48 Hours in Megève

13h00

I return, delighted to curl up in a soft shepherd's hutch in front of the big fire, with a beautiful new book. Then I go next door to lunch at Le Relais. In the warm, restful atmosphere of patinated blond wood, I enjoy a mountain croque and a crème brûlée to die for.

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15h00‍

I head for the Pure Altitude spa. An almost polar-like softness instantly envelops me, like its white walls adorned with fur. I decide on the Beauté Glacée treatment, an anti-aging Lift 4810 treatment with an eye on the summit of Mont Blanc, combining a lifting facial massage with a body scrub and wrap... I pick up the phone.

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17h00

I'm delighted to return to the hotel's cocooning lounges. It's time to sample the in-house pastries for which the place is famous: mont blanc with grand cru hot chocolate for some, coffee éclair, lemon tartlet and signature tea for others.

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19h00

I sip a vintage champagne, a Dom Ruinart 2009, at the counter of Bar Les Enfants Terribles. The lounges, with their mix of artists' pieces and vintage, are as lively as ever. Outside, the horse-drawn carriages continue to parade and the snowflakes to dance.

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20h30

This evening, I decided to succumb to the dish I'd spotted at lunchtime: a beef cheek braised for 8 hours in Mondeuse d'Arbin with creamy polenta. Knowing that a tour of the Mont Blanc and its cheeses and the simply irresistible dessert buffet await me afterwards.