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Hotel La PonchevsLa Colombe d'Or
Both properties are recommended by expert writers. On balance, La Colombe d'Or ranks significantly better than Hotel La Ponche. La Colombe d'Or comes in at #15 in French Riviera with accolades from 4 sources including Fodor's, Gayot and The Telegraph.
Hotel La Ponche
Travel + Leisure
The Telegraph
Gayot Travel + Leisure
Port des Pecheurs, (Closed until February 14th, 2008), 83990 Saint-Tropez
From $251/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Travel + Leisure "Large windows admit plenty of sunlight into the 18 guest rooms, which are decorated with tiled floors, white linens, fresh flowers, and original watercolor seascapes." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"You'll find simple elegance, charming service and spacious rooms with views over the town or sea at La Ponche, tucked into one of the older, quieter districts of St Tropez." Full review
Gayot "Refined hotel filled with Jacques Cordier's canvases."
Travel + Leisure "Hôtel La Ponche is somewhat of a legend in St.-Tropez...rooms each named for a famous guest were brightened with ivory hues and sheer curtains and furnished with a mix of vintage and custom-made piece"
La Colombe d'Or
Fodor's Travel + Leisure The Telegraph Gayot
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Place du General de Gaulle, 06570 St-Paul-de-Vence
From $0/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Fodor's "Often called the most beautiful inn in France, "the golden dove" occupies a rose-stone Renaissance mansion just outside the walls of St-Paul and is so perfect overall." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Spend the night, or just dine at the on-site restaurant, which has paintings by Calder, Klee, and Miró." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"La Colombe d’Or combines the French charm of a countrified, family-run auberge in the Riviera hills with a priceless collection of art so extraordinary it could hang in the Tate Modern." Full review
Gayot "This tastefully decorated hotel has delightful rooms."
Frommer's "The colorful hand-written menu, which has barely changed in a century, is famous for its selection of fresh starters (crudités with anchoïade, a traditional anchovy dip), and crispy roast chicken." Full review
Lonely Planet "The 'Golden Dove' was party HQ for dozens of 20th-century artists (Chagall, Braque, Matisse, Picasso etc) who paid for their meals in kind, resulting in an extraordinary private art collection. " Full review
