La Ferme — Restaurant in Annecy

I wrote this review whilst staying in La Ferme for my third night before flying home. Sadly I injured myself on the pistes, so am icing my injury and enjoying the fabulous views from this hotel and restaurant.||||If you haven't been to La Clusaz before, it is an exceptionally picturesque and small French village located near five excellent ski areas. Not only that, but only an hour from Geneva, it is ideal for a short stay. I left London at 6AM and had already managed 2 hours skiing by lunchtime. It doesn't have the night life of many of the better known resorts, but brims with excellent restaurants and smart French style.||||La Ferme is in an ideal location right on the pistes. 400 yards and you can ski right down to the main chair lifts and gondolas. The views over the beautiful village, and iconic church, are absolutely stunning. To access the village by foot, it is a mere 10 minute walk down the hill.||||The rooms are very well decorated in traditional French ski resort style. Quite small, but comfortable and with the benefit of being able to walk out onto the terrace area. ||||The breakfast in the restaurant is exceptional - fresh fruit salad, croissants, ham and cheese of the highest quality. Open from 8, you can have a leisurely breakfast and still be on the pistes for the first lifts.||||In the evening the restaurant was very busy and full of atmosphere. Traditional dishes are cooked at your table with your own personal smoky oven. The smells are absolutely delicious. It is worth booking in advance as it was packed with several diners who were not staying in the hotel. ||||The staff have been superb and welcoming - always happy to speak to me in English as a result of my pigeon French. I lost count of the amount of times I asked them for ice to soothe my injury, but they always did it with a smile! ||||I would definitely come again. I was disappointed to miss a day of skiing but the time I did have was exceptional. In my opinion, Balme is the best area to ski with a few challenging reds and plentiful off piste. A lovely cross-country blue run takes you there from La Clusaz and the views over Mont Blanc...

I wrote this review whilst staying in La Ferme for my third night before flying home. Sadly I injured myself on the pistes, so am icing my injury and enjoying the fabulous views from this hotel and restaurant.||||If you haven't been to La Clusaz before, it is an exceptionally picturesque and small French village located near five excellent ski areas. Not only that, but only an hour from Geneva, it is ideal for a short stay. I left London at 6AM and had already managed 2 hours skiing by lunchtime. It doesn't have the night life of many of the better known resorts, but brims with excellent restaurants and smart French style.||||La Ferme is in an ideal location right on the pistes. 400 yards and you can ski right down to the main chair lifts and gondolas. The views over the beautiful village, and iconic church, are absolutely stunning. To access the village by foot, it is a mere 10 minute walk down the hill.||||The rooms are very well decorated in traditional French ski resort style. Quite small, but comfortable and with the benefit of being able to walk out onto the terrace area. ||||The breakfast in the restaurant is exceptional - fresh fruit salad, croissants, ham and cheese of the highest quality. Open from 8, you can have a leisurely breakfast and still be on the pistes for the first lifts.||||In the evening the restaurant was very busy and full of atmosphere. Traditional dishes are cooked at your table with your own personal smoky oven. The smells are absolutely delicious. It is worth booking in advance as it was packed with several diners who were not staying in the hotel. ||||The staff have been superb and welcoming - always happy to speak to me in English as a result of my pigeon French. I lost count of the amount of times I asked them for ice to soothe my injury, but they always did it with a smile! ||||I would definitely come again. I was disappointed to miss a day of skiing but the time I did have was exceptional. In my opinion, Balme is the best area to ski with a few challenging reds and plentiful off piste. A lovely cross-country blue run takes you there from La Clusaz and the views over Mont Blanc...

La Ferme hotel is an absolute gem. It's a small, boutique hotel with a restaurant on the top floor, a sauna on the bottom floor, and about a dozen rooms on the middle floor. Definitely book in advance due to the small occupancy. The rooms were small, but well designed and thought out including a closet, small desk, and patio with gorgeous mountain view. The beds were good for Europe (just never quite the same as a US bed's feel), the shower had good pressure and was piping hot. Each of the rooms came with small a ski locker in the entryway. No problem leaving a couple of snowboards and boots out there. It even had forced air boot dryers built into the lockers able to accommodate six boots. La Ferme is a true ski in/ski out resort. Literally located on the Coeur du Village trail at a branch that offers simple access to three lift locations: Telecarbine Beauregard, La Patinoire, and Crêt du Merle. La Ferme was extremely convenient and accessible for skiing/snowboarding. The restaurant has a cozy atmosphere, small with lots of wood decor. There's a bar with cocktails, a few beers on tap, and a nice wine selection. All of the food we tried there was exceptional. But the finest part of La Ferme, earning it five stars in my opinion, is the staff. They are incredibly welcoming, considerate, and helpful. From the very first moment one of the gentlemen grabbed our bags from outside to bring down to the hotel check-in. Then, despite being a bit early for check-in, they got us into a room to change into ski gear so we could immediately hit the slopes. They tidied up the last bit while we were skiing, and all of our bags were neatly arranged for us upon our return from the slopes. The entire staff constantly had a smile and warm welcome each time they saw us. A+ for...