Le Mas Bellevue Saint-Tropez: Oetker Hotels Rebuilds a Hillside Hotel Above Pampelonne as Its Twelfth Masterpiece

Oetker Hotels is adding a new address to the Côte d’Azur. In June 2027 the collection opens Le Mas Bellevue Saint-Tropez, its twelfth “Masterpiece”, on the site of the former hotel of the same name. It sits between the village of Saint-Tropez and the beaches of Pampelonne in Ramatuelle, roughly five minutes by car from each.

The project follows Hotel La Palma on Capri and The Vineta Hotel in Palm Beach, the group’s first house in the United States, and continues its careful expansion to sought-after destinations. The hotel is being developed with the owner families Pariente and Essebag.

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Eleven houses, 78 rooms

Rather than one large building, the hotel is planned as a small village of eleven connected two-storey Provençal houses set in Mediterranean gardens with olive trees and native plants. The architecture is by the Franco-Brazilian studio Triptyque, whose portfolio includes the Rosewood São Paulo and the Mondrian Cannes. The buildings are meant to blend into the hillside and open up views of the sea, the gardens and the pool.

There will be 78 rooms and suites, each with a private terrace or patio. Wide arched windows frame the terraces and the Mediterranean beyond, and the palette follows the village: pastel tones, warm ochre and soft rosé, echoing the red-tiled roofs. Raw and brushed wood panelling, straw headboards and rope details add a nautical note.

Interiors by Gilles & Boissier

The interiors are by the Paris studio Gilles & Boissier. In the lobby, textured plaster walls meet pale stone floors, with Roman-inspired round arches and timber beams recalling traditional Provençal farmhouses. Designer Dorothée Boissier compares the intended feeling to being aboard a sailing yacht, but with the water within reach of every room.

Pool, spa and restaurant

The amenities include a large infinity pool, a spa and wellness area with an indoor pool, a bar and a restaurant. Bath products are being created exclusively for the hotel by the French house Trudon. Details of the dining concept and rates have not yet been announced.

“Le Mas Bellevue has everything needed for a true Masterpiece,” says Timo Gruenert, CEO of Oetker Hotels, who wants to reflect both the relaxed authenticity and the refinement of the region.

Le Mas Bellevue Saint-Tropez, Saint-Tropez (France) · oetkerhotels.com

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