Four Seasons Resort Megève will reopen on 16 December 2026, launching its first winter season after receiving France’s Palace distinction and introducing a new spa partnership with myBlend.
Set in Mont d’Arbois in the French Alps, the 55-room resort combines direct ski-in, ski-out access with a nearly 900-square-metre spa. Its winter programme will include expanded outdoor wellness facilities, Christmas and New Year dining, family activities and private overnight stays at 1,850 metres.
The resort combines access to the mountain with spa treatments and outdoor dining. Guests can move from the ski room to the slopes, then return for a heated outdoor whirlpool, a personalised facial or fondue beneath the stars.
“After an invigorating day outdoors, guests return to Four Seasons for great dining and spa. We take care of everything,” general manager Joachim Jacob said on the resort’s official website.
A first winter with Palace status
Four Seasons Resort Megève received the Palace distinction from Atout France on 2 June 2026. The designation places it alongside Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris and Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat as one of three Four Seasons properties in France to hold the status.
The hotel’s history is closely linked to the development of Megève as an Alpine destination. Noémie de Rothschild first envisaged Mont d’Arbois as a winter sports retreat in 1920, while Ariane de Rothschild later led the resort’s creation with architect and designer Pierre-Yves Rochon.
Natural light and Alpine views shape the interiors, where noble materials sit alongside commissioned pieces and works from Ariane de Rothschild’s collection. The Palace designation recognises the property’s heritage, service standards, attention to detail and personalised approach to hospitality.
myBlend treatments and new outdoor spa spaces
The spa’s exclusive winter collaboration with myBlend will bring the skincare brand’s complete range of face and body treatments to Megève. It will sit alongside QMS Medicosmetics and the resort’s existing Alpine-inspired rituals.
The resort will also become the first destination in France to preview CellSynergy2, myBlend’s latest professional skincare technology. Alongside a facial method developed with Chantal Lehmann, the system uses radiofrequency, ultrasound, electrostimulation and cryo-thermotherapy. The treatments are complemented by a myBlend LED mask that supports the skin’s natural regeneration processes.
Outside, the spa’s new facilities will open beneath the snow for the first time this winter. A heated whirlpool faces the surrounding peaks, while a natural-wood sauna with a salt wall accommodates up to eight guests. The facilities allow guests to alternate between the sauna and the cold mountain air.
Indoors, the Promenade à Megève treatment draws on the landscape and natural character of the Alps. A flotation bed containing 600 litres of Epsom salts is available for guided meditation sessions after skiing.
The festive calendar introduces the myBlend x Four Seasons Megève Signature Treatment and a New Year, New Skin ritual. The latter pairs exfoliation and a body wrap with massage, accompanied by a choice of chocolate, coffee or winter spices. Guests can also book a personalised bath with seasonal fragrances and a hot drink.
Fondue under the stars and private cellar dinners
Dining ranges from French cuisine at gastronomic restaurant Benjamin to the Japanese and Peruvian influences of Kaito. On the mountain, L’Idéal 1850 provides a scenic lunch stop overlooking Mont Blanc, while the Glass Bar serves afternoon tea, wine and bespoke cocktails to a programme of piano and vocals.
Benjamin is led by chef Armando Acquaviva, whose cooking brings an elegant approach to generous French dishes. His signature fondue, recognised at the 2025 Toquicimes culinary festival, will be served beneath a geodesic dome in the resort gardens.
The recipe combines Comté, Beaufort, Reblochon and Parmesan, reflecting both Acquaviva’s Italian Alpine roots and Megève’s Savoyard traditions. The candlelit dome provides an alternative setting away from the main restaurants.
The hotel’s wine cellar contains more than 17,000 bottles, with private dinners available on request. Head sommelier Samy Sbiti develops tailored pairings for dishes from either Benjamin or Kaito, allowing the evening to be shaped around a preferred cuisine or wine region.
For the year-end celebrations, Benjamin will offer dedicated menus on Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Kaito’s New Year dinner will connect Japan with the Alps through Japanese technique and an omakase-style format.
Pastry chef Jonathan Chapuy is also returning to La Télécabine de Rochebrune, the resort’s gondola-shaped Yule log, for its third edition. The gluten-free 2026 recipe combines jasmine and sesame with vanilla from Madagascar and Tahiti.
Its white chocolate shell carries the flavour of raw sesame oil and covers a jasmine crémeux, a soft caramel flavoured with vanilla, sesame sponge and vanilla mousse. A dark chocolate and sesame praline base is intended to be eaten as the final petit four.
The Yule log will be available by advance order from 21 to 31 December, priced at EUR 149 for eight to 10 people.
Skiing, snowshoeing and family activities
Four Seasons Resort Megève sits at the foot of Mont d’Arbois, giving guests direct access to a ski region spanning Mont d’Arbois, Rochebrune and Le Jaillet. The wider area has 136 groomed runs and 445 kilometres of downhill skiing, plus more than 30 kilometres of prepared cross-country trails.
An in-house Ski Concierge and Ski Valet can arrange passes, prepare equipment and carry skis from the ski room towards the lifts. Private and group lessons for skiers or snowboarders are available through the resort’s partnership with Ecole Ski Français.
Away from the pistes, guests can explore the landscape on snowshoes or by dog sled. One guided route passes through fir forest before reaching a candlelit igloo, where the experience concludes with gourmet afternoon tea or a Savoyard aperitif.
Children have access to a Kids Club with workshops and games. Alongside it, the Nemo Passport turns the resort into an exploration trail centred on its mascot. In the Teen Zone, older children can use arcade machines and consoles, play table football and enjoy a private cinema.
A private night at 1,850 metres
Located above L’Idéal 1850, Suite Idéal is the highest accommodation in Megève and one of the resort’s most secluded winter experiences. The suite measures more than 100 square metres and looks across Mont Blanc and the Aravis mountain range.
Timber interiors and exposed beams create the feel of a private Alpine refuge, complemented by carefully selected artworks. Once the last daytime skiers have departed, guests remain on the mountain with a dedicated butler and a stay planned around their preferences.
Dinner can be served privately before an evening of stargazing through a telescope. A homemade breakfast follows the next morning, after which guests can step outside and make the first tracks of the day before the slopes open to other skiers.
Four Seasons Resort Megève is around 75 minutes from Geneva Airport. The resort reopens on 16 December, with the limited-edition Yule log available from 21 December and festive dining continuing through New Year’s Eve.
