Après-Ski, Meet Après-Spa: The Best Hotel Spas in Val d’Isère

If you're heading to Val d’Isère with us this season and think the fun stops when you unclip your skis, we need to talk. Yes, the snow is world-class. Yes, the fondue is everything after five hours exploring the unrivalled pistes… but let’s not forget the unsung hero of your luxury ski holiday: the hotel spa. These luxury spas, in three of our favourite five star Val d’Isère hotels, are more than just post-ski recovery. They’re relaxing sanctuaries of warmth, stillness, and total escapism. Here’s where to book in, breathe out, and maybe never leave…

1. Airelles Val d’Isère: Guerlain Spa
The place for people who do wellness in cashmere and call their facialist by first name. Tucked just off the Bellevarde piste, Airelles feels like the luxury ski hotel where everyone wants to be. The spa is expansive; 1,200 square metres of total relaxation with a pool that practically begs you to float. The Guerlain treatments are predictably dreamy, and the sauna to steam room to ice shower circuit is worth abandoning après for. This luxury ski hotel spa is the crème de la crème.

Go for: The ‘after the slopes’ body treatment and a cocktail in your fluffy robe after. Yes, they allow that.

2. Le K2 Chogori: Goji Spa
Le K2 Chogori is a pioneer in elegant low-key luxury. The Goji Spa is small but hits all the right notes: gold-accented design, just enough velvet, and a scent that makes you wish they bottled it. There’s a 12-metre pool, sauna, hammam, and a hot tub that whispers “just one more hour.” The treatment menu feels holistic… think deep-tissue recovery and facials that undo the mountain wind.

Pro tip: Time your massage before dinner at Altiplano, their Peruvian-inspired restaurant. Pisco Sours taste better when your muscles have been kneaded and prodded in all the best ways.

3. Les Barmes de l’Ours: Spa by Sisley
Classic Val d’Isère, but with a modern spin. Hotel Les Barmes de l'Ours is a Relais & Châteaux property, which already speaks a lot. The Sisley Spa is subtle and chic. Think warm wood, soft lighting, and views of pine trees dusted in snow. There’s a big indoor pool (perfect for a few laps of lazy backstroke), 11 treatment rooms, and product lines your dermatologist will most definitely approve of. Hibernate and rejuvenate at this luxury slopeside hotel in Val d’Isère.

Best for: Long, indulgent spa days followed by dinner at La Table de l’Ours, their Michelin-starred restaurant. Or a nap. Both are valid.

In the Know
Val d’Isère has always had pedigree when it comes to skiing, but these luxury spa hotels prove it knows a thing or two about unwinding, too. Whether you're in it for the lymphatic drainage or just somewhere warm to sit with a herbal tea and mountain views - these are your spots.

Just don’t forget to book ahead. The secret’s out...