Name: Cheval Blanc St Tropez
Address: Sainte-Maxime, FR
Price range: From $3987

Cheval Blanc St Tropez, Sainte-MaximeCheval Blanc St Tropez in Sainte-Maxime, France has a corrected score of 3.4 ± 0.6 (thin evidence, no platform scores), ranked 12 of 22 hotels we score in Sainte-Maxime. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.7 before correction. Rooms from about $3,987 a night (cached, not a live quote).Cheval Blanc St Tropez is a 32-room luxury hotel set directly on the beach in Saint-Tropez, housed in a villa that is nearly a century old and overlooking the Mediterranean. It is a short distance from the village centre. The hotel offers a three-Michelin-starred restaurant, La Vague d'Or under chef Arnaud Donckele, a Guerlain Spa, a private beach, an outdoor pool, a bar and lounge, a gym, free parking, free breakfast and high-speed Wi-Fi. Rooms include coffee machines, minibars and room service, and children are welcome. Interiors draw on Provence and feature art. Rates start at $3,987 per night, so it suits travellers with a substantial budget. Reviews are strong, scoring 9.4, with photos rated 9.6.What stands out

Three-Michelin-starred restaurant on site

Private beach and Guerlain Spa

Free breakfast, parking and Wi-Fi

Family friendly with pool and gym

Watch out for

Very high nightly rates

Only 32 rooms, so availability is limited

Better-scored in Sainte-Maxime

Hotel Le Beauvallon, Sainte-Maxime: 4.4 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $2,272 a night. Hotel Le Beauvallon is a historic Belle Époque property in Grimaud, on the waterfront of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez.

Muse Saint-Tropez, Sainte-Maxime: 4.0 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $992 a night. Muse Saint-Tropez is a five-star hotel in Ramatuelle, on the Route des Marres in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, a short drive from Place des Lices.

Althoff Villa Belrose, Sainte-Maxime: 3.9 ± 0.4 (thin evidence, 1 of 4 platforms), from $616 a night. Althoff Villa Belrose is a five-star hotel on a hillside in Gassin, looking out over the Gulf of Saint-Tropez and the Mediterranean.