Formerly Hôtel Barrière Les Neiges, Fouquet’s Courchevel is the livelier, more social Palace in 1850, with direct Bellecôte ski access, a serious spa and an Alpine Club that works particularly well for families whose children ski during the day.

If Cheval Blanc is Courchevel at its most polished and Aman is Courchevel at its quietest, Airelles is Courchevel in full winter-fantasy mode. Here is what families should know, which suites I would book and how it compares with the other great hotels in 1850.

L’Apogée is one of the Courchevel hotels I would look at first for a family that needs actual bedroom separation rather than a room that merely sleeps four. Here is which suite I would book, what parents should know and how it compares with Airelles, Cheval Blanc and Aman.

An intimate 36-room Palace directly on the slopes of Courchevel 1850, with exceptional ski service, a Guerlain spa, serious family facilities and one of the most extraordinary private chalets in the Alps.

Rosewood’s first alpine resort brings polished glamour to Courchevel 1850. Set in the exclusive Jardin Alpin, it pairs ski-in/ski-out access with an excellent Asaya Spa and the intimate feel of a private mountain manor.