Villa Marie Saint Tropez
Bohemian rhapsody
Facing Pampelonne Bay
Fancy pretending you're Fifties film stars? Villa Marie Saint Tropez is the perfect place, in a peaceful pine forest on a pretty hillside in Ramatuelle (obliging staff will go along with the fantasy). Bohemian style, a relaxed-to-horizontal feel, gorgeous grounds and a clever chef are just a snapshot of the hotel’s heavyweight charms. Of course, Saint Tropez’s beaches, bars and boutiques aren't bad either. This is the Riviera at its most ravishing.
Facilities
Rooms
Forty-five, including three suites.
Checkout
Noon; earliest check-in, 4pm. Both are flexible, subject to availability.
More Details
Rates usually include the buffet breakfast.
Also
Should walking to the spa seem a tad onerous, request treatments in your room.
Hotel Closed
The hotel is closed from early October until early May each year.
Fitness Center
Free Internet Access
Laundry
Pet Friendly
Room Service
Spa
At the Hotel
Gorgeous gardens; free WiFi. In rooms: TV, minibar, Pure Altitude bath products.
Our Favourite Rooms
Survey the peaceful pine forest from one of the Villa Rooms, whose boons include four-poster beds and saucy open-plan bathrooms.
Poolside
There’s a heated pool by the terrace (bring Riviera-worthy swimwear).
Spa
Unwind at the blissful Pure Altitude Spa, which is decorated with seashells and pops of turquoise. Soothe sun-kissed skin with the jasmine-packed after-sun treatment, or the Himalayan-rose regenerating ritual.
Packing Tips
Bring threads befitting an A-lister’s yacht; some Acqua di Parma, perhaps.
Children
Little Smiths are welcome, but beyond the basics, there aren’t many distractions for them. A ‘baby welcome kit’ can be added to rooms for free; an extra bed for under-11s can be added to Junior Suites and Suites (for an additional cost).
Gallery
Food & Drink
Top Table
Sit beside your fave plant pot or sea-surveying spot.
Dress Code
Understated Gallic glamour: silk, cashmere and lace.
Hotel Restaurant
Traditional Provençal cuisine is served in the elegant restaurant, Dolce Vita, which sprawls across a leafy, plant-graced veranda. Oh, and they do a brilliant bouillabaisse.
Hotel Bar
We love a bar in an utterly lovely garden: Villa Marie Bar is exactly that. Sit on one of the comfy sofas or the wrought-iron chairs, scattered with colour-pop cushions, and order something befitting Saint Tropez (champagne, one imagines). That said, the gin cocktails are pretty splendid too...
Last Orders
Drinks are served until 10pm in low season (May–June; September); midnight in high season (July and August). Dinner is available until 9.30pm during low season; 10.30pm, in high.
Room Service
No hunger pangs here: you’ll be fed around the clock. Order hot options to your room during the restaurant’s opening hours; snacks are on offer in the afternoon; cold meals can be requested throughout the night.
Planes
Toulon-Hyeres National Airport is the closest to the hotel, an hour’s drive (www.toulon-hyeres.aeroport.fr/en). Nice International Airport serves more destinations, but it’s 90 minutes away by car (http://en.nice.aeroport.fr). Smith24 can arrange transfers; just give them a call.
Trains
Frejus-St Raphaël station is 38 kilometres from the hotel (a 50-minute drive), with SNCF services connecting to Paris, Avignon, Geneva and other destinations.
Automobiles
At the first set of traffic lights as you enter Saint Tropez, take the right turn toward Route des Plages–Ramatuelle. Continue for two kilometres, then take the first right after the sign for Chemin Val de Rian. Continue for one kilometre and you’ll reach Villa Marie. The hotel’s pine-forest location can make it a bit tricky to find. If you’re relying on Google Maps, type in ‘Hotel Villa Marie, Chemin de Val de Rian, Ramatuelle’. On a mobile phone or mobile GPS, use: ‘Route des Marres, Ramatuelle’. If you’re using your car’s GPS, use the following coordinates: latitude : 43.245763; longitude : 6.638722. Confused? Call the hotel when you’re close and they’ll guide you.
Worth Getting Out of Bed For
Relax by the pool, soaking up those views (and that sunshine); treat yourselves to a spa treatment or two. Get lost – on purpose – in the gardens, and only come out of hiding for the bar. Hire a bike or scooter and gad about Pampelonne Beach and Saint Tropez, with help from Blue Bikes, at Route des Plages 43 ZA, Saint Claude. Treat your taste buds to a wine tasting in the grand surrounds of Chateau Minuty, on Route de la Berle, in Gassin. Live the high life on a yacht – for a day at least – by chartering your own vessel. Head into Saint Tropez, surely the world’s trendiest fishing village, and fish for big-name garms. Reward your thirst with sunset cocktails at the famous Sénéquier. Throw some moves at the Plage des Palmiers beach club before soaking up Saint Tropez’s legendary nightlife.
Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt
This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .
