Six Senses Residences Courchevel - Courchevel

Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from this apartment-style hotel in France and unpacked their sunglasses and salopettes, a full account of their ski break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside Six Senses Residences Courchevel…

Courchevel 1850 is one of the French Alps’ most fabulous resorts (thank you, Russian oligarchs) and, with the arrival of Thai hotel group Six Senses, it just got flashier. The chalet has a series of apartments, some of which have four bedrooms and several slope-facing terraces, and 10 of which are split-level penthouses. Post-piste limbs will be pleased to see a Six Senses Spa has come along for the ride – this one has an outdoor hot tub, two saunas and a hefty treatment list for soothing sore muscles. This outpost of the Sumosan restaurant (beloved by billionaires the world over, from Berlin to London, Moscow and Montenegro) makes the Alps seem more like Mount Fuji, with kimono-covered cushions, an origami chandelier and sculptures of the Sumosan Sumo mascot appearing throughout the restaurant in ski gear. The four connected buildings aren’t quite ski-in, ski-out, but since when was that a problem when there’s a concierge crack team to hand? The lodge by the lifts is where all your equipment is kept, with staff ready to snap you out of your ski boots if bending down is suddenly too difficult. The concierge can even stock your fridge for you before you arrive, and warm your boots up before you put them on. You’re in the Savoie Alps but, with hospitality and service like this, it may as well be Asia.