We live in Les Menuires in the season. We've been skiing here (3v) for many years now and we love it. The skiing/boarding is top class and gives ready access to all the best bits of the 3v within a couple of lifts. The area in town has some beginner ready slopes which helps if you've a newbie with you. But there's plenty to keep the more adventurous going. The only thing lacking here is the terrain park, which is now basically non existent. But if that's your thing get over to Meribel Mottaret and you won't be disappointed.

There are plenty of reasonably priced options of nice places to sit in a eat if you can't be bothered looking after that yourself and some very nice places (La Boite in St Marcel and Chez Pepe Nicolas just above Reberty on the road to Val Tho) to eat in easy reach either by ski or car (these may rival 1850 Courchevel prices though so be prepared). Of the 3V main towns i'd say it is the most reasonably priced but can cater for any budget you may have.

The pool and spa facilities here are the best in the 3V area after having tried those in the other resort centres. In the spa in Val Tho, for example, we had a cheeky bugger evicted as he was shaving in the steam room; unreal. The town itself and resort, generally, is very family focused which means there aren't the hoards of drunken 18-30s you may find in either Val Tho or Meribel.

It definitely isn't a chocolate box charm town here. If you're more concerned with photographs of the outside of the house you're staying in looking good than the practicality of a well designed ski resort town, maybe go to Switzerland. But you may find you have a longer walk in ski gear to the lifts in the morning and back after. I know which I prefer :)