Hôtel Chalet Val Ferret

At Arnouvaz, 1780 m, at the very head of the Val Ferret where the trail turns up towards the Grand Col Ferret.

The place

At Arnouvaz, 1780 m, right at the head of the Italian Val Ferret where the valley closes and the trail turns up towards the Grand Col Ferret. The last Italian bed, and the closest one to the col.

That position is the whole argument. From here the Grand Col Ferret is 750 m of steady, exposed zigzag with no shelter — the highest point of the entire Tour at 2537 m, and a place where the weather changes character between one side and the other. Sleeping at Arnouvaz means starting that climb fresh and early rather than after three hours of walking up the valley from Lavachey. There is a bus stop here too, which matters if the col is out.

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

• Hôtel Lavachey Hotel · 1642 m
  5.7 km back down the Tour, at 1642 m. Bookable on the Tour du Mont-Blanc portal, so the planner shows its availability night by night.
• Rifugio Elena Rifugio · 2055 m
  2.5 km further along the Tour, at 2055 m. Takes its own reservations — contact it directly.
• Rifugio Walter Bonatti Rifugio · 2030 m
  5.1 km back down the Tour, at 2030 m. Takes its own reservations — contact it directly.

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