Refuge du Montenvers

This is up at the top near the glacier. It’s very old. There was a wedding going on when I was there which seems like a cool idea. It says it was build more than 100 years ago for the first climbers. It has been renovated. It’s in a great spot and has a restaurant. It’s pretty cool.

Had a booking for this Friday night, a special night for my wife , and they have just phoned to cancel our booking because somebody with more money has taken our room.......sooooo disappointed ☹️ Do not book this hotel, awful experience

We visited this place a couple of months ago to attend a wedding! It is a spectacular venue to get married in. On the day you could not fault the place! A few months later my partner and I paid a staggering €32 to go back up on the mountain train to have lunch. It was very disappointing! There were no gluten free options for myself and they were unable to adapt some of the items for me to eat. The only item I could eat was the steak but without the pepper sauce. I asked for the steak to be cooked medium and it came very rare! It was hard and overcooked in the outside and nearly raw on the inside. Without the sauce too it tasted awful! The vegetables came like warm so it became a very unpleasant meal to eat. My partner felt the same about his too! One waiter was friendly but the other asked us what we would like to drink then disappeared and never came back to take our order. All in all we were extremely disappointed to say the least after experiencing such a wonderful wedding in July! One good thing to say is on a clear day the view is spectacular!

We stopped just for coffee and waffles. The coffee was average, the waffles were good. The interior and views were very smart. Some of the staff were friendly (particularly a young English man) but the visit was slightly tainted by a grumpy staff member behind the bar. I hope that next time I visit there is a more welcoming atmosphere.

So pleased we made this choice. My husband and I stayed here with my daughter and son-in-law. My son-in-law had never seen snow and an early May snow began on the train ride up. Quite magical. The hotel is spotless and cozy—especially the fireplace by the bar. The food was delicious and the staff was outstanding—friendly, helpful, efficient—-really we couldn’t have asked for a better stay.

This is so worth a visit, staff are super, friendly and welcoming. Rooms spotless, beds comfy and when the last train leaves you have the mer de glace all to yourselves. Food very good and dogs are made very welcome. So pleased we stayed, it was a great experience ! So full of history.