Les Ateliers du Cucheron - chambres d'hôtes & spa
A Chartreuse retreat, a different range entirely
About this hotel
This guesthouse sits inside the Chartreuse regional nature park, a limestone massif distinct from the Belledonne range where Les Sept Laux's own slopes rise, so a stay here is really a Chartreuse trip with an optional Les Sept Laux day tacked on rather than the reverse. The outdoor wooden hot tub looks out over forest rather than piste, and Champs Massot sits eight minutes' walk away for a change of scene. Free breakfast comes included, and the restaurant De la cuche à l'assiette is a short taxi ride out for dinner. This suits travelers drawn to the Chartreuse's own hiking, nature and quieter pace as much as, or more than, anyone chasing the Les Sept Laux pistes specifically.
- Hot tub
- Spa
- Free breakfast
- Mountain and forest views
Our take
This suits travelers who want a genuine Chartreuse nature retreat, with a wooden outdoor hot tub and forest views, and who treat any Les Sept Laux skiing as a separate excursion into a different mountain range entirely. The included breakfast and relaxed pace suit a slower trip. Anyone building a ski-first itinerary around Les Sept Laux should book within the Belledonne massif instead, since the drive between the two ranges takes real time.
- Plan the Les Sept Laux day trip separately, it means crossing into a different massif entirely
- Book the outdoor hot tub for an evening rather than after a long ski drive, it's best enjoyed unhurried
- Reserve De la cuche à l'assiette ahead for dinner, it's a short taxi ride rather than a walk
Why we love it
- Outdoor wooden hot tub
- Chartreuse forest views
- Free breakfast included
- Spa on site
Why guests love itWe came for the Chartreuse hiking as much as for skiing, and the outdoor wooden hot tub with forest views turned out to be the standout of the whole trip. It took real planning to also fit in a day at Les Sept Laux, since the two mountain ranges sit a proper drive apart, but treating it as two separate outings rather than one combined trip worked out well for us in the end.