Hotel La Tartane - St. Tropez

This is a real catch 22. When you arrive, it is idyllic. The rooms are superbly appointed, and you can't find any fault. So far, so perfect. However, I was woken up no less than FIVE times by what is simply the worst and noisiest plumbing I have ever heard. Make no mistake, it was like someone was running a tap in my head, not just close to it (although in fact the tap was being run in the bathroom in the next room, which was adjacent to the head of my bed). I have stayed in a LOT of hotels, over many many years, I promise you, from 7 star hotles to 2 star pensiones, and I have NEVER had a problem with noise from plumbing as bad as this. When I complained, the manageress was less than helpful to say the least, and simply told me that she had never had any complaint like this before. In that case, all I can say is that it is the most extreme coincidence that every single occupant of room 21 in the past must have been stone deaf! After a most strenuous complaint, she knocked off the price of one breakfast (equivalent to a 2.5% reduction). I had expected something like 50% - along with a sweet comment like: "we are so sorry, we will look into this immediately, so that future guests are not inconvenienced in this way". Not a chance, and as a result, there is not a chance that I will return......

Although La Tartane was out of the main area of St Tropez the courtesy shuttle bus was extremely useful. The hotel itself was in a lovely quiet spot, and felt very select and intimate. Would definetely go back and stay there again.