Lodging Advice for Chamonix?

[JDCH]

howdy-

 

Heading to Chamonix on August 2nd to meet up with an old climbing partner and climb some alpine classics. He's got a small apt there with his wife and 2 kids, and I basically don't want to stay at his place. SO I need some suggestions on best places to stay in cham while I de-jet lag for a couple days before heading up into the hills.

Also never been to cham, so I would like to be walking distance to downtown.

 

The only Hostel I can find that is available for my dates is the Chalet Haute Boheme B&B but it is a double room, and they are asking that I would pay the price for 2 people... Which makes 2 nights come up to just shy of $150. Granted that is cheaper than booking any other hotels that I could find through travelocity and the like.

 

There are also a myriad of campgrounds... But I will not have a rental car.

 

Should I just suck it up and pay for the two people for 2 nights?

[EastCoastBastard]

Have you tried the Chalet Ski Station? Nice place, super helpful owner, pretty cheap.

[Maine-iac]

Vagabond hostel. Great fun. When I was there it was run by a bunch of brits. The Stella was flowing and it was fun. Probably a casual 10 minute walk to the heart of town. Can't remember the prices off the top of my head but it was reasonable. The room I was in had 2 bunks- a few nights there was just one other person , then the other nights it was full up. All people had similar outdoor interests.

 

I'd stay there again.

[chris]

Have you tried the Chalet Ski Station? Nice place, super helpful owner, pretty cheap.

 

 

Super basic, but clean and close to town center. At winter rates, it was 1/2 the cost of the Vagabond, which is much more hip but costs it.