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One of the great pleasures of skiing is relaxing in comfortable surroundings afterwards having your every whim indulged, from a wicked hot chocolate by the fire to a therapeutic swim or a hot-stone massage. Felice Hardy picks the best luxury hotels with spas
FRANCE Avenue Lodge, Val d’Isère Walk into the bar of the Avenue Lodge on the town’s main drag and you could quite possibly be in Milan, London or even New York. Avant-garde lighting installations, cowhide armchairs and piles of coffee table books make this an eclectic environment to enjoy cocktails and canapés before dinner. By the end of the day the lightbox bar has attracted a lively crowd and there’s a real buzz about the place as the après ski pace starts to pick up. Alternatively, retreat to the wonderfully soothing and imaginatively designed spa with sauna, hammam and a gorgeous slate swimming pool adorned with a sea of antlers. The programme of spa treatments, meanwhile, runs from foot massage to a full-body hot-stone treatment. Just two hours from Geneva, Val d’Isère has retained an elegant, upmarket atmosphere with its wide boulevard streets and Savoie-style architecture. Up on the slopes, skiers can enjoy the rather FLY TO Geneva seven times daily; lyon three times daily. brusselsairlines.com excitable party atmosphere of La Folie Douce (lunch, cocktails and cabaret all at the same time) or the more intimate surroundings of Le Signal restaurant in the Fornet ski area for a well-earned lunch. Rooms from €365 per night with breakfast, suites from €575. Visit hotelavenuelodge.com; savoie-mont-blanc.com LUXURY SKI SPAS Top and above: The Avenue Lodge in Val d’Isère brings a touch of urban chic to the mountains Hotel Kaïla, Méribel Two hours from Lyon, the lower-altitude end of central Méribel is home to the best bars and shops in the valley, and this is where <strong>november</strong> <strong>2012</strong> 55
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