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Welcome Hotel vs Chateau de la Messardiere

Both Welcome Hotel and Chateau de la Messardiere are recommended by professional reviewers. On balance, Welcome Hotel is the choice of most reviewers compared to Chateau de la Messardiere. Welcome Hotel comes in at 83 with endorsements from 4 sources like Oyster, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.

Welcome Hotel
Welcome Hotel
7 / 10
3, quai Amiral Courbet, 06230 Villefranche-sur-Mer
From $257 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Fodor's Fodor's
"The best rooms are brightened with vivid colors and stenciled quotes from Cocteau; some top-floor rooms have spectacular views of the great Villefranche harbor." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Villefranche’s most prestigious hotel, the Welcome sits in the center of town and has been home to Riviera artists since the 1920s, including author and filmmaker Jean Cocteau (in room 22)." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Mid-Range
"The family-run Welcome Hôtel is a three-pearl boutique property situated on the water in the heart of Villefranche-sur-Mer." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"Boasting an unbeatable location on Villefranche's waterfront promenade, this burnt-orange beauty has 35 nautically themed rooms, all with balcony and sea view." Full review
Chateau de la Messardiere
Chateau de la Messardiere
7 / 10
Route de Tahiti, 83990 Saint-Tropez
From $1,836 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
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Oyster Oyster
Luxury
"The Chateau de la Messardiere is a palatial, 117-room getaway in the south of France, housed in what was once a 19th-century castle." Full review
Gayot Gayot
"A pastiche of different styles towering proudly over the Gulf of Saint-Tropez."
Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide
4 Stars
"The biggest and one of the most prestigious hotels in the French Riviera, Château de la Messardière looks straight out of a fairytale, with its turrets, domes and arcades." Full review
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Request a table near the windows for the best view on the bay.
The Telegraph The Telegraph
9.0
"Kids and parents alike adore this five-star, family resort near the beach in St-Tropez that is the latest Mediterranean address from luxury brand Airelles." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide
4 Stars
"The biggest and one of the most prestigious hotels in the French Riviera, Airelles Saint-Tropez, Château de la Messardière looks straight out of a fairytale, with its turrets, domes and arcades" Full review