# Third-highest hotel in Europe opens in the French Pyrenees

> The Hôtellerie des Laquets reopened at 2,620 metres in the French Pyrenees after being closed for over 30 years.

- **Section:** New hotels
- **Published:** 2026-10-15
- **Publisher:** Voyage (https://thevoyage.gr)
- **Type:** our own summary of someone else’s reporting
- **Source:** Tourism Today — https://www.tourismtoday.gr/%cf%80%ce%bf%cf%8d-%ce%ac%ce%bd%ce%bf%ce%b9%ce%be%ce%b5-%cf%84%ce%bf-%cf%84%cf%81%ce%af%cf%84%ce%bf-%cf%88%ce%b7%ce%bb%cf%8c%cf%84%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%bf-%ce%be%ce%b5%ce%bd%ce%bf%ce%b4%ce%bf%cf%87%ce%b5/

A new hotel has opened in France, claiming the title of the third-highest hotel in Europe. The Hôtellerie des Laquets sits at 2,620 metres in the Pyrenees and is now the highest hotel in France.

The top spot belongs to the Glacier Hotel Grawand at 3,212 metres in Val Senales, South Tyrol, Italy, while the Refuge de Solaise in the French Alps, at 2,550 metres, ranks second.

The Hôtellerie des Laquets building was originally constructed between 1930 and 1933 and remained closed for more than 30 years. The renovated property welcomed guests again in late September, preserving the original structure with décor inspired by Pyrenean alpine culture, while a new wing follows a minimalist Scandinavian style.

The hotel offers 16 double rooms with panoramic views and is connected to Pic du Midi via a private cable car. Its restaurant is overseen by chef Stéphane Tournié, who holds a Michelin star at Les Jardins de l'Opéra in Toulouse.

The property lies within the Pic du Midi International Dark Sky Reserve, an area known for astro-tourism due to the absence of light pollution. The summit also houses an observatory, an exhibition space, a planetarium, and a 12-metre pedestrian bridge over the mountain landscape.

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