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HAMEAU ALBERT 1ER - CHAMONIX
Luxury Le Ferme “Farm” Hotel of the French Alps
Dark and rustic hand
hewn wooden beams in a mountain refuge and a view of the snowy dome
of the
Europe’s highest mountain peak from your
terrace, enwrapped in the luxury of 5 star amenities and personal service
is the Le Hameau Albert 1er in Chamonix at the foot of famous Mont Blanc.
For English speakers it’s an odd name for one of the world’s
deluxe private hotels in a special place, the Alps resort of Chamonix
Mont Blanc, but once the story is put together it makes perfect sense as
an ideal Alpine mountain resort experience. In 1901 the railway came
to the mountain village at the foot of Mont Blanc. In 1903, Joseph Carrier,
a local grocer who operated the stagecoach line from Geneva to Chamonix
and Martigny saw the end of his coach business with the arrival of the
iron horse and decided to go into the hotel business. In 1903 he opened
his modest hotel a short distance from the station and christened it
La Pension de Chemin de Fer.
In 1924, the first Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, bringing lots
of tourists to the incredible views of the valley and sportsmen for the
rugged mountains (see Skiing Chamonix). Albert the First (the 1er stands for premier), the
King of Belgium, an avid mountain climber often came to Chamonix and
following his death in 1934, the hotel was named for him. In 1997, with
a Michelin star under the belt for the restaurant of Marcel Carrier,
the hotel was expanded with the addition of three sections called “Le
Ferme” the farm, the signature accommodation of the property with
a unique design constructed of the wood from 15 ancient mountain farmhouses
joined together in a rustic but luxuriously cozy “hamlet” of
a hotel. The Ferme rooms are in one section, the spa and indoor/outdoor
pool in another and one of the two restaurants in the third, all interconnected
and enveloped in the rustic though still modern and stylish atmosphere.
A 5 star destination
in the French Alps with a 2 Michelin star restaurant and part of Chateau & Relais group of world class luxury hotels,
the Hameau Albert 1er Hotel of Chamonix offers three varieties of rooms.
Aside from the 12 rooms of the Ferme, the original historic building
of the Albert 1er offers 21 rooms, with views of Mont Blanc or the Garden.
The rooms are contemporary with mountain themed art and antique furniture.
There are two independent chalets for cozy privacy or families. The Chalet
Grepon takes its name from the granite stone which is a principal feature
of the décor, features a contemporary style with a bedroom, a
bunk room, and terrace views of the Brévent and the Aiguilles
Rouges mountains. The Chalet Soli, which accommodates 2 to 6 is more
authentic mountain style like a hunter’s cottage with wooden
beams throughout, two double ensuite rooms, and two single beds on
a mezzanine
floor, a lounge living room with fireplace, private sauna and terrace
with Mont Blanc view, and breakfast served.
Dining Experience at Albert 1er
The
Hameau Albert 1er offers two unique and high quality destination restaurants.
The Restaurant Albert 1er has long been gourmet feature
of Chamonix, with two Michelin stars, gaining the first under Pierre
Carrier back in 1988. The calm and soft atmosphere of the long standing
destination restaurant with its décor renovated in 2008 presents
modern French cuisine with a Savoyard twist, influenced by the Mont Blanc
Haut Savoie and Italian Piedmont regions, with the culinary magic of
current head chef, Pierre Maillet. The La Maison Carrier, located within
the Le Ferme, in keeping with the rustic Alpine theme offers traditional
'montagnarde' cuisine and chalet farmhouse architecture of a timeless
past. Stéphane Gassot is the chef of La Maison creating a dining
experience based around popular recipes of the local region. A special
feature of the Maison Carrier is the smokehouse, right in the restaurant
where the meats are cured by a open fire in a draft chimney, managing
to fill the environment with the aroma, but amazingly without the smoke.
In summertime, the outdoor garden terrace adds the additional pleasure
of the view of Mont Blanc. The Wine Bar and new Quartz Bar offer a
refuge to relax and imbibe from mountain adventures or a day of shopping
in
the village, or a cog rail trip to the Mer de Glace, from the Montenvers
Station just beyond the gate. For a glimpse of the past, the original
stage coach which once carried 19th Century passengers over the mountain
passes can still be seen, parked at the entrance to the Albert 1er. © Bargain
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