Once found Bastide St Mathieu is a gem. The reception, service and hospitality from the owners is second to none.The themed rooms/ suites are superbly equipped,uniquely and beautifully furnished and maintained. Breakfast on the terrace is delightful. There are lots of quiet seating areas and the pool area is secluded and superbly equipped with comortable seating and luxurious hammocks. The location is ideal for the perfumeries, large numbers of excellent restaurants and easy access to all the hot spots of the Cote d'Azur but far enough away to maintain peace and seclusion.

This would also be a delightful wedding venue.

Bastide St Mathieu is a very special place. We found it via the internet and when we arrived to spend a few days there with some friends, we were delighted with our choice.
The house is simply stunning and set in beautiful grounds full of lavender, olive trees and flowers. The pool area is lovely and there are plenty of areas outside to sit and relax. The cuisine d'ete is the perfectly shaded and well equipped area where breakfast is served....and lunch and snacks too, if required. Bill, our host kept us plentifully supplied and nothing was too much trouble.
The rooms in the hotel are beautifully decorated and furnished, the bedrooms being spacious and air-conditioned, everything being of the highest quality.
One thing to note, the Bastide St Mathieu is a chambre d'hote, not an hotel, so don't go there expecting full service. What you get is warm, welcoming hospitality from your hosts, who will do their utmost to meet the needs of their guests.
We had a splendid time and look forward to returning very soon.

My husband and I and some friends recently stayed at the Bastide Saint Mathieu and we loved it.

Firstly it is in a great part of the world…. places like St Paul de Vence, Nice and Cannes are close and there are any number of good restaurants locally and a little further afield,

It is a lovely house elegant and beautifully decorated, with spacious bedrooms, good bed linen and towels and a wonderful array of fragrances in the bathroom.

It doesn’t have a restaurant however Bill Colegrave the owner (and all round good egg) was happy to whistle up lovely light lunches round the pool, open copious bottles of wine, and one evening arranged for a chef to cook dinner for us which had by candlelight in the cuisine d’ete

The gardens are very attractive full of lavender, russian sage and grasses and has is a boule piste and a good pool.

Simply perfect for a few lazy summer days (and I am sure for lazy winter ones when the logs fires are alight)…..next time we might book the whole place and take even more chums

Liz Wilkinson

A trip to remember. Gorgeous setting in the hills, Fantastic house. Great hosts who made it seem like home. Pure luxury. Beautiful air conditioned room and a pool you could lie by for a week. Nothing was ever too much trouble - the outside fridge was always very well stocked. Will take the golf clubs and tennis racket next time.

Day trip to Keller Beach in Cap D'Antibes a must. Also eat at L'Ecole de Fils - very quirky French and won't cost an arm and a leg!