Pic du Midi hotel now open in the Pyrenees: L’Hôtellerie des Laquets, from €599 a night with dinner

L’Hôtellerie des Laquets, the Pic du Midi hotel, has been open since 25 September 2026 at an altitude of 2,620 m: it is the highest hotel in France. Its 16 rooms can be booked online from €599 a night for two, with cable cars, dinner and breakfast included. As of 20 October, only a few rooms remain before the November break; the hotel reopens with the winter season on 5 December 2026.

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1. How do you get up to the Pic du Midi hotel?
2. 16 rooms, from 14 to 26 m²
3. Dinner by Michelin-starred chef Stéphane Tournié
4. Sauna and hammam as extras from December
5. Price: €599 a night for two, dinner included
6. How to book a night at Les Laquets
7. Closed in November, back on 5 December
8. Les Laquets or Nuit au Sommet: which to choose?
9. Built in 1930, closed in 1996, restored for €11m

How do you get up to the Pic du Midi hotel?

The stay begins in La Mongie, where guests must report before 4pm to the Comptoir du Pic, at the cable car station, to collect their passes. A first cable car climbs to the summit of the Pic du Midi, at 2,877 m: the visit to the terraces, the Ponton dans le Ciel and the Espace Expériences is included, as is a planetarium show at 4.30pm.

The ride down to the hotel then takes place in a private cable car built by Poma, a small cabin with no pylons or stations, designed to link the summit with Les Laquets. It runs from 3pm until the summit closes to day visitors. The next morning, guests ride back up to the summit after breakfast, then down to La Mongie.

La Mongie can be reached via Bagnères-de-Bigorre all year round, or over the Col du Tourmalet in summer only, once the road has been cleared of snow. Public car parks are free, but in winter, car parks P1 and P2 are closed to cars staying overnight.

16 rooms, from 14 to 26 m²

The hotel sleeps 32 adults a night, across three categories. The Héritage double rooms occupy the historic 1930 wing (14 to 17 m²), including a 17 m² room adapted for guests with reduced mobility; the Horizon double rooms (16 m²) are in the extension. The 26 m² Suite Premium takes two adults and two children, at €115 per child.

All of them have a 160 x 200 bed and a Pyrenex duvet, wifi, a television, a coffee machine and a safe. The architecture practice 360° wanted two moods: rustic chic in the historic wing, Nordic-inspired in the extension. A lounge with a fireplace, a bar and panoramic terraces complete the picture, along with a meeting room for 25 to 50 people.

Dinner by Michelin-starred chef Stéphane Tournié

Dinner is a bistronomic menu signed by Stéphane Tournié, the Michelin-starred chef of Les Jardins de l’Opéra in Toulouse. It is prepared by the teams of Le 2877, the summit restaurant run by chef Renaud Lamazère. The meal is served from 7pm to 8.30pm, for overnight guests only; the bar is open from 3pm to midnight and the breakfast buffet from 8.30am to 10am. For lunch, head up to Le 2877 or the BistrO, at the summit.

Sauna and hammam as extras from December

A sauna and a hammam open with the winter season, in December 2026. They are offered as an extra: €50 for a private one-hour slot for two, from 4pm to midnight and from 8am to noon, bookable at reception. They are off limits to under-15s.

Price: €599 a night for two, dinner included

Rates start at €599 a night for two on half board, in a Héritage, Horizon or accessible double room, and at €689 in the Suite Premium (plus €115 per child). The price covers return cable cars from La Mongie, the summit visit, the planetarium, the private cable car ride down, dinner, the night, breakfast and the tourist tax. On 20 October, we found €599 for the night of Sunday 25 to Monday 26 October 2026 on the official booking engine.

Festive nights cost more: €899 for two on the night of 24 to 25 December 2026, at the “Laquets-Events” rate. For a simple visit, the cable car ticket costs from €34 (dated ticket) or €54 (Liberté ticket). Gift vouchers for the hotel will go on sale from November 2026.

How to book a night at Les Laquets

Bookings are made online, on the official Pic du Midi website: choose your arrival date, then your departure date in the calendar, and the stay is paid in full by bank card at the time of booking, with optional cancellation insurance. If the weather prevents access, the Pic du Midi offers to move the stay, or refunds it if no new date is possible.

With only 16 rooms, it is best to book several weeks ahead. As of 20 October, the last autumn rooms were on the nights of 25, 30 and 31 October and 1 November; in December and January, many dates were still free, especially midweek. Pets are not allowed, and the ascent is not recommended for children under 3, pregnant women or people with heart conditions.

Closed in November, back on 5 December

The last autumn nights end on the evening of 1 November 2026. The Pic du Midi then closes for its annual maintenance for the whole of November. The winter season runs from 5 December 2026 to 11 April 2027, with cable cars from 9.30am to 4pm. For the winter, see also the new luxury ski hotels for 2026-2027.

Les Laquets or Nuit au Sommet: which to choose?

The Pic du Midi already offered the Nuit au Sommet (night at the summit), at 2,877 m, in the observatory’s former rooms. It is not the same experience: 27 guests at most (12 double and 3 single rooms), shared bathrooms on each landing, and an evening led by a guide, with the sunset, stargazing in the Charvin dome, the sunrise and a tour of the scientific quarters. Under-8s are not admitted and there is no accessible room.

L’Hôtellerie des Laquets, 257 m lower down, is all about comfort: private bathroom, 160 cm bed, lounge with a fireplace and a free evening. The Nuit au Sommet, priced from €529, is shown as fully booked until May 2027 by the official ticket office, apart from rooms released at the last minute; the Pic du Midi reports 96% occupancy for these summit rooms. The hotel is therefore now the simplest way to spend the night on the Pic du Midi.

Built in 1930, closed in 1996, restored for €11m

The building was constructed between 1930 and 1933 by the Compagnie des Hôtels de Montagne. A cable car linked it to the summit from 1962 until it was dismantled in 1980, and the hotel closed in 1996. Planning permission was granted in 2024; work began in June 2024, stopped the following winter and resumed in June 2025.

The 360° practice kept the historic vault in local stone and added an extension in wood and stainless steel, which won a silver medal from Bâtiment Durable Occitanie. The €11m of works were funded by the joint authority that promotes the Pic du Midi, the French State, the European Union (ERDF funds), the Occitanie Region, the Hautes-Pyrénées département and a loan from Crédit Agricole. For other addresses in the range, read our guide to luxury hotels in the Pyrenees.