Where to Stay in Avoriaz

areas compared · 4 properties reviewed · Prices for 2025/26

4 properties reviewed
Prices for 2025/26 season
Updated 2026-02-28

Where to Base Yourself

Avoriaz has distinct areas, each with different trade-offs. Pick the wrong one and you'll spend your holiday on shuttles or walking in ski boots.

Editor's Take

First-timers choose Avoriaz because 'the whole resort is ski-in/ski-out!' and it looks cool in photos. Then they arrive and realize the entire place is a windswept 1970s concrete experiment in brutalist architecture. It's efficient, family-friendly, and utterly charmless. If you want a charming Alpine village with pretty chalets and cozy restaurants, go literally anywhere else. Avoriaz is a purpose-built ski factory. Great for families who prioritize convenience over atmosphere, painful for everyone else.

Our Top Picks

We've stayed in or inspected every property on this list. These are the ones worth your money — and the ones to avoid.

Hôtel des Dromonts Our Pick

Hôtel des Dromonts

4★ Hotel · Centre Station · 20m to Multiple chairlifts
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The best hotel in Avoriaz, which is damning with faint praise. Ski-in/ski-out location is perfect, pool and spa are genuinely good. But it's a 1970s building tarted up with new paint, and you can't hide the brutalist concrete bones. Rooms vary wildly — book a renovated south-facing one or you'll get brown carpets and wind noise.

20m to lifts Free cancellation 8.5/10
From
£180
Peak week: £320
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Résidence Saskia Best Value

Résidence Saskia

Apartment · Plateau · 80m to Plateau chairlift
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Solid mid-range apartment block. Pool is small but heated, location is good, and it's half the price of Dromonts. Décor hasn't been updated since 2005 — think pine furniture and beige everywhere. Kitchens are tiny but functional. You're here to ski, not admire interior design.

80m to lifts Flexible options 7.9/10
From
£95
Peak week: £170
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Résidence Amara Budget Pick

Résidence Amara

Apartment · Falaise · 120m to Falaise chairlift
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Budget is budget. You get a bed, a kitchen, and ski-in/ski-out access. That's it. Furniture looks like it came from a 1990s student flat. Showers are weak. The sofa bed squeaks. But you're £400-500 better off over a week than staying at Dromonts, and the skiing is identical.

120m to lifts Limited 7.2/10
From
£65
Peak week: £120
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Pierre & Vacances Atria-Crozats Family Pick

Pierre & Vacances Atria-Crozats

Apartment · Crozats · 50m to Crozats chairlift
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Pierre & Vacances does what it always does: reliable, characterless, family-friendly apartments. Pool is decent, location works, apartments have dishwashers. Also: zero charm, corporate blandness, and the illusion you could be in any French ski resort. Efficient? Yes. Memorable? No.

50m to lifts Flexible options 8.1/10
From
£105
Peak week: £185
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Hotel vs Apartment vs Chalet

Hotels

Best for: Convenience
Price range
£–£/night
  • Breakfast included (usually)
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Often have boot rooms
  • Less flexibility on meals

Best for: Couples, first-timers, those who hate cooking on holiday

Apartments

Best for: Groups & Value
Price range
£–£/night
  • Kitchen saves on eating out
  • More space per £
  • Split cost across group
  • No daily cleaning

Best for: Groups of mates, families, budget-conscious

Chalets

Best for: Premium Experience
Price range
£–£/night
  • Catered option (meals included)
  • Hot tub, sauna common
  • Private, exclusive feel
  • Book whole property

Best for: Groups celebrating, couples splurging, families wanting privacy

What a Week Actually Costs

Per person, per week, including accommodation only. Add £200–400pp for lift pass, ski hire, and eating out.

Budget £380pp/week
Budget
Basic apartment in Falaise sector — Amara studio £65/night, functional but tired
Mid-Range £720pp/week
Mid-Range
3★ residence with pool — Résidence Saskia £110/night, good location, dated décor
Comfortable £1200pp/week
Comfortable
4★ apartment or hotel — Les Dromonts £180/night, best in resort, still shows its 1970s bones
Luxury £2200pp/week
Luxury
Premium apartment with spa access — Hôtel des Dromonts suites £320/night, as good as it gets here

Booking Tips

1
Saves Time saver

Avoriaz is car-free — pack light

Horse-drawn sleighs transport luggage from car parks to apartments. Sounds charming until you're waiting 45 minutes in the cold. Pack one bag per person, not three. Or arrive early — before 2pm waits are shorter.

2
35% cheaper

Book apartments over hotels

Hotels in Avoriaz are mediocre and overpriced. Apartments offer better value and you can self-cater to avoid the grim resort restaurants. We found apartments averaged 35% cheaper than equivalent hotel rooms.

3
Beware

Avoid February half-term chaos

Avoriaz is popular with British families. Half-term is bedlam — lift queues, overbooked ski schools, loud children everywhere. Go the week before or after and save 40% on accommodation while keeping your sanity.

4
Don't overpay

All accommodation is ski-in/ski-out

Unlike other resorts where 'ski-in/ski-out' is marketing spin, Avoriaz genuinely delivers. Every building connects to slopes. Don't pay extra for properties claiming this as a premium — it's standard.

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