Hotels in Saint-François-Longchamp
Saint-François-Longchamp is a ski resort in Savoie's Maurienne valley, spread across a station centre, Station 1450 and Station 1650, with the Grand Domaine linking its runs across the mountainside. Hotels here favour ski-to-door access over polish, with pools, hot tubs and ski storage built to match a full day on the slopes.
Skiing at Saint-François-Longchamp means skiing the Grand Domaine, a resort built in layers up the mountainside from the station centre to Station 1450 and Station 1650, each with its own lifts, restaurants and ski school link rather than one central village everyone funnels through. The terrain suits mixed-ability groups, families with a beginner in lessons and a confirmed skier heading further up the same day, and the resort stays practical rather than glossy: hotels here compete on ski-to-door access, real ski storage and honest regional cooking rather than a manufactured alpine-village aesthetic. The outlying hamlet of Montaimont, ten kilometres out, offers a quieter, budget alternative for anyone who'd rather drive in each morning.
Saint-François-Longchamp in numbers
Hotel Lac Bleu 1650
Village Vacances ATC Routes du Monde 3 Etoiles Saint-François-Longchamp
Hôtel Le Beauséjour
Hôtel La Perelle
Hôtel Casa Moho Saint-François-Longchamp 1450
Résidence Goélia Le Village Gaulois
What to expect
- Grand Domaine ski area across three linked stations
- Station centre, Station 1450 and Station 1650 bases
- Ski school and equipment hire at most hotels
- Quiet hamlet alternative in Montaimont, 10 km out
- Savoie regional cooking rather than resort buffets
Local tips
- ✓Pick your station before you pick a hotel, the station centre, 1450 and 1650 each have their own lift access and a different feel, quieter at 1650's pedestrian zone.
- ✓Book ski school and equipment hire through your hotel where possible, most of the resort's hotels handle both on-site rather than needing a separate trip into the village.
- ✓Drive out to Col de la Madeleine on a rest day, most hotels sit within a handful of kilometres of the pass for a change of scenery.
- ✓Consider Montaimont if budget matters more than ski-to-door access, it's roughly ten kilometres from the lifts but noticeably quieter and cheaper for a family trip.
- ✓Check which station your hotel actually sits in before booking, Station 1450 and 1650 aren't interchangeable even though both start with the same resort name.
- ✓Ask about ski pass sales at your hotel first, several sell passes on-site and it saves queuing at the main ticket office on a first morning.
Where to stay
Frequently asked questions
What is the ski area at Saint-François-Longchamp called?
The resort skis as part of the Grand Domaine, a linked ski area reached from the station centre, Station 1450 and Station 1650. Most hotels sit close enough to one of these three bases that reaching the lifts doesn't require a shuttle or a long walk.
Is Saint-François-Longchamp good for beginners?
Yes, several hotels confirm direct ski school access and equipment hire on-site, particularly around Station 1450 and Station 1650, which makes getting a beginner from breakfast to their first lesson straightforward without a separate trip into the village.
When is there the most snow at Saint-François-Longchamp?
Saint-François-Longchamp's season typically runs from December through to April, in line with most Savoie resorts at this altitude, with Station 1450 and Station 1650 both staying open for the length of it as part of the Grand Domaine.
Where should you stay near the pistes at Saint-François-Longchamp?
Station centre, Station 1450 and Station 1650 all put hotels within ski-to-door reach of the Grand Domaine's lifts, with the pedestrian zone at Station 1650 offering the quietest walkable base among the three, for families or couples who'd rather avoid traffic.
Is there a quieter place to stay near Saint-François-Longchamp?
Montaimont, a hamlet roughly ten kilometres from the main lifts, offers a genuinely quiet alternative to the busier stations, with homemade regional cooking and free parking, for travellers happy to drive in each morning rather than stay ski-to-door.
How do you get to Saint-François-Longchamp?
The resort sits in Savoie's Maurienne valley, with the A43 motorway six to eighteen kilometres away depending on which station you're headed to, and Chambéry-Savoie and Grenoble-Isère airports both roughly eighty to ninety kilometres out.