Cheval Blanc Saint-Tropez

The thirty rooms are the most generous in the village and the rooftop pool is one of the few in town that allows a serious adult swim in the afternoon. The transformation that has made the property what it is, however, is the kitchen — La Vague d'Or under Arnaud Donckèle has held its three stars in the 2025 Guide and become, for many of my American clients, the single most ambitious dining room on the Mediterranean coast.

Book the Junior Suite with the harbour view. Eat at La Vague d'Or once, on the second evening. Breakfast on your terrace. If you only do one Saint-Tropez hotel in a season, do this one for five nights and skip the rest.

The room for the long stay.