"Though not as famous as nearby Chamonix, the French Alpine town of La Clusaz is a true classic — it was an established village long before the ski boom, and when the first lift was installed in the Fifties, it was ready. Today it’s an all-seasons resort town with more character than the more recently built ones, and in the St-Alban, it’s got a boutique hotel to match — one that pays tribute to Alpine-lodge tradition but ultimately presents its own characteristic point of view." - Tablet Hotels