Auberge des Glaciers

In the centre of La Fouly, with the Glacier de l'A Neuve hanging above the village.

The place

In the centre of La Fouly, with the Glacier de l'A Neuve hanging in the gap above the village and the Aiguille d'Argentière behind it. A proper village inn: restaurant downstairs, rooms and dormitory upstairs, and the shop and post bus stop a minute away.

This is the first real resupply since Courmayeur, so use it. Swiss prices come as a jolt after Italy, and many small places here prefer cash — francs, not euros, though euros are often taken at a rate you will not enjoy. Draw money before you leave the village if you are heading for the smaller gîtes ahead. The walk out next morning is downhill through some of the prettiest villages on the Tour.

Getting there

Booking

Book on montourdumontblanc.com

This hut sells its beds through the Tour du Mont-Blanc booking portal, so the planner can show you its live availability night by night — and warn you the moment a full night frees up. Every night on the Tour must be booked; there is no walk-in option in season.

Other places to stay nearby

• Gîte de la Fouly Gîte · 1590 m
  0.1 km further along the Tour, at 1590 m. Bookable on the Tour du Mont-Blanc portal, so the planner shows its availability night by night.
• Auberge Maya-Joie Auberge · 1600 m
  0.2 km back down the Tour, at 1600 m. Bookable on the Tour du Mont-Blanc portal, so the planner shows its availability night by night.
• Hôtel Edelweiss Hotel · 1600 m
  0.2 km further along the Tour, at 1600 m. Bookable on the Tour du Mont-Blanc portal, so the planner shows its availability night by night.
• Chalet 'Le Dolent' Chalet · 1634 m
  0.3 km back down the Tour, at 1634 m. Bookable on the Tour du Mont-Blanc portal, so the planner shows its availability night by night.

For when this stop is full. These book themselves and are not on the Tour du Mont-Blanc portal — contact each directly and confirm before you rely on it.

Stages passing this stop

• Stage 6: Rifugio Walter Bonatti → La Fouly