Of all the luxury hotels I've stayed in all over the world, never did I receive such awful service and face arrogant staff (owner of the hotel).

My friend and I had a rather unfortunate experience during our stay. Besides the fact that they double booked our room and made us leave a few days before our confirmed check-out (first week of August peak season - not a good position to be in for finding another hotel) both of the chairs in our room broke upon using them.

My friend wasn't injured however the wooden leg split on my chair and as we were just back from the beach, the splintered stub of the leg injured my back severely. (we were young 20 something guys in beach shape, so don't know what was wrong w/ their chairs)

I won't go into full details about the inconvenience but lots of clothing was ruined b/c of the injury and the ability to even go to the beach...not to mention the pain.

Le Yaca refused to grant any sort of gesture of goodwill despite all of this. Not a free night or even a bottle of wine. The owner even had the audacity to excahnge a free room for us buying new Swedish design chairs at several thousand a piece.

As a traveler who stays at top hotels all over the world, I was appalled. We ended our stay at the Byblos which was amazing and provided the service one would expect.

I won't dispute most of the praise of others for this hotel, as there is a minimum standard that is provided for the prices. And if you have limited options I'm sure you'll have a nice stay. However, I think the rooms are quite small (although charming) but I think you should bear in mind the other wondeful options in St. Tropez and the type of people who you'll be dealing with if anything goes poorly during your stay.

We know St Tropez and its hotels extremely well, so what would we recommend? Chateau Le Messardiere (very expensive, a mile or so out of town, but worth it for its stunning views and beautiful decor), the Sube (much, much cheaper and with fairly basic rooms but with St Tropez's best bar - perfect for your morning breakfast and evening drinks... and, if you book a room overlooking the port you're getting just about the best views of what St Tropez is all about).

And then there's Le Yaca... ambience personified. Situated in the centre of the old town and within strolling distance of the port and all those wonderful shops it is, as other reviews say, an oasis of absolute calm. There's not much to it... a large courtyard dominated by a beautiful swimming pool, a small inside bar, a reasonable sized inside restaurant, and, in summer, tables dotted around the pool and its multi-level patios... but it's got it just right.

The rooms are beautifully presented and, while very different, exude St Tropez chic - get one in the original building overlooking the courtyard and you won't be disappointed - and the prices are okay for St Tropez. But it's what it's difficult to explain that makes it just so good... everything feels right for that St Tropez "experience" and, because it does, you, like us, will probably end up going back there again and again. Perfect.

Great hotel, amazing restaurant, awesome staff. I ve stayed in good ones but that one is very charming and special. I advice everyone to stay there.

This is one of the best hotels that we have ever stayed in from every perspective. Rooms, food, service, quality are exemplary. All the staff are superb and are what we call ABCD people (as is the hotel) Above And Beyond the call of Duty without being fawning in any way. To have dinner or breakfast in the courtyard around the smimming pool is a true pleasure. We were right in the heart of the old town a few minutes stroll to the harbour. We cant wait to go back. Not cheap by any means but worth every euro and so much nicer than the flashy Byblos up the road. Despite the previous comments about Club 55 restaurant on the beach,we tried it and found the opposite to be true i.e. we had superb food served by bright, young charming staff in an unbelievable location.