A 1950s Modernist building pressed against the red porphyry coastline between Saint-Raphaël and Agay, where the Estérel massif drops into the Mediterranean, gave the Beaumier group an extraordinary starting point when they transformed it into Les Roches Rouges in 2019. The whitewashed rectilinear volumes — flat roofs, deep terraces, horizontal brise-soleil rhythms — carry the feeling of postwar Côte d'Azur rationalism, the kind of architecture that understood the Mediterranean light as a building material in itself. Paris-based studio Caon & Caon handled the interior renovation, working with a palette that draws warmth from the landscape rather than imposing on it: natural linen curtains, sisal rugs, solid-wood trestle tables, and the vintage Butterfly chairs in tan leather that appear on almost every terrace. The 38 rooms divide between cliff-facing and sea-facing orientations, the best suites opening directly over the water through white-railed balconies with the Île d'Or visible on the horizon. Inside, bathrooms tiled in warm ochre-amber ceramic play against the otherwise all-white shell, while pendant lights — a layered rattan dome in one room, a Verner Panton Moon lamp in another — introduce distinct personalities without fragmenting the overall register. The restaurant continues this approach through a coffered ceiling lined in natural woven matting, terracotta flagstone floors, and banquette seating in burlap with fine red piping. Every material choice defers to the geology outside: the red rock that names the place sets the entire tonal conversation.

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Facing the sea, at the water’s edge, on the Estérel road in Saint-Raphaël, Les Roches Rouges is a captivating hotel with its understated architecture and endless vistas. Every moment here is a celebration of the French Riviera way of life: swimming in the lap pool or the seawater pool which merges into the horizon, savouring Provençal and Mediterranean cuisine, relaxing in the spa, or exploring the area by kayak or paddle board. Perfect for basking in the Côte d’Azur sun, the hotel is also an ideal location for weddings and events.