11 Best Ski Lodges & Resorts to Stay at Across the World

Making first tracks within the French Alps. Jumping into Japan’s famed powdery snow. Drinking magnums of mile-high wines from Italy and Switzerland from the comfort of a Mies van der Rohe chair. Let’s face it: Skiing has never been about austerity, and that’s very true at among the top ski lodges around the globe, whether you propose to clip in or never touch a binding.

One of the best ski resorts and their lodges today want you to play hard on the slopes and pamper yourself even harder après-ski. A latest crop of winter activities—including rides on electric mobiles, expanded night skiing, and dusk sleigh rides—now complement wellness and après-ski activities, equivalent to Wyda (silent Celtic yoga), night sky viewing, sake tastings, and on-property food markets.

As a part of Afar’s Hotels We Love series, we’ve chosen 11 of one of the best ski lodges to book, from woodsy châteaux in Canada and sleek Swiss hideaways to a gleaming, slopes-adjacent retreat in Japan—ideal for skiers and for travelers who simply want the mountain atmosphere.

The Alpina Gstaad

Situated on a hill a brief walk from the too-pretty-to-be-real resort town of Gstaad, the Alpina Gstaad debuted in 2012 as the primary luxury hotel to open there in a century. The lobby makes a grand first impression with its contemporary artwork, double-height ceilings, sleek central staircase, and use of reclaimed wood sourced from Switzerland, France, and Austria.

The 58 timber-walled rooms, suites, and residences, designed by contractors Chaletbau Matti in collaboration with regional craftspeople, are mashups of up to date and traditional aesthetics. Abstract paintings and marble and timber-clad bathrooms with large soaking tubs are juxtaposed with carved wood ceilings, hanging lamps fashioned out of embroidered leather cowbell straps, and painted wood cupboards inspired by the generations-old versions in Swiss Alpine homes. Gas fireplaces add an additional dose of comfort on cold nights. Read Afar’s full review of the Alpina Gstaad.

Aman Le Mélézin

Expect heated boot racks, ski butlers, and a hammam with vaulted ceilings and limestone-clad partitions at this 31-room ski-in, ski-out Aman Le Mélézin, a 2.5-hour drive from Geneva or Lyon. (Private shuttle buses from Geneva and Lyon airport take concerning the same period of time.) It’s positioned on the Bellecôte piste, a part of France’s mammoth Les Trois Vallées, the world’s largest ski area, with some 25,916 skiable acres.

This may increasingly be the place for postpiste pampering, but it surely’s also a comfy Alpine refuge where you’ll be able to soak quietly, linger within the bilingual library, or sip champagne next to the terrace’s wood-burning heaters. Exclusive experiences include a primary tracks program, which lets you get a jump start on the slopes, fat-wheel bike riding, and a snowmobile ride at dusk to a chalet in Les Prés de la Croix, where you’re served a standard Savoyard fondue dinner.

Das Edelweiss

Deck after deck of wellness experiences are on offer on the sprawling Alpine-style Das Edelweiss, which emerged from a serious renovation in summer 2024. It’s positioned on the foot of Grossarltal-Dorfgastein Ski Area, about 90 minutes by train from Salzburg, with 16 lifts, 494 acres, and greater than 43 miles of ski runs with wide slopes and reliable snow.

Book certainly one of the 17 Family Suites, with their knotty wood paneling and huge terraces; they’ve extra space for groups with gear. The family wellness area includes greater than a dozen pools, including a three-story waterslide and children area, while a subdued latest adults-only spa has infrared saunas, fragrant steam rooms, and multiple thermal baths where you’ll be able to gaze out at the encircling Alps.

Eleven Revelstoke Lodge

Colorado-based adventure travel company Eleven transformed a 1911 brick heritage constructing in Revelstoke, British Columbia, into Eleven Revelstoke Lodge, a 12-room boutique hotel and heli-skiing lodge—its first property in Canada. From mid-December through March, Eleven Revelstoke Lodge caters exclusively to heli-skiers. Nonskiers in tow can spend their days on scenic heli-tours, dog sledding, snowmobiling, or exploring the restaurants, museum, and shops on the town, inside a straightforward walk of the lodge.

The lodge’s three spacious suites have a living area with a settee, chairs, TV, and bar fridge on the primary floor, plus a bedroom and toilet up a set of open stairs. With most measuring 210–290 square feet, the nine standard rooms aren’t large, but they’re smartly outfitted with midcentury-modern furnishings and colourful wool blankets. The bathrooms have toilets with heated seats, brass fixtures, walk-in rain showers, and Aveda bath products. Read Afar’s full review of Eleven Revelstoke Lodge.— Carolyn B. Heller

Fairmont Chateau Whistler

If it’s a ski château you’re after, look no further. Fairmont Chateau Whistler‘s 519-room fairy-tale château, which sits in a forest of snow-frosted evergreens, is a masterpiece of ski resort hospitality. The ski-in, ski-out lodge is a five-minute walk from the Blackcomb gondola, which whisks you to North America’s largest ski resort. (The 200 marked runs, 8,171 acres of terrain, 16 alpine bowls, and three glaciers are an ideal option for advanced skiers on the lookout for an prolonged season in the summertime.)

The resort is a handy 15-minute walk to Olympic Plaza, which has a museum, gallery, kids play area, and bakery, but you’ll find the whole lot you wish on property. This features a spa leaning into ancient Ayurvedic techniques, quite a few indoor and outdoor heated and thermal pools, eucalyptus steam rooms, and 7 restaurants. Five minutes’ walk from the resort is the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, where guests can learn more about local Indigenous groups the Squamish and Lil’wat Nations. Night sky lovers should search for the hotel’s regular guided stargazing outings.

Forestis

A former tuberculosis sanatorium designed for Austrian royalty in Italy’s German-speaking Südtirol is now certainly one of Europe’s most stylish ski retreats. Opened in 2020, the ski-in, ski-out Forestis consists of 62 wood-lined suites that sit atop Mount Plose’s Palmschoss chairlift. The resort overlooks quite a few slopes where 26 miles of piste twist and switch under the watch of the jagged, honey-colored Dolomites.

On the property’s heart is a 21,528-square-foot spa manufactured from mountain pine, spruce, larch, and stone pine. It uses the Celtic Tree astrology system and Celtic-based holistic treatments, which incorporates silent rooms for Wyda (Celtic yoga), saunas, and salt baths. Snowshoeing, off-piste adventures, and sledding can be arranged.

4 Seasons Vail Residences

The 4 Seasons Resort Vail has a superb slope-adjacent location. But its sprawling and edgier 23 residences—ideal for longer stays to assist you to tackle Vail’s 278 trails and 5,317 acres of skiable terrain—are a brilliant cool upgrade and ideal for families or groups of friends who want more room.

Expect individually designed rooms with modern furnishings like lasso-shaped chandeliers, and balconies with private whirlpools, panoramic views of the mountains, firepits, and barbecues. Modern kitchens provide the prospect to whip up your personal meals (with or without the assistance of a non-public chef).

The sprawling spa offers high-altitude adjustment treatments, plus steam rooms, saunas, indoor and outdoor pools, and hot tubs. The dedicated ski concierge will help facilitate back-country excursions to powder-filled bowls, ice-skating, snowmobiling, dog-sledding, cross-country trails, and more.

Hoshino Resorts Bandaisan Onsen Hotel

In December 2023, snow resorts Alts Bandai and Nekoma Snow Park & Resort joined forces as Nekoma Mountain, now offering a complete of 13 lifts and 33 courses on 467 acres. Here, the ski-in, ski-out Hoshino Resorts Bandaisan Onsen Hotel offers lodgings at inexpensive prices and has several room configurations for groups or families.

The 149-room resort supplies a plethora of activities between trips to the slopes, including morning food markets, hands-on programs for making local Aizu handicrafts, night sky viewing, sake tastings within the convivial sake bar, and a tiled onsen, spa, and pool. A relaxed café offers casual fare (breakfast and dinner only), while Aizu Yushoku Takazen restaurant serves excellent Aizu cuisine each evening, including local beef and miso dengaku dishes—glazed vegetables from Tohoku.

The Omnia

Understated and contemporary, the 30-room Omnia will make you’re feeling such as you’re in a James Bond film, due to the proven fact that it’s built right into a mountain with a discreet cave-like entrance. The timber constructing of the Omnia is in a quiet back corner of Zermatt, offering quick access to the lifts together with among the town’s best Matterhorn views. You’ll be able to soar among the many peaks on cable ride journey Matterhorn Alpine Crossing, which whisks guests from Switzerland to Italy at 11,500 feet above sea level.

Expect furniture from designers like Mies van der Rohe and Eero Saarinen, while the spa features an indoor pool, thermal bath for aching postpiste legs, and saunas and steam rooms. The restaurant is a highlight, with its hearty-but-healthy vegetable-forward dishes like baked cauliflower with wild mushrooms, cedar kernels, and mountain thyme. Ask concerning the excellent wine menu, showcasing many high-altitude varietals from Italy and Switzerland.

Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono

Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono‘s 100 spacious guest rooms—including 28 suites, each with a non-public onsen—occupy 4 separate buildings and overlook the Annupuri range. The spa is surrounded by a stream and hemmed by birch trees. It features a pool and a tattoo-friendly onsen—a rarity in Japan, where tattoos are sometimes still considered taboo.

Accommodations include deep soaking tubs, oversize beds, huge walk-in closets for storing bulky winter items, and sofas that convert to an additional bed for families or small groups. Near a dozen restaurants are on offer, including a deli, sushi counter, cozy charcoal-grill robata, and French Japanese teppanyaki, plus a non-public karaoke dining room. On-site ski valet services pamper powder pilgrims, while an early-bird first tracks program with the final manager himself gets you on the piste before it opens.

Six Senses Crans-Montana

February 2023 saw the opening of the Six Senses, a 78-room ski-in, ski-out complex above the foremost gondola in Crans-Montana in Switzerland’s French-speaking Canton Valais. The chalet-style, terraced accommodations offer killer views of either the Matterhorn or Mont Blanc and exclusive early bird access to the piste twice per week.

The property’s 21,500-square-foot spa isn’t any afterthought. Ten treatment rooms, a yoga studio, three thermal pools, including one with dedicated kids hours, steam rooms, and a hammam promise a sweet recovery after skiing. Especially intriguing is the Biohack Recovery Lounge, which uses smart tech to optimize the body’s natural healing processes. Think NormaTec compression boots for lactic acid legs, Hypervolt percussion massagers, and back wraps that soothe muscle tension after a day on the piste.

This text was originally published in 2023 and most recently updated on October 15, 2025, with current information.