Known to Americans as simply: "Gouter Hut", it is laughable to call this wonder of engineering a…read more"hut". It costs nearly 100 USD/night to stay here. (It's worth it. Protip: you can get a hearty discount if you are the member of a mountaineering club, and can prove it) They fly food in via helicopter, and this is included in the price. (we had Salmon) They fly out people with altitude sickness. They sell alcohol! (best beer I ever had was my "arrival beer" here, so crisp, so refreshing!) They can accommodate up to 100 people. The furnishings are the perfect mix of functional, stylish, and minimalist. The beds are comfy! It's nicer than any place I've ever lived in, in the front country! It makes climbing Mt Blanc feel more "cushy vacation" than "miserable slog/sufferfest".

GREAT food! and beautiful view! Great place to hang out after climbing in du midi. It did require a…read moreshort hike from plan l'aiguille but it's totally worth it

Surprisingly great food, for a mountain refuge. Friendly staff. The stunning views and clean and…read morebright interior (as well as the terrace) are obvious at first glance.

Nice place to grab a bite and a beer and stare out at massive Mont Blanc…read more This refuge is located at the end of the tram, right at the start of a journey to the summit of Mont Blanc. Views are great, and almost no hiking is required. (like many of the views in the great Chamonix area)

Excellent super cute hotel in Chamonix. Great staff. Great…read morevibes. Great food and coffee.

Another fabulous alpine hut in the French alps…read more This is one of the more rickety huts in France, compared to the newer ones (Gouter), but compared to most mountain huts in the US, this one is large and super-deluxe! Soup? Sandwiches? Beer? Yep. A good "bad weather day" idea is to just hike out to this hut, have lunch, and hike back.

This is a mountain hut more in the American sense of the word: a basic structure you can hide in if…read moreweather is bad. It's encountered very early on the climb up Mont Blanc. It's a great place to stop, have a snack, and use the outhouse. There were lots of curious Ibex hanging out when we were here so keep your eyes open!

Great views, coffee and resting place. Take the elevator once you get to Punta Helbronner. You…read morecan also see all the trekkers get ready and trek away.

What Americans call "huts", the French call a "refuge". I think it's a much better term. It's a…read moreplace to hunker down in a very unsafe environment...not a make-shift, crappy shelter. Thus, the French name is "Refuge Vallot". Located at 4,362 meters on Mont Blac (on the Goûter route), this is not a place you "plan" on staying at. If you end up here, something probably went wrong: someone is hurt, horrible weather rolled in, you got lost, etc. It'll cut the wind on a desperate night, but not much else. Now that I think about it, the better term for this "refuge" might actually be "hut". When you see it on the way up, it's best to keep sloggin' for the summit.

My husband and I stayed here after we finished our day's segment of the TMB. I know that most…read morepeople speak English in the tourist towns, but I am always appreciative when English is spoken to us in other countries. Overall our stay was nice. The room was small, but that is expected in Europe. We appreciated that the room had a balcony. The downtown area was only a short walk away. We purchased the halfboard option with our night's stay. It was nice that we had a handful of different choices for dinner. The selection of breakfast foods was plentiful!

Stayed here two nights hiking the TMB. Staff were nice, rooms had everything I needed including a…read morefridge, good amount of space in a two person room. Dinner and breakfast had good options and tasty. Dinner had a good spread of options including meat, cheese, salad, salmon one night, 2 desserts; our other night stay had a la carte dinner which was my favorite of the two and had much better desserts. Breakfast had multiple types of yogurt including packaged flavored, chèvre, natural; granola and plain cornflakes, fruit, dried fruit, salad, charcuterie, baguette, butter croissants, sliced bread, multiple jams, hard boiled eggs. Location is within short walking distance to a bus stop, grocery store and some shops. Wifi was good, but did have poor coverage in the dining area. I would stay here again.

Located in Les Houches, it's just a short-ish public bus ride to and from Chamonix. The bus is free…read moreduring the day and a small charge (1.50 euro) in the evening. The hotel has such a fun vibe. It's just buzzing with energy. Rooms are tiny but clean and well appointed (there's a wall mounted towel warmer so you can hand wash and dry some of your clothes here). The breakfast spread was wonderful. There was fruit, sausage, mushrooms, eggs, chia seed pudding, pastries, juices etc. I had dinner one night here and got a burger and it was fresh and filling. I would stay at RockyPop again, and would recommend to family and friends (esp those coming in larger groups) who don't mind a short trek into Chamonix.

Rocky pop is such a vibe! The hallways to the rooms remind me of pac man with such fun carpet and…read moreneon light room numbers. The front desk was very friendly and helpful. Our room was clean and had a good amount of Space. The hotel is about 15/20 minute bus ride into Chamonix but the prices are far cheaper than anything in the city directly. They have a delicious restaurant where I had one of the best cheese pizzas of my life. There are a lot of activities at the hotel and it is very lively. The only thing is they DO NOT do bag check if you arrive early. We were lucky enough to check in early however you can't store bags here. Would stay again. I really enjoyed my visit overall.