{"id":114099,"date":"2021-11-11T04:18:10","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T09:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/all-destinations\/a-val-disere-dans-lhotel-le-plus-haut-de-france\/"},"modified":"2021-12-02T08:58:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T13:58:00","slug":"visiting-frances-highest-hotel-in-val-disere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/so-barnes-en\/visiting-frances-highest-hotel-in-val-disere\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting France\u2019s highest hotel, in Val-d\u2019Is\u00e8re"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Le Refuge de Solaise has taken up residence in this former cable car station at an altitude of 2,551m (8,370ft) in the form of a luxury hotel with the summits of the Alps in its eyeline. Welcome to Val-d\u2019Is\u00e8re, with SoBARNES.<\/h4>\n<p>There\u2019s something James Bond-ish (particularly appropriate at the moment) about this hotel. A cross between George Lazenby in <em>On Her Majesty's Secret Service<\/em> and Roger Moore in <em>The Spy Who Loved Me<\/em>. Perched on a former cable car station built in 1939 on the heights of Val-d\u2019Is\u00e8re, Le Refuge de Solaise is a unique complex in France comprised of sixteen extremely cosy guest rooms, a dormitory that will make you want to relive the pyjama parties of your youth, four family apartments, two restaurants, a bar, a spa with a 25m indoor pool, a shop, a children\u2019s space and a seminar room. Fancy admiring sunsets and sunrises like nothing you\u2019ll see elsewhere? Having the starry sky all to yourself? Rising above it all, literally and figuratively? Well look no further - join us in the silence of the summits:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Le Refuge de Solaise\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vSZ07Li-ALQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The interior design pulls off the exploit of preserving the site\u2019s soul, with the metal structure of the former cable car station still visible despite the omni-present wood. The decoration of the guest rooms echoes the industrial ambiance of the 1930s. And the vintage look continues in the bathrooms with their lion\u2019s paw bathtub feet and their Bakelite rotary switches.<\/p>\n<p>Another significant detail: the various hotel facilities have been designed to keep the environmental footprint of this self-sufficient building to a strict minimum.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-114099 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/so-barnes-en\/visiting-frances-highest-hotel-in-val-disere\/attachment\/_1dx1293-edit_51632565721_o-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1dx1293-edit_51632565721_o-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1dx1293-edit_51632565721_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1dx1293-edit_51632565721_o-130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/so-barnes-en\/visiting-frances-highest-hotel-in-val-disere\/attachment\/b64i3416-2_51633215264_o-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/b64i3416-2_51633215264_o-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/b64i3416-2_51633215264_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/b64i3416-2_51633215264_o-130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/so-barnes-en\/visiting-frances-highest-hotel-in-val-disere\/attachment\/b64i3495-3_51631740327_o-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/b64i3495-3_51631740327_o-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/b64i3495-3_51631740327_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/b64i3495-3_51631740327_o-130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/so-barnes-en\/visiting-frances-highest-hotel-in-val-disere\/attachment\/le-refuge-solaise-val-isere-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/le-refuge-solaise-val-isere--150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/le-refuge-solaise-val-isere--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/le-refuge-solaise-val-isere--130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/so-barnes-en\/visiting-frances-highest-hotel-in-val-disere\/attachment\/b64i3380-2_51632565636_o-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/b64i3380-2_51632565636_o-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/b64i3380-2_51632565636_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/b64i3380-2_51632565636_o-130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Le Refuge will be opening its doors at the start of December\u00a02021 for the new ski season, but bookings are already being taken (a piece of advice - get in there quick!) Wondering how you access this luxury eyrie? The teams at Le Refuge greet guests at the resort\u2019s snow front to take their vehicle and luggage. Then it\u2019s just a short ride on the Solaise cable car (which replaced the old cable car in 2016) to reach the hotel. And for the magic to happen...<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:laurent@sobarnes.com\">laurent@sobarnes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>--<\/p>\n<p>Le Refuge de Solaise, T\u00e9l\u00e9ph\u00e9rique de Solaise, 73150 Val-d'Is\u00e8re<\/p>\n<p>Tel.: +33 (0)4 58 83 00 90 - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lerefuge-valdisere.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lerefuge-valdisere.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le Refuge de Solaise has taken up residence in this former cable car station at an altitude of 2,551m (8,370ft) in the form of a luxury hotel with the summits of the Alps in its eyeline. Welcome to Val-d\u2019Is\u00e8re, with SoBARNES. There\u2019s something James Bond-ish (particularly appropriate at the moment) about this hotel. A cross between George Lazenby in On Her Majesty&#8217;s Secret Service and Roger Moore in The Spy Who Loved Me. 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