Hotels in Valloire

Hotels in Valloire: prices and the best time to book

When booking in Valloire costs least

Snow sets the price list here. Winter is dearest, peaking in February, when school holidays in several countries overlap and a room can cost about three quarters more than usual. Summer runs a full cycling and hiking season yet costs clearly less, and July can be the cheapest month of the active season, roughly a quarter below average. The deepest drop comes in the gap between seasons, around October, when the lifts stand still and the trails are already wet: rates can fall by up to two thirds against midwinter. The swing across the week is huge in Valloire. Tuesday averages about 69 EUR a night, Saturday about 297 EUR, so moving your arrival to midweek changes the bill more than the choice of hotel. Book far ahead for the winter holidays, because the bed base is small. Outside winter you can search closer to the date.

How much a night costs by property type

Apartments and holiday residences with a kitchenette dominate in Valloire, because skiers come for a full week and cook for themselves. The hotels are small and family-run, mostly two and three stars. Rough nightly rates:

Indicative rates for a double room; they shift with dates and standard. The centre puts you closest to the Crêt de la Brive and Sétaz lifts, along with the restaurants and equipment rental shops. The Les Verneys hamlet is quieter and close to cross-country tracks and summer trails, and Les Clots is a third address. Check the real price for your dates using the search box above.

Which stay in Valloire suits whom

• Families. Hôtel de la Poste, Aiguille Noire and Hôtel-Chalet les Mélèzes rate highly with families, and all are within walking distance of the lifts. An apartment with a kitchen gives more room and saves eating out every night, which matters over a week.
• Skiers. Distance to the lift is what counts. Aiguille Noire stands 200 m from Crêt de la Brive, Hôtel-Chalet les Mélèzes faces the Sétaz gondola, and Hôtel du Crêt Rond is 300 m from the slopes. From any of them you reach Galibier-Thabor without a car.
• Couples. Les Verneys is calmer, set among chalets and cross-country tracks. The evening leaves room for fondue or raclette in the centre, and a drink at La Maison Rapin.
• Cyclists and hikers. In summer the centre is the base, because the Col du Galibier climb starts here and the Col du Télégraphe waits the other way. Trails across the Maurienne will fill a whole week.
• Self-catering on a budget. Studios and residence apartments cost least, especially outside the school holidays. If you drive, look for properties with parking, such as Maison conviviale à Valloire + Jardin.

Sample properties in Valloire with prices

From a small two-star by the lift to a holiday club with meals, a few addresses that show the local price ladder. Rates from, per night:

When Valloire gets more expensive

You pay most from December to April, when Galibier-Thabor runs and December temperatures move roughly between minus five and plus five degrees. The peak falls in February, in the middle of the holidays. The international snow sculpture contest draws its own crowd to the village. From June to September cyclists come for the Galibier and walkers for the Maurienne trails, but rates stay below winter levels. The quietest and cheapest window is the gap between seasons in autumn, when the lifts stand still.