New villa of the week: La Chenoiserie near St Tropez
A word we never usually use is stunning, but that is the result of the full top-to-bottom refurbishment of La Chenoiserie, a luxury villa at Beauvallon near the superchic St Tropez. All rooms are beautifully furnished and designed in light shades. The contemporary comfort sits very nicely with the traditional French style of furnishings. A full staff of driver, chef and housekeeper will help with everything including picking you up from Nice or Toulon airport (while the others are queuing for their hire cars). Views across the Bay to St Tropez (where you can see the boats in the harbour) are beautiful. Walk to the beach in about 10-15 minutes, drive to the night spots of St Tropez (or rather, be driven) in a few minutes, or get the salt in your nostrils by taking the powerboat that runs across the Bay of St Tropez several times a day. Pros and cons: some may wish to be closer to St Tropez but very few other villas in St Tropez (and none in this price bracket) offer this quality of design or this level of staff.