More Michelin stars than any ski village on earth, and a western doorway into Les 3 Vallées. Courchevel stacks six villages by altitude, from the palace hotels of 1850 down to the family runs of Le Praz.
Courchevel is a ski resort with genuine ski-in/ski-out hotels in France, in the French Alps. The village sits at 1300 m and the lifts top out at 2738 m, with 600 km of pistes and 161 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 90/100, and the season usually runs Dec 7 → Apr 21.
How we score and classify resortsRun counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Excellent · 329 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Courchevel, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Guests rate this hotel as excellent (4.7/5 from 329 reviews). It sits about 850 m from the slopes. A upper-scale option for Courchevel, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Very good · 557 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Courchevel.
Very good · 382 reviews
Strong value for Courchevel, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Very good · 184 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Courchevel, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 143 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Courchevel.
Excellent · 131 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Courchevel, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
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Courchevel 1850 holds the densest cluster of true ski-in/ski-out palaces in the Alps. Lower villages rely on shuttles.
The famous glamour lives in 1850, with private jets at the altiport and boutiques on the snow front, but the lower villages tell a gentler story. Le Praz keeps its old-Savoyard wood and quiet, and the whole valley is wide and well-groomed enough for nervous first-weekers.
Hotels and apartments around the lifts. Compare prices on Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
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Courchevel offers 600 km of pistes across 161 lifts, from 1300 m to 2738 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Dec 7 to Apr 21, with a snow score of 90/100. The best conditions are usually from late January through February, while spring skiing in March and April brings longer days and softer afternoons.
Courchevel 1850 holds the densest cluster of true ski-in/ski-out palaces in the Alps. Lower villages rely on shuttles.
Courchevel has 600 km of marked pistes served by 161 lifts, between 1300 m and 2738 m of altitude.
Courchevel counts about 150 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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