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Most guests at this twenty-six-room manor house are lodged in pink-and-ocher pavilions, some of which have garden terraces and open-air Jacuzzis. The hotel is set back from a country road, and the pool is in a tropical palm-shaded garden. La Bastide’s restaurant, L’Olivier, excels in Mediterranean classics, and attracts a local clientele year-round. If you want to feel like you’re part of the St.-Tropez scene, this decidedly untrendy hotel isn’t the place for you. But travelers who appreciate great food as well as a deeply comfortable and quiet setting—and a good deal—will be happy here. Rooms from $305.

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Close to the harbor, this ten-room hotel is located in an unassuming 19th-century villa. Once inside you feel like you’ve entered a movie set. The style of Alexandre de Paris, the celebrity hairdresser and former owner, prevails in the explosive colors, frescoes, mosaics and whimsical jumble of decors. The themed guest rooms include the powder-pink Chanel, with boudoir-style furnishings; and Tarzan, featuring a mosquito net over the bed and a plum-tiled bathroom with elaborate frescoes of jungle scenes. Less colorful is the restful suite by the pool and the garden. Tons of fashion people stay here, and the hotel provides a speed boat shuttle service to the beaches of Pampelonne. But if borderline kitsch is not your thing, consider coming here for an aperitif at the 19th-century English glass conservatory or dinner at the restaurant, situated at the end of a palm-lined allée.

TIP: If you need a place to cool off between shopping sprees, reserve a table for lunch, when non-guests are permitted to dip in the pool (if the twenty pool lounge chairs are not already taken by guests). Rooms from $620.