Behind Our Alpine Adventure, you will find the Juul Tietze Bennike family
We are a small family of four, father, mother Noah aged 5 and little baby Niels. We love adventure and we love the French Alps. We have decided to combine the two things.
It all started once in the French Alps, where we met each other. Then followed three winter seasons just in the area and our love for each other and the French Alps grew bigger. Then came Noah. The desire for adventure did not disappear.
We took the consequence of that in the beginning of 2019, when we quit our permanent jobs and decided to live out our dreams of adventure.
The adventure about life in the Alps, got its start when we moved to La Rosiere in November 2019, to be Hotel Managers for DANSKI and Nortlander's two club hotels in the city.
Due to Covid-19, the adventure was put on pause and we had to travel home far too soon. What should have been the first summer season in Tignes, was reversed.
We are now based in Alpe d'huez and have taken over the operation of Hotel Le Refuge, which we have run independently from summer 2021. We hope you will visit us and be part of our adventure. We look forward to sharing our sunny city with you and showing you how many experiences you can have here - both summer and winter.
In the summer of 2022, we expanded once more and are now operating as well Hotel le Chamois.
Thank you for reading our story!
Meet the whole family here
JACOB
Jacob is a trained chef and has many years of experience as a freelancer, head chef and he loves the Alps. Jacob is super skilled in Nordic and French cuisine, from which he is also trained. In addition, Jacob has a huge passion for both winter and summer sports in the Alps, so you can always have a good chat with him about the activities in and around Alpe d'huez.
Sign
Signe is a dedicated Hotel Manager. She has a BA in International Hospitality Management and started her career in the travel industry 11 years ago as Destination Manager for Nortlander. Since then, it has been several seasons in the Alps, Southern sun, independent business in Denmark and now the time has come for another adventure in France. Signe looks forward to welcoming you warmly in Alpe d'huez.
Noah & Niels
Noah is 5 years old, active and loves the mountains. He was on his first skiing holiday inside his mother's belly, the second skiing holiday he was 6 months old and when he was 2 years old, he had his first season in La Rosiere, as a hotel mouse. That will continue to be his role here and he is looking forward to meeting you all - especially the children.
Niels was born in the Alps in November '22, and thus the most local of us all, although it will be a few years before he can get the skis on.
