Les Fermes de Marie

The ultimate rustic-chic hotel. Nine centuries-old wooden chalets and mazots (outbuildings) were transported from areas of the Savoie and reassembled, beam by beam, into a luxury hotel, just a five-minute walk from Megève’s medieval village centre.

All of the rooms are individually designed and super-cosy, with furry bed throws and plump cushions, and the huge spa boasts two pools – one for children, one for adults.

Ben, the hotel’s charismatic concierge since the hotel’s inception (1989), is on hand to cater to guests’ every whim; ask him to book a table at Traditionnel, one of the hotel’s two restaurants, for the gourmet dinner night where beef ribs and local game are cooked over the huge open fire.