my 30th birthday this week was a quiet and cozy affair – not quite the ‘dirty thirty’ bash i had always imagined, but to be honest i have other things on my mind than the arbitrary numbers that are supposed to indicate your phase in life. (nope, not bitter about leaving my twenties behind me at all). in any case – if i could have one birthday wish, it would like to go BACK TO MEGEVE and spend a weekend at this gorgeous hotel.

M DE MEGEVE was renovated last year and turned into the most beautiful hotel in the area, in my humble opinion. it manages to be charming and rustic and modern and sleek all at the same time – no small feat. i especially love the rooms in the new part of the building, which has one suite in particular that made me go like whoa. i would be perfectly content to just spend 48 hours inside of that room, in front of that fire, cuddled up in that bed.

but then i would miss out on the CINQ MONDES spa downstairs, and i wouldn’t want that. i personally believe the cinq mondes spas are among the best in the world, and the delightful pregnancy massage i had here did not prove me wrong. we also went for a little swim in the dimly lit indoor pool – so relaxing, i get tingly all over whenever i think about it. after the spa we were treated to an amazing dinner at LE SOMMET DU M restaurant, which blew our minds in the best possible way. good design, the ultimate state of zen and great food – that’s not too much to ask for, right?

m de megève, if you could just adopt me and give me a permanent roof over my head, i would be the happiest thirty-year-old in all of the land.

photos by stephanie duval