Go swimming hotels in France
Sometimes it takes more than knockout design, superb service and mattresses fit for a maharajah: Mr & Mrs Smith like a somewhere to dip their toes once in a while. Nothing beats watching the sunset over cocktails on a pool terrace – we've even been known to go swimming occasionally. So, we've splashed our way around our collection to find hotels with pools: plunge, private or infinity-edged; set in gardens or amid ruins; with swim-up bars or clear glass walls – each one the perfect place to show off your swimwear. Come on in; the water's lovely…
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Cap Estel
Côte d'Azur, France
- Style Glamorous Med mansion
- Setting Lushly landscaped Èze clifftop
On a secluded peninsula snaking into the Med, Cap Estel’s mansion is a shot of Riviera glam amid the azure.
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Prices have been converted from the hotel’s local currency (EUR1,299.00), via XE.com, using today’s exchange rate.
Kube Hotel St Tropez
St Tropez, France
- Style Palm-fringed party pad
- Setting Hip St Tropez hilltop
Above St Tropez, Kube Hotel shimmers a sugar-cubed minimalism that’s Miami cool – its urban styling and wow-factor pool creating the perfect party vibe.
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Prices have been converted from the hotel’s local currency (EUR247.00), via XE.com, using today’s exchange rate.
La Villa Gallici
Provence, France
- Style Chintz with chutzpah
- Setting Cultured vieille ville
Honey-coloured Villa Gallici on the edge of Aix-en-Provence is a lavish and luxe boutique hotel with a decadently decorated interior.
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Prices have been converted from the hotel’s local currency (EUR364.00), via XE.com, using today’s exchange rate.
L'Hôtel
Paris, France
- Style Lavish Left Bank boudoir
- Setting Arty Saint-Germain
It may be the place where Oscar Wilde quipped his last, but opulent boutique hotel L’Hôtel, on Paris’ arty Left Bank, is so much more than a fin-de-siècle relic.
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Prices have been converted from the hotel’s local currency (EUR551.00), via XE.com, using today’s exchange rate.
Domaine de Verchant
Languedoc-Roussillon, France
- Style Revamped mansion
- Setting Manicured vineyard
Domaine de Verchant is a butter-coloured mansion of a boutique hotel set on its own wine-producing estate.
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Prices have been converted from the hotel’s local currency (EUR280.00), via XE.com, using today’s exchange rate.
Le Mas de la Rose
Provence, France
- Style Fabulous farmhouse finesse
- Setting Van Gogh country
Le Mas de la Rose is a 17th-century cluster of converted farm buildings high on a hillside, surrounded by olive and pine trees and lavender.
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Prices have been converted from the hotel’s local currency (EUR233.00), via XE.com, using today’s exchange rate.
