That is the excellent question posed by this excellent article from The Telegraph.   A good read by Matt Hampton If friends have bored you senseless with tales of transatlantic ski holidays, point them back to France, where two of the season’s biggest hotel openings are imports from across the Pond. Megève and La Rosière in the Savoie Mont Blanc region have both bucked the trend for new accommodation by local, independent operations - such as the new Fahrenheit 7 in Val Thorens, or the Rockypop in Chamonix - and plumped instead for two international brands: Four Seasons … [Read more...]

The only hotel in Megeve directly at the foot of the slopes of Mont d'Arbrois With it's chic and contemporary style in Megeve at the heart of the French Alps, The Mont d'Arbrois Four Seasons Hotel offers all you would expect from the Rothschild's family taste of life. The Megeve skiing domaine was created in 1920 by Noémie de Rothschild after visiting the St. Moritz ski resort in Switzerland. The Baroness was convinced that the picturesque site of Megeve could easily rivalise with St. Moritz, and right she was. The Rothschild family has been actively participating in the … [Read more...]