# Hôtel Le Castillan

Hotel en La Grave · Écrins National Park

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/ecrins/where-to-stay/hotel-le-castillan · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Qué tiene: 32 rooms, half with a loggia towards the Meije · Summer pool and sauna · Opposite the cable car · Maître Restaurateur restaurant

Three-star hotel opposite the La Grave cable car, with 32 rooms, half of them with a south-facing loggia towards the Meije glaciers, a summer pool and a sauna.

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.

A tener en cuenta: Open in summer from 29 May to 25 September 2026 and in winter from 18 December 2026 to 2 May 2027. Sauna €12 per person.

## Practical details

- Address: RD1091, 19 route des Grands Cols, 05320 La Grave, Hautes-Alpes
- Phone: +33 4 76 79 90 04
- Email: castillan.hotel@orange.fr
- Rating: 3 stars
- Rooms: 32
- Facilities: Wi-Fi, Free parking, EV charging, Swimming pool, Sauna, Restaurant, Bar, Garden, Play area, Family rooms, Bike storage, Terrace
- Accessibility: Accessible room
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.le-castillan.com/
- Coordenadas: 45.0455, 6.3039

## Cerca de aquí

- [La Cabine, the restaurant at 3,200 m on the La Grave cable car](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/ecrins/where-to-eat/la-cabine), a 74 m
- [Meije glacier cable car, from La Grave to 3,200 m](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/ecrins/things-to-do/meije-glacier-cable-car), a 74 m
- [Hôtel Auberge Edelweiss](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/ecrins/where-to-stay/auberge-edelweiss), a 230 m
- [Hôtel Le Sérac restaurant, in La Grave](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/ecrins/where-to-eat/le-serac), a 285 m
- [Lac Noir and Lac Lérié on the Plateau d'Emparis, from Le Chazelet](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/ecrins/things-to-do/emparis-plateau-lakes), a 1.7 km
- [Arsine via ferrata at Villar-d'Arêne, with a La Grave guide](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/ecrins/things-to-do/arsine-via-ferrata), a 2.5 km
- [Le Faranchin restaurant, in Villar-d'Arêne](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/ecrins/where-to-eat/le-faranchin), a 2.6 km
- [Walk to the Alpe de Villar-d'Arêne refuge from the Pont d'Arsine](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/ecrins/things-to-do/alpe-de-villar-d-arene-refuge-walk), a 4.9 km

## Consejos

### Ask for a room with a loggia
They are the ones facing the Meije glaciers.

### Book on the hotel's website
The booking engine is on its own website.

### Use the garage if you are on a motorbike or bike
It is free and closed.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Is it close to the cable car?
Yes, right opposite the station.

### Does it have parking?
Yes, free in front of the hotel, with two electric-car chargers in the courtyard.

### Is it suitable for families?
Yes: it has family rooms, a play area, a summer pool and a children's menu at €12.

### When does it open?
In summer 2026, from 29 May to 25 September; in winter, from 18 December 2026 to 2 May 2027.

Destino: [Écrins National Park](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/ecrins.md)