La Ponche hotel, Saint Tropez

Hotel La Ponche - Brigitte Bardot, Romy Schneider... Staying at La Ponche is like stepping back in time in the company of personalities who have marked their era. 

Introduction

With a privileged location and a history of its own, this charming establishment has just reopened after an eight-month renovation in the fall of 2020. It retains its intimate and elegant orientation while enriching itself with a high-class table.

Special mention for the patio, very successful with its olive green sofa.

The Hotel de la Ponche began to make a name for itself in 1945 when it welcomed Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, then the Saint-Germain-des Prés team.

Established in old fishermen's cottages, the rooms are rather small.

The decoration, elegant and discreet, has not changed for many years.

A bathroom.

On the other hand, the common areas have been opened up, enlarged and redesigned to more contemporary standards by interior designer Fabrizio Casiraghi.

The breakfast room, directly overlooking the beach.

The terrace.

With the arrival of chef Thomas Danigo, the La Ponche restaurant is taking a radical gastronomic turn.

Capitalizing on local and seasonal products, the chef offers a skillful revisiting of the standards of Provencal cuisine.

You pay here for the location, the view, the history, and that little bit of soul that you can't buy...