Name: Hotel Sezz Saint Tropez
Address: Sainte-Maxime, FR
Price range: From $1442

Hotel Sezz Saint Tropez, Sainte-MaximeHotel Sezz Saint Tropez in Sainte-Maxime, France has a corrected score of 3.8 ± 0.3 (thin evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), ranked 6 of 22 hotels we score in Sainte-Maxime. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 3.9 before correction: Booking.com 3.4, Tripadvisor 4.5. Rooms from about $1,442 a night (cached, not a live quote).Hotel Sezz Saint-Tropez is a five-star design hotel on the Route des Salins, about 250 metres from Canebiers Beach. Built in 2010, it consists of low one-storey buildings set in quiet, green surroundings, with a shuttle service into town. Its 37 rooms and suites have contemporary decor, private terraces or gardens and outdoor showers. Facilities include a heated outdoor pool with poolside bar, a spa with steam room and body treatments, a gym with yoga, a restaurant and valet parking. It suits couples and families wanting a calm, modern base near the coast rather than a spot in the town centre itself. At around $1,442 a night, it is a considerable expense, and the location is some way from central Saint-Tropez.What stands out

Friendly, welcoming staff

Comfortable modern rooms with outdoor showers

Heated pool and good spa facilities

Quiet, small-scale setting near the beach

Watch out for

Expensive nightly rates

Some distance from central Saint-Tropez

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.