The website of a chalet or a mountain accommodation has one more job than the others: to show the place under snow as well as in summer, to say in one sentence how far the slopes or the trails are, and to let guests book without going through a platform that takes its commission.
Here are ten mountain websites, hotels, chalets and places to stay, from the Pyrenees to the Alps, with a detour through Switzerland and Quebec, and for each one what you see when the page opens and what you can take from it. Five are projects of Hotel Web Design; the other five are websites of mountain accommodation providers, chosen for what they do well.
What a chalet website has to do in the mountains
A chalet, a resort hotel or a mountain residence is sold on precise arguments. The websites that book well deal with the following six points.
- Speak to both seasons. Skiers look for snow, hikers for the view and the terrace. Photos of each season and, if the place suits it, a direct access to the “winter” or “summer” version of the page keep a visitor from feeling left out.
- Say where the slopes are. Ski-in, ten minutes on foot, shuttle: it is the first question. A clear sentence next to the booking button is worth more than an adjective.
- Explain how to get there. Road, last kilometer, parking, ski room, nearest train station: in the mountains, the journey is part of the stay and travelers want to know before booking.
- Follow the rental rules. A chalet is often rented by the week in high season and by the night the rest of the year. The availability calendar and the booking engine have to apply these rules, otherwise you spend your evenings answering impossible requests.
- Speak your travelers’ language. Resorts welcome a foreign clientele: the French hotels below offer from two to six languages depending on the property.
- Be found by resort and by mountain range. Travelers search for “chalet in Megève”, “hotel in Les Gets” or “rental in the Vosges”. The name of the resort and of the valley must appear in the titles, the descriptions and the pages of the site. See also search engine optimization for a hotel or an accommodation (in French).
Ten examples of chalet and mountain accommodation websites
Each card shows the home page of the site as it appears today. Click the name to open the site.
Le Neige & Roc
Hotel, restaurant and spa · Morzine-Avoriaz
Thirty rooms, two pools, a spa, a restaurant, a ski shop: there is a lot to show. The home page opens on a photo of the snow-covered resort at nightfall, with a single button in the center to see availability. The rest waits in the menu.
Key takeaways
- A single call to action in the opening photo, then a “Réserver” (Book) tab fixed to the edge of the screen.
- The ancillary services (spa, restaurant, ski rental) each have their own page.
- Type
- Resort hotel and spa
- Location
- Morzine-Avoriaz, Haute-Savoie (France)
- Booking
- D-Edge
- Languages
- French, English, Spanish
Les Roches 1500
Family mountain hotel · Sommand
A video at the opening, a menu on a black background and, above it, a small bar with booking, reviews and the English version. The rooms are sorted by use (double, triple, family), which helps a family find the right one quickly.
Key takeaways
- Rooms arranged by number of guests rather than by category name.
- The hotel’s activities (relaxation area, ski shop, events) are reachable from the main menu.
- Type
- Mountain hotel, restaurant and spa
- Location
- Sommand, Mieussy, Haute-Savoie (France)
- Booking
- Reservit (via Logis Hôtels)
- Languages
- French, English
Le Flocon d’Argent
3-star hotel and restaurant · Les Gets
Nine rooms, a restaurant, the Portes du Soleil ski area at the foot of the hotel. The opening photo shows a snowy landscape, with a box devoted to the winter season, skiers’ first question.
Key takeaways
- The winter season has its place from the home page.
- Floating contact icons to reach the hotel without looking for the contact page.
- Type
- Resort hotel and restaurant
- Location
- Les Gets, Haute-Savoie (France)
- Booking
- Thaïs
- Languages
- French, English
Hôtel Mir
Hotel and restaurant · Saint-Lary-Soulan
Website created by Hotel Web Design. The home page opens on the restaurant room under its beams, with the name of the hotel, its four stars and a text telling the story of the family. The short menu separates the hotel, the rooms, the restaurant, the seminars and a “Région” (Region) page devoted to the valley.
Key takeaways
- A “Région” page presenting the surroundings: it answers the searches made by resort and by valley.
- A six-entry menu, with Reservit booking integrated.
- Type
- Resort hotel and restaurant
- Location
- Saint-Lary-Soulan, Hautes-Pyrénées (France)
- Booking
- Reservit
- Languages
- French, English, Spanish
La Villa Morelia
Castle hotel and restaurant · Ubaye valley
Night photos of the lit-up villa scroll in full screen. A red “Réserver maintenant” (Book now) button stays fixed throughout the visit, and the site reads in six languages. A badge also indicates that pets are accepted.
Key takeaways
- A booking button in a color that stands out, visible at all times.
- The information that decides a stay (pets accepted, languages) is given without having to look for it.
- Type
- Valley castle hotel
- Location
- Jausiers, near Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (France)
- Booking
- D-Edge
- Languages
- French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian
Lodge Park
5-star hotel · Megève
The home page is split in two: on the left a room seen in winter, on the right a pool terrace under parasols, each with its “Je voyage en…” (I’m traveling in…) button. A Winter / Summer selector stays in the header and a “Réservez” (Book) button sits at the top right. The site reads in French, English, Spanish and Arabic.
Key takeaways
- Visitors choose their season in the first second, and the rest of the site adapts.
- A site that also serves the other restaurants and hotels of the same group from its menu.
- Type
- 5-star resort hotel
- Location
- Megève, Haute-Savoie (France)
- Booking
- Synxis
- Languages
- French, English, Spanish, Arabic
MiL8
4-star hotel · Avoriaz
A full-screen video, the slogan “Prenez de la hauteur” (Gain some height) and a header reduced to the essentials: “Offres” (Offers) and “Réserver” (Book). The text that follows places the hotel at the heart of Avoriaz, ski-in, then presents its 42 rooms and suites.
Key takeaways
- The location and the access to the slopes are stated in the first lines.
- The offers and the booking stay in the header, whatever the page.
- Type
- Boutique hotel, ski-in
- Location
- Avoriaz, Haute-Savoie (France)
- Booking
- Secure Hotel Booking
- Languages
- French, English
Les Grands Montets
4-star hotel and spa · Chamonix
A large photo of the chalet-hotel and its terrace, a centered logo, a “Réservation” (Booking) button at the top right and a clear menu: rooms, seminars, special offers, best-rate guarantee. The home text gives the essentials: a four-star hotel at the foot of the Grands Montets ski area, a ten-minute walk from the center of Argentière.
Key takeaways
- The distance to the slopes and to the village fits in one sentence, near the photo.
- The best-rate guarantee is repeated next to the booking.
- Type
- Hotel and spa at the foot of the slopes
- Location
- Argentière, Chamonix valley, Haute-Savoie (France)
- Booking
- Secure Hotel Booking
- Languages
- French, English
Hôtel de Rougemont & Spa
Hotel and spa · Rougemont, near Gstaad
The full-screen photo of the valley in summer and its slogan, “Se ressourcer est tout un art” (Recharging is an art in itself), open the site. The menu distinguishes the rooms and suites, the Grand Chalet, the restaurant Le ROC, the spa, events, leisure and an “Art & Durabilité” (Art & Sustainability) section. Booking goes through Mews, the restaurant’s table reservations through Zenchef.
Key takeaways
- The hotel’s chalet has its own menu entry, next to the rooms.
- A mountain place shown in summer: not everything is about snow.
- Type
- Mountain hotel and spa
- Location
- Rougemont, near Gstaad (Switzerland)
- Booking
- Mews; restaurant with Zenchef
- Languages
- French, English, German
Chalets Hygge
Chalets for rent · Mont Orford (Quebec)
The only example of whole-chalet rental: an English-language site where the search bar (arrival, departure, guests) sits on the photo of a deck. The menu starts with “Find Your Chalet”, then “Plan Your Trip” and “Things to Know” for the practical questions. The site and the booking rely on Lodgify, with a choice of currency.
Key takeaways
- You choose your dates before reading anything: the search is in the photo.
- Practical sections (preparing your stay, what you need to know) that spare the owner messages.
- Type
- Chalets for rent
- Location
- Mont Orford (Quebec, Canada)
- Booking
- Lodgify
- Languages
- English
The ten websites at a glance
The booking engine changes from one site to another: each property keeps the one that matches its management, and the site integrates it into its own look. The last example, in Quebec, is a chalet rental website whose booking goes through the Lodgify solution, which also hosts the site.
| Website | Location | Type | Booking | Languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Neige & Roc | Morzine-Avoriaz, Haute-Savoie (France) | Resort hotel and spa | D-Edge | French, English, Spanish |
| Les Roches 1500 | Sommand, Mieussy, Haute-Savoie (France) | Mountain hotel, restaurant and spa | Reservit (via Logis Hôtels) | French, English |
| Le Flocon d’Argent | Les Gets, Haute-Savoie (France) | Resort hotel and restaurant | Thaïs | French, English |
| Hôtel Mir | Saint-Lary-Soulan, Hautes-Pyrénées (France) | Resort hotel and restaurant | Reservit | French, English, Spanish |
| La Villa Morelia | Jausiers, near Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (France) | Valley castle hotel | D-Edge | French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian |
| Lodge Park | Megève, Haute-Savoie (France) | 5-star resort hotel | Synxis | French, English, Spanish, Arabic |
| MiL8 | Avoriaz, Haute-Savoie (France) | Boutique hotel, ski-in | Secure Hotel Booking | French, English |
| Les Grands Montets | Argentière, Chamonix valley, Haute-Savoie (France) | Hotel and spa at the foot of the slopes | Secure Hotel Booking | French, English |
| Hôtel de Rougemont & Spa | Rougemont, near Gstaad (Switzerland) | Mountain hotel and spa | Mews; restaurant with Zenchef | French, English, German |
| Chalets Hygge | Mont Orford (Quebec, Canada) | Chalets for rent | Lodgify | English |
Chalet, mountain hotel, vacation rental: which site?
The word “chalet” covers different realities. A resort hotel has rooms, a restaurant and sometimes a spa: its site looks like that of a hotel (examples in French), with the seasons added. A chalet rented whole to families or groups is closer to a vacation rental: you book a house, not a room. A few rooms in a host’s home, a farm cottage: look instead at the bed and breakfasts and holiday cottages. And if wellness is the identity of the place, the hotels with a spa show how to stage it.
In every case, the site must belong to you. Online booking platforms show your chalet next to thousands of others and take a commission on every stay booked through them. A site of your own, with a booking engine linked to your calendar, keeps the customer relationship and the margin for you. Our page on website creation for chalets (in French) details what we do for this type of accommodation.
Booking direct: keep your engine or take Booky
Keep the engine you already use
If your property already works with a booking engine linked to its management software, the site can integrate it and style it in your colors. That is the case for most of the hotels on this page. We have detailed the integration of D-Edge, Reservit and Misterbooking (the Reservit and Misterbooking pages are in French).
The Booky booking engine
For a chalet or a small accommodation that has no engine, the Booky booking engine lets your customers choose their dates, book and pay on your site. Bookings taken with Booky carry no commission.
Your accommodation on Google Hotels
Google can display a hotel’s rates with a link to its official website, next to the platforms: these booking links are free. Hotel Web Design is listed in the official Google Hotels connectivity partner directory. The details are in the article on Google’s free booking links.
More examples
For the other forms of accommodation, our example articles cover hotels (in French), bed and breakfasts and holiday cottages and websites with online booking. All the projects of Hotel Web Design are in the portfolio.
Questions about chalet websites
What should a chalet website include?
Photos of each season, the description of each chalet or room, the distances to the slopes or the trails, access and parking, an availability calendar with online booking, the conditions of the stay (week or night, pets) and a way to get in touch. Add English if part of your customers come from abroad.
How do I get direct bookings for a mountain chalet?
With a booking engine integrated into the site: the traveler chooses their dates, sees what is free and books with you, with no platform in between. You can keep the engine you already use or take the Booky booking engine (page in French), whose bookings carry no commission.
Do I need a different website for winter and for summer?
No, one site is enough. Plan photos and texts for each season and, if the place benefits, a direct access to the “winter” or “summer” version of the home page, as the Lodge Park does in Megève.
How do I get my chalet found on Google, in Megève, in the Vosges or elsewhere?
The name of the resort, the valley or the mountain range must appear in the titles, the descriptions and the texts of the pages, with the words travelers type: “chalet in Megève”, “rental in the Vosges”. Pages about activities and the surroundings also help. See search engine optimization for a hotel or an accommodation (in French).
What is the difference between the website of a chalet, a mountain hotel and a vacation rental?
A mountain hotel has rooms, a restaurant and services: its site looks like that of a hotel. A chalet rented whole is closer to a vacation rental: you book a house, often by the week. In both cases, the site has to follow the stay rules of the season.
