Located in Les Houches, Hôtel Chris-tal is in the mountains, within a 5-minute drive of Tour du Mont Blanc and Bellevue Cable Car. .This ski hotel is 17.1 mi (27.6 km) from Megeve Ski Resort and 1 mi (1.6 km) from Les Houches Ski Resort.
What's nearby
Tour du Mont Blanc - 7 min walk
Bellevue Cable Car - 16 min walk
Les Houches Ski Resort - 19 min walk
Prarion Gondola - 3 min drive
Aiguille du Midi Cable Car - 8 min drive
Getting around
Les Houches Station - 8 min walk
Geneva International Airport (GVA) - 70 min drive
Restaurants
Restaurant le Panoramic
La Crémerie des Aiguilles - 5 min drive
Auberge de Bionnassay - 28 min drive
Gandhi - 5 min walk
Le Solerey - 3 min walk
About this property
Hôtel Chris-tal
Ski-in/ski-out hotel with a restaurant
Hôtel Chris-tal offers 23 accommodations. Beds feature down comforters and premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. Televisions come with cable channels. In-room wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. Hypo-allergenic bedding, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.
An indoor pool and an outdoor pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include an outdoor tennis court, ski-in/ski-out access, and a sauna.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 23 guestrooms. Your bed comes with down comforters and premium bedding. Wireless internet access (surcharge) keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment.
Enjoy the convenience of ski-in/ski-out access at this hotel, which also features an outdoor pool and an indoor pool. Additional amenities at this Art Deco hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, an arcade/game room, and ski storage.
Enjoy Regional cuisine at LA DENT DU GEANT, a poolside restaurant which features a bar/lounge and a pool view. You can also stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-in, multilingual staff, and luggage storage. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10 AM.
LA DENT DU GEANT - This poolside restaurant specializes in Regional cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Languages
English, French, Italian
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: WiFi (surcharge)
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and public transport
Free self-parking on site
Electric car charging station on site
Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available
24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
Ski shuttle nearby
Food and drink
Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 7:30 AM–10 AM: EUR 11 for adults and EUR 7 for children
1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
1 bar
Room service available
Restaurants on site
LA DENT DU GEANT
Things to do
Arcade/games room
Bike parking
Bike storage
Billiards/pool table
Indoor pool
Outdoor pool
Outdoor tennis court
Sauna
Tennis
Family friendly
Arcade/games room
Indoor pool
Laundry facilities
Outdoor pool
Snack bar/deli
Soundproofed rooms
Conveniences
Lift
Front-desk safe
Library
Guest services
Change of bedsheets (on request)
Change of towels (on request)
Daily housekeeping
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Multilingual staff
Ski-in/ski-out access
Ski storage
Business services
A meeting room
Outdoors
Garden
Terrace
Spa
Massages
Accessibility
If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Lift
Step-free path to entrance
Well-lit path to entrance
Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
Wheelchair-accessible lounge
Wheelchair-accessible parking
Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
Wheelchair-accessible van parking
More
100% renewable energy
At least 80% of lighting from LEDs
At least 80% organic food
Comprehensive food waste policy
Double-glazed windows
Fireplace in reception
Humane treatment of captive wild animals
Local artist showcase
Local culture and ecosystem education
Locally owned and organised tours and activities
No plastic coffee stirrers
No plastic drinking straws
No plastic water bottles
Reusable cups only
Reusable tableware only
Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bedroom
Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
Bed sheets
Down duvet
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Pillow menu
Premium bedding
Bathroom
Towels
Entertainment
TV channels
TV
More
Bulk dispenser for toiletries
Mobile key entry
Soundproofing
Water-efficient showers only
Water-efficient toilets only
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:30 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 16
Check-out
Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Special check-in instructions
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open Monday - Sunday (8 AM - 11:30 AM) and Monday - Sunday (1 PM - 9:30 PM)
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 9:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 6 per pet, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only
1 total (up to 132 lbs per pet)
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Payment types
Important information
Fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:
A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.60 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.
We have included all charges provided to us by the property.
Optional extras
Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 11 for adults and EUR 7 for children
Pet fee: EUR 6 per pet, per day
Service animals are exempt from fees
Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit
We should mention
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 1000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation
National rating
This property has received its official star rating from the French Tourism Development Agency, ATOUT France.
Property is also known as
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Hôtel Chris-tal Reviews
Reviews
8.0
Very good
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This is a lovely hotel. The rooms are spacious, comfortable and very clean - cleaned every day by their wonderful team. Really good breakfast. Great location - 1 minute walk to the bus stop or 10 minute walk to the shops/restaurants. Convenient boot room for ski storage and a wonderful swimming pool. The staff cannot do enough for you - so friendly and helpful. We have stayed here 3 times now and would highly recommend The Chris-Tal.
Excellent stay at the Cris-tal. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Cannot understand reviews that refer to poor welcome, it was excellent. Breakfast was very good value, had better but for price it was very good. Bar area very pleadant. Loved the location in Les Houches..
We booked the hotel as we were looking to be near beginners ski area. As it turned out we landed right on the doorstep of everything we needed. Ski and boot hire next door and beginners slope pretty much opposite the hotel with a €12 charge for use of the 2 lifts. Excellent for kids and beginners. A free bus runs every 30 mins to Chamonix which takes about 15 minutes. Hotel and staff were pleasant. Swimming pool small but nice and informal. Sauna also available but we didn’t get chance to use it unfortunately. Breakfast was pretty standard with the normal continental style available for €11. I would definitely use this hotel again if I return to the area.
One has to prepare for thw French attitude and it takes some time to convince the staff speaking English. That being said they helped me getting to my next destination since there were no taxies and were in general very kind. The rooms were older but charming with everything you need and quite large with a little balcony.
Verified traveller
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
8/10 Good
Darren
6 Jan 2019
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Excellent holiday but French are getting to greedy
Good location been here before in February, since then the lift passes for a family have gone up £100, drinks are £9 a beer, on the mountain burger and chips is £25, a plate of chips £12, a beer £11, got to expensive will not be coming back and other people I spoke to said the same.
Excellent holiday its a shame the French are getting to greedy.
On the TMB.... it was a great night of sleep and recooperation.
Paul
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
6/10 Okay
M
14 Sept 2018
Liked: Cleanliness
Reasonable option if you have no better choice
A reasonable, middle-of-the-road establishment with sauna and small pool. My economy single was in the basement, and the shared facilities through several doors near and in the sauna on the same level. Reception could have been warmer and more informative (but then I was not important because I had only a cheap single room).
Saw that it had a restaurant and presumed that all guests would have been catered for but not so.
Hotel lovely only the disappointment of the meal let it down.
A little dated, but still decent facilities. Wifi doesn't reach well into the rooms, so you have to be in or near the hallway to use it. They were minimally staffed for diner (one person doing a lot of work), so service was a little slow. Still a good value and well positioned for tour du mont blanc. Basically right across the bridge from the train station.
Really nice size family room with a separate bedroom. Dinner not being available until 7pm is a bit awkward when traveling with kids. Breakfast was good but a little pricey. Overall, a pleasant stay.
Great hotel. Had a room for 2 adults and 2 kids. Had 2 sleeping rooms, bathroom with bath and separate WC. Balcony. Very near to bus stop to slopes. Helpful and friendly staff
The hotel had a great view and was very nice. However, the guy at the reception desk lied to me and said that the breakfast was included, but I was then charged about 10 euros the next morning. He thought I was just a dumb American that he could rip off, but I actually understand French well.He was also shady with another group of Americans in line in front of me.
We very much enjoyed our 6 night stay here. The room was great value for money, and access to the pool and sauna was appreciated, especially after a day on the slopes. Staff are all very friendly and welcoming.
It had everything we needed, although the WiFi connection was poor at times in our room.
Very short distance to the bus stop which heads to the main ski lifts in Les Houches and also Chamonix itself.
Would definitely return!