The French Riviera has welcomed a glamorous new addition to its perpetually fashionable and buzzing coastline: Hotel Sezz Saint-Tropez. Hotelier Shahé Kalaidjian and designer Christophe Pillet, have joined forces again to transport their vision from the City of Lights to the French Riviera.
Although distinctly different in look and feel, the Hotel Sezz Saint-Tropez shares more than a name with its Parisian cousin. Just as Hotel Sezz Paris reflects the allure of its urban milieu, the new property takes inspiration from the region’s most authentic riches: calm breezes, the quality of the Mediterranean light, the deep blue sea, lush green plantations and fields of fragrant lavender.
Like a small Provencal village, the resort’s complex of low buildings comprises 37 guestrooms, suites and villas. These are grouped around the heart of the Hotel Sezz Saint-Tropez: a spacious central pool area where sun-lovers and socialites lounge on furniture designed by Christophe Pillet, enjoy a cocktail or chill out and listen to the wind brushing through the surrounding trees. The main building is a place of further indulgence with its Dom Pérignon champagne bar, the restaurant Colette by famous chef Pierre Gagnaire as well as Spa Sezz by Payot.
Architect Jean Jacques Ory has skilfully incorporated typical Mediterranean building materials to create a contemporary resort that retains a visual link to the region and its cultural heritage. In spite of the solid stone walls and clay tiled roofs, architecturally, air and light are the key words.
Designer Christophe Pillet has made sure that guests will smell, hear and taste ‘holiday’ from their beds and baths. Interiors reflect the 1950s colour code with a mix of white, light grey, dark brown, light blue and saffron. The extravagant mustards of the carpets and linens and the reds of the light fixtures highlight the subdued palette of local materials. It’s a timeless elegance that applies to the rooms, the villas and the common areas. All furniture and objects have been designed by Christophe Pillet for various Italian and American furniture brands. For example, the lighting fittings were created by Mazzega and Oluce, the bathroom fixtures crafted by Fantini, the sinks are by Boffi and the chairs by Emeco.
