Belambra Clubs "L'Alisier" — Hotel in Bonneville

We stayed last weekend at the Belambra Club at Praz sur Arly, close to Megeve. We are still not sure whether we in the end liked it or not, some things were very positive, others very negative... For children it's overall great, but also has it's limitations...So, here's our evaluation:||||Positive:||- excellent child care for various ages (our son is 14 months and seemed to love it threre), great big facilities and qualified childminders||- very good food assortment for babies at dinner and lunch on top of ready-made baby-meals / cereals / powder milk||- quite close to shops, restaurants and also to the slopes (though a bit far to walk)||- the food at the buffet was simple but tasty||- we were the only non-French guests, but everybody was very open-minded and friendly to us||- we got a free baby-kit with cot and bottle-heater||- free wine (self-service) at dinner and lunch||||||Negative:||- the rooms were very small, but what was much worse is that the air was EXTREMELY dry due to an old heating system. All three of us had problems sleeping at night because we always had a very dry cough||- The mattress wasn't very comfy. This is of course an individual preference but my husband had serious problems with his back in the mornings...||- our room (no 18, main building) was very loud, especially on the saturday where there was a disco animation until late night||- check out was already at 10am in the morning||||not an issue but room to improve:||- limited chioice at breakfast (at least for a German taste...), e.g. no fresh fruit, no veggies such as tomatoes or cucumbers, only 2 sorts of cheese and 1 sort of ham besides sweet things like marmelade, jam, or chocolate spread||- we would have wished for some playing area on top of the child care facilities, i.e. something where we could go with our son, but there was nothing outside the opening hours of the child care||- a playing corner in the dining room would have made life...

First time at a Belambra club for us. We decided to go there as we were traveling with 6 adults and 3 children. Affordable prices combined with easy access to the slopes and the fact that nobody had to cook convinced us to book with Belambra.||First of all, the welcome to the club was very friendly and overall, staff was very helpful (although you have to keep in mind that they are not always present during the day - you'll have to wait until 5:00PM before being able to talk to someone in many cases).||Our first surprise came when we entered the rooms, which were a lot smaller than we expected. The pictures on their website do not really reflect the real room size (it's amazing how photographers can make rooms look much bigger isn't it?). Also, there is not much room to shelve clothes, and since this was a winter stay, we did have a lot of clothes. Aside from that beds were ok although the mattresses were quite hard.||The food buffets on the other hand were quite good. Variety of foods, quality and quantity was abundant, we were never short of anything. In the restaurant also, personnel was super friendly. Water, red and rosé wine were also à volonté (no beer unfortunately) and other beverages could be purchased at the bar.||We also left our kids at the kids' club during the afternoons and they seemed to like it.||There were also plenty of activities (quizzes, karaoke, dancing, etc.) on a daily basis although we did not participate in them too often.||To summarize: this is a good formula if you want to enjoy a winter vacation and you're on a tight budget, the meals are great, staff is friendly, but rooms are too small to be comfortable (even the flat screen TV's are super small) and no WIFI in the rooms (only in the lobby area). Next year, I think we'll be looking for roomier...

We recently organized a seminar for about 70 people at L'Alisier. Our participants stayed in twin rooms, with individual bedrooms (one a double bed, the other a bunk bed) and a shared bathroom and toilet. The rooms are not luxurious, but they are clean and quiet. We spent most of our time in the theater which was arranged as a classroom with desks and chairs facing the speaker and screen. The theater is very large with a high ceiling. The screen, projector, and sound system are of excellent quality. It was perfect for 2.5 days of intense conference. We had lunch and dinner in the restaurant and coffee breaks at the bar. The buffet was of good quality with a range of choices and quality ingredients. There are good vegetarian options. We also had a very pleasant gala dinner with well presented and well prepared meals. The reception and office staff are welcoming, organized, and very accommodating. They went the extra mile with last minute solutions when a train strike complicated our arrival. I also recommend the snow shoe walk with Alban and his team; they adapted to our mix of beginners and more experienced hikers. Otherwise, there is easy access to equipment hire and the ski slopes. The Belambra Clubs are family oriented (restaurant shared with families and young children, karaoke and line dancing in the evening), which is a pleasant change from international hotels if you know...