Taken over in 2025 by a new warden, it offers about twenty places in two dormitories and a bivouac area. Water is scarce (no shower, bottled water is charged for) and credit cards are not accepted: bring cash. The descent that follows to Les Houches is long and steep.
- Location
- Bellachat (below the Brévent), Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (France)
- Season
- end of June to end of September (2027: June 19 – September 26)
- Booking
- By email (refuge.bellachat@gmail.com); phone 07 75 83 02 70
- Half board
- €60 per person (summer 2026, half board compulsory)indicative price
- Run by
- private
Position: On the main route, km 159 from Les Houches.
Facilities
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Location
Coordinates: 45.92218, 6.82961 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Nearby
- Aire de bivouac du refuge de BellachatCampground · 50 m as the crow flies
- Aire de bivouac du lac du BréventCampground · 950 m as the crow flies
- Gîte AlpenroseGîte · 2.3 km as the crow flies
- Auberge de jeunesse HI Chamonix-Mont-BlancInn · 2.4 km as the crow flies
- Camping Les ArollesCampground · 2.9 km as the crow flies
- RockyPop Chamonix – Les HouchesHotel · 3 km as the crow flies