TH la Thuile - Planibel Hotel

This hotel has had an upgrade: the rooms are modern and stylish with new bathrooms since my last visit. The location is excellent, right by the slopes and main cable car. The hotel is clean and functional. Dining is a collective affair and ruthlessly efficient. It is all buffet style and you even have to collect salt and pepper. Many staff are there to feed you and others to take empty plates away the moment you rest your fork and knife. I’d advise buying drinks in the bar to take in as ordering a drink or finding someone to give you a wine list is difficult as there are no floating staff - they all rush around clearing tables and bringing out food, which is plentiful. The bar is bland, soulless and like a community centre with a large TV blaring out senseless game shows at all hours. I ended up walking down to the Miramonte hotel which has a lovely bar if you want a nice drink in a pleasant environment. There is nowhere to sit quietly in the hotel. You can’t charge drinks or any extras to the room. As in previous reviews the lifts are temperamental and inadequate. This is a perfect place to eat, ski and sleep but feels like an institution rather than a hotel.

Good size appartment with seperate bathrooms. Practically ski in ski out with proximity to slopes and buses. Ski locker provided. No cleaning products provided. Lock was broken on the door but was fixed quickly. Lovely old town with variety of restaurants and bars.

Excellent location right across the road from the ski lifts, fabulous facilities, exemplary staff, amazing breakfast and dinner experiences, comfortable rooms, lovely waterfall showers... BUT the lifts are slow and old so aren't smart (no indicator showing where they are) and there aren't nearly enough for the number of guests staying, and only 3 of the 4 were operational during our stay. Also, the ski locker room is served by an even worse lift; the lockers themselves are old and rusty, and there isn't nearly enough seating available for putting on your ski boots of a morning! Some rooms are really noisy due to proximity to the bar next door and the plaza outside. Lastly, the pillows could do with renewing, and we had to ask for extra since there were only 3 in the room between 2 people.

Spacious rooms with super comfy beds and peaceful. Good selection of food in the restaurant, plentiful and well managed. Wine and beer only at dinner and not included in cost. If travelling by large coach be aware that ours did not reverse up the very steep slope to the hotel foyer (some did) and it is a very steep pitch over some distance to haul up luggage and skis that was immediately headache inducing for both of us. Might be problematical for some. No assistance offered or given.

Fantastic Service here. ideal location for access to all amenities outside the hotel. Ski lifts are literally 1 minute from the door. Good value, friendly staff and great accommodation. i would highly recommend this hotel.

The hotel is lovely. Perfectly situated at the gondola. The locker room for some reason is 2 floors below the level it should be. The lifts are really hard to get. Hard to describe. The food is amazing. Cruise standard but limited a bit for kids and the takeaway plays music outdoors till midnight on one side making early sleep difficult. Really warm. Really clean. Really friendly