skier it is a destination; for a beginner it is not.
Is the ski area large?
225 kilometres of pistes, from 1,300 to 3,600 metres, with the largest skiable glacier in Europe at the top: it is one of the biggest in the southern Alps, and the second oldest ski area in France after Chamonix. Our member notes that the snow is generally on point, which the altitude explains without mystery.
Do you need a car?
Not if you sleep on the avenue or in Venosc: the first is walkable, the second is linked by gondola. It becomes essential for La Grave, 14 kilometres of road away, and useful for reaching the rest of the Oisans. For a week of skiing from the resort, it can stay in the car park.

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