Lily of the Valley
La Croix-Valmer, France
Above Gigaro Bay on the Saint-Tropez peninsula, Lily of the Valley faces the protected Cap Lardier landscape, with the six-kilometre sandy beach below. Philippe Starck’s architecture draws on Provençal abbeys and Californian villas, setting mineral buildings among Mediterranean vegetation. Its 53 rooms and suites are presented as a year-round base for wellness, with a 2,000 m² Shape Club and heated semi-Olympic pool; the hotel also has a seasonal beach club on Gigaro.