Hôtel La Ponche

20sq m | Street, patio or sea view | Decor inspired by Provençal houses, with ochre floor tiles, huge potted plants and soothing neutral hues, plus antique-style furnishings (a vintage wooden desk and table, iron bedstead) help retain the hotel’s classic good looks | One of these suites is dedicated to original owner Simone Duckstein and French polymath and famed author Boris Vian often stayed here | Either a queen-size bed or twin beds with luxurious linens | Dressing room | Bathroom with a rain shower | 43-inch flatscreen TV, gourmet minibar, Nespresso machine, tea-making kit, terry-cloth bathrobes and slippers, Hermès bath products, air-conditioning, free high-speed WiFi

26sq m | Street or patio view | French actor Louis de Funès stayed here while filming The Troops of St Tropez | The hotel still feels like the a hideaway for Nouvelle Vague movie stars, with vintage furnishings (a wrought-iron bedstead, wooden desk, large potted plants and marble-topped nightstands), Provençal-style ochre floor tiles and neutral hues throughout | A king-size bed or twin beds with luxurious linens | Dressing room | Bathroom with either a walk-in rain shower or bath tub | 43-inch flatscreen TV, gourmet minibar, Nespresso machine, tea-making kit, terry-cloth bathrobes and slippers, Hermès bath products, air-conditioning, free high-speed WiFi

30sq m | Some have a private terrace (on request for a charge) | Sparkling views of the Mediterranean Sea and charming bougainvillaea-draped houses | One of the rooms has a cameo in La Piscine, where French actor Maurice Ronet can be seen on the terrace | The hotel still feels like a hideaway for Nouvelle Vague movie stars, with vintage furnishings (a wrought-iron bedstead, wooden desk, large potted plants and marble-topped nightstands), Provençal-style ochre floor tiles and neutral hues throughout | A king-size bed or twin beds with luxurious linens | Dressing room | Bathroom with a walk-in rain shower | 43-inch flatscreen TV, gourmet minibar, Nespresso machine, tea-making kit, terry-cloth bathrobes and slippers, Hermès bath products, air-conditioning, free high-speed WiFi

37sq m | Set nearby from the main hotel in a house by Laponche Beach | Sand and sea views | French playwright and Bonjour Tristesse scribe Françoise Sagan used to stay here | Large lounge with a sofa-bed for a solo guest and sea views, from which you can watch vintage yachts pass during the Voiles de Saint-Tropez | This suite still feels like a hideaway for Nouvelle Vague movie stars, with vintage furnishings (a wrought-iron bedstead, wooden desk, large potted plants and marble-topped nightstands), Provençal-style ochre floor tiles and neutral hues throughout | A king-size bed or twin beds with luxurious linens | Dressing room | Bathroom with a walk-in rain shower or combined bath tub and shower | 43-inch flatscreen TV, gourmet minibar, Nespresso machine, tea-making kit, terry-cloth bathrobes and slippers, Hermès bath products, air-conditioning, free high-speed WiFi | Up to three guests can stay here

29sq m | Furnished terrace overlooking the sea and the terracotta rooftops | There’s still an air of classic St Tropezian glamour here, with its parquet flooring and mid-century-modern furnishings, but luxe fittings and fabrics and neutral palette make it feel contemporary | Sitting area | Bedroom with either a double bed or two single beds dressed in luxe linens | Bathroom with a bath tub and walk-in shower | Flatscreen TV, gourmet minibar, Nespresso machine, tea-making kit, terry-cloth bathrobes and slippers, Hermès bath products, air-conditioning, free high-speed WiFi

24sq m | 30sq m furnished terrace | View over the village, bell tower, citadel and the sea | German-French Sissi actress Romy Schneider previously stayed in one of these rooms | The hotel still feels like a hideaway for Nouvelle Vague movie stars, with vintage furnishings (a wrought-iron bedstead, wooden desk, large potted plants and marble-topped nightstands), Provençal-style ochre floor tiles and neutral hues throughout | A king-size bed or twin beds with luxurious linens | Dressing room | Bathroom with a walk-in rain shower or combined bath tub and shower | 43-inch flatscreen TV, gourmet minibar, Nespresso machine, tea-making kit, terry-cloth bathrobes and slippers, Hermès bath products, air-conditioning, free high-speed WiFi

40sq m | A spacious hideaway suited to long stays; you’re in good company here: fashion legends Kenzō Takada and Inès de La Fressange are both former fans | Rue des Remparts views | This suite still feels like a hideaway for Nouvelle Vague movie stars, with vintage furnishings (a wrought-iron bedstead, wooden desk, large potted plants and marble-topped nightstands), Provençal-style ochre floor tiles and neutral hues throughout | Large lounge with a sofa-bed for one guest | A king-size bed or twin beds with luxurious linens | Dressing room | Bathroom with a walk-in rain shower or combined bath tub and shower | 43-inch flatscreen TV, gourmet minibar, Nespresso machine, tea-making kit, terry-cloth bathrobes and slippers, Hermès bath products, air-conditioning, free high-speed WiFi | Up to three guests can stay here

43sq m | Two of these suites, which were beloved by Brigitte Bardot and painter and writer couple Bernard and Annabel Buffet | Private terrace with views of the sea and the citadel and a balcony facing the patio | This suite still feels like a hideaway for Nouvelle Vague movie stars, with vintage furnishings (a wrought-iron bedstead, wooden desk, large potted plants and marble-topped nightstands), Provençal-style ochre floor tiles and neutral hues throughout | Large lounge with a sofa-bed for one guest | A king-size bed or twin beds with luxurious linens | Dressing room | Bathroom with a walk-in rain shower or combined bath tub and shower | 43-inch flatscreen TV, gourmet minibar, Nespresso machine, tea-making kit, terry-cloth bathrobes and slippers, Hermès bath products, air-conditioning, free high-speed WiFi | Up to three guests can stay here

48sq m | Two connecting rooms suitable for families or groups of friends, which sleeps up to four | Views of the street, patio or sea | This suite still feels like a hideaway for Nouvelle Vague movie stars, with vintage furnishings (a wrought-iron bedstead, wooden desk, large potted plants and marble-topped nightstands), Provençal-style ochre floor tiles and neutral hues throughout | Large lounge with a sofa-bed for one guest | Two bedrooms: one with a king-size bed the other with a queen (both can be twinned on request) | Dressing room | Two bathrooms, witha bath tub and walk-in rain shower | 43-inch flatscreen TVs, gourmet minibars, espresso machines, tea-making kit, terry-cloth bathrobes and slippers, Hermès bath products, air-conditioning, free high-speed WiFi

72sq m | A seaside apartment suitable for long-term stays for up to four guests | Views of Laponche Beach and the sea | There’s still an air of classic St Tropezian glamour here, with its parquet flooring and mid-century-modern furnishings, but luxe fittings and fabrics and neutral palette make it feel contemporary | Open-plan living space with a full kitchen and a sitting area with a sofa-bed to sleep two extra guests | Bedroom with a king-size bed dressed in luxe linens | Dressing room | Two bathrooms: each with a walk-in rain shower | two 43-inch flatscreen TVs, gourmet minibar, Nespresso machine, tea-making kit, terry-cloth bathrobes and slippers, Hermès bath products, air-conditioning, free high-speed WiFi | Up to four guests can stay here