Hotel L'Heliopic Sweet & Spa

Good location near bus station and near midi station to catch cable car. And not a far walk into their town. We were on the top floor where it is angled. The bedroom was fine, nice view out of our window, bed was great. Thermostat for heat was easy to use. What we did not like was the shower. Because of the angle, the ceiling is low right at the shower head. I'm only 5'2" and could barely wash my hair. My husband who is 5'11" had a hard time bending to wash his hair. And the glass door is very small so water spills out. You get bathrobes and slippers for the spa area. The whirlpool is jus warm, needed to be hotter, but still nice to use. Nice pool, people were doing laps. I just dipped before whirlpool. The bar was nice, lots of sofas to sit on and they'd bring you your drink. The breakfast wasn't good, watery eggs and coffee just doesn't taste good from those machines. Make reservations thru the room phone for Akashon restaurant, food is unique and VERY good. You can make reservations ahead of time on website, but we wanted 7pm and it said it was not available. I called thru the room phone and got 7pm with no problem, same day. We didn't like the food from the other restaurant. I had grilled shrimp with yellow squash spaghetti that tasted bad and made me sick. But other people were getting some cheese melting meal that seemed to be popular.

I would give this hotel a rating of 4.5, I thought it was in a great location right next to the Téléphérique Aiguille du Midi attraction. The hotel is within walking distance to all the restaurants. The spa was amazing and a must do if you are visiting. The spa has a cold room with actual snow. They have free coffee and water available in the lobby. You must call to reserve parking ahead of time. This was a bummer for us as we didn’t know, but lots of parking across the street. The room was modern but nothing special. That being said, our daughter loved it due to the bunk beds. Overall, I would stay here again if I came back.

This was the 4th hotel on a Rick Steves tour. It's billed as a luxury hotel. I'd say yes if it had air conditioning. AC pulls humidity out of the air... in late August it felt muggy. We opened our patio door while awake and in the room but closed and locked it to sleep. It had elevators and in room coffee. The breakfast was on par with other hotels. The pool restrictions for children seem unfair... just make it 16 and up for all hotel guests...

The hotel is ok, but not for families with kids. Pool is only open for kids 10-14 which makes it inaccessible for families. Other than that breakfast is not good, very industrial - if you are into a practical hotel with basic food its ok, but dont expect anything more.

Overall/mostly great. Bed was comfy, style is tasteful and fun, service was top and breakfast excellent. Spa is really lovely (although the massages/treatments were on the expensive side so I didn’t try). Two annoyances are lack of hanging option for hand towels - you end up having to just lay/stuff them on the surface between the sink and wall which isn’t great; and lack of air con in the rooms - during our stay it was 30C, which I appreciate is a heatwave for Chamonix, but these do happen and it meant a sleepless and sweaty night as there’s no option to increase ventilation or cool the room. In the winter I’m sure it’s lovely, but in the summer you will be hot if the weather is.