Hôtel Le Castillan

A mountain-pass road hotel, opposite the cable car

Le Castillan is a three-star hotel on the D1091, the great-passes road that climbs from Grenoble to the Lautaret, right opposite the La Grave cable car station. It is the comfortable base for anyone who wants to head up to the glaciers first thing without moving the car, and for those travelling the passes by motorbike or bike: it has free garaging for bikes and motorbikes and charging for e-bikes.

In summer it opens from 29 May to 25 September 2026, and in winter from 18 December 2026 to 2 May 2027.

The rooms

There are 32, among singles, doubles, triples and family rooms, with bath or shower, telephone and television. About half have a south-facing loggia towards the Meije glaciers; the rest look onto the village. Two are adapted for people with reduced mobility. There is internet access.

For spending the afternoon, the hotel has a lounge, a garden, a children's play area, a summer pool facing the Meije and a sauna, which costs €12 per person.

The restaurant

The kitchen holds the Maître Restaurateur title, which requires home-made dishes with fresh produce. There is a daily-changing menu from €26 and a children's menu at €12, plus a summer and a winter à la carte. The chef smokes his own trout and confits the Ventelon lamb shank with lemon. The producers are from the valley: Ventelon lamb, Villar-d'Arêne veal, goat's cheese and honey from La Grave. The bar and terrace face the glacier.

Getting there and parking

By the D1091, from Grenoble through the Romanche valley or from Briançon over the Lautaret. You park free in front of the hotel; inside the closed courtyard there are two electric-car charging points. The LER 35 bus from Grenoble to Briançon stops at La Grave with advance booking.