HÔTEL LA VALLÉE BLANCHE ^{* * *}

A modest hotel, worn by the years but full of character, right in the heart of Chamonix. From its rooms, the mountains frame the view, and the Arve murmurs just a few steps away. Leeave aside the expectations of Belagio, there is a certain pleasure in enjoying this gem.

Bit of a miss, the shower hose comes out of the bath tap - snapped in half and sticking between your legs.
Plus the shower sprays all over the wooden window which had become mouldy.
Additionally the bathroom tap handle can’t turn hot to because the mirror is touching it, and wifi has no service.
Nice location and river view.

We stayed here on a family trip to Chamonix and did not have a good experience during our stay. To start and to be transparent to all, there is no nearby parking. The nearest parking lot is an honest 8+ minute walk. This would normally not be an issue if we were able to drop off luggage somewhat close to the hotel. This is not the case as the road in front of the hotel is closed to vehicle access. Had this information been clear on their website or shared in the confirmation BEFORE we arrived, I would not have been as PO'd as I was. Power to anyone who wants to stay here in the winter and tote their luggage a long distance through the snow. ||This was compound by the individual who checked us in. He was NOT friendly, helpful and clearly we were interfering with his book reading. One of the grumpiest individuals I have ever encountered at a hotel. ||We were on the top floor as there was 4 of us and the room was small, but clean. While it was very warm during our stay we had to have the windows open at night to try and cool the room off to be less then 30. The challenge was, the neighbor was smoking and that quickly filled the room. The dilemma...sweat to death or get a head start on acquiring lung cancer. Solution....stay up to midnight, wait for the neighbor to quit smoking, get up at 6 when they start back up and close the window. ||While the room is very tired and could use a good renovation, there were a couple of positives. The morning clerk was MUCH friendlier, pleasant and polite. There were no issues with the plumbing and the room was fairly quiet. The only reasons as to why I am not giving this 1 star.||The best advice to someone I can recommend visiting Chamonix with a vehicle is to to confirm where parking is located and what their smoking policies are like. Needless to say, there is not a chance that I would ever stay here again.

Location is the only good thing. Staff in morning are friendly. Afternoon guy is rude. When we asked which floor the room was, the answer was : what do you think. One of the beds was broken in room 22 and his solution was to fix it with books. My partner didn't sleep well for 2 nights. Bar closes at 11pm but they don't come round to ask you for last order.

My room did not have a bathtub plug so i was not able to take a bath during my stay there. The hotel staff said that they are not able to do anything with this... Also, the skylight was broken and did not close, which made it difficult to sleep due to all the noise coming from the nearby street. Breakfast was very basic. Good location.