Airelles Saint-Tropez, Château de la Messardière
Hotel · Saint-Tropez
2 Rte de Tahiti, 83990 Saint-Tropez
Highlights
Luxury château hotel with sea views, spa, pools, and fine dining
Luxury château hotel with sea views, spa, pools, and fine dining
"A luxury hotel noted for going beyond merely allowing children to stay: rooms come stocked with play tents, new toys and upscale bath amenities, plus treats like macarons and freshly prepared food; younger guests can board a miniature train to a well-equipped kids' club featuring musical instruments, a costume center, an arcade and even a small farm where children collect eggs to bake together, making it exceptionally family-oriented and engaging." - Amy Louise Bailey Amy Louise Bailey Amy Louise Bailey is a content creator and media specialist. Her work has been published in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Condé Nast Traveler, Bloomberg Pursuits, and Robb Report. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"Set on a peaceful 12.5-acre estate near Saint-Tropez, this fairy-tale château mixes turrets and sun-blazed ochre façades with luxurious suites (sea or pool views) and creative dining from Palladio to Matsuhisa; I loved the superlative beach club on Pampelonne. Families are well catered to here with a palatial kids’ club villa offering activity rooms (Lego kingdom, arcade, art studio, pottery, cinema), trampolines, tennis courts, a treehouse and outdoor pool—children have a ball while adults enjoy refined amenities and beachside tranquillity. " - Lauren Burvill
"If you head to Saint-Tropez, Airelles Château de La Messardière offers a tree-lined Terrain de Padel and presents a glorious invitation to play padel across its 30-acre estate, with olive trees and pool views enhancing the experience." - Jessica Chapel
"Perched on a hill above Saint-Tropez, this 19th-century château feels like a private estate with 360-degree Mediterranean views, jasmine-scented gardens, multiple shimmering pools, tennis courts, and a marble-clad Valmont spa. Dining options are a highlight, from a staggering lunch buffet with pastries by Cédric Grolet to Nobu Matsuhisa’s Japanese-Latin offerings and Mediterranean cuisine at a beach club overseen by Jean-François Piège (transfers to the beach club are by Rolls‑Royce). Families are especially well served by an acclaimed kids program—Airelles Summer Camp—which ferries children by miniature train to extensive facilities including a LEGO room, art studio, petting zoo, tree house, and teen arcade, making it one of the Riviera’s top family destinations." - Mary Winston Nicklin
"It’s hard not to be wowed by this pretty, turreted beauty which has recently been gutted and glammed up by haut hoteliers, Airelles. The views of the pine woods and vine-combed hills sloping down to Saint Tropez Bay and Pampelonne from Château de la Messardière are as splendid as its interiors. Curtains are stiffer than Martinis, palatial panelling traces the walls and le grand gôut francais is swapped for something fresher and marginally more Provencal. When not playing pétanque or Mini Moking off to the Chateau’s Pampelonne spot on the legendary stretch of sand, guests can spend an afternoon soaking, steaming, and generally luxuriating in the Valmont spa. Elevated brasserie-style plates arrive poolside from Matsuhisa restaurant while La Table de La Messardière puts on the full Provencal charm." - Rosalyn Wikeley
