Great location, ten minutes stroll along the promenade to the centre of town but all the better for it. Ten minutes walk to station for trains to Cannes.Take the boat trip to St Tropez - it is worth it. If you want to walk the coast path take a decent pair of shoes.
Nearby marina a great place to watch the world go by and have a meal at a choice of restaurants.Get breakfast here, it is cheaper than at the hotel. Room was clean, and comfortable with a decent side sea view.

I stayed here with a friend at the beginning of August and was disappointed.

Rooms are in desperate need of a renovation,
Views of the sea are all interferred with by trees and buildings,
No Fridge in the rooms, even thou website says fully equipped
Plastic furniture on the balconys
Pool area is all run down, not like the photos at all

On the second night we wanted to chill a bottle of champange to drink on the balcony and we were told there was no ice.

The cleaner took our picnic cutlery and it could not be re found

At check in we were told there would be breakfast served on level 1, wasnt told it was for a charge of 11euro, we thought as they hadnet mentioned a charge it was part of the booking.
The second morning we couldnt even get a croissant or coffee but at check out was still charged.

There are much better hotels in the region for the price.

We stayed at Brise de Mer for 2 nights at the end of Decemer 2006. The hotel is very close to the yacht marina (200 metres), but a bit far away from the centre and promenade of St. Raphael (app. 15 minutes walk).

The room was quite big and decorated in a very Scandinavian style. The room was clean and the bathroom was excellent. The balcony was rather small and a bit disappointing. We could see the sea from the balcony but mostly we saw the walls of the building next door; the building is built in a way that no rooms seem to have a perfect sea view. We did not want to sit in the balcony as it was not so nice.

The central heating system did not work the second night, and after calling to the reception at 10.30 p.m. they immediately brought a separate electrical heater to our room to keep us warm, which worked very well and showed good service.

The hotel has a covered swimming pool and a gym. The gym is quite big, but my very experienced husband told that the equipment was not that good, but seemed to be "fragile" and not for real work-out for strong men.

We did not eat at the hotel so we cannot comment on the food.

The signs to the hotel on the main street are only in French so be sure to understand what "1er droite" means! ;)

Porto is a pleasant little resort, with lots of hotels and restaurants and a harbour and beach.

This hotel is good value for a small ensuite room with a balcony and superb view. Most of the rooms probably have a sea view of some sort, although we looked southwards across the river and bathing beach to the mountains beyond.

Breakfast was the only real disappointment, being one cup of coffee and a limited amount of bread for 7 euros. Frustratingly they insist on serving it on the front terrace overlooking the street rather than on the dining balcony with sea views. Also frustratingly they insisted on serving it outside in unsettled weather and then shifting all the tables around to get everyone under the canopies!

We did not try their evening menu because there are so many other restaurants nearby.

There is no private parking. In May, we managed to park right outside but there would be more competition for space in high season.