Hotel Ormelune in Val-d'Isere

The hotel itself was decent but my room (101) was very noisy. You can hear people walking, talking through the walls/ceiling and you can hear water running through the pipes in the walls. I also heard music and people ( I assume) from the adjacent bar/restaurant until 12:30-1am on most nights. I spoke with the owner of the hotel as soon as I checked in and she said that people have never complained about the room and that it’s daytime so it’s normal for people to be walking around. I asked her to come to my room so she could hear the noise and she said no and that she was the owner and there’s no noise - in hindsight you could tell she’s heard this before and I had struck a nerve. She said that she was fully booked and that I could leave and find another hotel if I wanted (it’s 6pm on a Friday on Jan 2nd). Then 20 minutes later she called me and said that I could switch rooms but she would charge me more. I asked her to cover the difference and she said no. I can understand that some rooms have some noise, but this is constant, loud and the owner had no empathy or remorse. I stayed at the hotel for about a week and it did not get any better. You can see people (I think workers from the adjacent businesses) standing and hanging out around the back area which happens to be next to your window. Other complaints. 1. The tv didn’t work. There’s no cable or source or TV (or ability to connect to another device. 2. The shower has about an 8” piece of glass that’s supposed to keep the water in but obviously it does nothing and water sprays all over. 3. There are signs everywhere that say you cannot open the windows due to the cold weather and fear of their radiator bursting. However it’s incredibly warm in the rooms and you sweat at night. The only things that were good: 1. The location is very convenient and close to the slopes. 2. The staff (minus the owner/manager) are very nice Summary - do not stay here if you care about sleeping and don’t like lots of noise.