Les Menuires

Affordable, family-friendly skiing in the heart of the Three Valleys

Located in: Les Menuires
Featured in: Towns & Villages
Updated: 12 August 2025

Les Menuires is a practical, good-value base with ski-in ski-out access to the vast Three Valleys. Most accommodation is in La Croisette near the shops, bars and restaurants, while Reberty and Les Bruyeres offer a more traditional feel with their own lifts and facilities. Quieter hamlets like Le Bettaix give you easy piste access in a peaceful setting.

Les Menuires sits at 1,850m in the heart of the Three Valleys, offering excellent value for money and ski-in ski-out convenience. Built largely in the 1970s, it may not win prizes for looks, but its location and extensive facilities make it a firm favourite with families and those seeking budget-friendly access to the world’s largest ski area. Most of the action centres on La Croisette with its shops, hotels and restaurants, while Reberty and Les Bruyeres offer a quainter feel with chalets, four-star hotels and their own lifts up the mountain. You can also stay in quieter spots like Le Bettaix at 1,400m, where you’ll find easy ski access and a peaceful atmosphere. From lively après to family-friendly fun, Les Menuires offers a practical and affordable base for exploring the Three Valleys.

Location	Km from Val Thorens	Best for
Val Thorens	0	Being in the heart of the largest ski area
St. Martin de Belleville	12	Charming alpine village with quaint hotels and luxury chalets
Les Menuires	5	affordable ski-in, ski-out accommodation

Villages of Val Thorens

History & Culture in Les Menuires

Les Menuires was the first resort in the Belleville Valley to open in 1964. The architecture in Les Menuires is varied with the large hotels on the mountainside of Les Menuires now looking considerably dated. Further up the resort into Reberty there are more recently renovated wood/stone chalets.

See our History Guide

Sights & Attractions in Les Menuires

Les Menuires has two fantastic lakes with walks at Plan d'Eau and Lac de Lou which are accessed largely in the summer with fishing in the lake and fantastic farm restaurants such as Chez Pepe Nicholas with goats, pigs and rabbits roaming freely. Lac de Lou can also be accessed in the winter as an off-piste area that towards the end of the season presents a water skiing challenge as one attempts to get over the melted sections of the lake.

Dining in Les Menuires

Les Menuires has everything from typical French cuisine, Savoyard specialities with lots of melted cheese to international cuisine and even eating in a yurt located at La Masse 1.

La Ruade Restaurant

Located in
Les Menuires

Set on the slopes in Les Menuires, in the Preyerand area. You can detour off and have dishes served to you straight from the grill and open fire in the restaurant.
Jacks Restaurant

Located in
Les Menuires

Restaurant and bar in Les Menuires. A place for locals, tourists and seasonaires alike.
Le Chalet de la Masse Restaurant

Located in
Les Menuires

This chalet style restaurant is popular for its good food and friendly staff, not to mention the fabulous views from the terrace.
La Ferme de Reberty Restaurant

Located in
Les Menuires

A slopeside brasserie restaurant with an excellent sun terrace and warming interior where you can enjoy gourmet and traditional cuisine for lunch or dinner.
La Fromagerie des Belleville Restaurant

Located in
Les Menuires

It's all about the cheese at this restaurant!
L'Alpin Restaurant

Located in
Les Menuires

This restaurant serves pizza, grills, Savoyard dishes and more. The service is efficient and friendly with a quick lunchtime service for those itching to get back out onto the slopes, and a more leisurely dinner time service for a special meal with family and friends.

Events in Les Menuires

European Heritage Days

Event next occurs on
Fri 19 Sep
Located in
Cannes

Exceptional locations around France, including Val Thorens, will be open to visit on the Journées du Patrimoine - a European wide event inspired by by France’s Journées Portes Ouvertes which started in 1984.

Things to do in Les Menuires

Les Menuires is located at an altitude of 1,850m in the Belleville valley of the Three Valleys ski area. Along with being able to access the largest ski area in the world you can enjoy sledging, big airbag, ski cross tracks and snow parks. You can also have a go at a slightly different concept - mountain biking on snow. There is a fantastic ice castle in the base of the resort for sledging and fun for children. In the Reberty area of Les Menuires there is a toboggan on rails for both adults and children. After a short inter-season break to recover from the winter, Les Menuires comes to life again in the summer with a huge list of activities. Along with the vast range of walking and mountain bike routes in the Three Valleys, there is also a children's zip wire over Plan d'Eau, weekly markets, fishing, paintball, donkey rides, mini-golf, outdoor trampolines, quad biking, skateboarding, beach volleyball (yes a beach in the mountains!), a bungee swing, canyoning and rafting.

Swimming Pool

The sports centres in Val Thorens and Les Menuires contain aqua-clubs, both of which have small indoor swimming pools plus hydro fun areas, children's paddling pool and Jacuzzi. Swimming lessons are also available.

See our Activity Guide

Nightlife in Les Menuires

Les Menuires has many bars at the base of the resort for après with happy hour at La Mousse and often live music at Le Skilt. Later on in the evening, there is a variety of live music most days at Le Challenge. There is also a varied entertainment programme each week offering activities for adults and children, from football on snow to music festivals.

Jacks Bar

Located in
Les Menuires

Lively après-ski venue

See our Nightlife Guide

Chalets in Les Menuires

You'll find more choice of catered and self-catered chalets here than at the top of the resort. Some of the larger chalets sleep over 20 people and have spa facilities, and most of them are so close to the slopes they're actually ski in/ski out.

Purple Chalet

Located in
Les Menuires

Located in the Les Bruyeres area, this large 350m2 chalet is at the heart of the Menuires close to all the bars, shops and restaurants and only 100m from the pistes.
Yellow Chalet

Located in the tranquil Bettaix hamlet, 300m (5min walk) from the ski lift to Les Menuires and 5km away from the busy resort, this traditional chalet is 200m2 and features an outdoor relaxation area with hot tub and small sauna.
Rainbow Chalet

Located in
Les Menuires

Located in the Bruyeres area at the foot of the pistes and less than 200m from the shops, restaurants and bars, this traditionally built chalet of wood and stone is styled in a contemporary fashion with modern furnishings.

Holidays Rentals in Les Menuires

There is less choice of apartments in Les Menuires than in the centre of Val Thorens, but there are still a lot to choose from. They tend to all be self-catering with easy access to the village centre, the pistes and lifts.

Yellow Chalet

Located in the tranquil Bettaix hamlet, 300m (5min walk) from the ski lift to Les Menuires and 5km away from the busy resort, this traditional chalet is 200m2 and features an outdoor relaxation area with hot tub and small sauna.
Les Alpages de Reberty Premium

Located in
Les Menuires

Located at Reberty 2000, the highest part of the resort, the Residence Les Alpages de Reberty offers luxurious newly upgraded apartments in its four stone and wood decorated chalets. The residence has direct access to the skiing runs and is close to shops and services.
Rainbow Chalet

Located in
Les Menuires

Located in the Bruyeres area at the foot of the pistes and less than 200m from the shops, restaurants and bars, this traditionally built chalet of wood and stone is styled in a contemporary fashion with modern furnishings.
Les Alpages de Reberty Premium

Located in
Les Menuires

Located at Reberty 2000, the highest part of the resort, the Residence Les Alpages de Reberty offers luxurious newly upgraded apartments in its four stone and wood decorated chalets. The residence has direct access to the skiing runs and is close to shops and services.
Purple Chalet

Located in
Les Menuires

Located in the Les Bruyeres area, this large 350m2 chalet is at the heart of the Menuires close to all the bars, shops and restaurants and only 100m from the pistes.
Les Alpages de Reberty Premium

Located in
Les Menuires

Located at Reberty 2000, the highest part of the resort, the Residence Les Alpages de Reberty offers luxurious newly upgraded apartments in its four stone and wood decorated chalets. The residence has direct access to the skiing runs and is close to shops and services.

Hotels in Les Menuires

There is a small selection of hotels in Les Menuires from the very large to the more cosy.

How to get to Les Menuires

Shared airport transfers

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Private airport transfers

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Private and shared airport transfers

This company offers a great value shuttle service as well as private transfers from Geneva Airport to Val Thorens. Established and efficient - you can rely on them.