It's home to the Michelin-starred Les Explorateurs restaurant and has a range of dining options as well as superb facilities.
The wide range of facilities here include:
- A lounge bar with open fire and view over the mountains,
- Le Deck terrace for lunch or après-ski,
- Large wellness/spa area with indoor pool (and superb mountain views), indoor and outdoor hot tub, sauna, steam room, Nordic bath, Solarium,
- The Pashmina Spa by L'OCCITANE offers treatments and massages using the authentic ingredients of the major herbal brand L’OCCITANE,
- Fitness studio which boasts large bay windows that open up onto the mountains. The studio has some of the best equipment on offer from the likes of WaterRower and Technogym. You’ll be able to enjoy bikes, elliptical trainers, treadmills, a weight bench and a rower with water resistance,
- Covered car park (supplement 26€/day, payable locally; maximum height 2m),
- Free WiFi is available throughout the hotel except in the Igloo Pod, a geodesic tent on the roof of Le Refuge, for a night close to the stars (supplement to be paid locally),
- 'Le Colporteur' - Hotel Pashmina’s boutique shop,
- Ski lockers with direct access to the slopes,
- There is a free shuttle bus service to the resort centre from 8am to 9pm. The hotel is on a red slope so its ski-in/ski-out convenience is unsuitable for complete beginners, it's also snow dependent,
- Enjoy the half-board dinner menu at Le Base Camp, a casual, welcoming traditional restaurant. You’ll be able to enjoy unrivalled mountain views, from the Glacier de Péclet to the Cime de Caron,
- Guests can also follow the Head Chef Josselin Jeanblanc (awarded a Michelin star in 2017) for a discovery experience at the restaurant Les Explorateurs - please note this restaurant is not included in the half-board.
New for 21/22 - thanks to European glass experts - Grolla Verre and Serrurerie Tissot - they have used glass with integrated nanotechnology to create a new 70m2 retractable veranda on the terrace with bay windows offering clear views of the surrounding mountains and slopes of Val Thorens. The new retractable glass veranda is heated using self-heating glass and power from electricity generated locally from dams in the region. The system allows a comfortable temperature for lunch or dinner to be maintained and can be set up in two minutes in case of bad weather or cold temperatures.
Accommodation at the Hotel Pashmina le Refuge comprises 43 guest rooms and suites (up to 82m2).
All guest rooms are beautifully furnished with bath or shower room, usually separate wc, balcony in most rooms, WiFi, safe, multimedia satellite TV, minibar, Nespresso machine and docking station.
Hotel bedrooms:
Elegance room (20m2), sleeping 1: large double bed, South-East facing balcony overlooking the Massif de Péclet
Excellence room (27m2), sleeping 2-3: separate lounge area with sofa bed, bedroom with 2 single beds or double bed, balcony, East facing overlooking the Massif de Péclet
Baby junior suite (33m2), sleeping 2: dressing area and comfortable lounge in an open-plan style, 2 single beds or double bed, mountain view (no balcony)
Junior suite (37m2), sleeping 2: dressing area and comfortable lounge with a large designer sofa in an open-plan style, 2 single beds or double bed, balcony with a mountain view
Triple room (37m2), sleeping 2-3: dressing area and separate comfortable lounge with sofa bed, extra bathroom, sofa bed, separate areas, 2 single beds or double bed, balcony with a mountain view (except on level 8)
XL junior suite (45m2), sleeping 2-4: dressing area and large lounge with wood-burning stove plus sofa bed, 2 single beds or double bed, South facing balcony
XL triple room (45m2), sleeping 2-3: dressing area and separate comfortable lounge with a large designer sofa, super king-size double bed, alpine-style bed or cabin room for third person, South facing balcony
Family room (45m2), sleeping 2-4: dressing area and lounge area with a sofa, 2 single beds or double bed, second bedroom with 2 single beds or double bed, extra bathroom, balcony with a mountain view (except on level 8). The two rooms are often adjoined
XXL prestige suite (70m2), sleeping 4: two separate rooms with extraordinary views to the South and East, large separate lounge over 20m², one suite has a wood-burning stove, the other a balcony, bedroom with a super king-size double bed and a dressing area, bedroom with 2 single beds or double bed (both bedrooms have bath/shower room), private steam room
Family suite (82m2), sleeping 6: large living space (30m²) with lounge, dining room and equipped kitchen, wood-burning stove, three bedrooms with 2 single beds or double bed, extra bathrooms and wcs, South facing balconies
Pashmina le Refuge (hotel) Prices
Hotel Prices 23/24 (Half Board)
Prices per person including Eurotunnel crossing, half-board in £s
7 nights Sat-Sat
Please contact us for 23/24 prices, which will be available online soon.
Payable locally (provisional):
- Local tax €3.30 pp 18+ years/night (for guidance only),
- Spa treatments,
- Covered car parking (26€/day).
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Price is unless specified, per person, per week, in £s Sterling, including a Standard Eurotunnel crossing from Folkestone to Calais with a car with free FlexiPlus upgrade on selected dates on a self-catering basis. A supplement will apply for travel on certain peak dates. Other routes and operators available (including P&O routes from Hull to Rotterdam plus Brittany Ferries route from Portsmouth to Caen).
*returns on 2-3, 6-7 Jan 24
** outbound on 9-10-11 Feb 24 and returns on 16-17-18 Feb 24
*** outbound on 28-29-30 Mar 24 and returns on 5-6-7 Apr 24
**** outbound on 5-6 Apr 24 and returns on 12-13-14 Apr 24
***** returns on 1 Apr 24 will incur a supplement for FlexiPlus
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