Airelles Val d'Isère

What the classifiers highlight

Just 41 units, up to five apartments each with a private butler, in a ski-in, ski-out hotel that mixes Alpine-lodge warmth with Renaissance touches. Forbes rates it four stars and highlights the Guerlain spa's 20-meter pool alongside a full valet ski program. La Table de l'Ours, perched on the Olympic run, carries one Star. Rooms start at 3,700 euros nightly.