15 Chic Courchevel Hotels for the Ultimate French Ski Escape | Condé Nast Traveler

"Legendary status rests on two Michelin-starred restaurants and a family-run spirit that favors character over Courchevel’s default leathers-and-crystal gloss, with gently lit lounges of retro shearling chairs, low-slung sofas, reindeer rugs, and big fireplaces. The eponymous restaurant elevates its roots with both sleek design and wizardly cooking—afternoon tea waffles are transcendental—and Chef Stéphane Buron conjures plates like scallops with corn flower-like ice cream polenta and Arctic char adorned with fine quinelles, snails, and capucine flower sauce. A mountain-lit, revamped spa welcomes steam-and-facial seekers, but the main event here is the madly delicious, comfortingly theatrical food." - Rosalyn Wikeley