Les Jardins de Kuz
A valley-floor garden stop below Belledonne
About this hotel
Bernin sits down in the Grésivaudan valley, well below the tree line where the Les Sept Laux pistes actually start, and this guesthouse makes the most of that lower-altitude setting with a garden and an outdoor pool that a true mountain address couldn't offer in the same way. Le Comptoir de Tigmi is two minutes' walk away for an easy dinner out. Breakfast comes included rather than bolted on as a paid extra, which is rarer among the properties covered here. This works best as a staging point, a comfortable valley base the night before or after a ski day, rather than a stay built around walking straight onto the slopes each morning.
- Outdoor pool
- Free breakfast
- Garden
- Valley-floor location
Our take
This suits travelers who want a quieter valley-floor base with a garden and pool, and who don't mind the drive up to the Les Sept Laux lifts each day. It also works well outside ski season, when the pool becomes the main draw rather than a bonus. Anyone set on minimal travel time to the pistes each morning should book a Prapoutel or Pipay address instead.
- Check the drive time up to Les Sept Laux before booking, Bernin sits well below the lift base
- Eat at Le Comptoir de Tigmi on your first night, it's a two-minute walk and reliably good
- Use the pool in the late afternoon after the ski drive down, it's the best way to unwind
Why we love it
- Free breakfast included
- Garden and outdoor pool
- Two-minute walk to dinner
- Quiet valley setting
Why guests love itWe used this as our base for a week of day trips up to Les Sept Laux, and the garden setting made coming back down each evening feel like a proper break rather than just a place to sleep. Breakfast being included, rather than a paid add-on like at some of the other places we checked, mattered more than we expected over a full week. The pool got more use than we planned, mostly because the drive up and down left everyone happy to just sit still.