Hotel Berthod

We spent 5 nights in a twin room in the main building during February. The location is great for the town, but it's a good 5+ minute walk from the gondola, we rented a ski locker by the gondola as it was too far to be carrying skis and walking in ski boots. There is no bus. The boot room at the hotel is also in an adjoining building so not particularly convenient. The staff/owners obviously take pride in their hotel and it was kept very clean and a good breakfast provided. Our room was quite dated, i found the bed very hard the the pillow was awful. We overlooked the valley and the room was quite noisy with late night revellers and bottle banks being emptied at dawn. The hotel tried to encourage being environmentally friendly, but provides single use paper cups and plastic spoons for tea and coffee in the room so mixed messages there. Whilst our stay was perfectly adequate i wouldn't return as i don't feel it was particularly good value for money considering how much we paid (understand it was peak ski season). Absolutely loved Courmayeur though and will definitely return to the resort.

I was traveling with a group of hiking friends hiking the TMB. We had a rest day here. I booked a massage at Hotel Berthod with Lorenzo A. After the massage, I discovered he had filmed my massage entirely from the moment I stepped in the door til getting dressed and without consent. He denied this. Such a disgusting, vile act. I have tried contacting authorities from the US but no action has been taken or investigated. Be on the lookout for phone cameras with green lights aglow in private situations. Hotel Berthod refused to take action against the massage therapist either. It’s too bad because Courmayeur is a beautiful city but is now tainted with this memory for me. I was really hoping to report this crime but since the local police are not taking this seriously, I feel it’s important for others to know and to be vigilant while traveling. This experience has shaken me and every time the news reveals more crimes similar to this, I am sickened. My hunch is that I’m not the only one who he has done this to and who knows if it’s gone beyond filming. His activities must be exposed and dealt with.

Unfortunately, the owners son is now running the hotel, and is simply awful. It’s hard to believe that he’s in the hospitality business. It was his father that created the name for the Croix Blanche and this hotel, and he is running this business into the ground.