Hôtel Auberge Edelweiss

An inn centuries old in the centre of La Grave

The Auberge Edelweiss is a former coaching inn, privately owned, on rue de Babiole, in the centre of La Grave. The regional tourist office listing places it about five minutes' walk from the cable car. The team is international and speaks several languages, and the house caters both to La Grave's off-piste skiers and to those who ride the passes by bike.

The rooms

All face the Meije and have a full bathroom with a separate toilet, with duvets on the beds. There are doubles or twins and larger rooms, for up to four people. You can book any number of nights and arrive any day of the week. The whole hotel is smoke-free, including the terrace. There is no lift, and the hotel itself warns that it struggles to accommodate people with reduced mobility.

Dinner on the terrace

The hotel is built around a large terrace. The restaurant opens only in the evening, from 19:30 to 21:30, with a blackboard that changes daily: starters, mains, cheese and dessert, always with a different vegetarian dish, homemade bread every night and a list of more than 400 wines from France and the rest of the world. They do not serve fondue, tartiflette or raclette. In summer you dine outside if the weather allows and, now and then, there is a barbecue on the terrace. Inside, the bar is small and cosy.

Prices and conditions

In summer, the double room with breakfast costs from €150, and on half board, with breakfast and a three-course dinner, from €220. The tourist tax, €1.10 per person per day, is extra. Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out at 10:00; you can leave your luggage afterwards. If you cancel more than four weeks ahead, the deposit is refunded; between four and two weeks, you lose half, and after that, everything.