Worst place I've ever been for skiing. Skis and boots are strictly forbidden in rooms and on the ground floor. It is ok but... there is no boots heaters so if your boots are wet you have to have to use them wet and cold until the end of your staying. One key for the room and for the ski-locker even for six persons, so you have to go back to the room or to the reception desk in your socks to leave the key. If you try to take your shoes to the room to use the electric dryer staff is shouting at you as you are a kid not a customer.
Additionally:
- No inventory list, bout they threaten you that you will have to pay for lost stuff. How would they know if anything is lost?
- No pricelist for lost/broken stuff... No comment
-If you get front rooms you can not sleep until 2-3 am because of people playing in the clubs/pubs and discos, and you are woken up at 7 because of trucks delivering food to the shops and restaurants.
- WIFI is available only near reception desk for 15 euros per week.
- staff pretend not to speak other languages than French.

I booked then checked TripAdvisor!!!! I was very concerned by the reviews.
But its all changed.

Pro's
Recently refurbished to a high standard. New owners. Service second to none.
Comfortable beds. Stylish apartment.
Great location, Ski out, Ski in within 20 metres then take the lift. Heated ski locker room no cold boots. Supermarket in the basement, Bread, Ski hire etc within a stones throw.

Con's
Deposit has to be cash not card. Which leaves you with 600 euro at the end of the holiday. They said this was going to change.
Val Thorens can be a bit noise but the Hotel/Apartments is in a quiet bit. Not the hotels fault if some idiot shouts at night outside.
Not enough seating for everyone at night (normal at skiing apartments)

We had a tour group organized by the manager or owner of this hotel, who took their money and never paid the company who supplied the services...nearly US$10,000. Buyers Beware.

We have been to Le Portillo for 3 years.For the amount of money it now charges Le Portillo is not looking like good value for money. Whilst some of the apartments have been refurbished (long overdue) in the past year some remain very shabby. We had an apartment for 8 that suffered from a substantial drainage leak that flooded the bathroom floor every time you took a shower. We asked on numerous occasions for it to be fixed but to no avail, the management were absolutely not interested (other than giving us a sponge to mop up the flood every day) and refused any reduction in the weeks rent other than perhaps a discount if we book again next year. There are other apartments in Val Thorens that offer better value and better service. Not impressed this year.