Duplex, Le Strato, Courchevel, Le Strato, Courchevel

A suite that unfolds vertically

The Duplex at Le Strato occupies 60 m², a figure that only tells part of the story: this is a suite distributed across two levels, a configuration that changes how the space is actually used. Rather than a single room stretched wide, you get a layout where the living area and the sleeping quarters hold genuinely separate registers. For a hotel that counts only 27 rooms and suites in total, this duplex format is one of the more distinctive layouts on offer, and it rewards travelers who want a suite that behaves less like a room and more like a small apartment at altitude.

The space and flow

With one bedroom and two bathrooms for up to three guests, the Duplex is built for a small group or a family that values separation over proximity. The seating area and sofa bed occupy their own footprint, giving you a legitimate living room: a place to take a call, host a coffee, or let a child fall asleep on the sofa while adults stay up. The second bathroom removes the usual morning bottleneck entirely. A desk and dressing room complete the sense that this is a suite meant for actual residence, not a quick overnight between ski runs.

Design and finishes

Hardwood parquet runs throughout, consistent with the hotel's wider interior language of contemporary alpine design without pastiche. The bathroom experience is dual: a bath for slow mornings, a walk-in shower for fast ones, with free toiletries, shampoo, conditioner, body soap and a shower cap supplied as standard. Bathrobes and slippers are provided, along with a dressing room and wardrobe for proper unpacking rather than living out of a suitcase. Soundproofing is built into the suite, a detail that matters more in a duplex, where two levels of activity could otherwise bleed into each other.

The view and outdoors

The Duplex opens onto a balcony fitted with outdoor furniture, facing the mountain. The view is not incidental: it is one of the reasons to choose this suite over a standard room at Le Strato, where slope views are reserved for select categories. Expect the light to shift through the day, from the flat white of early morning snow to the warmer tones that settle over the peaks by late afternoon, visible from both the living area and the bedroom.

Who is this for?

You are traveling with a partner and a child, and you need the sofa bed in the living room to absorb one more guest without anyone sharing the bedroom. You are coming for a week of skiing and want a bathroom you are not negotiating over at 8am, which is exactly what the second bathroom resolves. You want a suite with enough separation that an evening in does not mean sitting in the same four walls where you slept and dressed.

La Suite's verdict

The Duplex is the layout we point families and small groups toward first at Le Strato, precisely because the two-level distribution does more work than the square footage alone would suggest. The second bathroom is not a luxury here, it is a functional necessity that this suite happens to deliver. Our one observation worth noting: the walk-in shower's pressure is firm enough to feel like a reset after a full day on the slopes, which, at this altitude, is not a small thing.