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The Glacier Hotel or Hôtel Les Sources?
The Glacier Hotel and Hôtel Les Sources are sister hotels on the same lane in Les Diablerets, Chemin du Vernex. Both are run by the Wartner family, both are sold through the Glacier 3000 website, and both serve half board from two nights. The real difference is size and facilities. The Glacier Hotel is the largest hotel in the village, with about 110 rooms, an indoor pool and apartments, right across from the village cable cars. Les Sources is a three-star with 48 rooms, a few minutes' walk from the lifts, and keeps things simpler, with no pool or spa.
The Glacier Hotel suits families and groups who want everything under one roof: apartments of 48 to 52 m² sleep four to six, there are connecting rooms, and reception is open around the clock. Les Sources suits families with small children on a straightforward ski week, with family rooms for four, a playroom and its own mini-golf. It also has many rooms adapted for guests with disabilities. Both are about six or seven minutes' drive from the Glacier 3000 cable car, longer in winter.
Les Diablerets · 4-star superior
The Glacier Hotel
Les Diablerets' biggest hotel, opposite the village cable cars, with an indoor pool and apartments for families of up to six.
Choose it if you want to be opposite the lifts, with apartments for up to six and an indoor pool from 20 December.
Les Diablerets · 3-star
Hôtel Les Sources
A three-star family hotel in Les Diablerets with family rooms, a playroom and mini-golf, a few minutes' walk from the lifts.
Choose it if you want a simpler hotel a few minutes from the lifts, with a family room and a playroom.
Side by side
| Fact | The Glacier Hotel | Hôtel Les Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Where | Les Diablerets | Les Diablerets |
| Classification | 4-star superior | 3-star |
| Rooms | 111 | 48 |
| Skiing | Ski to the door | Lifts a short walk away |
| Pool | Indoor pool | No pool |
| Spa | Sauna or small wellness area | No spa |
| Kids’ club | No | No |
| Gault&Millau 2027 | None | None |
| Drive to Glacier 3000 | 6 min | 7 min |
| Dinner | Half board from two nights | Half board from two nights |
| Dogs | Not confirmed | Welcome |
| Season | Winter season from 19 December | No closure published |
| Book through | Expedia or the hotel | Expedia or the hotel |
Drive times are routed without traffic or snow. Checked October 2026.
Where they differ
Pool and wellness
The Glacier Hotel has a 12 by 8 metre indoor pool, saunas and a fitness room, though the wellness area is closed for renovation until 20 December 2026 and under-16s may not use the sauna. Hôtel Les Sources has a fitness room but no pool or sauna, and the pool at The Glacier Hotel next door is reserved for that hotel's own guests.
Rooms and size
The Glacier Hotel has about 110 rooms, including connecting rooms and apartments of 48 m² for four and 52 m² for up to six. Hôtel Les Sources has 48 rooms with two to four beds, including 25 m² family rooms for four with a balcony. Children up to five can stay in their parents' room at Les Sources, and cots are available.
Skiing and location
The Glacier Hotel stands right across from the village cable cars at the base of the ski slopes. Hôtel Les Sources is a few minutes' walk from the lifts and about 300 metres from the village centre. The Glacier 3000 cable car at Col du Pillon is about six minutes by car from The Glacier Hotel and about seven from Les Sources; winter driving can take longer.
Families
Hôtel Les Sources is set up for younger children, with a playroom, a kids' menu and its own mini-golf, and accepts pets. The Glacier Hotel suits larger families and groups who need an apartment or connecting rooms and want a pool after skiing. Its reception is open 24 hours, while Les Sources staffs reception from 08:00 to 20:00.
Questions
Does Hôtel Les Sources have a pool?
No. Hôtel Les Sources has a fitness room but no pool or sauna, and the indoor pool at its sister, The Glacier Hotel, is reserved for The Glacier Hotel's own guests. If a pool matters, The Glacier Hotel is the one to look at.
Is the pool at The Glacier Hotel open in early winter?
Not at the very start. The hotel says its wellness area is closed for renovation until 20 December 2026, so guests arriving before then may have no pool or sauna. The Glacier 3000 winter season runs from 7 November 2026 to 30 April 2027.
How far are The Glacier Hotel and Les Sources from Glacier 3000?
About six minutes by car from The Glacier Hotel and about seven from Hôtel Les Sources to the cable car at Col du Pillon, in free-flowing traffic; winter times can be longer. The bus there is free with the Carte Bienvenue.
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