ENJOY A SELECTION OF WELLNESS THERAPIES INCLUDING RELAXING CANDLE RITUAL MASSAGE AND ENERGETIC ALP RITUALS

A picturesque French alpine resort, Megève continues to be regarded as one of the most popular escapes, offering a wide range of wellness activities.

Les Fermes de Marie is a 5-star luxury hotel in Megève created by hotelier Jocelyn Sibuet where authenticity meets luxury. Les Fermes de Marie is made up of authentic, renovated alpine farmhouses, high up in the French Alps.

Escape to the Alps and enjoy a unique alpine spa break with a stay at Megève’s best boutique hotel.  Les Fermes de Marie is a collection of traditional farmhouses and chalets which have been restored by the Sibuet family and converted into an authentic and luxurious 70-room boutique hotel.

A picturesque French alpine resort, Megève is considered one of the most popular ski resorts, offering a wide range of ski slopes for all levels and wellness activities for everyone.

SPA

The Pure Altitude Spa at Les Fermes de Marie’s is an award-winning spa which has recently been refurbished and it’s considered one of the largest (over 10,00sqft) and best in the Alps. The 17 treatment rooms offer a mix of traditional, classic and modern facilities, including a traditional Japanese bath with hot and cold-water baths used to activate blood circulation and aid physical recovery. Other features include a traditional Hammam which seats up to five people, as well as a “bande de nage” swimming pool and both humid and dry saunas.

Open all year round, Les Fermes de Marie’s remote mountain Alpage (a converted shepherd’s hut) is open on Friday evenings, exclusively to guests of Les Fermes de Marie. Trek there for a dinner of traditional Savoyarde dishes cooked over a fire with views of the sun setting over the Aravis mountains. The Head Chef of Les Fermes de Marie puts together a delicious summer detox menu to support the programmes. If you’ree an active traveller, and prefer to stay during the summer there are plenty of summer activities to choose from mountain hiking, mountain biking, summer sledging, dog hiking and Nordic walking. 

More than a hotel, a destination

Food

The Restaurant Traditional in the heart of the main chalet offers elegant cuisine with the focus on local flavours and dishes. Favouring talented producers, he selects the best from each of them, according to the season: fish come from local mountain lakes, cuts of meat are signature Metzger, and the cheese plates are hand-picked for Les Fermes de Marie by the master Cheese-monger Boujon.

The Alpage of Les Fermes de Marie

A MAGICAL TABLE D’HÔTES

Every summer, on the terrace of the Alpage, Les Fermes de Marie’s high mountain shepherd’s hut, there’s a table for the guests of Les Fermes de Marie. Head out from the centre of Megève for a breathtaking escape and an hour’s exhilarating trek along forest roads in the shade of large trees. There in the middle of a pasture, you’ll stumble across the rustic cabin, set amidst nature. To recover from the climb, a home-made raspberry liqueur aperitif awaits, a tradition started by Jocelyne Sibuet, and a large table covered with a red and white checked tablecloth is ready and waiting for you on the terrace.

Families

Les Fermes de Marie is the perfect hotel for your next family holiday; a paradise for parents and heaven for children. Winter or summer families gather together in a magical world to celebrate and create memorable moments. The Hameau des Enfants is the kids club where they can enjoy a whole range of recreational activities and games areas organised according to age. Kids meals are served up in a dining room with its own special cook.

There’s a Kids Concierge which is present from Monday to Saturday 4:30PM to 9:30PM during the French school holidays. The Children's Hamlet (Hameau des Enfants) is open all year (under the responsibility of the parents or guardians).

Summer in the Alps

“Our aim is to encourage holidaymakers to get some exercise outside in the fresh air, to feel sensations in their body once again and to let go in these majestic surroundings. We go for walks on the trails or sometimes even in the river. In contact with nature, people start using their muscles again, think about breathing and enjoying themselves, making the most of the moment. It’s ideal for forgetting about your stress and being aware of your body,”

explains Isabelle Grenier, one of the top health coaches in the region.

Signature treatments at Les Fermes de Marie include:

• CANDLE RITUAL - A full-body massage using Fleurs de Neige scented candles, the Pure Altitude Spa’s signature fragrance with notes of wild narcissus, broom and mountain aromatic herbs. An incredible repair treatment that envelops your body in a gentle heat and nourishes skin deep down.

• ENERGETIC ALPS RITUAL - a massage/treatment that blends hand movements with the use of linen pouches filled with salts and mountain plants. The result is immediate, and the body and mind feels relaxed and reharmonized.

• SOIN BLANC COMME NEIGE - An exfoliating, skin-softening Cristaux de Neige body scrub followed by a Comme la Neige cream wrap with anti-ageing edelweiss and skin-softening Arctic berries.

How to get to Les Fermes de Marie: 1 hour by car from Geneva airport.

Rates at Les Fermes de Marie start from £230 per room per night on a B&B basis. For more information visit https://www.fermesdemarie.com/