Flocons de Sel hotel - Relais & Châteaux in Megeve

From the moment we arrived after a long drive through France, it is clear that this beautiful, small hotel with its gastronomic restaurant is exceptional. Privately owned by the 3* Michelin Chef, Emmanuel Renaut and his charming, multi-lingual wife, Kristine, the warmth and efficiency of all members of staff was always apparent. Situated outside of Megeve the hotel has secure parking and a shuttle service to the Rochebrune Cable Car for quick access to the ski areas, or to Megeve’s charming centre, was essential and efficient. We did not need our own car once we had arrived. . We had one superb meal in the Flocons de Sel’s restaurant which was magnificent in every way. Breakfast in the restaurant is also superb although we only sampled it once as we prefer to get to the ski area early and breakfast there. We also dined in two of Mr&Mme Renaud’s other restaurants ( Le Prieure in town and Le Boistet (on the piste), both with the same ethos of friendly but efficient service and fine food. We were in Junior Suite 5 which is a lovely room to return to after a day’s skiing. Complimentary Cake and refreshments in the Salon were enjoyed in the lounge area of our suite as were the after dinner chocolates left by the turn down service. On the evenings when the restaurant was closed we took the room service option which was incredible as a chef is still on hand to create the dishes available and the meal was served in the salon or room as preferred. No burger and chips on a tray here!! The hotel also has a spa area which we did not use as the bath in our suite was preferable to us. We will be back, summer or winter. This hotel has it all.

A Michelin three-star restaurant offering Alpine-inspired French cuisine with a modern twist and breathtaking mountain views.

We love to stay at the Flocons de Sel as the whole team are professionals, who care that their guests have a wonderful mountain experience. A Bientot!

Absolute perfection. A great little apartment close to town and the service was ON POINT. I definitely recommend the breakfast basket perfectly delivered in a cute basket each morning with freshly squeezed juice. We will be back!

Perfection
Thank you Kristine, Emmanuel and Gwen for making our stay feel like being hosted by old friends.
Beautiful, elegant and discrete luxury at its best!!!

Firstly, thank you to Kristine, Emmanuel and Gwen for making our 6 days at Flocon beyond compare. If you are looking for amazing hospitality without the pretense, there's probably no better place than Flocons. It's small and private but the Spa, service excellence and epicurean kitchen mean you never feel like there's a lack of amenities. It's location is a mile or two out of Megeve, but the Range Rover courtesy car is always available to take you in or out of town. We stayed in the Mazots which felt like living in your own private Alpine chalet with spectacular views down to Megeve. Everything is designed to blend into the environment. Many special moments, for example we bumped into Emmanuel one day who suggested he 'cooks something for us in the kitchen...nothing special' We ended up at the Chef's Table in his Michelin 3 star restaurant with him serving us a range of dishes including the best souffle we've ever tasted!

I visited the restaurant and had a rather mixed experience. The staff were extremely friendly and all spoke good English. We were first led into the upstairs lounge for a drink. The walls were scattered with Michelin signs and decorated in a cozy way, alluding to the authentic nature of the establishment. The dinner took place downstairs and consisted of seven savoury courses and two deserts. The food was imaginative and the presentation was compelling, with dishes oftentimes being "finished" at the table. However, my main complain is the price tag. At over 1,000 EUR for two people, this seemed like a stretch. Certainly, when going to places like these, few are on a budget, but having visited other three-star Michelin restaurants, this one unfortunately left me wishing for more. The selection of the alcoholic beverages is quite fascinating, and we received a copy of the menu at the end of the night, which was a pleasant touch. I would only recommend dining here if you are a true guru and can appreciate the restaurant's long history and the chef's creativity as opposed to somebody coming and expecting a posh dinner experience.

Absolutely spectacular food. Emmanuel Renaut even came to our table during dinner and sent us off home the next morning. Brilliant!

Rooms are also fantastically large and cozy
Highly, highly recommended ⭐️⭐️⭐️

No in-depth food experience

Missing a pre-arrival and post meal experience.

Would like valet parking (really help as it is hard when it is dark and parking is around the area)

Missing a arrival greeting (as I think they should put some effort into it.
As walk in at 19:30 and the parking spot is already packed a bit, so I thought it is already full as the restaurant is expecting guest to arrive between 19:00-20:00. So my reservation is at 19:00, and I am already late (tried to call the couple of times but their calling menu is that complex, they should have a dedicated phone number or just redirected to a hosted number). I was thinking someone will wait for me as I am late.

But there was not, I got not greeted till I walk to the second door to the dinning room, and I surprised the only waiter that standing there to study the today's guest list. He jumps quickly into action and ask if I will have an apéritif in a separate area or go straight to the table. I choose to go to the table. As the staff slowly starting up, it is great but I do need to say the style of the staff are different, one side is loose, but other side are a bit stiff. Pity because the head maître is doing great job, young but knows how to play the guest and feeling at ease.

The restaurant looks like a chalet, where entrée is decorated with modern art, but when you walk in the dinning area it is stiff, kinda old-fashioned style. Pity the light reflected on the windows so you cannot see the garden, as I could see some playful decoration in the garden that could spark some conversation topics. Entertaining to the guests.

The wine list is extended but really push the local wineries and prices are very fair even doubting if some are not selling below the market price. Really rare.

Love the food menu where they not only have 2 menu and the desserts but also information about the restaurant. Pity it is all in French. Love the limit edition aspect but would love more if they give it to the guest with a signature of the chef and the staff of the day. A better thing is put in is number which the guests are that have experience this season. Showing how limit guest they serve. Love that they able you to choose what meat you want as a main course and dessert. Give you really your personalized menu.

As the apéritif is an open-connected area of the dinning room and as the space is that open it echos, but also during the dinner when people having dinner sounds echoes really much.

The first couple of courses are serving mushroom dish after one, and preparation of the mushroom is almost the same, making my mouth numb of the flavor.
The dishes are complicated due to the amount of elements but I do need to say it is harder to get them all working together. I need to say their service is really high even though I notice there is just that amount of tables and if the service need is just calm down. I notice they're just standing around the serve entrée and walking over one and other. Just like when I am going to the restroom or going to the exit they are blocking one another.

When dinner is finished you will be invited to the kitchen to meet the chef. Pity the chef speak little English and therefore hard to communicated and therefore just be part of the arrangement of the dinner and pass you off. Could not have an in depth conversation, what is pity.

Do not understand the gallery that leads to the restroom area as there are so much pictures of different Michelin classified chefs but is it the chef that have made them or the chef just collects this photographer's work.
They should make the restroom a single use one for as when you're standing using the urinoir nothing blocks the view when other guest walk in. Also there is only 1 washer. This is not a single use as you cannot lock it. I need to give some points for the urinoir view, a window where you can view the chef's chartreuse/ wine collection.

I got the menu to take away, but it is dated as 1st of October on Sunday, but I got there on a Monday a couple of weeks later. Little things that give sour taste.

We had such a wonderful vacation and stay at the hotel. The staff is super friendly and welcoming, makes you feel you are at home. The food is super , it deserves every star. The planning for my restaurants reservation and ski schedule was all perfectly set prior to my arrival