Raffles Hotels & Resorts has announced its first Alpine resort, planned for the Jardin Alpin area of Courchevel 1850. The property is scheduled for the 2028 winter season and will bring the brand into one of Europe’s most established luxury ski destinations.
The resort is being developed with Art de Vivre, with architecture by JMV and interiors by Humbert & Poyet. Its scale is deliberately intimate, with 50 guestrooms and suites rather than a large convention-style hotel.
Jardin Alpin gives the resort a high-altitude address
The hotel will sit within one of Courchevel 1850’s most exclusive enclaves, with broad views across the Tarentaise Valley. Many rooms are planned with private balconies that place the mountain landscape at the centre of the stay.
Location matters especially in a ski resort because transfers and slope access shape the daily rhythm. A well-positioned hotel reduces the friction between breakfast, skiing, lunch, spa time and evening dining.
Two destination restaurants are planned
Raffles says the resort will include two destination restaurants alongside a signature bar and tea lounge. Winter gardens and large terraces are intended to connect dining spaces with the surrounding peaks rather than keeping guests inside enclosed rooms.
Courchevel already has an unusually strong restaurant scene for a mountain resort. Any new luxury hotel therefore has to compete on food as seriously as it does on rooms and service.
Wellness will mix Alpine traditions with longevity science
The spa and recovery areas are planned around thermal experiences, treatment rooms, fitness and a panoramic swimming pool. Raffles also references precision therapies rooted in longevity science, extending the wellness offer beyond massage and post-ski recovery.
This reflects a wider change in ski travel, where guests increasingly balance time on the mountain with structured recovery. The most successful resorts now treat wellness as part of performance and comfort rather than a rainy-day alternative.
Courchevel remains a natural winter counterpart to yachting
Many yacht owners move between Mediterranean summers and Alpine winters, and Courchevel is one of the clearest examples of that seasonal migration. Private aviation, high-end restaurants and service culture create familiar infrastructure even though the landscape changes completely.
Raffles Courchevel therefore fits naturally into LYG Lifestyle. The project is still ahead of opening, but its combination of privacy, ski access, food and wellness places it firmly within the travel world shared by many yacht owners.
