Accommodation Week 3 ( highlighted places with an * were our personal favourites at the time )
Refuge du Plan Mya* - converted
old cheese-making barn : divided large room with dormitory, rest area and dining/kitchen area combined
: quite small : excellent traditional food with family : great atmosphere
Refuge
de La Balme Pierra Menta* - very friendly refuge : good atmosphere : excellent food :
fine setting
Auberge Le Valezan - more hotel / bar than
gîte : very good common room area : good
variety of different foods : interesting village
Refuge de
Rosuel - gateway to Vanoise national park : quite large and rather impersonal but adequate
Refuge du Col du Palet
- very good traditional high mountain refuge : stunning setting
: cold showers : e-mail contact is annelaure.lombard@wanadoo.fr
Refuge de La Leisse - probably unlucky to
hit this on a cold night when the warden had a large group of personal friends, but this was our one
disappointment : excellent situation : cold showers