La Belle Aurore

Great secret on St Tropez Bay. We had great room with balcony on the Mediterranean for just over $200 USD/night/ September great time there.

It was absolutely lovely! Sitting by the pool or snorkeling in the sea. The view was amazing as were the staff .The food was wonderful but a little pricey. Would have liked an egg with breakfast or some meat. We would have eaten every meal there if it were not for the high cost. But walking into town was very nice as well. We took the ferry over to St Tropez and were so glad we stayed in St Maxime at this hotel instead. The service was Impeccable.

This hotel is in a dream setting and our suite was beautifully located overlooking the sea with two balconies. The infinity pool was perfect and the staff were delightful. Parking was excellent and done for you. It was only a ten minute walk to the town so we never had to use the car whilst staying at the hotel. We were disappointed with the 'Gourmet' restaurant menu as we found it very restrictive. Also in the five days we stayed there, the set menu only changed once, so we did not eat there, but there were plenty of restaurants to visit in the town!

Perfect position, easy walking to town, swim in pool or beach. Shopping great and you can catch a ferry to the very busy St Tropez which is preferable than staying there.

The Hotel said it was 2.5 miles from St. Tropez. That is complete fiction if you are driving. The hotel is almost 6 miles to St. Tropez by the only car route available, the trip takes in excess of an hour each way (normal driving hours, not 3:00 AM in the morning) and costs over $100.00 each way. The 2.5 miles the hotel represents it is from St. Tropez is if you are going to swim it. In summary this hotel is nowhere near the activity of St. Tropez nor any of the beach clubs there around. The hotel itself is lacking. The hallways are small, a large person can't stand up in some places, the room we stayed in had no shower and you could not stand up in portions of the bathroom as the ceiling was under 5 feet. The room service is slow and extremely limited (as is the restaurant menu) and while the staff is pleasant, they can't make up for a weak and poorly located (if St. Tropez is what you want) property. The frontage on the Ocean is a plus. Despite the disruption of having to move early we left after one day and went to a better hotel in St. Tropez, where we had a great time (better location, food and physical plant). If you are looking for a St. Tropez holiday, keep looking beyond this hotel.