Airelles Saint-Tropez, Château de la Messardière
Hotel · Saint-Tropez
2 Rte de Tahiti, 83990 Saint-Tropez, France
Highlights
Chateau hotel with sea views, spa, pools, fine dining, shuttle.
Chateau hotel with sea views, spa, pools, fine dining, shuttle.
"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
"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
"St. Tropez, France St. Tropez’s hedonistic charms are famous, and this is a glorious invitation to flop beneath olive trees amid the soothing peace of a 30-acre estate away from the main event. The fairy-tale château, the latest Mediterranean opening from the group behind Le Grand Contrôle in Versailles, is all turrets and cupolas with a sun-blazed ochre façade. The suites spoil with sea or pool views, Ralph Lauren homewares and citrus products from Parisian perfumer Blaise Mautin. Creative dining panders to every tantrum and tiredness level: Italian in the Carrara bistro, real McCoy Provençal at the Thirties L’Auberge des Maures (which moved here from downtown St. Tropez last year) or pan-Asian at Nobu-partnered Matsuhisa (kudos for the DJ and itinerant magician). Seafood and cocktails with lavender, thyme, and other local herbs seduce guests in the superlative beach club on A-lister Plage de Pampelonne. But where are all les enfants? Having a ball at the kids’ club extraordinaire, a palatial villa with activity rooms (Lego kingdom, arcade games, art studio, pottery workshop, cinema, you name it), trampolines, tennis courts, a treehouse, pirate-ship playground, and smart outdoor pool. Price: Doubles from around $461" - Lauren Burvill
"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
"This pale ocher, turreted castle dating from 1904 sits atop a wooded hill with 25 acres of manicured grounds and umbrella pines, offering an art-deco–inspired lobby, elegant sea-view suites and a sleek Valmont spa designed by Christophe Tollemer. The resort buzzes with family-friendly offerings — including a pirate-themed Kids’ Camp villa with arcade games, pool, restaurant, cinema and outdoor sports — and three new dining concepts ranging from Provençal classics to Japanese fusion, plus a Rolls‑Royce shuttle to a stylish private beach club for seafood and Mediterranean swims." - Lanie Goodman
