Last update: February 05, 2012
The Courchevel ski resort in the French Alps is home to the world's most expensive ski hotel. Travelers planning to stay at the Suites de la Potinière will have to pay, on average, almost $2000 per night for such a room this ski season, according to a survey from Luxury-Hotels.com.

Luxury-Hotels.com made this revelation after comparing the rates for a standard double room at ski resorts worldwide. The main ski season of 2012 served as the timeframe basis for the survey. Only those luxury hotels that are located inside ski resorts were included in the ranking.

The world's 20 most expensive luxury ski hotels for the 2012 ski season rank as follows:

Rank Name of Hotel Location Average rate/ night 1. Les Suites de la Potinière Courchevel, France $1958 2. Aurelio Lech Lech-Arlberg, Austria $1423 3. Carlton Hotel St. Moritz, Switzerland $1256 4. Almhof Schneider Lech-Arlberg, Austria $1185 5. Suvretta House St. Moritz, Switzerland $1121 6. The St. Regis Deer Valley Park City, United States $1037 7. Gasthof Post Lech-Arlberg, Austria $1012 8. The Little Nell Aspen, Colorado $1002 9. Le Mélézin Courchevel, France $1001 10. La Sivoliere Courchevel, France $951 11. Montage Deer Valley Park City, United States $879 12. The St. Regis Aspen Aspen, United States $827 13. Thurnhers Alpenhof Zurs - Arlberg, Austria $807 14. Kulm Hotel St. Moritz, Switzerland $746 15. Tschuggen Grand Hotel Arosa Arosa, Switzerland $735 16. Hotel Hermitage Cervinia, Italy $730 17. Hotel Manali Courchevel, France $697 18. Kristiania Lech Lech-Arlberg, Austria $696 19. Amangani Jackson Hole, USA $692 20. Kempinski Grand Hotel St. Moritz, Switzerland $663

About the Methodology:
For the survey, only luxury hotels inside ski resorts were considered. The rankings are based on the average hotel rates for a standard double room for the period spanning January 1 to March 30. The rates were established in late December/early January from the respective hotels' websites, or they were requested via phone.