Name: Hotel Byblos Saint Tropez
Address: Sainte-Maxime, FR
Price range: From $1278

Hotel Byblos Saint Tropez, Sainte-MaximeHotel Byblos Saint Tropez in Sainte-Maxime, France has a corrected score of 3.4 ± 0.6 (thin evidence, no platform scores), ranked 16 of 22 hotels we score in Sainte-Maxime. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.6 before correction. Rooms from about $1,278 a night (cached, not a live quote).Hotel Byblos is a luxury boutique hotel in the centre of Saint-Tropez village, on the French Riviera between Provence and the Mediterranean coast. It has 86 rooms and 47 suites, plus a Sisley spa with hammam and sauna, a gym, a fine-dining restaurant, a swimming pool, boutiques, a hairdresser and complimentary beach shuttles. Parking and valet service are available, pets and children are welcome, and room service is offered. It belongs to Leading Hotels of the World and is owned by Floirat Signatures. Guest ratings are high, particularly for photos and overall reviews. Note that the hotel operates seasonally, closing from mid-October and reopening in spring, so it cannot be booked during the winter months.What stands out

Central Saint-Tropez location

Attentive, well-regarded staff

Sisley spa with hammam and sauna

Free beach shuttle service

Watch out for

Closed mid-October to mid-April

Some remodelled rooms disappoint

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.