Le Domaine du Mongade by Popinns

Now I did see a lot of hater comments here and almost canceled my booking because of them. But I'm glad I said "... for that price what should I expect? " Actually -- Nothing -- considering the the big bucks the other places in the surrounding are demanding. As usual, there is place for improvement and Management should target an action plan for next year and seek for Expert advice. So price was cheap of cheap, parking was free ,swimming pool free. Management was friendly and doing it's best for customer satisfacion . Room was warm ,as outside was 40 CM of snow and -10°C during the night. If somebody is concerned about the prices in some periods ,it is because of the warming which is electrical ( very expensive for such a big place). I would recommend an upgrade of the warming to wood pellets and a certain amount of Automation/Management , so that tourists do not leave the warming on MAX even it they are not there during the day. The Room was clean, it had a TV .As our room was facing the mountains and the view was simply relaxing we did not feel the urge to search for WIFI or turn on the TV. Only thing, one should give up on attaching the remote control to the wall with a chain ! Better manage the remotes or just leave them, most of us have no need for a Schenider TV remote. Food is good quality, breakfast is simple and easy before a ski day . They have a nice bar, a baby foot table, pro ping pong tables ( better bring your own ping pong rackets and many balls) flipper games and darts. Besides that they organised in the evening divers events for groups with music games ant other. If you think a little ahead you can spend a very nice vacation at Mongade as you do have everything to your disposal to disconnect. The swimming pool is clean , offers a nice advantage for kids who want a small extra besides SKI or Snow or Hiking . It is located at the entrance and there is no privacy at all, so to make peace with the shy people some partial window tint could make the difference. Gerardmer is at about 25km away with it's ski and sleigh facilities. In winter it is advised to park your car down town and use the ski BUS to get up to the slopes, that way you avoid the 1H hassle of finding a parking place and relax instead. Now if you do not take the restaurant option with it's tight schedule, you will have to drive a long way to get some food ,as the surroundings have almost nothing to offer in that sense . This year during Christmas and new year only one Pizzeria was open and as for that it could not serve all of it's customers. The workaround for that is to order and take away, and than buy your breakfast for the next day at a bakery. If you victimize yourself a little even the backer will offer you a better price. In summer take in consideration the Lake and it's facilities as this region is rich in diversity in winter as in summmer.