Heli Air Monaco is already expecting you upon arrival in Nice, shaving down a three-hour or even longer drive during summer to just 20-minutes. You’ll want a village address regardless of where you check-in, whether it\'s at the long-favored Byblos, newly reopened Hotel de Paris or almost too-retro Ermitage that we still somehow adore despite all the complaints.
Byblos is showing off its new eatery by Alain Ducasse this season; Rivea features an indigenous Mediterranean menu within a posh but somewhat disengaged-space by Italian designers Antonio Citterio and Patricia Viel. Hotel de Paris is proving stiff competition with its own gourmand, Le Suffren, that’s the quintessential boutique hotel eatery well-curated by 3-star Michelin chef Georges Blanc. At their rooftop pool, the only within the village, sushi platters clink with champagne buckets from afternoon till midnight.
Anyone looking for the quieter side of St. Tropez can try new Le Bistro a la Truffle, a charming brasserie and terrace eatery devoted to the almighty truffle that’s concealed along a cozy village alleyway. La Vague d’Or is celebrating its first 3-star Michelin award this season, the first ever in St. Tropez, with its waterfront address and hotel ambiance that’s now one of the top fine dining experiences in the region. In terms of nightlife not much changes for 2013 as Les Caves du Roy simply gets more popular, VIP Room fizzles just a bit and Papagayo makes a sudden comeback among the Français-set.
