Sauna, hot tub, steam room

Reviews of Hotel Athena

3 out of 5
Hotel Athena
1, Rue du Pont Rouge, Brides-les-Bains, Savoie

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 79 out of 188 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 85 out of 188 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 21 out of 188 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 188 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 188 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Jeffrey, ALEXANDRIA

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
the staff was very nice, they were trying very hard and the place has some good bones, but someone needs to think about painting it and needs to think about updating the beds and furniture
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Renato

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely loved it!
Loved it! The staff is very friendly and helpful, the food (both breakfast and dinner) were so delicious with a lot of options, the rooms are simple but we didnt need much - we went for a 5 day skiing trip and wanted an affordable place yet close to the Olympe gondola, leading right into Meribel. The hotel is about 7min walk to the gondola, therefore perfect! Brides Les Bain does not have a lot of going out/restaurant options, so some nights we stayed at Athena for dinner… great choice, cause we loved it! We are vegetarians, and the hotel accommodated so well to that. They even prepared an off-the-menu meal for us! Breakfast is excellent, hotel facilities are very clean, staff is extremely helpful and friendly… I highly recommend!
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Gautier Houssin - Manager on 22 Feb 2022
Dear Sir, It was a pleasure to welcome you at the hotel. Before to be a hospitality business, hospitality has to be about human being. Of course from the staff but from the guests as well. When we have customers behaving like you, everything seems easy. Thank you once again and hope to see you soon.

8/10 Good

Scott G.

Liked: Cleanliness
Ski stay in Brides Les Bains
Had a nice stay at the Hotel Athena. Nothing fancy but functional. Not very accessible to main mountain at Val Thorens but they have a gondola very close in town that takes you to Meribel, one of the mountains. From there, you can access the 3 Valleys.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Kyoungho

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Gautier Houssin - Manager on 19 Feb 2020
Thank you for staying with us. Thank you as well for your comment. We really appreciate.

6/10 Okay

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ruth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Skiing trip
Nice hotel, we stayed half board and enjoyed the food. Staff were friendly and helpful. Overall nice stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Gautier Houssin - Manager on 4 Mar 2019
Thank you once again for staying with us. Best regards

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short ski break
The hotel is an excellent 3 star. Relatively basic but very clean and everyone extremely friendly. The small spa is wonderful after a day on the slopes. There's a bus that takes you up to the gondola and back every day which saved us having to hire lockers. We were half board and my only issue was there was no choice for dinner (although they were very accommodating toward my 7 year old daughter). Having said that the quality was excellent.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Gautier Houssin - Manager on 4 Mar 2019
Thank you for havin taken the time to share your experience.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Liked the location. Did not like large dog in room next to mine.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Gautier Houssin - Manager on 4 Mar 2019
Thank you for your stay. Sorry to learn that other guests may have disturb your stay. However, this big dog seems to be quiet.

10/10 Excellent

jeanette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
Perfect location and really good service. Would recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Gautier Houssin - Manager on 12 Feb 2019
Thank you for staying with us

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The car park is quite small, with two areas, one under cover for 5 cars and one open air up a steep ramp for 4-5 cars. The hotel has very pleasant staff who speak good english. We checked in at midday (a bit early but they allowed it) and the room was a bit cool so we increased the temperature on the thermostat and when we returned later it was toasty warm. The bath is full size (1700mm) and there was plenty of hot water in the evening. Having a separate toilet was convenient in the family room. The children slept in a separate room within the suite which had bunk beds and they loved it. We had breakfast which had 3 different types of cereal, different bread and a toaster, a fridge of yogurts and plenty of fruit, the usual croissants and pain au chocolat, a coffee machine which also did hot chocolate, and egg boiler and fresh orange and apple juice. Overall we enjoyed our stay and we would definitely return.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Gautier Houssin - Manager on 22 Jan 2019
Dear guest, Thank you once again for staying with us. Thank you as well for having taken the time to review our hotel. We hope to welcome you back soon at the hotel.

8/10 Good

Les, York England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice hotel near centre of town.
Nice hotel near the centre of all activities. I was there late summer and it was getting quieter - but I bet it's lively in the ski season.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Charlotte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely location good size room
Lovely location right my the river my room looked out onto river. Good size room and friendly size. Beware if staying in summer my room had no air con or fan and river lovely but rather noisy. Also leaving door open doesn’t do much when warm not sure if all rooms are like this . So quite a hot room in summer. If you go for half board option dinner was good. All in all a lovely hotel but a fan would be a great addition to room I stayed in.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Gautier Houssin - Manager on 26 Jun 2018
Thank your for your stay and thank you to take the time to share your experience about the hotel. Indeed, we don't have air con in the hotel. The river facing the hotel is our air con. It can be a bit noisy when the door is open but it is very eco-friendly ! ;-) Thank you again and it will be a pleasure to welcome you at the hotel for your next stop in Brides-les-Bains.

10/10 Excellent

Colleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel
Great hotel, very cosy, lovely helpful staff, immaculately clean, couldn't fault it.
Response from Gautier Houssin - Manager on 20 Mar 2018
Colleen, Thank you once again for your stay at the hotel and thank you as well for sharing your experience. We are delighted to know that you enjoyed the hotel. We remain at your disposal to organize your next stay with us. Best regards

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Good basic hotel. Nice staff. Some parts a bit run down. Dinner was mediocre but the breakfast was very good.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Gautier Houssin - Manager on 19 Feb 2018
Thank you for staying with us and to share your experience. Your experience seems severe about "run down hotel" and "mediocre dinner". Hopefully, everybody doesn't share your opinion according to the different reviews.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff was very friendly and accommodating. The food was excellent. And staying there was very easy. The hotel itself has lots of european charm. Very good value for the price. would definitely go back
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay
Nice and comfy, good location

8/10 Good

Andrei, Preston NW, Lancashire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel in walking distance to telecabina
I travelled with 2 children age 3 and 7. Quiet and clean excellent staff. Enjoyed the sound of the rapid river

6/10 Okay

Stephen, UK

Liked: Cleanliness
Good location. Noisy river.
Ideal location for access to the surrounding area. We found the hotel to be acceptable in most respects for the amount paid. The Staff were effective and very helpful. The food was limited, but well cooked. The river running by the bedroom window was very loud, and this did effect the quality of sleep achieved (had to buy earplugs for the second night). The hotel is used for wellness, and at the time of our visit there were approximately 12 persons attending. Which we found this interesting.

10/10 Excellent

Raymond, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is a little gem !
The hotel Athena was excellent. The service from the staff was great, nothing was too much trouble. The breakfast was as good a you will get, great continental selection but also hot food available, eggs bacon sausage. The only negative I could find was no free wifi in the rooms, it was however available free in the lobby. Many thanks to all at the hotel Athena.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel is basic but comfortable. The spa is very nice. Dinner is hit and miss. Two very nice meals two not so great on the half board option. Breakfast was good but they need to replenish the scrambled eggs and the pain au chocolat. Overall good value for money. I would return.

6/10 Okay

David, Lancashire

Liked: Cleanliness
3 star is fair
Enjoyed the stay. Friendly attentive staff. Bath(shower)room was small, separate toilet. Drinks prices at meals very reasonable (€12.5 for litre of red wine). From the "menu" meals, most main courses had only two elements. However, with a cheese course as well, I wasn't still hungry after the meals. Breakfast was quite good, good coffee etc machine. Cooked sausage, bacon and scrambled egg, though one day the egg was cold and sausages weren't fully cooked. There were, though, plenty of croissants, pain au chocolat, pain au raisin and lots of other stuff, fruit, cold meats, cheese, breads.

8/10 Good

D

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice hotel, friendly staff but basic.
Nice, small hotel, friensly staff, rooms quite basic though. Beds quality not very good. Didn't seem to be a 3 star hotel. We only been there for 2 nights and it serve the purpose. I Don't think we would book it if stayed longer.

10/10 Excellent

Meri, Geneva, Switzerland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff makes a good hotel fantastic!
This wasn't the first time we have stayed at the Athena, but it was the best. The woman who was there everyday of our stay (over Christmas) was welcoming, cheerful, attentive, helpful, and generally a wonderful host. Even though we arrived late due to traffic - technically just a few minutes after the reception was to close, she was still there, welcoming us with a smile, carrying our luggage to the room, and making sure we were settled in. Also, even though the restaurant had been closed for at least 30 minutes, she insisted that we needed to eat and had food waiting for us as soon as we came back up from the room. I've never met a nicer hotelier! The room was perfectly functional. It was overlooking the rushing river, which we loved, but if you are a light sleeper do be aware that you can hear the river even with the windows closed. Well, you can from the ground floor, anyway. The spa was spectacular - much nicer than we had a right to expect in a 3 star hotel. The atmosphere was dark and tropical, the steam room cloudy and hot, the sauna just right, and the jacuzzi, though small, was a great place to soak away a long day of skiing in rough conditions. The hotel is not responsible for the middle-aged man who insisted on sitting nude, legs akimbo, in the sauna, but they were nice enough to ask him to cover up when the found out. Note to guests - bathing suits required! As I said, this wasn't our first stay at the Athena, and it definitely will not be the last!

8/10 Good

John, Somerset

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant hotel next to the river
Helpful staff, comfortable with a good sauna and steam room, ideal after skiing. Good food, fair prices

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Trip for Snowboard
Over all is good just 20 Meter from Shuttle Bus to Olympic 1 Gondola! Nice Food and Good service! It take 5 to 10min. walking to Olympic , if don't take shuttle Bus

10/10 Excellent

Elena, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel, good service, polite staff. Receptionist Dolphin is very king and nice person. I quite liked a cheef - his name is Philipp. He cookes a wonderful french food I never tried before. I would recommend to visit this hotel to all my friends.

10/10 Excellent

Runkerry1, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasantly Surprised.
Not the ideal location for ski cable car, but only a 10 minute walk, or use of the free shuttle service which stops at the junction of the Hotel. Other than that, can't fault the hotel, the triple room was spacious enough for 3 male adults with plenty of hot water for baths and showers. The restaurant food was impressive, couldn't fault it and compliments to the chef, as he probably makes the best 'Savoyard Burger' in the region!! Room came with a balcony with an exceptional view, hotel does have a free wifi service in the lobby or at an extra charge within the room. I would definitely stay here again and/or recommend it to anyone thinking of staying in Brides Les Bains.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay
We stayed for a few days skiing in March. The hotel staff, food and location were ideal. Would definitely stay here again, thank you Athena team! Ps top tip is fill your bottles with therapeutic water from the free taps by the park.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Hotel
Great Food, nice hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Jo, letchworth, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely friendly hotel
We stayed here for a week's skiing in february. We had a family room which was more like a mini suite, with a hallway, main double bedroom, bathroom and a second bedroom with bunkneds. This works brilliantly when staying with children, which we were. The room was comfortable and had a balcony. We were on the second floor and it was very quiet. Everyone at the hotel was extremely friendly and helpful. The food was delicious and plentiful, a choice of two starters and mains most nights and fabulous desserts! The hotel was a great place to come back to after a day's skiing and it works really well using the free shuttle bus to the olympic bubble/cablecar up to meribel. We would thoroughly recommend Hotel Athena.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A very enjoyable stay. Staff were all excellent as was food and facilities. Great location for skiing in 3 valleys especially if you have a car.

10/10 Excellent

JP, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel
Friendly staff good food terrific value.

8/10 Good

Pete, sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet, Clean, Location, Breakfast
Located in Brides-les-Bains, a small, low key village below the highway next to Meribel/Les Tres Valles ski areas, Hotel Athena is in quiet location within 2 blocks walking distance to restaurants, bars, and the Olympe 1 lift up to Meribel Ski resort. Breakfast is excellent and of European style. There is fast, free wi-fi in the lobby and a nice sitting area and fireplace. Bar in evening serves drinks and has espresso/latte/cappuccino as well. Ski lockers available in attached garage. Rooms are very clean, some with balconies right over the river. Nothing like natural white noise for a great night's sleep. This is a solid three star property and great value for the money in the area. We would definitely stay here again.

10/10 Excellent

Avi, Israel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location for ski
Overall very good experience.Very friendly and helpful staff. The only drawback - the shower jet is a bit weak...

10/10 Excellent

King, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel, great food and service, the manageress was very helpful and always keen to keep you happy. Thoroughly recommended.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
central for visiting classic locations
disappointed with food. bland and sometimes lacking taste. helpful and friendly staff, excellent sauna and steam room

10/10 Excellent

Alison Hook, Reading, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic cheap ski-getaway
Convenient for getting to the Gondola and up to Meribel slopes. Cheap but very comfortable stay. Tidy, good sized room with nice en suite. Easy walk into town (5 mins).

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A good little hotel
A good value for money hotel and warrants its star rating. Staff are prepared to speak English and are very helpful. Breakfast offers a good selection and variety of food, and 3 course evening meal deal is competitively priced and good quality. I would certainly recommend this hotel to others.

10/10 Excellent

Ali and Andy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent short break in 3 valleys!
Thoroughly enjoyed our stay... we were on a DBB package.. food and service were lovely...friendly staff too.. we were skiing with friends in Meribel...very easy to drive from Hotel to slopes...we could have used the free bus shuttle to the Olympic gondola and if we come agian we may even do that. Only improvement to our stay could have been hospitality in room but then I am English and love a cuppa! would recommend this hotel to anyone wanting an out of resort stay near the 3 valleys...

10/10 Excellent

Gill Roberts

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good value. Staff friendly and helpful. Only negative is the small car park which is very awkward to access.

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A lovely hotel
I visited the Athena for a short ski break. Value for money was excellent. The room was modern and spacious. The half board option was excellent value and I felt there was plenty of food with meat and fish options daily. I left my ski gear in a locker in Meribel which made for a much more comfortable trip to/from the slopes. I would stay here again.

8/10 Good

Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect for family skiing
Stay here for new year - a weeks skiing. Family of four. Balcony overlooked river & mountains. Very clean. Friendly staff. Typical French food. Recommend

8/10 Good

Retired

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great centre for the cols of Les Alps
Very comfortable clean and convenient. Friendly helpful staff. Only had two meals there, one excellent the other poor.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A lovely family run hotel
A lovely hotel with delightful staff. Breakfast was brilliant, plenty of food to get you going for a days skiing. Dinnerr was lovely food, but a bit fish heavy.

10/10 Excellent

Lisa, Chichester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel Athena, Brides les Bains, Moutiers
I couldn't believe this hotel was only a 2*, the rooms are plain but very spacious and very clean, as are the bathrooms. The staff are very friendly and helpful and cannot do enough for you - they even offered to arrange for a cab to collect us at the station on the night we arrived. The restaurant serves a good continental breakfast, and the dinner menu and service is very good - with the food being excellent. We will definitely be back and would highly recommend!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Darren, uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great staff
Great staff cant do enough for you