Araucaria Hotel & Spa

We visited the hotel in the beggining of ski season. We had a family room (big one) it was nice and clean. All hotel staff were very nice and pleasant! Every time we needed any help or questions we got it from them. We had a room with a view to slope and it was very nice (not all of the rooms have slope view). Ski shop is on the lowest floor it's a bit crowdy in the morning but the equipment is good as well as the service and very pleasant and assisting staff as well.

★★★★★ A standout stay in La Plagne — Araucaria absolutely delivers Two families, mixed ages, big expectations, and zero patience for “fine” — Araucaria came through on every part of the experience that actually matters: food, service, logistics, and location. The hotel runs with the kind of calm, professional efficiency that you usually only see in places that have been doing it right for a long time. Food and service (the real differentiator): The standard is consistently high rather than occasionally impressive. Breakfast is genuinely strong, dinner is the kind you look forward to after a full ski day, and the team keeps things moving without rushing you. The standout is the maître d’ — present, sharp, and properly in control of the room. Not performative “hospitality,” but the real thing: remembers preferences, anticipates issues before they become issues, and makes two families feel handled rather than “processed.” Ski logistics (where most hotels fail): The ski shop setup is efficient and frictionless. Rentals, adjustments, and the usual family admin (boots, swaps, last-minute fixes) are dealt with quickly and competently. With two families, that matters more than any lobby aesthetic — and Araucaria gets it right. Location (phenomenal, not just “convenient”): The position is exactly what you want in La Plagne: easy access, minimal faff, maximum skiing. When you’re moving groups, kids, and kit, this is the difference between a holiday and a daily negotiation. Spa and recovery: The spa is excellent — clean, well run, and genuinely restorative rather than a token “wellness area.” After skiing, it becomes a proper second act of the day. Rooms and comfort: Rooms are nice, comfortable, and well maintained, and crucially, they function well for real ski-life (drying, space, sleep). Room service is efficient — quick enough to be useful, accurate enough to be trusted. How they handle pressure (this is where quality really shows): During the stay, a potentially show-stopping and genuinely stressful issue arose — the kind that can derail a family ski holiday if mishandled. Araucaria dealt with it calmly, decisively, and thoroughly. There was no defensiveness, no delay, and no passing the problem around. Ownership was taken immediately, communication was clear, and the resolution was both practical and complete. It was handled so smoothly that what could have dominated the week became a non-issue — a strong indicator of a hotel that is well managed behind the scenes, not just well presented on the surface. Bottom line: Araucaria is one of those hotels where the quality shows up in the unglamorous places: operational competence, staff consistency, and making the whole ski-week run smoothly — especially for families. If you want a La Plagne base where you’re looked after properly, fed well, positioned perfectly, and not wasting time on avoidable friction, this is an easy recommendation.

Just enjoyed our second visit to this family run gem of a hotel for our ski week in La Plagne.|Spotless rooms, small but perfectly formed with plenty of hanging space for all your slope kit. |Every member of staff was great. Friendly, welcoming and helpful. Best boot room ever-efficient and top class service. Skis were taken upstairs and collected and every day our footwear was brought to us . Pierre in particular is so helpful and has a lovely style. Thank you. |Restaurant staff excellent and the food again was awesome! Great variety every day/evening and was always fresh and delicious. Love this hotel, ski in and out and once there after a day on the slopes you just don’t want or need to leave! The Spa is also wonderful. Steam room, sauna ice room and pool all spotless and such a welcome chill after a day’s skiing. |Thank you our party of 6 will return again next year!

Araucaria is located in a nice spot right at the core of Plagne Centre. You can easily access by foot the main lifts (requiring a bit of walking though - it is not a pure ski in / ski out as I've experienced elsewhere). It was nicely conceptualised taking advantage of a not-so-big building but including all needed services - warm common area, spa, buffet restaurant, ski shop. However, I felt the hotel was not being managed up to the standards it was built. Service was ok but not exceptional - I do not remember a wow moment when I felt the staff went beyond what was expected. The restaurant was nicely designed, with attractive food stations, but sometimes the food was not very good. As an example, fruit choice at breakfast and dinner was very poor. We had a family room which was large enough and nicely designed but it was not very well cleaned.

I’ll start with good points - We loved this hotel, amazing food, great staff (especially the restaurant staff) , perfect access to slope, great location to lifts. Rooms were comfortable and we had a lovely view of the slopes. Rooms were cleaned everyday . Spa was perfect , lovely to have swim and sauna after a day on the slopes. Over all - lovely hotel and we were really happy. Only 2 little negatives - the boot room was tiny , we couldn’t get a locker (not enough for hotel) so had to take skis and boots to room. Not enough hanging space on the room - the rooms are small and minimal clothes space.

Had a week here with the family over the Ski Feb half term. The hotel was excellent, overall a very enjoyable stay. The location is 1 minute from the slopes with a very helpful ski shop. The hotel arranged taxi transfer for us which worked out perfectly too as the driver knew the best routes to avoid the queues. The restaurant food was very good and bar area was really nice.||||Things that were great:||* Location||* Staff||* Overall quality of food||* Amenities ||* Kids food||* Airport transfer||||Things that could have been better:||* Rooms for 3 were a little tight but more than manageable||* There could have been a little more warm vegetables with dinner, loads of salad and fruit but hardly any veg to choose from.||

Great facilities in a fabulous location. Excellent food choices and very friendly staff. Would love to return.||Rooms are clean with great balcony views of the slopes on one side and Mont Blanc on the other.||The staff could not have been more helpful and more friendly.||Would definitely recommend for family ski holidays in a great resort.

We stayed at this fantastic hotel with really lovely staff and great food last winter! It was my dad's birthday and they prepared a delicious cake at our request and the manager (Thanks, Nessy!) treated us to free drinks on the house! All the staff are brilliant and remembered our name :) We are going back again this winter because we loved it so much!

Checked in yesterday and wasn't sure what to expect...upon arrival the staff was friendly and helpful and spoke English! When we got to the room, it was a tight space but there are other rooms you can rent that are much bigger. We didn't need it but I would recommend a larger room if traveling with a family. The ski rental was seamless and easy. They even give you a locker what heats your ski boots! Sold!! The spa facilities are world class! It gets super busy after 5pm as everyone gets off the hill but still great! The sauna and hammam were hot which we appreciate, there's an ice room and also a pool. The dinner the first night was impressive! Braised lamb fell off the bones and a beautiful salad bar! Great wine selection and liquors! The bar area is great for kids and adults. Overall, I think they've got this placed dialed in...super happy I booked this place!