This hotel is good for the money. It's right near the gondola which goes up to Meribel, and is included in your ski pass. But that takes about 20-25 minutes (first one is really early so you won't miss any skiing, and last one down is at 1700). Alternatively you can drive up and park underground by the meribel lifts for about 10 euros a day. Driving takes about 20 minutes also (12km of hairpins), and wouldn't be worth it if it was snowing.
you can't ski back to Brides (i'm pretty sure), and a cab cost us 50 euros when we wanted to stay out with friends in Meribel for a beer after skiing.
all in all, adds almost an hour of commuting to your day, but seemed to save hundreds of euros versus staying in meribel, so we were okay with it.