Auberge Du Bois Prin

I should start by telling you all that I rated the restaurant here 5 stars. My review is coloured by the simple fact that I regard €400 for a room to be fairly expensive, especially as we stayed 3 nights. This is the sort of charge I would pay for a very high level hotel in the UK with an excellent breakfast and dinner on one night. This made our stay quite expensive and for that I would expect a very high hotel standard. Unfortunately the restaurant is let down by the hotel. Perhaps a cheaper room would have been better.||So- things that I would expect in a €400 a night hotel room (a Junior Suite) but did not get:|Some attempt to keep the weeds outside the patio door under control |A heated mirror in the bathroom|Slippers |At least a small concession to tourists by providing a channel on a decent TV for them. There is not a single foreign channel, not even BBC worldwide. The TV is firmly fixed to the wall and there is no access to HDMI sockets for your phone/ tablet to watch something in your own language. |The bed very comfortable but the pillows not. One is small, oblong and hard, the other very soft and square. |The shower screen around the bath is too short and the bathroom is sprayed as the water bounces off the body.|As the shower is over the bath there should be a grab-handle to assist getting in and out.|One side of the bed has an electrical socket, the other does not. There are no sockets around the table. We ended up with chargers in the bathroom.|No opening window! No way to get fresh air other than opening the patio doors.|Breakfast €25 extra! A total rip off when already paying €400 for the room.||Good things about the room:|Superb coffee machine!|Housekeeping is good.|The shower is fabulous! Both temperature and powerful.|Good choice of chairs.|The incredible view- which is why they charge so much. However, research reveals that similar views are available in town for €120 a night....||A note about breakfast:|We then decided to take breakfast at an extra €25 each on our second day because of the weather forecast. The 'cooked to order' was nothing of the sort. It was a simple buffet of juices, yoghurt and bread with croissants bought to the table. Nothing cooked at all unless we wanted eggs. That was it. Definitely not worth €25 and I would not recommend it unless you are desperate. Far better value to be had in town. This is profiteering by the hotel and not worthy of somewhere which regards itself as high-end.

Auberge Du Bois Prin is an absolute gem or a hotel and restaurant. Beautiful rooms, quiet, clean and spacious with spectacular views. Staff is helpful, courteous and friendly. The five course (or 7) meal was spectacular! It was the Best meal of our 9 day European trip and probably our best meal ever. Each course brought out a beautiful dish with a perfectly balanced flavor explosion upon tasting. The service was exemplary and the food was better than any words I can use to describe it. We are very grateful for the experience we had at this hotel and restaurant. We 100% recommend this hotel and this restaurant!!!

We had the misfortune to eat dinner here on a recent visit. We ordered the 7 course tasting menu. We sat down at 7pm. At 10pm we had just gotten 4 courses! There was a large party that was getting preferential service. When we spoke with our server about the long wait, she didn't acknowledge that it was a problem. Instead, she apparently went to the chef to inform him of this and chaos ensued. When he came out into the dining room, we thought that he would apologize for the delay. What a shock it was that instead of doing so, he start loudly berating us in front of the entire dining room for not understanding how French restaurants worked and that we should not have ordered the tasting menu if we didn't expect to have to wait. He treated us like we were uncouth and ignorant. (Mind you that we have traveled all around the world and have been to innumerable Michelin starred restaurants). He was so aggressive that my husband was preparing to have to physically defend me. We wound up just paying the bill and leaving without finishing our meal. We have NEVER had an experience like this in any restaurant. It was disturbing and I felt UNSAFE and THREATENED by the chef. I would hope that the managers of this hotel/restaurant address this issue seriously. Do not come to this restaurant if you expect to be treated with respect. It does not matter what the food tastes like or the view that you have. What matters is the bad taste in your mouth when you leave here.

The meal we had at Auberge Du Bois Prin was absolutely spectacular. We went during a trip to France during which we ate at many restaurants, including in Paris and at Albert 1er, but this was by far our favorite meal we had during our trip. The setting of the restaurant is extraordinary - the dining room is beautiful and open, and each table feels private, not to mention the amazing views of Mont Blanc. Every detail was impeccable, including the service, and we enjoyed meeting the chef at the end of our meal. I will be dreaming of this for a long time.

Being on the lower level was a disappointment. We were kept awake past midnight. We could clearly hear staff walking and what we imagined was moving dining room furniture. Quite disturbing. It resumed again about 6:30 waking us up. Also the sauna and hot tube not being open at 8:30pm was a disappointment. A day oh hiking would have ended nicely with a soak. We saw no reason for it to be closed.

Restaurant du Bois Prin is a very refined dining experience. Pleases and surprises all senses. Very balanced plates with vegetetian and vegan options. App. 2 hour experience time should be allowed.

The view is perfect and the service incredible. Everybody was so nice and sweet and our dog was very much welcome. The junior suite was so pretty with all the matching details, everything I expect from a 4 star hotel. The best location we had so far in Chamonix, I will definitely come back.

Glorious views, impeccable service, cosy yet spacious and sophisticated decor, all amenities possibly needed... and a restaurant that served us the best meal we've ever had. And it even has parking and a lift! We were here in early summer. We imagine other times of year would have additional joys

A delightful Sunday family lunch. The setting is breath-taking, nestled in the Chamonix valley. Service was exquisite, refined yet friendly. And the food, oh the food was divine, a perfect mix between taste and technique. All in all, I had the impression of being right home, but with a chef! Definitely recommend!