Marie Du Bourg
OT Samoëns
Description
As the starting point for many hikes and trails, the Refuge du Folly offers you the chance to discover the extraordinary flora and fauna of our mountains. It’s accessible to all types of hikers, from the most experienced to those just starting out.
This hike is suitable for all types of hikers, from the most experienced to those just starting out, and will allow you to discover the extraordinary flora and fauna of our mountains.
Accommodations are available in dorms or private rooms (duvets and pillows provided—just bring your own silk sheet), or even in tents. Half-board options are available, along with packed lunches, appetizer platters (including a new vegan tapas trio), refreshing drinks, … as well as local daily specials (diots, farcement, croziflette, fondue…) and homemade pastries (blueberry tart, lemon tart, sweet potato tart, chocolate-coconut fondant…).
Nestled against the slopes of the Criou, facing the Tuet and the ridges of the Dents d’Oddaz, the refuge can be the destination for a day hike (to the famous Lac des Chambres, for example, or to the Pointe de Bellegarde for the more adventurous), or a base camp for routes more akin to mountaineering (Pointe des Avoudrues). A veritable balcony overlooking the Giffre and Arve valleys, you’ll never forget its sunsets!
- Tips2-day tour of the teeth of Oddaz
Services
Disabled access
Accessibility
Restaurant
Car park
Bar / Refreshment bar
Terrace
Animals accepted
Sheets and linen
Picnic area
Seminars
Meeting room
- Amenities
- Shower
- Bunk beds
- Family bedroom
- Baby equipment
- Equipment
- Hydroelectric power plant
- Restaurant
- Loan of games
- Covered picnic area
- Car park
- Board games
- Bar
- Terrace
- Sustainable development
- Waste management
- Book shop
- Drying area
- Services
- Pets welcome Dogs are allowed in the rooms at night but are not permitted in the dormitory; however, they may sleep on the ground floor. There is no extra charge for dogs. Please call the shelter to request permission before booking.
- Breakfast
- Bedlinen hire
- Bivouac
- Half-board
- Restaurant
- Picnic hampers
- Seminar/meeting
Accessibility
Not accessible in a wheelchair
Rates
NightOvernight stay in unguarded refuge
€7.00
Night
From €17.00 to €24.00
Half board (pp)
€50.00
Half-board (child)
From €25.00 to €37.00
Full board (pp)
€65.00
Full board (child)
From €35.00 to €47.00
Discount for children aged 4 to 12.
Room supplement: €7.
Room supplement: €7.
Payment methods
Check
CashCapacity
Capacities
72 Person(s)
Groups (Max capacity)
Groups (Max capacity)
- 72 Maximum number of people
Openings
From 22 May 2026 until 28 September 2026 - Open everyday
From 15 October 2026 until 23 April 2027 - Open everyday
Winter shelter open from October 15, 2026, to April 23, 2027 (unmanned = no food service, no heat, no electricity, no fire, and no sunlight for 3 months)
Location
Plan interactif : 1 lieux répertoriés.
- Lieu sans nom
Spoken languages
Spoken languages
Environment
Environment
- Mountain view
Access
Access
- Nearest village or resort: Samoëns. Walking time from nearest parking lot: 2h. Access by footpath: Le chemin du pied du crêt (easiest): 2h15 - 740m ascent - Le chemin du Crêt (more aerial): 2h00 - 560m ascent. Also accessible by mountain bike (for the very experienced), snowshoe, ski touring and joëlette. Coach parking - References topo guides: Tour de dents blanches (website) - topo FFRP 741- IGN maps: TOP 25 - 3530 ET.
