Le Praz (1300)
The most traditional of the four, and usually the cheapest. Best if you want a village feel over resort convenience.
Where to Stay in Courchevel: Choosing Between 1300, 1550, 1650 and 1850
Courchevel is not one resort but four linked villages, and the number in the name is the altitude. That single fact decides most of your trip: what you pay, how quiet your evenings are, and how far you walk in ski boots.
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The most common booking mistake in Courchevel is choosing the name rather than the altitude. 1850 is the luxury centre with the best lift access and the highest prices; Le Praz at 1300 is a genuine village with a fraction of the cost and a gondola ride between you and the main domain.
If you are skiing every day, the question is how many minutes you spend getting to a lift before 9am. If you are skiing two or three days out of seven, village character and evening options matter more than piste access.
Quick facts
- Département
- Savoie (73)
- Village altitude
- 1100 m
- Highest lift
- 2738 m
- Piste in resort
- 150 km
- Linked ski area
- 600 km
- Lifts
- 54
- Season
- Not yet verified
- From Geneva (GVA)
- 133 min
- From Lyon (LYS)
- 129 min
- Nearest station
- Moûtiers (36 min)
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Best areas to stay in Courchevel
Village (1550)
A practical middle option — calmer than 1850, better connected than Le Praz.
Moriond (1650)
Sunnier aspect and gentler terrain nearby. A common family choice.
Courchevel 1850
The luxury centre — the highest concentration of five-star hotels and fine dining, and the best direct lift access.
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Worth knowing before you book
- The number is the altitude, and it sets the price
- Le Praz sits at 1300 m, Courchevel 1850 at 1850 m. Those 550 metres are the largest single driver of what a week costs here — larger than star rating, and larger than the gap between a good hotel and an average one.
- 150 km of piste before you leave the valley
- Courchevel's own sector is large enough that many visitors never cross to Méribel or Val Thorens all week. If you are choosing Courchevel specifically to reach the rest of Les 3 Vallées, be honest about whether you will use it.
- Le Praz means a gondola every morning
- The saving is real and so is the extra stage at each end of the ski day. With small children and equipment that stage costs more than it does for two adults. Plan for it rather than discovering it on day two.
- The 2026-27 dates are not published yet
- As of 1 August 2026 the resort's own site lists summer dates only. Secondary sources circulate a December-to-April window, but we will not print a date the operator has not confirmed. Check before you book flights.
Who it does not suit
Anyone whose budget is the binding constraint. Courchevel 1850 is expensive in a way that is not a marketing posture, and even the lower villages carry a premium over the Belleville valley one ridge away. If the number matters more than the address, Les Menuires puts you on the same lift pass and the same linked terrain for considerably less.
Anyone who wants a resort that feels old. Le Praz has genuine village fabric, but 1850 was built to be a ski resort and reads as one — polished, commercial, organised around the lifts and the shops rather than around a church square. Saint-Martin-de-Belleville does that properly.
Groups where nobody intends to ski hard. The whole valley is priced on slope access. If you plan two ski days out of seven and want somewhere to walk on the others, Annecy or Chamonix give you far more for the money.
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Frequently asked questions
Which Courchevel village is best value?
Le Praz (1300) is consistently the cheapest of the four and keeps the most village character. The trade-off is a gondola ride to reach the main ski area each morning.
Is Courchevel only for luxury travellers?
1850 is genuinely expensive, but the other three villages are not. Le Praz and Village (1550) offer normal alpine pricing on the same lift pass and the same ski area.