Hotel des Horlogers

Welcome to Hotel des Horlogers, a place to connect with nature, make time for yourself and the things that matter.

Formerly known as Hotel de France, it always played a welcoming role in La Vallée de Joux.

Hotel des Horlogers will remain a melting pot where local and international nature lovers, as well as watchmaking enthusiasts, get together. Located in the heart of La Vallée de Joux, it only takes:
50 minutes from Geneva Airport
45 minutes from Lausanne
1h 45 minutes from Bern Airport
2h 45 minutes from Zürich Airport
3h 25 minutes from Paris

BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) is a Copenhagen, New York, London and Barcelona based group of architects, designers, urbanists, landscape professionals, interior and product designers, researchers and inventors. Currently involved in a large number of projects throughout Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East, they earned the “Best Architecture Award” with Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet, inaugurated in June 2020. BIG designed Hotel des Horlogers for architecture and nature to be one, complying with Minergie Eco Standards.

Hotel des Horlogers is committed to always working in harmony with its environment by participating in sustainable development projects and meeting the most demanding eco-responsible standards. The building is at the forefront in ecological terms, both in the development of its construction and in its daily operations by keeping a spirit of continuous
improvement.

Ecology and Energy:
• The hotel meets the latest Minergie-Eco requirements for energy efficiency and eco-responsible construction.
• 86 photovoltaic panels are set on the roof of the building.
• No paper policy: Digitization of the majority of our communication support, business cards, restaurant and bar menus. Digital check-in process.
• No plastic policy: Biodegradable materials for single-use items. Burlap bags, pencils with thyme seeds that can be planted in the garden instead of pens, wooden combs, cornstarch straws, organic slippers and many more.
• Eco-fill: Eco-friendly dispensers combining single-use pouches and traceability for liquid soaps and shampoos that reduce environmental impact, resulting in 67 times less waste.
• Bottling system for spring water from the Valley to avoid transportation of tons of glass bottles all year round, reducing our carbon footprint.

Biodiversity:
• A vegetable garden, for the hotel to produce its own fruits, vegetables and aromatic plants.
• Support of organic production and humanitarian projects in the countries of origin for imported raw materials, such as coffee and tea.
• Charging stations for electric cars and bicycles in our outdoor and indoor car parks.

Green Purchases:
• Made entirely Swiss, Le Spa by Alpeor uses plants and flowers from the Vallée de Joux and the Canton du Valais.
• Locally produced wines, brewed beers and distilled spirits represent most of our menu.
• Our coffee is roasted in the Vallée de Joux and placed in biodegradable capsules.
• The cleaning products used throughout the hotel are organic.
• We prioritize local and regional suppliers to reduce carbon footprint during transportation.