17 Best Hotels in the South of France

"Twenties café-hotel La Colombe d'Or is where Hitchcock came to finish writing To Catch a Thief. There's a pretty little garden with a tiled pool, where locals sip the lightest rosé and feast on local dishes. The art collection rivals any of France's major museums—an extraordinary hangover from the early 20th century, when guests would pay for their lodging with their work, meaning you can now spot pieces by the likes of Matisse and Picasso hanging on the walls. And the setting is fairytale perfect—on the top of a hill in medieval Saint-Paul-de-Vence, the second most visited village in France after Mont-St-Michel." - Lanie Goodman, Sarah James