LIFESTYLE CHALET Queen of the mountain IN VERBIER, SWITZERLAND, THE NEW Ci-contre de gauche à droite EXPERIMENTAL CHALET IS A STUNNING et ci-dessous : ambiance cosy EXERCISE IN ALPINE ELEGANCE. du lobby avec sa cheminée, son lustre en bois de cerf, ses bouquins ; dans l’une des 39 chambres de l’hôtel, des détailsThe Experimental Group is constantly scaling new heights. qui composent une atmosphère The story began a decade ago when three childhood friends, chaleureuse, comme le petit Olivier Bon, Pierre-Charles Cros and Romée de Goriainoff, chamois sculpté au-dessus de la tête de lit, la moelleuse moquetteteamed up to launch the Experimental Cocktail Clubs. Soon avec motifs edelweiss et les sallesjoined by a fourth partner, Xavier Padovani, they scored a de bains jouant le contraste desresounding success with their concept of high-end mixology. faïences blanches et bleu nuit, sans oublier l’accrochage deSince then they have branched out to restaurants and design tableaux . La façade du chalet. Lahotels, working with renowned chefs and designers from réception et ses casiers à clés.Paris to Ibiza, New York and London. Most recently, the group turned its attention to Verbier, a chic ski resort in the Swiss Alps, where they have revitalized a chalet-hotel, home of the legendary nightspot Farm Club Verbier. Interior designer Fabrizio Casiraghi gave the décors a delightful touch of cool retro-elegance with details that cleverly reinterpret the Alpine style: deer antler chandeliers, paintings of snow-blanketed landscapes and mountain villages, art deco nightstands, brass trim… The partners have thought of everything to make a stay at the Experimental Chalet a pleasure. For beauty and well- being, a Biologique Recherche spa. For dining, a restaurant supervised by Gregory Marchand (of Frenchie fame) serving generous terroir-based dishes. (The scones at breakfast and the sweet and savory après-ski snacks are worthy of special mention.) And, of course, the bar, with its imaginative cocktails like Le Chalet, a subtle mix of peach liqueur, lemon, vodka and champagne. Perfect to top off the day, or kick off the night. EXPERIMENTAL CHALET, route de Verbier Station 55, Bagnes, Suisse. experimentalchalet.com AIR FRANCE MADAME / 155