René et Maxime Meilleur

La Bouitte is a family-run luxury hôtel and gastronomic restaurant in Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, a Relais & Châteaux 5-star house led by the Meilleur family. The property holds two Michelin stars and includes intimate alpine accommodation and a spa, La Bèla Vya. The house emphasises sourcing from local farmers, cheesemakers, fishers and producers and maintains long-standing, trust-based relationships with named suppliers; sustainability, respect for product, transmission of savoir-faire and social commitments (waste reduction, quality of work life and inclusion) are explicit pillars. An authentic mountain chalet of antique wood, local stone and warm textiles, La Bouitte feels like a family home and alpine refuge where collected decorative objects and a cosy traditional dining room set a welcoming, intimate tone. The cuisine is creative and regionally focused: a precise, contemporary interpretation of Savoie driven by local terroir and seasonal alpine produce. René and Maxime Meilleur form a father-and-son team; both are largely self-taught and have developed a libre, personal signature that brings precision, poetry and a playful sensibility to their collaboration. Specialties include alpine cheeses and dairy preparations (Beaufort, reblochon, tomme); lake and freshwater fish (lavaret, féra, omble chevalier, trout); mountain charcuterie and local meats from regional butchers; Savoie wild herbs and alpine plants (oseille, gentiane, chénopode); Gillardeau oysters, selected premium seafood and local honey.