Lost in le Grand Bornand

Chalet 1864 isn’t composed of a single old building covered with thick shingles – these famous wooden tiles, like so many we find in the region – but an original combination of two chalets and one renovated mazot that doesn’t communicate with each other. If you stay at the one called, Heidi, you’ll have to confront the snow to get yourself to the spa. Ditto for dinner. But this is what gives its charm to this small hotel for insiders!

Here, “small is beautiful” really comes to fore. Each chalet and each space is refined and warming, the rooms have low ceilings, the fireplace crackles, making Chalet 1864 a cozy cocoon that transports you to a time not so long ago when it was a farm house for peasants and animals. In this quasi-private retreat, the French owner, in his thirties, working in many countries inside and outside of Europe, skillfully transformed it into a secret haven out of sight, starting three years ago, the rehabilitation of a place in due form.This authentic cabin will be rejuvenated by a workforce and local know-how.
From Milan, where he resides, he multiplies roundtrips to appreciate the evolution of his personal project and swarming ideas for 1864 Chalet, which becomes jewelry of refinement in a case of simplicity and service worthy of the finest hotels but discreet at home. He has a simple bias: he favors hyperpersonnalisation and attention is put into every detail, whether it’s the choice of materials, or amenities provided in the bathrooms, or even tables or wine list. We salute audacious rehabilitation: finally a location that combines elegance and sincerity in a ski resort, far from Megeve and Courchevel.