YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE

A SHINY NEW SKI HOTEL

As the winter ski season starts, a series of spectacular new hotels are opening their doors. here’s our pick of the best . . .

CHIC IN CHAMONIX

NEWLY-OPENED Terminal Neige Refuge, owned by chic hoteliers Maisons & Hotels Sibuet, overlooks the famous Mer de Glace glacier. The panoramic restaurant offers stunning views.

INSIDER TIP: Go to the heart of the glacier by visiting the ‘Grotte de Glace’ (Ice Cave).

DETAILS: €160 (£142) a night for a double room, refuge.terminalneige.com Flights to Geneva from £50 return, easyjet.com.

MICHELIN STAR MEGEVE

FOUR SEASONS is opening its first mountain hotel in France on December 15. The upmarket resort will have a two-Michelin-starred restaurant, spa and ski valet, who will carry your skis to the lifts.

INSIDER TIP: Unwind from the slopes in the spa’s indoor/outdoor pool with Alpine views.

DETAILS: Rooms from €1500 (£1321) a night, room only, fourseasons.

com. Flights to Geneva from £66 return, britishairways.com.

SWISS SKI-IN-SKI-OUT

THE Valsana Hotel, which opens this week, is ‘ski in, ski out’, with access to 140 miles of pistes. If the weather turns, take cover in the spa or indoor tennis courts.

INSIDER TIP: The hotel restaurant, Twist, holds movie nights.

DETAILS: Rooms from £286 B&B based on two adults sharing,

valsana.ch. Flights to Zurich cost around £60 return, easyjet.com.