Winter’s Mont-Tremblant Hotels and Resorts You Need to Ski to Believe

If there is one vacation to splurge on this winter, it has got to be the Fairmont Tremblant. A recent renovation has transformed this five-star establishment into the ultimate ski resort complete with a full-service spa, gourmet dining and in-house lift ticket and rental pick-up. You may just want to let the hotel choose the guestroom vista for you with equally dazzling village and mountain views.

If a prime location facing the lifts sounds like your kind of deal, the Fairmont Tremblant is perfectly positioned to ski out in the morning directly to the Flying Mile High-Speed Quad and the Panoramic Gondola. End your day in the outdoor whirlpools (at 37c and 40c respectively), the heated outdoor pool or the dry sauna and steam baths. Could there be any cooler way to defrost?

Let’s paint the picture for you. You’ve spent the last seven hours carving Tremblant’s light powder and have just arrived back at your Quintessence Suite. You begin by lighting the wood logs for your living room fireplace with a view looking onto Lac Tremblant.

Meanwhile, your better half abandons their layers of skiwear and draws a bath in the deep soaking tub with sliding doors onto the bedroom. Though don’t lose track of time, your reservations in the dining room come with the promise of a delectable nine service tasting menu celebrating the best of the Laurentian terroir.

The Cap Tremblant Mountain Resort is for those looking for more space. That means spacious condo-style lodging with five-bedroom units capable of hosting up to 12. Outside of the suites, there is plenty of room to relax in the outdoor hot tubs and both indoor and outdoor pools.

Rooms at the top of a mountain drive open onto sweeping views of Lac Mercier and the Laurentians, surrounded by sound-insulating snow. Treat yourself to a deep tissue massage after a few days on the slopes and a Vitamin C skin glow to send you back home relaxed and radiant.

Fifteen minutes before Tremblant Village, visitors pass by Saint-Jovite including Ax Hotel Mont-Tremblant. A range of renovated rooms can sleep up to five (with the help of a foldout bed) and include kitchenettes and even jetted tubs. Those looking for a self-catering experience and more hangout space can go for the suites which include a full kitchen, gas fireplace, a washer-dryer combo and a patio with BBQ.

Free perks that budget skiers will love include complimentary WiFi, buffet breakfast and parking. Snag a bottle of Merlot from the SAQ on your way back from the slopes and enjoy it corkage-free at Steak-Frites St-Paul next to the hotel.

The next furthest removed ski-in-ski-out resort would be the Homewood Suites, only 500 metres from the Gondolas. This family-friendly hotel in Tremblant Village hooks parents and kids up with full kitchens, a hot breakfast every morning and complimentary grocery shopping (that means the pantry comes stocked with hot chocolate mix and pancake batter).

Larger suites can sleep up to six and include fireplaces to warm up frozen toes and high-speed internet to stream your favourite winter movie classic. Soggy socks and thermals? Coin laundry machines at the Homewood spare you the usual hotel dry cleaning costs.

The all-suite Château Beauvallon is where we’d choose for a luxury winter hibernation. Sumptuous duvets, two bathrooms each with heated floors and gas fireplaces are more than enough to keep you toasty on your Mont-Tremblant vacation.

Start the day by loading up on the continental breakfast and enjoying it with feet up in your suite. A free shuttle to Tremblant village, running from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., means you can go door-to-door without having to lug your skis from one end of the parking lot to the other — not to mention the added parking fees. Finally, a heated indoor pool and outdoor hot tubs await your return.

Another village hotel regularly appearing on group and family visitors’ lists is the Residence Inn Manoir Labelle. This self-catering hotel at the heart of the Village down from Rue des Remparts is both practical and cozy. Helpful features like underground parking and free ski locks get matched with details like in-suite fireplaces and a waffle station at breakfast.

Guests looking to rack up their Marriott Rewards points can benefit from a special Members Rate when booking through the hotel website via trivago, in addition to a possible upgrade (subject to availability).

Don’t overlook this classic highway motel on the road into Mont-Tremblant, much less with rooms that start at just $77 per night. Clean and complete with high-speed WiFi, mini-fridges and microwaves, the Motel 149 is a welcome alternative to the grander resorts near the slopes.

This 11-room motor inn has been recently renovated with a ski village wood-panel look. Guests are convinced of this best value bet and have collectively assigned it an 8.3 on the trivago Ranking Index, one of the highest in Mont-Tremblant!