Hotel Del Viale

As always, our week skiing in Courmayeur was made outstanding by the quality of care and attention afforded to us by the family who run this brilliant hotel. Giovanni, Alessandro, Luigi, Maria and Marie were all amazing. The room we had was very comfortable, spacious and suited our needs to a tee. The food in the restaurant was varied, plentiful and well presented. We have visited here many times and it "feels like home" whenever we are there.

If you want an anonymous, modern and all singing and all dancing mod con type of hotel this won’t be the hotel for you. However, if you like a family-run hotel, laid back with charm, warmth and comfort, then you will love your stay here. Its location is quiet with a really easy, flat terrain 10 minute walk into the centre of Courmayeur. There are great views up to the mountains from the hotel and it is peaceful. I didn’t notice that the rooms / hotel were noisy and slept well. The food was plentiful - a continental breakfast and 4 course meal every evening. The pasta option for the 2nd course was a meal in itself and had to ask for a small portion! The hotel mini bus to the Dolonne gondola was reliable and timings suited us perfectly. There was no dedicated boot room for your equipment but boards/skis could be stored safely under the stairs and boots and gloves dried on the radiator in the bathroom every night. The owners and staff were charming and exceptionally friendly. All in all, this traditional hotel added to our authentic experience in Courmayeur and 100%, we would return again. It’s actually a little gem.

Hotel on a quiet street. No through traffic. 5 min walk to the nearest shops and max 10 min to the city center. To the nearest ski lift every morning with the hotel's own minivan and back in the afternoon. I'll post a picture of the schedule. If you want to take a paid taxi, the price is 20-25€ within the village. For example, a taxi from the hotel to the Skyway lift station is 20€ (we missed the free ski bus). The nearest ski bus stop can be found about 300m to the right of the hotel and takes you to other destinations in the area for free. Schedules can be seen on the hotel's notice board and at the stop. In our experience, the bus is on schedule. The hotel's food is good and there is enough of it. If you are a light sleeper, the hotel's soundproofing is 100 years old. I recommend earplugs in that case. I only saw the hotel's cats "Mia" and "Camina" once at a glance. I would have liked to pet them more often, but not everyone likes cats, so they were kept hidden. Food 4*, location 5*, helpfulness/friendliness 5*, room 4*.

We never leave reviews but we have to this time! It absolutely exceeded our expectations after reading other reviews and looking at the pictures. This hotel really needs to update their photos! The hotel is traditional, absolutely spotless, very very friendly and serves amazing food. The maids came into our room everyday and put fresh towels and toiletries in. We had 4 courses every night and they were scrumptious! There is a free shuttle bus from the hotel to the door of the gondola which was fab. We loved this hotel but the photos don’t do it justice they really need to be updated, they charge so little and they could be getting a lot higher rate. Thank you so much for an amazing stay, you guys are fab!

We booked at short notice after other choices had sold out and having seen some pretty negative reviews and a lack of recent reviews, we were a little apprehensive, but this is a lovely little, family-run hotel that represents excellent value for money. The décor is fairly dated, but very well maintained and I personally loved looking at the mid-century art and furniture. It has standard, ski-style rooms. Compact, but clean and have everything you need. Beds are comfortable, with extra pillows/blankets in the wardrobe if needed. Location is a 10 minute walk from the town, with a hotel mini bus shutting guests to the lifts and bus station if requested each morning and afternoon. It doesn’t run all day long which some reviews have complained about, but if you’re planning to go to and from your hotel all day long and want your hotel to facilitate that for you – spend more. The view from the hotel on a morning is lovely and you get the sun late afternoon/evening so you can sit and have a relaxing drink. Food was great. The continental breakfast buffet has lots of options to fill you up, with a self-service coffee machine for cappuccino, latte, americano etc – coffee was really tasty. Evening meals are a salad buffet and 4 courses which you choose from each evening. The pasta course alone could fill you up. All was very tasty. The bar isn’t as good as other hotels we’ve been to. Lots of spirit choices but no draft beer and guests didn’t seem to be using it much which was a shame. There is no real boot room, which was a little peculiar. Instead, just a space under the stairs to leave your skis/boards and a bench to pop your boots on. There were no rules about not taking boots to rooms though, so we just popped our boots on upstairs before getting the mini bus. That obviously means no boot-warmers to dry them out overnight, but there’s no lack of heating, so sticking them near the radiators overnight sorted them out. Staff are polite and friendly and work hard. The owner/manager comes across a bit grumpy sometimes, but hes actually fine. Just plain-speaking rather than OTT gushy/welcoming. The ladies at breakfast and dinner and all other staff were very friendly and helpful. Overall, this was a great option that pleasantly surprised us and you really can’t go wrong for the price!