La Gelinotte — Hotel in Bonneville

Had the most wonderful time in Les Contamines staying in La Gelinotte. It is a family run business and Beatrice and her son welcomed us the moment we arrived by picking us up from the bus stop in the main area of the village. She is so warm, so helpful and so so kind and patient. She brought us into the village to rent our ski equipment then drove us to the ski lifts to buy our passes.||||The room was very cosy, had an amazing view of the main village and I absolutely loved the place. We had breakfast and dinners here and I thought the food was way better than what we managed to find in the village. ||||It was value for money, close to the free shuttle service bus stop to the ski lifts and it was also possible to walk from La Gelinotte to the lifts (20 minutes). ||||Highly recommend this place. I am certainly looking forward...

I arrived unexpectedly at La Gelinotte and a room had to be made up for me at the last minute of my first day on the TMB. Beatrice could not have been kinder or more pleasant. My room was perfectly comfortable, clean and quiet. Dinner was memorable, especially the myrtilles dessert and it was very nice that the chef came out to say hello. Thanks to all, and to Philippe for driving me to the start of the trail and giving me the tip to visit the church first. All in all a very pleasant, friendly and joyful stay and a great start to a successful circumnavigation...

We called from a village 4 km away absolutely exhausted from our first day on the TMB asking for a taxi. Our host replied , "Well, I'm not a taxi but I can be there in 5 minutes". They couldn't have been more kind through our entire stay. We had a simple but good dinner and a nice filling breakfast that included proteins and fruits- something a hiker cherishes. The room was clean, the bed comfortable with a great view of Mont Blanc. Only thing that we wished is that the lit hotel sign outside our window shut off...