VILLA COSY

Summer is when Saint-Tropez really swings into life, so a number of hotels shut up shop for the winter season. Villa Cosy, however, just a short walk from the centre in the town’s hilly suburbs, is one of the few that’s open all year. Its 23 rooms are decorated in natural colour schemes, with wooden floors and stylish furniture, and are set between several mansions and their courtyards. Several of the rooms offer terraces that open onto the hotel’s courtyards and two swimming pools — both kept a balmy 28C all year. The courtyards are a sun trap, too, and so are ideal for breakfast al fresco. There’s a small spa with a hammam and sauna, along with two treatment rooms with Sothys products.

ROOMS: From €230 (£192), room only. villacosy.com