Just got back from staying here and while the flats are generally quite good, they could do with…read moresome improvements.
Firstly, there was some sort of snafu with booking. Somehow, we went from 8 apartments of one double room and two twin rooms to two doubles and 1 twin room... After much hilarity it quickly became apparent that people would have to start sharing beds... but there were sofa beds which meat that any potential issues could be avoided.
We arrived on the Eurostar Ski Train, which meant that we actually got into Les Menuires at about 6:30 in the morning, and unfortunately before reception even opened! Luckily there was a place nearby that had a big lounge that we invaded (and subsequently got kicked out of a while later, although we can't complain as we weren't staying there). Having changed and gotten ready for some snow, we moved up to the chalets en mass and found they didn't really have a luggage room, so all of our luggage (70 odd peoples' worth) had to be stacked in their reception, not ideal but at least we had a place to put it. The rest of the week proceeded fairly well, breakfast being ordered at reception the night before (reception kept odd hours, being open in the morning for a few hours and again in the afternoon/evening before closing at 7pm), and extra firewood could be bought from there.
The flats are generally well put together, but the twin rooms are a quite small, we could only get one person's luggage in ours, with the other making use of the chest of drawers and leaving his suitcase in the hallway. One of the smaller flats didn't even have a door to their twin room, only having a curtain instead. I'd go so far as to say they shouldn't call it a bedroom if it doesn't have a door!
After the lack of bag storage, at the end of the trip, we managed to arrange late checkout for one of the smaller apartments and thankfully were able to have showers and change into normal clothes for our return trip.
Enough kitchen equipment is provided to make your stay easy, it's a short walk to the local Sherpa grocery store which is very well equiped. There's a ski rental place opposite and another by the Sherpa store, and the place is ski in/out with good access to the slopes. There is a restaurant/bar close by called La Ferme, and a good pizzeria called L'Igloo next to it, but apart from that, not a lot of nightlife, although it's just a bus ride away. No spa at this hotel, so if you're hoping for a sauna at the end of the day, you're out of luck.
Would I stay here again? Yes, knowing what I know now. I'd plan better and choose the apartment carefully, but I'd return.
