Hotel Carlina (La Clusaz, France)

The hotels are both Alpine lodges overlooking views of the charming town, the stunning mountains, or the busy ski slopes. The rooms are modernised and spacious and many have large furnished balconies.

If you're looking for that typical ski village, look no farther. You can be as busy here as you want and never have to move the car. You can walk to anything you might need, from ski slopes to restaurants, shops, and markets.

Both the food and the service at the restaurant are quite good. There are buffet choices, making it easy for families and the items do vary from day to day. The resort offers several boarding packages, but the prices are reasonable even if you don't take that option.

The rooms are quite popular and have been well-used. All that traffic shows in the features and many rooms look and feel tired. Some rooms and baths are quite small and don't have good views. It's worth the extra price for those extra features.

The hotels have shared amenities which means more people using the same space. The parking is tiny and often gets full. The pool can get quite crowded and the spa opens their services to the full village, making it quite busy and more expensive.

The hotel service here is quite busy and you'll receive no personal customer warmth. The staff is friendly, but not overly so. Also, the cleaning crew seems stretched to the limits as many guests have to wait on their daily cleaning until late in the afternoon.